Perth Glory FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2020-21

Perth Glory FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Melbourne Victory FC

Sun 9 May 2021 · 08:10 UTC HBF Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Callum Timmins 24' Y

Kosuke Ota 34' Y

R 48' Nick Ansell

Y 75' Robbie Kruse

Overview

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Perth Glory FC vs Melbourne Victory FC — A League at HBF Park.

Perth Glory FC 26 games · 31 pts (2025/26)
Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2025/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Newcastle United Jets FC	26	48
2	Adelaide United FC	26	43
3	Auckland FC	26	42
4	Melbourne Victory FC	26	40
5	Sydney FC	26	39
6	Melbourne City FC	26	38
7	Macarthur FC	26	34
8	Wellington Phoenix FC	26	33
9	Central Coast Mariners FC	26	32
10	Perth Glory FC	26	31
11	Brisbane Roar FC	26	26
12	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	26	21

Head-to-Head

Perth Glory FC 16 games · Avg 2.9 goals Melbourne Victory FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-09 Perth Glory FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2020-08-08 Perth Glory FC 0–4 Melbourne Victory FC 2020-02-01 Perth Glory FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2019-11-29 Melbourne Victory FC 1–0 Perth Glory FC 2019-03-30 Perth Glory FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Perth Glory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 May	Melbourne Victory FC	H	2–1	W
05 May	Melbourne City FC	H	1–3	L
01 May	Macarthur FC	H	0–0	D
18 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	1–3	L
13 Apr	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–1	D
07 Apr	Sydney FC	A	0–1	L

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 May	Perth Glory FC	A	1–2	L
06 May	Macarthur FC	H	1–2	L
02 May	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	1–1	D
27 Apr	Sydney FC	A	0–1	L
23 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	5–4	W
17 Apr	Melbourne City FC	A	0–7	L

Season Stats

Perth Glory FC		Melbourne Victory FC
#10	Position	#4
31	Points	40
26	Played	26
8 / 7 / 11	W / D / L	11 / 7 / 8
32	Scored	44
39	Conceded	33
-7	GD	+11
1.19	PPG	1.54
31%	Win %	42%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

15% Clean Sheets
Perth Glory FC this season

23% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

Perth Glory FC are 10th (31 pts). Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Perth Glory FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/3

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Melbourne Victory FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Perth Glory FC

Tom Lawrence	5 G	2 A
Adam Taggart	5 G	1 A
Nicholas Pennington	5 G

Melbourne Victory FC

Nikolaos Vergos	7 G	1 A
Clarismario	6 G
Mata	5 G	12 A
Keegan Jelacic	5 G	2 A
Charles Nduka	5 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Perth Glory FC to score. At the same time, Melbourne Victory FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' It looks surprising Melbourne Victory FC does not make any changes. Aaron Anderson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Perth Glory FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
24' The referee calls foul for Callum Timmins. He receives a Yellow card.
29' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dylan Ryan made 165 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
34' Perth Glory FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 34.
39' Melbourne Victory FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
44' A quiet spell here at HBF Park. Perth Glory FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
46' Fresh legs for Perth Glory FC! Carlo Armiento comes on to replace Joel Chianese.
48' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Nick Ansell on 48 minutes.
50' Melbourne Victory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aaron Anderson is hanging Elvis Kamsoba on the field on 50 minute.
52' Bruno Fornaroli does the damage! The net is bulging and Perth Glory FC surge ahead!
56' Goal! Chris Ikonomidis scores his 25 goal in 209 matches.
61' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kosuke Ota is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Perth Glory FC.
62' The Perth Glory FC manager makes a substitution. Diego Castro departs to be replaced by Andy Keogh.
65' The whistle greets Callum Timmins as he departs to be replaced by Brandon Wilson.
70' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Perth Glory FC and Melbourne Victory FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
72' Dane Ingham gets the nod from Perth Glory FC. He replaces Ciaran Bramwell and will look to change the dynamic.
75' The referee has no hesitation. Robbie Kruse is booked for Melbourne Victory FC — Yellow card on 75.
80' Magnificent from Rudy Gestede! That is 7 goals in 383 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
85' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Melbourne Victory FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
90' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Perth Glory FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Perth Glory FC 2-1 Melbourne Victory FC.

Lineups

Perth Glory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

23
Dane Ingham ↑ 72'
1
Tando Velaphi
15
Brandon Wilson ↑ 65'
10
Andy Keogh ↑ 62'
20
Carlo Armiento ↑ 46'
37
Riley Warland
24
Daniel Stynes ↑ 62'

Coach Richard Garcia

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Kean

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Adam Taggart	3
Zinedine Machach	2
Bruno Fornaroli	2
Marco Rojas	2
Chris Ikonomidis	2
Bruno Fornaroli	2
Ola Toivonen	2
Andrew Nabbout	2

Head to Head

Perth Glory FC Form

2021-05-09 Perth Glory FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2021-05-05 Perth Glory FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC L 2021-05-01 Perth Glory FC 0–0 Macarthur FC D 2021-04-18 Perth Glory FC 1–3 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2021-04-13 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Perth Glory FC D 2021-04-07 Sydney FC 1–0 Perth Glory FC L

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2021-05-09 Perth Glory FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2021-05-06 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Macarthur FC L 2021-05-02 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2021-04-27 Sydney FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2021-04-23 Melbourne Victory FC 5–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2021-04-17 Melbourne City FC 7–0 Melbourne Victory FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.41 Perth Glory FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.6 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Perth Glory FC or Melbourne Victory FC 74% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Perth Glory FC37% Draw26% Melbourne Victory FC37%

Actual: Perth Glory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.01

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Perth Glory FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

63%

Perth Glory FC or Melbourne Victory FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Perth Glory FC25% Draw44% Melbourne Victory FC31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

1 – 2

8.5%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

0 – 0

6.7%

0 – 2

6.2%

1 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 3

4.6%

3 – 1

3.6%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Perth Glory FC

Handicap	Perth Glory FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	17%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	20%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Perth Glory FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.