Melbourne City FC vs Perth Glory FC: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Melbourne City FC played against Perth Glory FC in A-League (Australia). The game was played on December 28, 2025. Final score: 1:3.

Recent form

Melbourne City FC has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.00 points per game. Perth Glory FC has 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses, with 1.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Melbourne City FC scores 1.11 goals per game and allows 0.78. Perth Glory FC scores 0.78 and allows 1.33. Games in this league average 2.52 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 33% of Melbourne City FC's games and 22% of Perth Glory FC's. The Over 2.5 rates are 22% and 33%, compared with league averages of 50% for BTTS and 46% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Melbourne City FC has the higher season xG average, 1.43 to 1.35 per game. Melbourne City FC takes 11.9 shots per game, while Perth Glory FC takes 12.7.

First-half and second-half trends

Melbourne City FC leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 0.33 goals per game after halftime. Perth Glory FC leads at halftime in 22% and scores 0.33 after halftime.

When the teams score

Melbourne City FC's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (3 goals). For Perth Glory FC, it is minutes 16-30 (3 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

A-League games average 2.52 goals. Both teams score in 50% of games, and 46% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Stats by half

0 : 2
First half
1 : 1
Second half

Game stats

64Possession (%)36
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
16Shots12
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
4Shots on target8
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
1.83xG1.47
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
9Corners2
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
74Dangerous attacks20
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
12Fouls6
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
2Cards1
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
1.11Goals scored / game0.78
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
0.78Goals allowed / game1.33
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
57%Average possession45%
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
3.78Shots on target / game3
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.89Shots per game12.67
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
3.78Shots on target3
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
9.3%Shot conversion6.1%
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
57%Possession45%
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
1.43xG for1.35
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
1.25xG against1.4
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC

Shooting quality

Melbourne City FC: BalancedPerth Glory FC: Balanced
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
Accuracy (shots on target)32%24%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.26

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Perth Glory FC is 80% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / game - Melbourne City FC · 1.8 pts / game - Perth Glory FC

Melbourne City FC
LDWLD
Season result split
33% W44% R22% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-4-2
1.44 pts / game · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-1-1
Last 5 at home
1-1-1
WLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.46Opponent xG: 1.18BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Perth Glory FC
WWWLL
Season result split
33% W11% R56% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-1-5
1.11 pts / game · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-1
Last 5 away
2-0-1
LWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.37Opponent xG: 1.41BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Melbourne City FC is 42% better for: goals scored per game.

1.11 goals / game - Melbourne City FC · 0.78 goals / game - Perth Glory FC

Melbourne City FC is 71% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.78 goals / game - Melbourne City FC · 1.33 goals / game - Perth Glory FC

Melbourne City FC scoring profile: very strong

Melbourne City FC scores in 67% of games (6 of 9 meczów), while Perth Glory FC keeps a clean sheet in 22% (2 of 9 meczów).

Perth Glory FC scoring profile: more difficult

Perth Glory FC scores in 44% of games (4 of 9 meczów), while Melbourne City FC keeps a clean sheet in 56% (5 of 9 meczów).

10Goals scored (season)7
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
7Goals conceded (season)12
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
1.89Average goals per game2.11
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
3Goals scored (last 5)5
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
6Goals conceded (last 5)3
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal44%
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
22%2 goals33%
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
11%3 goals0%
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
11%4 goals0%
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC

How often they concede at least...

44%1 goal78%
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
11%2 goals33%
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
11%3 goals11%
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
11%4 goals11%
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

50%
League average

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time22%
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
22%Scored in both halves11%
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC

BTTS and goal count

11%Min. 3 goals and BTTS22%
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
40%BTTS - last 520%
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time78%
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
44%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC

2nd half

44%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
22%Min. 2 goals after half-time22%
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Melbourne City FC is 56% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.56 pts / game - Melbourne City FC · 1 pts / game - Perth Glory FC

Melbourne City FC - half-time state
33% leading56% draw11% trailing
Perth Glory FC - half-time state
22% leading33% draw44% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.56Points per game (1st half)1
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
0.78Goals scored (1st half)0.44
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
0.44Goals conceded (1st half)0.78
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
1.22Average goals (1st half)1.22
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
67%Clean sheet before half-time33%
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
33%No goal before half-time67%
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC

After half-time (2nd half)

1.22Points per game (2nd half)1
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
0.33Goals scored (2nd half)0.33
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
0.33Goals conceded (2nd half)0.56
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
0.67Average goals (2nd half)0.89
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
78%Clean sheet after half-time56%
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC
78%No goal after half-time78%
Melbourne City FCPerth Glory FC

Melbourne City FC - second-half results

22% W56% R22% P
14
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.56
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 33%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Perth Glory FC - second-half results

22% W33% R44% P
9
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding150%

Leads at halftime in 22% of games and wins 33%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Melbourne City FC - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.200.60
Goals scored / game0.60.0
Goals allowed / game0.60.6
Average goals per game1.20.6
1 goal60%40%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%100%
Goal difference0-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3
Perth Glory FC - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.80
Goals scored / game0.40.6
Goals allowed / game0.60.0
Average goals per game1.00.6
1 goal80%40%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%100%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-1+3
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Melbourne City FC
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
2
0
16-30
2
1
31-45
1
0
46-60
0
0
61-75
2
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (3 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Perth Glory FC
ScoredConceded
0
5
0-15
3
0
16-30
1
2
31-45
0
2
46-60
1
1
61-75
2
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (3 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.00
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.2 : 0.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
79%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
28%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
29%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
18%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Melbourne City FC

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.18
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.15
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.32
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.47
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
79%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
70%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.44
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.5
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 30% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

Perth Glory FC

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.05
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.50
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.57
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
70%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
94%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.69
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (A-League).

Teams vs league

Melbourne City FCLigaPerth Glory FC
Average goals per game 1.892.52 2.11
Both teams scored 33%50% 22%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 22%46% 33%
Clean sheets 56%29% 22%
Goal before half-time 67%64% 78%
Goal after half-time 44%68% 67%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.52
Average goals per game
50%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.41
Home goals / game
1.11
Away goals / game
+27%
Home attack advantage
+21%
Home defensive advantage
+12%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
64%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Perth Glory FCGoalTom LawrenceAssist: Trent Jordan Ostler
  2. Perth Glory FCGoalTom LawrenceAssist: Arion Sulemani
  3. Perth Glory FCSubstitutionOn: Giovanni De AbreuOff: Rhys Bozinovski
  4. Melbourne City FCSubstitutionOn: Emin DurakovicOff: Takeshi Kanamori
  5. Perth Glory FCYellow cardGiovanni De Abreu
  6. Melbourne City FCYellow cardGermán Julio Ferreyra
  7. Melbourne City FCSubstitutionOn: Beckham Nicolez Soares BakerOff: Andreas Kuen
  8. Perth Glory FCGoalTom Lawrence
  9. Melbourne City FCSubstitutionOn: Peter AntoniouOff: Nathaniel Caleb Atkinson
  10. Melbourne City FCYellow cardAziz Eraltay Behich
  11. Melbourne City FCGoalAndrew NabboutAssist: Emin Durakovic

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Head-to-head

Record from Melbourne City FC's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses against Perth Glory FC. Games average 4.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Melbourne City FC
4 : 0
Perth Glory FC

FAQ

What was the result of Melbourne City FC vs Perth Glory FC?

The A-League match finished Melbourne City FC 1:3 Perth Glory FC. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Melbourne City FC vs Perth Glory FC?

Melbourne City FC score 1.11 goals per game on average and Perth Glory FC 0.78. The A-League average is 2.52 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 33% of Melbourne City FC's matches and 22% of Perth Glory FC's.

What form are Melbourne City FC and Perth Glory FC in?

Over the last 5 games Melbourne City FC have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Perth Glory FC 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Melbourne City FC vs Perth Glory FC?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.