The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 2-2 draw against Wellington Phoenix on Sunday, while Perth Glory suffered a 2-1 defeat away to Adelaide United on the same day.
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Reigning champions Melbourne City FC will host Perth glory in an A-League fixture at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium on Saturday. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 2-2 draw against Wellington Phoenix on Sunday, while Perth Glory suffered a 2-1 defeat away to Adelaide United on the same day. City are currently occupying top spot in the standings, having collected 10 points from their opening four games, level on points with second-placed Western Sydney Wanderers, but separated by goal-difference. The visitors, meanwhile, are sitting at the 10th position, with just three points to their name.Â
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The hosts saw their three-game winning start to the campaign come to an end as they were forced to share the spoils against Wellington Phoenix last Weekend. City Opened the scoring through Jamie Maclare, from the penalty spot, inside the opening 16 minutes, before Marco Tilio doubled the lead in the 34th-minute. However, after the break, Wellington came out all guns blazing and netted twice through Sam Sutton and Kosta Barbarouses to share the spoils. Perth Glory, on the other hand, have lost three of their opening four league games thus far. The Glory’s lone victory came against Central coast Mariners (2-1) on October 23, courtesy of goals from Giordano Colli and Aaron McEneff.Â
Melbourne City probable starting lineup: Glover, Talbot, Lam, Good, Bos, Tilio, Gomulka, O’Neill, Leckie, Berisha, Maclaren
Perth Glory probable starting lineup: Reddy, Beevers, Lachman, Koutroumbis, R Williams, Duncan, Oxborrow, Khelifi, Colli, McEneff, Azubel
Melbourne City
| Opponents | Score |
| Wellington Phoenix | 2-2 (D) |
| Melbourne Victory | 0-2 (W) |
| Brisbane Roar | 0-2 (W) |
| Western United | 2-1 (W) |
| Wellington Phoenix | 1-2 (L) |
Perth Glory
| Opponents | Score |
| Adelaide United | 2-1 (L) |
| Central Coast Mariners | 1-2 (W) |
| Newcastle Jets | 2-1 (L) |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 1-0 (L) |
| Newcastle Jets | 3-1 (L) |
| Last 5 match results |
| Perth Glory 2-0 Melbourne City |
| Melbourne City 2-2 Perth Glory |
| Melbourne City 1-0 Perth Glory |
| Perth Glory 1-3 Melbourne City |
| Melbourne City 1-3 Perth Glory |
The A-League match between Melbourne City and Perth Glory will take place at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium on Saturday at 11:30 am IST.
| Melbourne City vs Perth Glory | Key details |
| Date | November 5 |
| Venue | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium |
| Kickoff time in Australia | 5:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 11:30 am |
For the fans in Australia live telecast of the A-League matches will be available on Paramount +.Â
