Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory

Melbourne Victory

3 - 2

Perth Glory

🕒 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 08:35 Europe/London 📍 AAMI Park 🧑‍⚖️ C. Reibelt 🔁 Regular Season - 11 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 11

Regular Season Table

Melbourne Victory 4 · Perth Glory 10

Referee Stats

C. Reibelt

4 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	50%
Draws	0%
Away wins	50%

How the match was won

Melbourne Victory outshot their opponent (19-9).
Melbourne Victory controlled possession (56%).
Melbourne Victory had the sharper finishing (8-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Melbourne Victory (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-4-4

Goals For / Against

26 / 15

Avg: 1.86 / 1.07

Points

Avg: 1.57

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Perth Glory (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-5-5

Goals For / Against

16 / 23

Avg: 1.23 / 1.77

Points

Avg: 1.08

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this A-League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.57

PPG

1.08

1.86

1.23

1.07

1.77

54%

O2.5

62%

BTTS

54%

38%

Score 1st

38%

League-position context

Melbourne Victory rank4th

Perth Glory rank10th

Melbourne Victory points40

Perth Glory points31

Melbourne Victory: #4 · 40 pts · GD +11

3 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Perth Glory: #10 · 31 pts · GD -7

12 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts from safety.

9-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Melbourne Victory last 5 home

D L W W D

Points8/15

Weighted index47

Goals11-6

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Perth Glory last 5 away

D D L D D

Points4/15

Weighted index27

Goals5-7

Record0-4-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Melbourne Victory trend breakdown

Over 2.554%

BTTS62%

BTTS + O2.546%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 77% · Over 3.5 46% · 1H BTTS 23%

Perth Glory trend breakdown

Over 2.562%

BTTS54%

BTTS + O2.546%

1H Over 0.562%

Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 85% · Over 3.5 54% · 1H BTTS 23%

Scoring reliability

Melbourne Victory score at home69%

Melbourne Victory clean sheet at home15%

Perth Glory score away62%

Perth Glory clean sheet away15%

First-goal patterns

Melbourne Victory score first38%

Melbourne Victory win after scoring first60%

Perth Glory score first38%

Perth Glory win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Melbourne Victory 57% · Perth Glory 43%

Avg first goal minute: Melbourne Victory 17.4' · Perth Glory 27.6'

Vs league average

Melbourne Victory score at home1.86 vs 1.53

Melbourne Victory concede at home1.07 vs 1.34

Perth Glory score away1.23 vs 1.34

Perth Glory concede away1.77 vs 1.53

Melbourne Victory score 22% above league average, while Perth Glory score 8% below league average.

Defensive side: Melbourne Victory are 20% below league average at home, and Perth Glory are 16% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Melbourne Victory goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

31-45 4

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

16-30 3

31-45 2

61-75 2

46-60 1

Perth Glory goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

0-15 3

31-45 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

46-60 4

16-30 3

31-45 3

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

56%

44%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

496

391

Passes Accurate

404

297

Passes %

81%

76%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

12' ⚽

⚽

12' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

T. Ostler

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Bozinovski

17' ↑↓

↑↓

17' ⇄ Roderick Miranda

1st substitution · For: A. Traoré

42'

42' T. Ostler

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

L. D'Arrigo

Normal Goal

51'

51' C. A. Shamoon

53' ⚽

⚽

53' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

N. Velupillay

Normal Goal · Assist: Mata

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ A. Sulemani

1st substitution · For: A. Taggart

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ T. Ostler

2nd substitution · For: K. Ngo

69' ⚽

⚽

69' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

Clarismario Rodrigues

Normal Goal · Assist: Mata

71'

71' N. Pennington

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ Mata

2nd substitution · For: M. Grimaldi

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ N. Velupillay

3rd substitution · For: K. Jelacic

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ N. Pennington

3rd substitution · For: L. Amos

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ R. Bozinovski

4th substitution · For: Giovanni De Abreu

79' ⚽

⚽

79' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

K. Ngo

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Amos

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ Clarismario Rodrigues

4th substitution · For: J. Reec

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ D. Genreau

5th substitution · For: O. Dragicevic

Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Melbourne Victory beat Perth Glory 3-2 on Friday, 02 January 2026 in A-League. The match was refereed by C. Reibelt. It was played at AAMI Park.

First half: Perth Glory took the lead at 12' when T. Ostler scored, with the assist credited to R. Bozinovski, making the score 0-1. Melbourne Victory made their 1st substitution at 17', with Roderick Miranda replacing A. Traoré. T. Ostler received a yellow card for Perth Glory at 42'. Melbourne Victory leveled the score at 45' when L. D'Arrigo scored, making the score 1-1.

Second half: C. A. Shamoon received a yellow card for Perth Glory at 51'. Melbourne Victory took the lead at 53' when N. Velupillay scored, with the assist credited to Mata, making the score 2-1. Perth Glory made their 1st substitution at 54', with A. Sulemani replacing A. Taggart. Perth Glory made their 2nd substitution at 54', with T. Ostler replacing K. Ngo. Melbourne Victory extended the lead at 69' when Clarismario Rodrigues scored, with the assist credited to Mata, making the score 3-1. N. Pennington received a yellow card for Perth Glory at 71'. Melbourne Victory made their 2nd substitution at 77', with Mata replacing M. Grimaldi. Melbourne Victory made their 3rd substitution at 77', with N. Velupillay replacing K. Jelacic. Perth Glory made their 3rd substitution at 77', with N. Pennington replacing L. Amos. Perth Glory made their 4th substitution at 77', with R. Bozinovski replacing Giovanni De Abreu. Perth Glory reduced the deficit at 79' when K. Ngo scored, with the assist credited to L. Amos, making the score 3-2. Melbourne Victory made their 4th substitution at 85', with Clarismario Rodrigues replacing J. Reec. Melbourne Victory made their 5th substitution at 86', with D. Genreau replacing O. Dragicevic.

Melbourne Victory used 5 substitutions while Perth Glory used 4 substitutions. Perth Glory got 3 yellow cards.