Perth Glory vs Melbourne City
Ref: S. EvansHBF Park, Perth · 20,500 cap
Match recap
Perth Glory and Melbourne City drew 1–1 in their A-League fixture. Taggart scored for Perth Glory; Arzani replied for Melbourne City. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.28 for Perth Glory versus 2.06 for Melbourne City. Perth Glory sit 10th in the A-League table while Melbourne City are 6th.
First Half
21'
⚽
Arzani
Assist: Caputo
Second Half
66'
⇄
Rashani
⇄
Despotovski
⇄
Colakovski
71'
⇄
Rahmani
Giovanni De Abreu
Yellow Card
81'
⇄
Caputo
⇄
Freney
81'
⇄
Arzani
⇄
A. Shamoon
Taggart
Yellow Card
90+3'
Durakovic
Yellow Card
⚽
Taggart
Assist: Kucharski
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle Jets | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | +16 | 48 |
| 5 |  Sydney | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 39 |
| 6 |  Melbourne City | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 38 |
| 7 |  Macarthur | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 34 |
| 9 |  Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | -7 | 32 |
| 10 |  Perth Glory | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 31 |
| 11 |  Brisbane Roar | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 26 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Perth GloryMelbourne City
0Won
Statistical edge
0–11
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.28VS2.06
Attack0 · 5 won
13
Shots
20
6
Shots on target
6
10
Shots in the box
14
3
Shots outside box
6
4
Shots off goal
8
2
Corners
7
Possession & Passing0 · 3 won
50%
Possession
50%
403
Total passes
404
279
Accurate passes
293
69%
Pass accuracy
73%
Discipline0 · 2 won
15
Fouls
8
2
Yellow cards
1
2
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
5
3
Blocked shots
6
Perth Glory
4-4-2
Melbourne City
4-3-3Perth Glory
4-4-2Starting XI
- 2C. A. ShamoonD
- 3Sam Harry SuttonD
- 4Scott James WoottonD
- 7Nicholas PenningtonM
- 22Adam Jake TaggartF
- 25S. DespotovskiF
- 27W. FreneyM
- 29Matthew Luke SuttonG
- 39Giovanni De AbreuM
- 45Brian KaltakD
- 67Stefan ColakovskiM
Substitutes
- 8Callum TimminsD
- 9Jaiden Kai KucharskiF
- 18L. TevereM
- 23Anthony DidulicaF
- 24Andriano LebibD
- 40R. WarnerG
Melbourne City
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1Patrick BeachG
- 8Ryan TeagueM
- 11Elbasan RashaniM
- 13Nathaniel Caleb AtkinsonD
- 14Daniel ArzaniF
- 16Aziz Eraltay BehichD
- 17Max CaputoF
- 22Germán Julio César FerreyraD
- 26Samuel SouprayenD
- 28Marcus YounisF
- 47Kavian RahmaniM
Substitutes
- 2Harrison Andrew DelbridgeD
- 15Andrew NabboutF
- 19Zane SchreiberM
- 36Harrison ShillingtonD
- 39Emin DurakovicM
- 40James Sigurd NieuwenhuizenG
- 41Lawrence WongM
Perth Glory
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Sutton | G | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giovanni De Abreu | M | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3/4 |
| Adam Taggart(C) | F | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — |
| Scott Wootton | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicholas Pennington | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Brian Kaltak | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Sutton | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Charbel Shamoon | D | 89 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| William Freney | M | 81 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sebastian Despotovski | F | 66 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/6 |
| Stefan Colakovski | M | 66 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Andriano Lebib | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callum Timmins | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zach Lisolajski | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Warner | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Didulica | F | 9 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jaiden Kucharski | F | 24 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0/2 |
| Luca Tevere | M | 24 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Melbourne City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Beach | G | 90 | 8.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Arzani | F | 81 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3/4 |
| Aziz Behich(C) | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Kavian Rahmani | M | 71 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Nathaniel Atkinson | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/4 |
| Samuel Souprayen | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ryan Teague | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Elbasan Rashani | M | 66 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Max Caputo | F | 81 | 6.3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Marcus Younis | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0/3 |
| Germán Ferreyra | D | 90 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| James Nieuwenhuizen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Delbridge | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zane Schreiber | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Shillington | D | 19 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Lawrence Wong | M | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Emin Durakovic | M | 24 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Andrew Nabbout | F | 9 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |