Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory: Preview and Predictions

Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory
Australian A-League, Season 2016/17
Date: Friday 2 December, 2016
Kick-Off: 7:50pm AEDT/ 8:50am UK
Venue: Aami Park, Melbourne.

The start of Round 8 will be in Melbourne as Melbourne Victory will take on Perth Glory at Aami Park on Friday the 2nd of December. The Victory sit in third place with 13 points while the Glory are in fifth spot on 11 points.

This will be consecutive home games for Melbourne Victory and be looking for the same result as the previous match as they were able to beat Newcastle Jets 2-0. In contrast, Perth Glory were below their best as they went down 2-0 to Central Coast Mariners.

Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory: Head-to-Head Statistics

• The head-to-head statistics are even between the two sides. Both teams have 13 wins and 7 draws have been played.
• The last time they met was back last season in January where Perth Glory won a high scoring encounter which ended 3-2.
• The last 5 games have seen the upper hand go to Perth as they have won 2 compared to Melbourne’s none with the other results been draws.
• The Victory have not beaten the Glory at Aami Park since round 10 of the 2013/14 season.

Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory: Predictions

This will be a game where both teams will not be backing down to get the 3 points.

Perth won not too long ago in Melbourne when they beat Melbourne City 3-2 back in round 3 so they have confidence in the fact that they can win at this ground. Melbourne Victory should be feeling good after last week’s win and with their line-up being balanced and every player doing their role, another win looks to be on the cards.

The Glory have been inconsistent so far this season and their attacking force of Andy Keogh and Adam Taggart have been hot and cold so far. If they want to get the 3 points here, these two players need to be at their best and get involved with the scoring. A win for the Victory will see them in second place while the Glory can jump up to fourth spot if they can come away with a win.

Despite the record, this match looks set to be a Melbourne Victory win. The home crowd should give them the boost to score and Perth Glory are not at their best in terms of form at this moment.