Match analysis
AustraliaA-League
Tipster previews, form, Elo ratings and the best odds for this A-League fixture.
T. Lawrence⚽T. Lawrence⚽
L. Bonetig🔄M. Caputo🔄R. Bozinovski🔄T. Kanamori🔄T. Ostler🔄A. Sulemani🔄Giovanni De Abreu🟨Germán Ferreyra🟨A. Kuen🔄T. Lawrence⚽N. Atkinson🔄S. Sutton🔄T. Lawrence🔄Aziz Behich🟨A. Nabbout⚽Perth Glory beat Melbourne City 3-1 on Sunday 28 December 2025 in an A-League fixture. At the break it was 2-0 to Perth Glory. They never let the lead slip. Melbourne City had 64% of the ball, and the shot count went 16-12 to Melbourne City.
For Melbourne City, A. Nabbout (90') was on target. The goals for Perth Glory came from T. Lawrence (10', 22', 80').
One of our five tips landed, with over 2.5 goals coming in.
The head-to-head covers 44 games since January 2012, and Melbourne City have won 16, Perth Glory have taken 18 and ten were drawn. Every tip we publish on the two sides together sits on our Melbourne City vs Perth Glory prediction page.
4W 4D 2L1.60 pts/game
Bold green marks the stronger number on each row. Both-teams-scored is shown without a side.
| Melbourne CityHome | Rating | Perth GloryAway |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | ||
| 1,592 | Overall | 1,377 |
| 1,639 | Match venue | 1,375 |
| 1,639 | At home | 1,403 |
| 1,545 | Away | 1,375 |
| Attack & defence | ||
| 1,451 | Attack | 1,387 |
| 1,654 | Defence | 1,468 |
| 1,508 | Home attack | 1,414 |
| 1,470 | Away attack | 1,422 |
| 1,644 | Home defence | 1,460 |
| 1,588 | Away defence | 1,435 |
| Match profile | ||
| 2,122 | Goal environment | 2,115 |
| 1,818 | Home goals | 1,888 |
| 1,803 | Away goals | 1,727 |
| 1,513 | Possession | 1,492 |
| Specialist ratings | ||
| 1,509 | Set-piece attack | 1,505 |
| 1,509 | Set-piece defence | 1,505 |
| 1,568 | Close games | 1,421 |
| 1,596 | Winning margin | 1,368 |
Match venue compares Melbourne City at home with Perth Glory away. Green marks the higher rating; a new team starts at 1500.
Match profile rows describe the game, not team strength: a higher goal environment means higher-scoring matches.
Melbourne City1:1Perth Glory1:1
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