Preview: Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory

Saturday December 18, 7pm, AAMI Park, Melbourne

Date: Saturday December 18
Kick-off: 7pm
Venue: AAMI Park, Melbourne
Television: Live and exclusive on Fox Sports 1 from 6:00pm (AEDT).
Radio: 774 ABC and www.sen.com.au
Live Match Centre: www.melbournevictory.com.au

Head-to-head
Played 17. Wins: Melbourne Victory 5, Perth Glory 8. Draws: 4.

Previous Meeting
Perth Glory 3, Melbourne Victory 1, nib Stadium, November 2010

Why we don’t like ’em
Because of our record against the Sandgropers. Perth has had the wood on Victory in recent clashes, winning three of the past five encounters, and the two match-ups this season.

Former England international Robbie Fowler chose to produce his best performance against us this season with a hat-trick in a 3-1 win at Perth, which remains the only individual treble scored in the A-League this season.

Past five matches:
Melbourne Victory:
Melbourne Heart 1, Melbourne Victory 3, AAMI Park
Melbourne Victory 3, Brisbane Roar 3, AAMI Park
Wellington Phoenix 2, Melbourne Victory 2, Westpac Stadium
Melbourne Victory 2, Central Coast Mariners 2, AAMI Park
Perth Glory 3, Melbourne Victory 1, nib Stadium

Perth Glory:
Perth Glory 1, Central Coast Mariners 1, nib Stadium
North Queensland Fury 1, Perth Glory 1, Dairy Farmers Stadium
Brisbane Roar 3, Perth Glory 2, Suncorp Stadium
Sydney FC 2, Perth Glory 0, Parramatta Stadium
Perth Glory 3, Melbourne Victory 1, nib Stadium