Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory Betting Tips [8 August 2020]

Perth Glory will hope to keep their place in the Finals Series qualification spots, as they take on Melbourne Victory in their 25th round action of the Hyundai A-League at the Netstrata Jubilee Stadium in Sydney. Ahead of this match, Perth are 5th in the standings with 37 points and six ahead of the Newcastle Jets, who are the nearest challengers for the top-six. Victory are 10th in the standings with 20 points and looking to end the season away from the wooden spoon – the bottom-placed Central Coast Mariners, who are only two points behind.

Perth have lost their way a bit with four losses in their last seven league matches, drawing one and winning two. Although they are coming off a 3-1 win over Western Sydney, Perth haven’t managed to stay consistent. Case in point being no back-to-back league wins since early January. Regardless, they have been involved in high scoring matches and that should once again be the case here. That said, Perth remain the third-best scoring side in the division with 43 goals, while their defensive record of 30 goals conceded in the joint-third best.

Victory are just two points off the bottom and have won only five matches of their 24 this campaign. They have already lost 14 matches, which is only better than the 18 losses that the Central Coast Mariners have picked up. The designated visitors are without a win since the restart losing all three matches, and have lost their last five in a row. Although the last three losses have come via a single-goal margin, the Melbourne side has usually struggled for efficiency. Their tally of 42 goals conceded remains the third-worst record in the division, while their tally of 28 goals scored is just better than that of the Mariners.

Perth Glory have taken just one point off Melbourne Victory this season – drawing and losing one each. However, recent form has been very poor for Victory with five losses in a row. That gives Perth a slight edge in this fixture. Our pick comes in the goals market, though, as we feel there are over 2.5 goals in this encounter.