Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 02 Jan 2026

A-League Betting Preview: Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory

Melbourne Victory host Perth Glory at AAMI Park, with kick-off set for 04:35 on Friday 2 January.

Perth +0.5 can secure a payout when they go up against Melbourne Victory. We’ll take the visitors on the Asian Handicap with the comfort of a win or draw being enough to land a return at -115 with this bet.

Melbourne Victory have enjoyed three straight A-League wins, most recently beating Wellington Phoenix 5-1. It was a home success at AAMI Park. The Boys in Blue had most of the ball boasting 61% possession and six shots on target, while Nikolaos Vergos fired home a hat-trick.

Perth Glory have won three road games on the spin, triumphing 3-1 in their previous appearance. This was against Melbourne City at AAMI Park. The Western Australia side recorded just 39% possession and had seven shots on goal, while Tom Lawrence scored a hat-trick.

Head-to-Head Statistics

It’s been five straight wins for Melbourne when playing Perth. In the last encounter, Melbourne banked a 2-0 victory when visiting HBF Park. The previous 10 H2H matches have included six wins for Melbourne, two victories for Perth along with two draws.

A-League		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
4	Melb Victory	21	9	5	7	34	27	7	34:27	32
11	Perth Glory	21	6	4	11	24	34	-10	24:34	22

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4 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, averaging 1.2 goals from 4.7 shots on goal and 10.4 attempts. Victory have had 50.9% possession and 5.2 corners per game. On average, they have conceded 1.3 goals from 3.5 shots on goal and 8.0 attempts, while their opponents have been awarded 4.8 corners.

Top goalscorer Nikolaos Vergos has found the net 5 times, Keegan Jelacic 3, with Clarismario Rodrigus and two other players on 1. Joshua Rawlins, Juan Mata and Denis Genreau are the leading assists makers with 2.

Perth have won 4, lost 5 and drawn 1, with an average of 3.3 shots on goal, 8.4 attempts and 1.0 goals. The Glory average 44.1% possession, 3.7 corners taken and 4.7 corners against them, while 1.3 goals have been conceded from 8.2 attempts and 3.6 shots on goal.

Tom Lawrence is the leading scorer with 4 goals, followed by Nicholas Pennington on 2, with Sebastian Despotovski and two others bagging 1. The top assistors in the last 10 games are Trent Ostler, Arion Sulemani and Jaiden Kucharski who have all made 1.

Confirmed Lineups

Melbourne Victory confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Jack Duncan (GK), Joshua Inserra, Sebastian Esposito, Roderick Miranda, Jason Davidson, Louis D'Arrigo, Denis Genreau, Clarismario Rodrigus, Juan Mata, Nishan Velupillay, Nikolaos Vergos.

Perth Glory confirmed lineup (4-2-2-2): Matthew Sutton (GK), Charbel Shamoon, Scott Wootton, Brian Kaltak, Sam Sutton, William Freney, Rhys Bozinovski, Trent Ostler, Nicholas Pennington, Arion Sulemani, Tom Lawrence.

Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory Prediction & Betting Tips

Get the edge with our best Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory tips: a key match prediction, expert corners pick, correct score recommendation, top player prop bets and a ready-made bet builder.

Match Prediction

Perth seem like a great wager on the Asian Handicap for this A-League encounter. Betting the visitors at +0.5 at -115 looks like the path to a return, with plenty of value in this price.

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Key Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory league stats:

• The +0.5 line has been covered by Perth in 4 of their last 5 games on the road.
• The +0.5 line has been covered by Perth in 3 consecutive games on the road.
• The -0.5 line hasn’t been covered by Victory in 6 of their last 10 games.
• The -0.5 line hasn’t been covered by Victory in 3 of their last 5 games at home.

According to the latest odds, our pick has a 53.5% chance of winning. However, our tipsters research has found that the actual probability is closer to 60%. It’s the reason why we are recommending this bet.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Victory 1 - 1 Perth

There’s the option to bet on the two teams to play out a 1-1 draw. Odds of +475 are on offer and this is a correct score wager that should provide plenty of entertainment.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Nikos Vergos to Score +108

Nikos Vergos (Victory) has scored in his past two A-League matches on home soil. It’s worth a play on the +108 that he is Anytime Goalscorer as there’s lots of value for these betting odds.

Latest Nikos Vergos Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+105

First

+270

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Corners Prediction

Under 10.5 Corners -118

There has been four straight Melbourne Victory home matches where the 10.5 Total Corners line has not been covered, while it has been an average of 8.40 corners in the previous ten Perth games. The Total Corners line could be on the high side based on the stats and -118 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

Victory

Total

10.00 5.20 4.80

Home

8.80 5.10 3.70

Away

11.30 5.90 5.40

Perth

Total

8.40 3.70 4.70

Home

8.40 4.50 3.90

Away

9.30 2.90 6.40

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 9.5

-135

Under 9.5

-105

Victory Corners

Over 5.5

-139

Under 5.5

-108

Perth Corners

Over 3.5

-135

Under 3.5

-111

Most Corners

1

-227

X

+700

2

+220

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Melbourne Victory 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.

The bookmakers have Melbourne Victory as -125 favourites for this A-League encounter, with the 1x2 odds suggesting that they are 56% likely to triumph. Perth Glory are regarded as the least likely winner at +310.

There’s a nice alternative in the form of the Half-Time Result market. This allows you to back Melbourne at +133 to lead at the break or alternatively opt for Perth at +310. The draw is the third option at +135.

The Total Goals odds suggest that Over 2.5 is a strong probability in this contest. Both Teams to Score is one of the top markets and the BTTS Yes option can be wagered at -156.

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Full-Time Result

1

-125

X

+265

2

+310

Half-Time Result

1

+133

X

+135

2

+310

Double Chance

1X

-526

12

-417

X2

-114

Draw No Bet

1

-286

2

+190

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -0.5

-132

2 Hcp +0.5

-108

Total Goals

Under 2.5

-102

Over 2.5

-141

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-156

No

+108

Nikos Vergos is priced at +270 when it comes to First Goalscorer which makes him the favourite, while he’s also available at odds of +105 to find the net anytime.

Nikos Vergos (Victory)

First

+105

Anytime

+270

Adam Taggart (Perth)

First

+138

Anytime

+330

Nishan Velupillay (Victory)

First

+235

Anytime

+575

Jing Reec (Victory)

First

+245

Anytime

+600

Arion Sulemani (Perth)

First

+410

Anytime

+1000

Trent Ostler (Perth)

First

+480

Anytime

+1100

Jordi Valadon (Victory)

First

+525

Anytime

+1200

Luke Amos (Perth)

First

+540

Anytime

+1200

William Freney (Perth)

First

+600

Anytime

+1300

Rhys Bozinovski (Perth)

First

+600

Anytime

+1400

Sam Sutton (Perth)

First

+650

Anytime

+1600

Joshua Rawlins (Victory)

First

+700

Anytime

+1600

Nicholas Pennington (Perth)

First

+700

Anytime

+1700

Roderick Miranda (Victory)

First

+700

Anytime

+1700

Joshua Inserra (Victory)

First

+800

Anytime

+1900

Josh Risdon (Perth)

First

+1000

Anytime

+2200

Melbourne have clocked up four wins, three draws and three defeats in the past 10 home games, recording an average of 1.80 goals per match and conceding 1.30.

Perth have now managed three away wins on the bounce. The Western Australia side have finished with six defeats and four wins in the past 10 away games, netting an average of 1.20 goals per match and conceding 1.80.

The most recent AAMI Park meeting saw Melbourne claim a 2-0 win over Perth. In the previous 7 H2H meetings at AAMI Park, we have seen four Melbourne victories, two Perth wins and one draw.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Melbourne Victory Home Stats		4-3-3	3.10	1.80	1.30	5	5	5	5
Perth Glory Away Stats		4-0-6	3.00	1.20	1.80	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 Victory vs Perth Glory Lineups & Team News

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