Perth Glory vs Melbourne City

Perth Glory

1 - 1

Melbourne City

🕒 Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:00 Europe/London 📍 HBF Park 🧑‍⚖️ Shaun Evans 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 22

Regular Season Table

Perth Glory 10 · Melbourne City 6

Referee Stats

Shaun Evans

15 matches · 3.93 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.93
Reds avg	0.20
Penalties avg	0.67
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	60%
Draws	27%
Away wins	13%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Melbourne City outshot their opponent (13-20).
Possession was balanced (50%-50%).

Team Overview

Perth Glory (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-2-6

Goals For / Against

16 / 16

Avg: 1.23 / 1.23

Points

Avg: 1.31

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Melbourne City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-7-3

Goals For / Against

16 / 21

Avg: 1.14 / 1.50

Points

Avg: 1.36

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

1.31

PPG

1.36

1.23

1.14

1.23

1.50

54%

O2.5

38%

54%

BTTS

54%

46%

Score 1st

38%

League-position context

Perth Glory rank10th

Melbourne City rank6th

Perth Glory points31

Melbourne City points38

Perth Glory: #10 · 31 pts · GD -7

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

Melbourne City: #6 · 38 pts · GD +0

5 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Perth Glory last 5 home

W W D L W

Points10/15

Weighted index73

Goals9-7

Record3-1-1

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

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Melbourne City last 5 away

W D W L D

Points8/15

Weighted index64

Goals6-7

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.554%

BTTS54%

BTTS + O2.546%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 23% · 1H BTTS 8%

Melbourne City trend breakdown

Over 2.538%

BTTS54%

BTTS + O2.531%

1H Over 0.562%

Also: Over 0.5 85% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 31% · 1H BTTS 15%

Scoring reliability

Perth Glory score at home69%

Perth Glory clean sheet at home15%

Melbourne City score away77%

Melbourne City clean sheet away38%

First-goal patterns

Perth Glory score first46%

Perth Glory win after scoring first67%

Melbourne City score first38%

Melbourne City win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Perth Glory 29% · Melbourne City 50%

Avg first goal minute: Perth Glory 24.2' · Melbourne City 33.6'

Vs league average

Perth Glory score at home1.23 vs 1.53

Perth Glory concede at home1.23 vs 1.34

Melbourne City score away1.14 vs 1.34

Melbourne City concede away1.50 vs 1.53

Perth Glory score 19% below league average, while Melbourne City score 15% below league average.

Defensive side: Perth Glory are 8% below league average at home, and Melbourne City are 2% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 4.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Perth Glory goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 6

76-90+ 6

46-60 3

0-15 1

61-75 1

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

0-15 4

16-30 3

61-75 3

31-45 2

76-90+ 1

Melbourne City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

16-30 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

76-90+ 6

31-45 4

46-60 2

61-75 2

16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

50%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

406

402

Passes Accurate

282

291

Passes %

69%

72%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

21' ⚽

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21' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

D. Arzani

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Caputo

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ S. Despotovski

1st substitution · For: J. Kucharski

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ S. Colakovski

2nd substitution · For: L. Tevere

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ E. Rashani

1st substitution · For: E. Durakovic

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ Kavian Rahmani

2nd substitution · For: H. Shillington

74'

74' Giovanni De Abreu

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ M. Caputo

3rd substitution · For: A. Nabbout

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ D. Arzani

4th substitution · For: Lawrence Wong

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ C. A. Shamoon

3rd substitution · For: Zach Lisolajski

90+1' ⚽

⚽

90+1' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

A. Taggart

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Kucharski

90+2'

90+2' A. Taggart

90+3'

90+3' E. Durakovic

Perth Glory vs Melbourne City 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Perth Glory drew 1-1 with Melbourne City on Sunday, 22 March 2026 in A-League. The match was refereed by Shaun Evans. It was played at HBF Park.

First half: Melbourne City took the lead at 21' when D. Arzani scored, with the assist credited to M. Caputo, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Perth Glory made their 1st substitution at 66', with S. Despotovski replacing J. Kucharski. Perth Glory made their 2nd substitution at 66', with S. Colakovski replacing L. Tevere. Melbourne City made their 1st substitution at 66', with E. Rashani replacing E. Durakovic. Melbourne City made their 2nd substitution at 71', with Kavian Rahmani replacing H. Shillington. Giovanni De Abreu received a yellow card for Perth Glory at 74'. Melbourne City made their 3rd substitution at 81', with M. Caputo replacing A. Nabbout. Melbourne City made their 4th substitution at 81', with D. Arzani replacing Lawrence Wong. Perth Glory made their 3rd substitution at 89', with C. A. Shamoon replacing Zach Lisolajski. Perth Glory found a late equaliser at 90+1' when A. Taggart scored, with the assist credited to J. Kucharski, making the score 1-1. A. Taggart received a yellow card for Perth Glory at 90+2'. E. Durakovic received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 90+3'.

Perth Glory used 3 substitutions while Melbourne City used 4 substitutions. Perth Glory got 2 yellow cards, while Melbourne City got 1 yellow card.