Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

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

Match Preview

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

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

4
2
10
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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' We are underway at HBF Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Melbourne Victory FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Perth Glory FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne Victory FC's shape.
  • 20' Elvis Kamsoba has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 210 appearances.
  • 24' That is a Yellow card for Perth Glory FC. Callum Timmins will be fuming at that decision.
  • 29' Leigh Broxham has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 34' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Kosuke Ota on 34 minutes.
  • 39' Melbourne Victory FC have won 299 goals from 210 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 44' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steve Kean might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 46' Carlo Armiento has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joel Chianese on 46 minute.
  • 48' The referee shows Melbourne Victory FC player a Red card on 48.
  • 50' It is a substitution in Melbourne Victory FC team. Elvis Kamsoba is replaced by Aaron Anderson on 50 minute.
  • 52' A stunning finish from Bruno Fornaroli — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 56' Chris Ikonomidis doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 61' Australia international Ben Folami has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 62' The crowd applauds Diego Castro as he leaves the pitch. Andy Keogh steps in for Perth Glory FC.
  • 65' Brandon Wilson gets the nod from Perth Glory FC. He replaces Callum Timmins and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 70' Melbourne Victory FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 72' A change in the Perth Glory FC ranks — Ciaran Bramwell exits the field as Dane Ingham enters on 72.
  • 75' That is a Yellow card for Melbourne Victory FC. Robbie Kruse will be fuming at that decision.
  • 80' Magnificent from Rudy Gestede! That is 7 goals in 383 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Callum Timmins, as he is very good at scoring at HBF Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 90' Melbourne Victory FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • The points are shared — Perth Glory FC 2-1 Melbourne Victory FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Perth Glory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Richard Garcia

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Kean

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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
7%
0 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
6.2%
1 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
6%
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.