Perth Glory vs Melbourne Victory
Ref: Shaun Evans, AustraliaHBF Park, Perth · 20,500 cap
Match recap
Melbourne Victory beat Perth Glory 2–0 in their A-League fixture. Jelacic and Mata scored for Melbourne Victory. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.59 for Perth Glory versus 1.78 for Melbourne Victory. Perth Glory sit 10th in the A-League table while Melbourne Victory are 4th.
First Half
Timmins
Yellow Card
11'
⚽
Jelacic
Assist: Grimaldi
25'
Davidson
Yellow Card
40'
Valadon
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Lawrence
51'
Jelacic
Yellow Card
54'
⚽
Mata
Assist: Grimaldi
⇄
A. Shamoon
⇄
Timmins
69'
⇄
Grimaldi
69'
⇄
Mata
80'
⇄
Genreau
80'
⇄
Vergos
⇄
Bozinovski
Risdon
Yellow Card
89'
⇄
Inserra
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle Jets | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | +16 | 48 |
| 3 |  Auckland | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | +13 | 42 |
| 4 |  Melbourne Victory | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | +11 | 40 |
| 5 |  Sydney | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 39 |
| 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 Victory
10Won
Statistical edge
10–4
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.59VS1.78
Attack3 · 2 won
16
Shots
14
2
Shots on target
5
9
Shots in the box
9
7
Shots outside box
5
11
Shots off goal
4
2
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
57%
Possession
43%
566
Total passes
420
475
Accurate passes
320
84%
Pass accuracy
76%
Discipline2 · 1 won
11
Fouls
9
2
Yellow cards
3
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
2
3
Blocked shots
5
Perth Glory
4-4-2
Melbourne Victory
4-2-3-1Perth Glory
4-4-2Starting XI
- 2C. A. ShamoonD
- 4Scott James WoottonD
- 8Callum TimminsM
- 11Lachlan Andrew WalesM
- 18Rhys BozinovskiM
- 19Joshua Robert RisdonD
- 22Adam Jake TaggartF
- 27W. Freney
- 29Matthew Luke SuttonG
- 34Thomas Morris LawrenceF
- 45Brian KaltakD
Substitutes
- 6Brandon O'NeillM
- 17Arion SulemaniF
- 20Trent Jordan OstlerM
- 21Adam BugarijaF
- 24Andriano LebibD
- 25S. DespotovskiF
- 40R. WarnerG
Melbourne Victory
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2Jason Alan DavidsonD
- 4Lachlan Robert Tua JacksonD
- 8Jordi Francis ValadonM
- 9Nikolaos VergosF
- 10Denis GenreauM
- 14Matthew GrimaldiM
- 16Joshua InserraD
- 22Joshua James RawlinsD
- 23Keegan Daniel JelacicM
- 25Jack Carleton DuncanG
- 64MataM
Substitutes
- 3Adama TraoréD
- 11Clarismario RodriguesF
- 15Sebastian EspositoD
- 19Jing Machar ReecF
- 29O. DragicevicM
- 34X. StellaM
- 40Jack WarshawskyG
Perth Glory
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Freney | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1/2 |
| Matthew Sutton | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lachlan Wales | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4/6 |
| Brian Kaltack | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Risdon | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/4 |
| Rhys Bozinovski | M | 84 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Tom Lawrence | F | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Callum Timmins | M | 63 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Scott Wootton | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Charbel Shamoon | D | 63 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Taggart(C) | F | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 8 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ryan Warner | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arion Sulemani | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andriano Lebib | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon O'Neill | M | 12 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trent Ostler | M | 27 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Bugarija | F | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sebastian Despotovski | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/3 |
Melbourne Victory
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Mata | M | 69 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — |
| Lachlan Jackson | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthew Grimaldi | M | 69 | 7.7 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Jack Duncan | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keegan Jelacic | M | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Joshua Rawlins | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Denis Genreau | M | 80 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Jordi Valadon | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Jason Davidson(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Joshua Inserra | D | 89 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikos Vergos | F | 80 | 6.0 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jack Warshawsky | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adama Traoré | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sebastian Esposito | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clarismario | F | 21 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Oliver Dragicevic | M | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Xavier Stella | M | 21 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jing Lual | F | 10 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |