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Perth Glory vs Melbourne City: result 5-4 and analysis

A-LeagueRegular Season - 27Kick-off on April 16, 2017 at 09:00 AM (UTC)HBF Park, Perth

Perth Glory
5-4
Melbourne City

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What was the result of Perth Glory vs Melbourne City?

Perth Glory won 5-4 on April 16, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 5′Diego CastroPerth Glory (pen.)
  • 21′T. CahillMelbourne City
  • 50′Andy Declan KeoghPerth Glory
  • 56′Chris HaroldPerth Glory
  • 75′N. MarinkovićPerth Glory
  • 80′T. CahillMelbourne City
  • 84′N. ColazoMelbourne City
  • 88′A. TaggartPerth Glory
  • 90′N. FitzgeraldMelbourne City

Official lineup for Perth Glory vs Melbourne City

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Perth Glory

4-4-2
  1. 7J. Chianese
  2. 22A. Taggart
  1. 9Andy Declan Keogh
  2. 18M. Oxborrow
  3. 17Diego Castro
  4. 11R. García
  1. 19J. Risdon
  2. 3Marc Warren
  3. 6D. Đulbić
  4. 26L. Goian
  1. 33L. Reddy

Melbourne City

4-2-3-1
  1. 11B. Kamau
  1. 9N. Colazo
  2. 23B. Fornaroli
  3. 17T. Cahill
  1. 26L. Brattan
  2. 6O. Malik
  1. 8N. Kilkenny
  2. 3J. Rose
  3. 5I. Franjić
  4. 22M. Jakobsen
  1. 20D. Bouzanis
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Perth Glory have 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats; Melbourne City have 6, 3 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Perth Glory
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 8, 2017Brisbane Roar(home)3-1A-League
Mar 31, 2017Adelaide United(away)1-1A-League
Mar 26, 2017Sydney(home)0-3A-League
Mar 11, 2017Melbourne Victory(away)1-4A-League
Mar 4, 2017Wellington Phoenix(away)3-3A-League
Melbourne City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 7, 2017Adelaide United(home)1-0A-League
Apr 1, 2017Sydney(away)0-3A-League
Mar 24, 2017Western Sydney Wanderers(away)1-3A-League
Mar 18, 2017Newcastle Jets(home)4-0A-League
Mar 5, 2017Central Coast Mariners(away)3-2A-League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Perth Glory wins, 2 draws, 2 Melbourne City wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Dec 27, 2016Melbourne City 3-3 Perth GloryA-League
Oct 21, 2016Melbourne City 2-3 Perth GloryA-League
Apr 17, 2016Melbourne City 2-0 Perth GloryA-League
Apr 3, 2016Perth Glory 3-2 Melbourne CityA-League
Jan 16, 2016Perth Glory 2-2 Melbourne CityA-League
Nov 27, 2015Melbourne City 5-1 Perth GloryA-League

Last archived meeting: Melbourne City vs Perth Glory on Dec 27, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Perth Glory score 2.0 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Melbourne City score 1.9 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Perth Glory2.01.7211/1511/15
Melbourne City1.91.7311/1513/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Perth Glory sit 10th in A-League (31 points from 26 matches) and Melbourne City sit 6th (38 points from 26 matches).

The current season has no played match yet: final standings of the 2025-26 season.

Final 2025-26 standings
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6Melbourne City261088333338
10Perth Glory268711323931

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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

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