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Perth Glory will meet Melbourne City at the Sam Kerr Football Centre in the Australia Cup round of 32 on Saturday. Glory booked their place in the round of 32 with a 4-2 win over Brisbane Roar last month while Melbourne qualified directly as one of the top teams from the A-League 2023-24 league table.
Glory's 4-2 win over Brisbane Roar was their first win in the Australia Cup since 2016. David Williams scored in the first half and Abdelelah Faisal bagged a second-half brace. Nathanael Blair made his debut for Glory and scored just nine minutes after coming on as a substitute.
City, the 2016 Cup winners, were eliminated from the semifinals last season as they suffered a 2-1 loss to eventual champions Sydney FC. They will play their first competitive match of the season and will look to get their campaign underway on a positive note.
Perth Glory vs Melbourne City Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams have met 44 times in all competitions. Glory have the upper hand in these meetings with 19 wins. City are not far behind with 14 wins and 11 games have ended in draws.
- They have met just once in the Australia Cup, with that meeting taking place in the 2015 edition. Glory won the semi-final match 3-1 and lost 2-0 to Melbourne Victory in the final.
- Perth Glory have just one win in competitive games since February. They suffered consecutive losses in their last four games of the 2023-24 A-League campaign, conceding 23 goals.
- Melbourne City registered a thumping 8-0 win in their previous meeting against Glory in the A-League in April.
- City won three of their four games in the Australia Cup last season.
Perth Glory vs Melbourne City Prediction
Glory will play in the round of 32 of the competition for the first time in five years and will look to leave a good account of themselves here. They scored four goals in the competition for the first time since 2014 in the playoff round and will look to build on that form.
The Hearts have the upper hand in recent meetings against the hosts, winning four of the last five games in this fixture. They scored nine goals in four games in the Australia Cup last season.
Considering City's dominance in this fixture and better record in the Australia Cup, we back the 2016 champions to eke out a narrow win.
Prediction: Perth Glory 2-3 Melbourne City
Perth Glory vs Melbourne City Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Melbourne City to win
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 3: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes
Tip 4: David Williams to score or assist any time - Yes
