Melbourne City vs Perth Glory: result 1-3 and analysis
A-LeagueRegular Season - 6Kick-off on January 31, 2021 at 07:40 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 January 31, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 11′D. StynesPerth Glory
- 33′J. MaclarenMelbourne City
- 42′D. InghamPerth Glory
- 84′N. D'AgostinoPerth Glory
Official lineup for Melbourne City vs Perth Glory
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Melbourne City
4-2-3-1- 14N. Tsubaki
- 9J. Maclaren
- 11C. Noone
- 16T. Gomulka
- 18C. Metcalfe
- 20A. Luna
- 36K. Stokes
- 2S. Galloway
- 19B. Garuccio
- 22C. Good
- 1T. Glover
Perth Glory
4-3-3- 9B. Fornaroli
- 19C. Timmins
- 20C. Armiento
- 24D. Stynes
- 17Diego Castro
- 88N. Kilkenny
- 22J. Rawlins
- 23D. Ingham
- 5J. Aspropotamitis
- 29D. Lachman
- 1T. Velaphi
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Melbourne City have 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats; Perth Glory have 3, 1 and 11.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2021 | Western United(home) | 2-1 | A-League |
| Jan 3, 2021 | Adelaide United(away) | 0-2 | A-League |
| Dec 29, 2020 | Brisbane Roar(away) | 1-0 | A-League |
| Aug 30, 2020 | Sydney(away) | 0-1 | A-League |
| Aug 26, 2020 | Western United(home) | 2-0 | A-League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2021 | Melbourne Victory(away) | 1-2 | A-League |
| Jan 23, 2021 | Western United(away) | 4-5 | A-League |
| Jan 20, 2021 | Adelaide United(home) | 5-3 | A-League |
| Dec 3, 2020 | FC Tokyo(home) | 0-1 | AFC Champions League Elite |
| Nov 30, 2020 | Shanghai Shenhua(away) | 3-3 | AFC Champions League Elite |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Melbourne City win, 3 draws, 2 Perth Glory wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2020 | Perth Glory 2-3 Melbourne City | A-League |
| Jan 25, 2020 | Melbourne City 0-0 Perth Glory | A-League |
| Dec 6, 2019 | Melbourne City 0-3 Perth Glory | A-League |
| Mar 3, 2019 | Melbourne City 2-2 Perth Glory | A-League |
| Jan 19, 2019 | Melbourne City 0-0 Perth Glory | A-League |
| Dec 8, 2018 | Perth Glory 1-0 Melbourne City | A-League |
Last archived meeting: Perth Glory vs Melbourne City on Mar 8, 2020
How many goals should we expect?
Melbourne City score 1.6 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Perth Glory score 1.5 and concede 2.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne City | 1.6 | 1.1 | 4 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
| Perth Glory | 1.5 | 2.4 | 1 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
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