PERTH. Melbourne Victory bested Perth Glory. Melbourne Victory was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the nib Stadium stadium in Perth on Saturday and it started at 8:15 pm local time. The referee was Lachlan Keevers with the collaboration of Josh Manella and Arvin Shanmuganathan. The 4th official was Shane Skinner. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was hot at 27.97 degrees Celsius or 82.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 11 Total 27
- 4 On Target 9
- 4 Off Target 9
- 3 Shots blocked 9
- 82 Attack 119
- 34 Dangerous attack 69
- 73 Ball safe 72
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 13
Fouls
- 9 Total 6
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Melbourne Victory had a superior ball possession 62% while Perth Glory was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Melbourne Victory had a more offensive attitude with 69 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Melbourne Victory won the match.
Perth Glory shot 11 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Melbourne Victory shot 27 times, 9 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Perth Glory received 2 yellow cards (Adam Taggart and Bruce Kamau). Regarding the opposition, Melbourne Victory received 1 yellow card (Eli Adams).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Perth Glory stays with 8 points to remain in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Melbourne Victory will has 23 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
Perth Glory – Formation
Perth Glory
58'
34'
20'
Perth Glory started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Alen Stajcic decided to play with the following team: Cameron Cook , John Koutroumbis , Jacob Muir , Darryl Lachman , Riley Warland , Daniel Bennie , Giordano Colli , Mustafa Amini , Bruce Kamau , Stefan Colakovski and Adam Taggart .
The home team had on the bench: Oliver Sail, David Williams , Salim Khelifi , Luke Ivanovic , Jarrod Carluccio , Oliver Božanić and Kaelan Majekodunmi .
Perth Glory could not rely on the presence of Kaelan Majekodunmi (injured) and Jarrod Carluccio (injured).
Substitutions
Perth Glory made 5 changes: Darryl Lachman for Kaelan Majekodunmi (58′), Stefan Colakovski for Luke Ivanovic (66′), Daniel Bennie for Salim Khelifi (66′), Riley Warland for Jarrod Carluccio (74′) and Adam Taggart for David Williams (74′).
Player of the match: Jacob Muir
The player that probably impressed the most for Perth Glory was Jacob Muir.
His rating is with 61 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9.
Melbourne Victory – Formation
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Tony Popović played with: Paul Izzo , Connor Chapman , Damien Da Silva , Roderick Miranda , Jason Geria , Fabian Monge , Ryan Teague , Daniel Arzani , Zinédine Machach , Nishan Velupillay and Christopher Ikonomidis .
They had on the bench: Adama Traoré , Rai Marchán , Ben Folami , Stefan Nigro, Eli Adams , Jordi Valadon and Christian Siciliano.
Substitutions
Melbourne Victory made 5 changes: Christopher Ikonomidis for Ben Folami (69′), Fabian Monge for Rai Marchán (69′), Jason Geria for Adama Traoré (76′), Daniel Arzani for Eli Adams (76′) and Nishan Velupillay for Jordi Valadon (88′).
Player of the match: Daniel Arzani
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Melbourne Victory was Daniel Arzani even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 53 passes (77% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 9 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
- Western Sydney Wanderers – Central Coast Mariners – 0-1
- Brisbane Roar – Sydney – 1-2
- Perth Glory – Melbourne Victory – 2-3
