Perth Glory FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2023-24

Perth Glory FC

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Melbourne Victory FC

Sat 6 Jan 2024 · 10:45 UTC HBF Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Bruce Kamau 34' Y

Bruce Kamau 46' YR

Adam Taggart 50' Y

Y 84' Eli Adams

Overview

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

Perth Glory FC 26 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lachlan Keevers
Referee Lara Lee

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

2024-01-06 Perth Glory FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory FC 2023-04-09 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Perth Glory FC 2023-01-21 Perth Glory FC 3–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2022-04-06 Perth Glory FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2021-05-09 Perth Glory FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Perth Glory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Jan	Melbourne Victory FC	H	2–3	L
31 Dec	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	2–4	L
23 Dec	Macarthur FC	H	3–2	W
16 Dec	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	2–2	D
08 Dec	Melbourne City FC	H	1–2	L
02 Dec	Sydney FC	A	2–3	L

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Jan	Perth Glory FC	A	3–2	W
30 Dec	Adelaide United FC	H	2–0	W
23 Dec	Melbourne City FC	A	0–0	D
16 Dec	Sydney FC	H	3–0	W
10 Dec	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	4–3	W
03 Dec	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	2–2	D

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at HBF Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Perth Glory FC and Melbourne Victory FC.
5' The 33-year-old Adam Taggart has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' Perth Glory FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' The Australia Adam Taggart breaks the deadlock on 20 minutes. 1-0!
25' Australia international Chris Ikonomidis has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
30' Paul Izzo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
34' Poor challenge from Bruce Kamau. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
39' Mustafa Amini has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 12 appearances.
42' Zinedine Machach doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
46' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Bruce Kamau on 46 minutes.
50' Adam Taggart picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
55' Melbourne Victory FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
58' Perth Glory FC ring the changes. Darryl Lachman has done his job and it is now time for Kaelan Majekodunmi to step up.
63' A quiet spell here at HBF Park. Perth Glory FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
66' Fresh legs for Perth Glory FC! Salim Khelifi comes on to replace Daniel Bennie.
69' A change in the Melbourne Victory FC ranks — Fabian Monge exits the field as Rai Marchan enters on 69.
74' The crowd applauds Adam Taggart as he leaves the pitch. David Williams steps in for Perth Glory FC.
76' Adama Traore gets the nod from Melbourne Victory FC. He replaces Jason Geria and will look to change the dynamic.
81' Roderick Miranda needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
82' Assisted by Ryan Teague with the perfectly-timed delivery and Eli Adams makes no mistake. 1-2!
84' Eli Adams is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
88' Jordi Valadon is replacing Nishan Velupillay for the Melbourne Victory FC side.
89' The deadlock is broken! Kaelan Majekodunmi gets on the scoresheet on 89 minutes.
The points are shared — Perth Glory FC 2-3 Melbourne Victory FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Perth Glory FC Lineups

Starting XI

29
Darryl Lachman ↓ Kaelan Majekodunmi 58'
22
Adam Taggart ↓ David Williams 74'
2
Johnny Koutroumbis
77
Bruce Kamau
8
Mustafa Amini
7
Stefan Colakovski ↓ Luke Ivanovic 66'
14
Riley Warland ↓ Jarrod Carluccio 74'
13
Cameron Cook
37
Jacob Muir
20
Giordano Colli
31
Daniel Bennie ↓ Salim Khelifi 66'

Bench

1
Oliver Sail
9
Oliver Bozanic
10
Salim Khelifi ↑ 66'
12
Luke Ivanovic ↑ 66'
17
Jarrod Carluccio ↑ 74'
18
David Williams ↑ 74'
32
Kaelan Majekodunmi ↑ 58'

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Damien da Silva
8
Zinedine Machach
7
Chris Ikonomidis ↓ Ben Folami 69'
20
Paul Izzo
21
Roderick Miranda
19
Daniel Arzani ↓ Eli Adams 76'
14
Connor Chapman
12
Ryan Teague
2
Jason Geria ↓ Adama Traore 76'
17
Nishan Velupillay ↓ Jordi Valadon 88'
18
Fabian Monge ↓ Rai Marchan 69'

Bench

11
Ben Folami ↑ 69'
16
Stefan Nigro
3
Adama Traore ↑ 76'
4
Rai Marchan ↑ 69'
24
Eli Adams ↑ 76'
40
Christian Siciliano
27
Jordi Valadon ↑ 88'

Coach Tony Popović

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Perth Glory FC Form

2024-01-06 Perth Glory FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory FC L 2023-12-31 Central Coast Mariners FC 4–2 Perth Glory FC L 2023-12-23 Perth Glory FC 3–2 Macarthur FC W 2023-12-16 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC D 2023-12-08 Perth Glory FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC L 2023-12-02 Sydney FC 3–2 Perth Glory FC L

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2024-01-06 Perth Glory FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory FC W 2023-12-30 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Adelaide United FC W 2023-12-23 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC D 2023-12-16 Melbourne Victory FC 3–0 Sydney FC W 2023-12-10 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–4 Melbourne Victory FC W 2023-12-03 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.51 Perth Glory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.84 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Perth Glory FC or Melbourne Victory FC 75% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Perth Glory FC31% Draw25% Melbourne Victory FC44%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.35

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Perth Glory FC or Draw

56%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

69%

Perth Glory FC or Melbourne Victory FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Perth Glory FC25% Draw42% Melbourne Victory FC33%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

1 – 2

8.6%

2 – 1

7.1%

2 – 2

6.5%

0 – 2

5.9%

0 – 1

5.8%

1 – 3

5.3%

0 – 0

1 – 0

4.6%

2 – 0

2 – 3

Actual

0 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Perth Glory FC

Handicap	Perth Glory FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	16%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	20%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	14%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Perth Glory FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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