Perth Glory will hope to draw on their home advantage to get one over today’s opposition. The home side are currently 12 points behind Melbourne City.
- Perth Glory have not yet lost a game at home.
- Melbourne City have the most scored goals (33) in A-League
These teams have little in common geographically as Melbourne City have to travel 3400 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Perth Glory form and stats
15 points is a decent return from 7 A-League games here at Macedonia Park for Perth Glory. The data says 4 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses.
The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Newcastle Jets last time out and are looking for a win here. Williams felt an ounce or two of guilt after the draw against Newcastle Jets as the player was unable to convert a penalty kick in the 29th minute. Beevers, defender, was given a rating of 7.83/10 in that game, top of the team. Beevers scored one goal and won 7 of 7 duels.
A 2-2 draw away before that, with Wellington Phoenix the opponent.Both teams to score: YES! That has been the case in 5 league rounds in a row for this team. Will it happen again?
The Perth Glory fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 7 league matches. On the other hand, Perth have conceded 8 goals.
Melbourne City form and stats
Melbourne City's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Melbourne City collect 14 points from their 7 away matches in the A-League. 4 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Two points from the last two away games for Melbourne City, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Impressive finishing from Nabbout, der Venne and MacLaren (2) secured the home win 6-1 against Macarthur in their previous game. Those three points felt good as this side had gone three league fixtures without victory. As you can tell from the results above, Melbourne was very dominant against Macarthur, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 6-1 (!) with Nabbout, der Venne and MacLaren (2) providing the goals. der Venne certainly enjoyed Melbourne City's last game versus Macarthur, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 6-1 victory. Midfield player der Venne was the top player of the team with a match rating of 9.41/10. Venne scored three goals, hit two key passes and had 51 successful passes (of 58 total).
A draw for Melbourne before that, at their own venue hosting Adelaide United (3-3).The travelling fans enjoy Melbourne City's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 7 league matches away. Melbourne City are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these two teams get together this season, as the statistics show this recent game: Melbourne City - Perth Glory 4-0. Data for the prior ten meetings featuring these two teams are: three wins for Perth, three draws and four wins for Melbourne City. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games. Maclaren loves to meet Perth Glory and have scored 7 goals in these games.
Top Goalscorers
  J. MacLaren 16 goals |  R. van der Venne 5 goals |   D. Williams 4 goals |
Perth Glory missing players
Melbourne City missing players
| Perth Glory | Melbourne City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | 13 | 1 | Scored | S | 6 | 11 | 33 |
| 23 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 87% |
| 80% | 86% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 80% |
| 67% | 71% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 43% | 60% |
| 33% | 43% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 14% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 67% | 86% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 57% | 53% |
| 7% | 14% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 43% | 47% |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 13% |
| 5.5 | 6.1 | 12 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 6.4 | 6.1 |
| 5.5 | 5.3 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
| 2.5 | 2.6 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.7 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10.9 | 12.9 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.7 | 16.3 | 16.7 |
| 4.1 | 5.4 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5.1 | 6 |
| 31% | 34% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 31% | 37% |
| 12.3 | 13.1 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.7 | 12.4 | 9.7 |
| 4 | 4.4 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 4.6 | 3.7 |
- Melbourne City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Melbourne City have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in A-League
- Melbourne City have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in A-League
- Melbourne City have the most clean sheets (3) away in A-League
- Melbourne City have the most clean sheets (6) in A-League
- Melbourne City have the most points (14) away in A-League
- Melbourne City have the most scored goals (33) in A-League
- Melbourne City have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in A-League
- Melbourne City have the the best goal difference (+21) in A-League
- Melbourne City have the the best goal difference (+6) away in A-League
- Perth Glory have not yet lost a game at home.
- Perth Glory have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Perth Glory have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Perth Glory haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Melbourne City | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 31 |
| 2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24 |
| 3 | Central Coast Mariners | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 23 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 23 |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| 6 | Sydney | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | -2 | 20 |
| 7 | Perth Glory | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -4 | 19 |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 18 |
| 9 | Macarthur | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | -7 | 18 |
| 10 | Brisbane Roar | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 16 |
| 11 | Western United | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -9 | 16 |
| 12 | Melbourne Victory | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 14 |
