Melbourne City vs Perth Glory Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 25 Oct 2025

A-League Betting Preview: Melbourne City vs Perth Glory

Melbourne City host Perth Glory in this A-League game at AAMI Park, with kick-off set for 03:00 on Saturday 25 October. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and confirmed lineups.

Melbourne City -1.25 at -114 look a good bet on the Asian Handicap. The home team will land a nice return if they achieve a two goal winning margin or bigger. A one goal win would mean we get half the stake returned.

Defending A-League champions Melbourne City opened their season with a 1-1 draw. This was on the road at CommBank Stadium against Western Sydney. Aurelio Vidmar's team had five shots on target and enjoyed 63% possession, while Max Caputo was the goalscorer.

Four days ago, City hosted Buriram United in the Champions League and claimed a 2-1 victory.

Perth Glory hosted Wellington Phoenix at HBF Park in their season opener, with the match ending in a 2-2 draw. The Western Australia club had just 28% possession and totalled six shots on goal, with Jaiden Kucharski and Adam Taggart finding the net.

Head-to-Head Statistics

City have won the last two clashes against Perth. The most recent was a 1-0 home victory at AAMI Park following a 5-0 away win at HBF Park. In the previous 10 H2H games, there have been six City wins, three Perth victories and a draw.

A-League		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
9	Melb City	19	5	7	7	20	27	-7	20:27	22
10	Perth Glory	20	6	4	10	24	32	-8	24:32	22

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City have 6 wins and 4 draws, averaging 2.0 goals from 6.5 shots on goal and 13.2 attempts. The Cranbourne East outfit have averaged 56.6% possession and 4.9 corners per game, with their opponents scoring 0.9 goals from 4.1 shots on goal, 9.1 attempts and 2.8 corners.

Top goalscorer Max Caputo has found the net 4 times, Medin Memeti 3, with Yonatan Cohen and two other players on 2. Marco Tilio is the leading assists maker with 5.

Perth have 2 victories, 6 defeats and 2 draws, with an average of 4.3 shots on goal, 11.1 attempts and 1.2 goals. David Allen Zdrilic's side average 43.8% possession, 3.9 corners awarded and 5.3 corners against, while 1.8 goals have been conceded from 12.0 attempts and 5.2 shots on goal.

Adam Taggart got 5 goals, Jaylan Pearman notched 3, while Jaiden Kucharski and two other players scored 1. Adam Taggart, Lachlan Wales and Jaylan Pearman have been the top assists providers with 2 in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Melbourne City confirmed lineup (3-5-2): Patrick Beach (GK), Liam Bonetig, Kai Trewin, German Ferreyra, Nathaniel Atkinson, Andreas Kuen, Matthew Leckie, Takeshi Kanamori, Aziz Behich, Max Caputo, Benjamin Mazzeo.

Perth Glory confirmed lineup (3-2-4-1): Matthew Sutton (GK), Brian Kaltak, Scott Wootton, Joshua Risdon, Trent Ostler, Lachlan Wales, Jaiden Kucharski, Brandon O'Neill, Rhys Bozinovski, Sebastian Despotovski, Adam Taggart.

Melbourne City vs Perth Glory Prediction & Betting Tips

Get the full betting picture for Melbourne City vs Perth Glory, including our expert match prediction, likely scoreline, key corners pick, must-watch player props and a tailored bet builder ready to use.

Match Prediction

Melbourne City can prove too strong in this A-League game and we’re backing the favourites on the Asian Handicap -1.25 at -114 in the hope that they can stamp their authority on the match.

The team news that filters through can have a knock-on effect as far as the A-League odds are concerned. We use this information along with the form guide, while the latest stats are also taken into consideration when making football predictions.

Key Melbourne City vs Perth Glory league stats:

• The +1.25 line hasn’t been covered by Perth in 3 of their last 5 games on the road.

If you go by the top bookies, there’s a 53.2% likelihood of our pick winning. However, we think that the probability is close to 60% taking all factors into consideration. This is why we regard this as a value bet.

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Our Match Prediction

City Asian Hcp -1.25 @ -114 Bet Now

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Correct Score Prediction

City 2 - 0 Perth

There’s plenty of juice to be found by backing City to win 2-0. We can’t pass up the odds of +540 when it comes to correct score betting and it’s a fun wager.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Max Caputo To Score +120

Max Caputo (City) is available to be on the scoresheet at +120. It’s worth a gamble on him to be Anytime Goalscorer as there’s plenty of juice in these betting odds.

Latest Max Caputo Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+125

First

+350

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Corners Prediction

Perth Under 3.5 Corners -143

Perth have had under 3.5 corners in three consecutive games, while Melbourne City have had an average of 2.20 corners against them in their last 10 home matches. The Perth Team Corners line could be on the high side based on the latest stats and -143 is available to back.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

City

Total

10.20 5.60 4.60

Home

9.40 6.50 2.90

Away

9.10 5.10 4.00

Perth

Total

7.80 3.70 4.10

Home

8.40 4.50 3.90

Away

9.20 2.80 6.40

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 9.5

-130

Under 9.5

-109

City Corners

Over 6.5

-120

Under 6.5

-120

Perth Corners

Over 3.5

+120

Under 3.5

-163

Most Corners

1

-345

X

+750

2

+320

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Melbourne City vs Perth Glory Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

For this A-League encounter, the bookmakers have Melbourne City as the -227 favourites to win. This therefore implies that they have a 69% chance of triumphing. The market suggests that Perth Glory are least likely to win at +500.

City can be backed at -110 on the Half-Time Result and you’ll need them to have their noses in front by the break. Perth can be chanced at +420 and the draw is +160.

The Over 2.5 option is currently favourite on the Total Goals betting market. If you’re anticipating that both teams will score, the BTTS Yes option can be wagered at -143.

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Full-Time Result

1

-227

X

+370

2

+500

Half-Time Result

1

-110

X

+160

2

+420

Double Chance

1X

-1000

12

-667

X2

+148

Draw No Bet

1

-588

2

+330

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -1.25

-109

2 Hcp +1.25

-123

Total Goals

Under 2.5

+135

Over 2.5

-189

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-143

No

-100

Favourite Max Caputo is +350 to be the First Goalscorer, while similar odds apply when it comes to him scoring the last goal.

Max Caputo (City)

First

+125

Anytime

+350

Medin Memeti (City)

First

+135

Anytime

+390

Benjamin Mazzeo (City)

First

+180

Anytime

+500

Andrew Nabbout (City)

First

+180

Anytime

+510

Elbasan Rashani (City)

First

+195

Anytime

+525

Mathew Leckie (City)

First

+195

Anytime

+550

Andreas Kuen (City)

First

+210

Anytime

+575

Adam Taggart (Perth)

First

+215

Anytime

+550

Zane Schreiber (City)

First

+390

Anytime

+1000

Emin Durakovic (City)

First

+400

Anytime

+1000

Arion Sulemani (Perth)

First

+475

Anytime

+1300

Joel Anasmo (Perth)

First

+500

Anytime

+1200

Harrison Shillington (City)

First

+510

Anytime

+1400

Nathanael Blair (Perth)

First

+510

Anytime

+1300

Adam Bugarija (Perth)

First

+525

Anytime

+1200

Trent Ostler (Perth)

First

+540

Anytime

+1400

Peter Antoniou (City)

First

+540

Anytime

+1300

Khoa Ngo (Perth)

First

+540

Anytime

+1200

Jaiden Kucharski (Perth)

First

+550

Anytime

+1300

Kai Trewin (City)

First

+575

Anytime

+1500

Nathaniel Atkinson (City)

First

+575

Anytime

+1500

Aziz Behich (City)

First

+650

Anytime

+1600

Luke Amos (Perth)

First

+650

Anytime

+1600

Rhys Bozinovski (Perth)

First

+700

Anytime

+1600

William Freney (Perth)

First

+700

Anytime

+1700

Taras Gomulka (Perth)

First

+750

Anytime

+1800

Besian Kutleshi (City)

First

+800

Anytime

+1900

Germán Ferreyra (City)

First

+800

Anytime

+2000

Jayden Necovski (City)

First

+800

Anytime

+2000

Nicholas Pennington (Perth)

First

+800

Anytime

+2000

Melbourne City are unbeaten in the last six games at AAMI Park. Aurelio Vidmar's team have seven wins, two draws and one loss in the last 10 home games, scoring an average of 1.50 goals per match and conceding 0.50.

Perth have finished with seven defeats, two wins and one draw in the past 10 away matches, netting an average of 0.80 goals per game and conceding 1.90.

The past meeting at AAMI Park saw City defeat Perth 1-0. The past 10 H2H meetings at AAMI Park have resulted in four City wins, four draws and two Perth successes.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Melbourne City Home Stats		5-3-2	2.30	1.60	0.70	3	7	4	6
Perth Glory Away Stats		3-1-6	3.00	1.10	1.90	6	4	5	5

• W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
• G = Avg. Goals
• GF = Avg. Goals For
• GA = Avg. Goals Against
• O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
• U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
• B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
• B-No = Matches BTTS No

Melbourne City vs Perth Glory Lineups & Team News

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