Melbourne City 1-3 Perth Glory — A-League, 28 Dec 2025
Perth Glory beat Melbourne City 3-1 in the A-League on 28 December 2025 at AAMI Park, Melbourne. A. Nabbout scored for Melbourne City; T. Lawrence for Perth Glory. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Melbourne City have won 4 and Perth Glory 1.
Match timeline
- 0-110'assist: Trent Ostler
- 0-222'assist: A. Sulemani
- Half-time0-2
- 46'
- 46'out: M. Memeti
- 55'
- 61'
- 61'out: K. Ngo
- 61'
- 68'Time wasting
- 74'Foul
- 76'
- 0-380'
- 82'
- 84'out: R. Foxe
- 84'out: A. Lebib
- 85'Foul
- 1-390'assist: E. Durakovic
- Full-time1-3
Player ratings
10.0
Top rated
Melbourne City
- 7.7Andrew NabboutM
- 7.2Kavian RahmaniM
- 7.0Germán FerreyraD
- 6.7Kai TrewinM
- 6.7Peter AntoniouD
- 6.7Medin MemetiF
- 6.7Nathaniel AtkinsonD
- 6.6Andreas KuenM
- 6.5Emin DurakovicM
- 6.5Samuel SouprayenD
- 6.5Patrick BeachG
- 6.3Aziz BehichD
- 6.2Liam BonetigD
- 6.2Max CaputoF
- 6.2Takeshi KanamoriM
- 6.2Beckham BakerF
Perth Glory
- 10.0Tom LawrenceF
- 7.6William FreneyM
- 7.2Khoa NgoF
- 7.0Giovanni De AbreuM
- 7.0Matthew SuttonG
- 6.9Brian KaltakD
- 6.9Trent OstlerM
- 6.6Rhys BozinovskiM
- 6.6Scott WoottonD
- 6.6Arion SulemaniF
- 6.3Sam SuttonD
- 6.3Charbel ShamoonD
- 6.2Nicholas PenningtonM
- 6.2Adam TaggartF
- 6.2Riley FoxeD
- 6.2Andriano LebibD
Line-ups
Perth Glory4-4-2
Melbourne City4-5-1
Substitutes
Melbourne CityAurelio Vidmar
Substitutes
- 26S. Souprayen46'D6.5
- 33D. OchsenhamG
- 19Z. SchreiberM
- 39E. Durakovic61'M6.5
- 35M. Memeti46'F6.7
- 38B. Baker76'F6.2
- 37P. Antoniou82'D6.7
Perth GloryAdam Griffiths
Substitutes
- 22Adam Taggart61'F6.2
- 21A. BugarijaF
- 24A. Lebib84'D6.2
- 26K. Ngo61'F7.2
- 40R. WarnerG
- 5R. Foxe84'D6.2
- 39G. De Abreu55'M7.0
Team statistics
64%Possession36%
1.22Expected goals (xG)2.09
16Total shots12
4Shots on target8
9Shots off target2
3Blocked shots2
9Corners2
2Offsides2
12Fouls6
2Yellow cards1
5Goalkeeper saves3
557Total passes330
475Accurate passes250
85%Pass accuracy76%
Melbourne City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Nabbout | 90 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Kavian Rahmani | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Germán Ferreyra | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Kai Trewin | 90 | – | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Peter Antoniou | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Medin Memeti | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Nathaniel Atkinson | 82 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Andreas Kuen | 76 | – | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Emin Durakovic | 29 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Samuel Souprayen | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Patrick Beach | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Aziz Behich | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Liam Bonetig | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Max Caputo | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Takeshi Kanamori | 61 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Beckham Baker | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
Perth Glory
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Lawrence | 84 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | 1 | 10.0 |
| William Freney | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.6 |
| Khoa Ngo | 29 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Giovanni De Abreu | 35 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Matthew Sutton | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Brian Kaltak | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Trent Ostler | 61 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Rhys Bozinovski | 55 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Scott Wootton | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Arion Sulemani | 61 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Sam Sutton | 84 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Charbel Shamoon | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Nicholas Pennington | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Adam Taggart | 29 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Riley Foxe | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Andriano Lebib | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Melbourne CityDLWDL
- D23 Dec 25HMacarthur1-1
- L20 Dec 25HMelbourne Victory0-1
- W06 Dec 25ANewcastle Jets1-0
- D29 Nov 25ACentral Coast Mariners0-0
- L21 Nov 25AAdelaide United1-4
Perth GloryLLWWW
- L20 Dec 25HAdelaide United0-1
- L13 Dec 25HSydney0-1
- W05 Dec 25HWestern Sydney Wanderers1-0
- W30 Nov 25AMacarthur2-0
- W23 Nov 25ANewcastle Jets2-1
Head-to-head
- 25 Oct 25Melbourne City4-0Perth Glory
- 15 Feb 25Melbourne City1-0Perth Glory
- 10 Nov 24Perth Glory0-5Melbourne City
- 14 Apr 24Melbourne City8-0Perth Glory
- 02 Feb 24Perth Glory4-2Melbourne City
- 08 Dec 23Perth Glory1-2Melbourne City
Most recent meetings
Final table, A-League 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | +11 | 40 |
| 5 | Sydney | 26 | +8 | 39 |
| 6 | Melbourne City | 26 | 0 | 38 |
| 7 | Macarthur | 26 | -7 | 34 |
| 8 | Wellington Phoenix | 26 | -12 | 33 |
| 9 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | -7 | 32 |
| 10 | Perth Glory | 26 | -7 | 31 |
| 11 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | -9 | 26 |
| 12 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | -16 | 21 |
Before and after
Melbourne City
- Previous: Melbourne City 1-1 Macarthur, 23 Dec 2025 · A-League
- Next: Melbourne City 0-0 Sydney, 3 Jan 2026 · A-League
Perth Glory
- Previous: Perth Glory 0-1 Adelaide United, 20 Dec 2025 · A-League
- Next: Melbourne Victory 3-2 Perth Glory, 2 Jan 2026 · A-League
Data updated