Melbourne City vs Perth Glory: result 1-3 and analysis
A-LeagueRegular Season - 10Kick-off on December 28, 2025 at 08:00 AM (UTC)AAMI Park, Melbourne
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What was the result of Melbourne City vs Perth Glory?
Perth Glory won 1-3 on December 28, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 10′T. LawrencePerth Glory
- 22′T. LawrencePerth Glory
- 80′T. LawrencePerth Glory
- 90′A. NabboutMelbourne City
Official lineup for Melbourne City vs Perth Glory
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Melbourne City
4-5-1- 17M. Caputo
- 47Kavian Rahmani
- 27K. Trewin
- 30A. Kuen
- 10T. Kanamori
- 15A. Nabbout
- 16A. Behich
- 4L. Bonetig
- 22G. Ferreyra
- 13N. Atkinson
- 1P. Beach
Perth Glory
4-4-2- 34T. Lawrence
- 17A. Sulemani
- 7N. Pennington
- 27W. Freney
- 18R. Bozinovski
- 20T. Ostler
- 3S. Sutton
- 4S. Wootton
- 45B. Kaltak
- 2C. A. Shamoon
- 29M. Sutton
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Melbourne City have 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats; Perth Glory have 5, 2 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2025 | Macarthur(home) | 1-1 | A-League |
| Dec 20, 2025 | Melbourne Victory(home) | 0-1 | A-League |
| Dec 10, 2025 | FC Seoul(away) | 1-1 | AFC Champions League Elite |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Newcastle Jets(away) | 1-0 | A-League |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Central Coast Mariners(away) | 0-0 | A-League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2025 | Adelaide United(home) | 0-1 | A-League |
| Dec 13, 2025 | Sydney(home) | 0-1 | A-League |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Western Sydney Wanderers(home) | 1-0 | A-League |
| Nov 30, 2025 | Macarthur(away) | 2-0 | A-League |
| Nov 23, 2025 | Newcastle Jets(away) | 2-1 | A-League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Melbourne City wins, 0 draws, 2 Perth Glory wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2025 | Melbourne City 4-0 Perth Glory | A-League |
| Feb 15, 2025 | Melbourne City 1-0 Perth Glory | A-League |
| Nov 10, 2024 | Perth Glory 0-5 Melbourne City | A-League |
| Aug 3, 2024 | Perth Glory 5-4 Melbourne City | Australia Cup |
| Apr 14, 2024 | Melbourne City 8-0 Perth Glory | A-League |
| Feb 2, 2024 | Perth Glory 4-2 Melbourne City | A-League |
Last archived meeting: Melbourne City vs Perth Glory on Oct 25, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Melbourne City score 1.1 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Perth Glory score 0.9 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne City | 1.1 | 0.9 | 6 | 6/15 | 4/15 |
| Perth Glory | 0.9 | 1.3 | 3 | 4/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Melbourne City sit 6th in A-League (38 points from 26 matches) and Perth Glory sit 10th (31 points from 26 matches).
The current season has no played match yet: final standings of the 2025-26 season.
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Melbourne City | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 38 |
| 10 | Perth Glory | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 39 | 31 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy