Thursday , 2 July 2026

Perth Glory FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2024-25
Perth Glory FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Melbourne Victory FC
Sat 1 Feb 2025 · 10:45 UTC HBF Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Ryan Teague
William Freney 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Referee Kris Griffiths-Jones (Australia)

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
2025-02-01 Perth Glory FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2024-12-08 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Perth Glory FC 2024-03-31 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Perth Glory FC 2024-01-06 Perth Glory FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory FC 2023-04-09 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Perth Glory FC

Recent Form

Perth Glory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Feb Melbourne Victory FC H 0–2 L
25 Jan Newcastle United Jets FC A 2–2 D
14 Jan Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 1–2 L
11 Jan Auckland FC H 1–0 W
08 Jan Sydney FC A 0–3 L
03 Jan Western United FC H 2–3 L
Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Feb Perth Glory FC A 2–0 W
24 Jan Sydney FC H 2–0 W
18 Jan Adelaide United FC A 2–3 L
10 Jan Western United FC H 3–4 L
04 Jan Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 2–2 D
01 Jan Auckland FC A 0–0 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
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' It’s Showtime! The match between Perth Glory FC and Melbourne Victory FC is underway.
  • 5' It looks surprising Perth Glory FC does not make any changes. Jaylan Pearman has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Reno Piscopo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. Perth Glory FC in their trying to find a way past Melbourne Victory FC's compact .
  • 25' Tomislav Mrcela has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne Victory FC that had 210 games and scored 299 goals.
  • 45' Ryan Teague picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 50' The home supporters are growing impatient. Perth Glory FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 55' Perth Glory FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 60' Perth Glory FC is showing some good football. However, Perth Glory FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 61' Nishan Velupillay is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 66' Clarismario is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 68' The crowd applauds Jaylan Pearman as he leaves the pitch. Lachlan Wales steps in for Perth Glory FC.
  • 73' The travelling Melbourne Victory FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 78' William Freney has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 78.
  • 79' Melbourne Victory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Reno Piscopo is hanging Zinedine Machach on the field on 79 minute.
  • 83' Perth Glory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nikola Mileusnic is hanging William Freney on the field on 83 minute.
  • 87' Time for substitution for Melbourne Victory FC. Jordi Valadon is replaced by Fabian Monge.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Melbourne Victory FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Perth Glory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Zdrilic

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arthur Diles

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2025-02-01 Perth Glory FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2024-12-08 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Perth Glory FC 2024-03-31 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Perth Glory FC 2024-01-06 Perth Glory FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory FC 2023-04-09 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Perth Glory FC

Perth Glory FC Form

2025-02-01 Perth Glory FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 2025-01-25 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC D 2025-01-14 Perth Glory FC 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2025-01-11 Perth Glory FC 1–0 Auckland FC W 2025-01-08 Sydney FC 3–0 Perth Glory FC L 2025-01-03 Perth Glory FC 2–3 Western United FC L

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2025-02-01 Perth Glory FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2025-01-24 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Sydney FC W 2025-01-18 Adelaide United FC 3–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 2025-01-10 Melbourne Victory FC 3–4 Western United FC L 2025-01-04 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2025-01-01 Auckland FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.04 Perth Glory FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.74 Melbourne Victory FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Perth Glory FC24% Draw26% Melbourne Victory FC50%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Perth Glory FC or Draw
50%
Draw or Melbourne Victory FC
76%
Perth Glory FC or Melbourne Victory FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Perth Glory FC18% Draw45% Melbourne Victory FC37%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
0 – 1
10%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
8.1%
2 – 1
5.6%
1 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
5.5%
0 – 3
5.2%
2 – 2
4.9%
2 – 0
3.3%
2 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Perth Glory FC

Handicap Perth Glory FC covers Push Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 13% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 48% — 52%
+1 48% 23% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 16% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Perth Glory FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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