Interesting stat;

3 players have scored a hattrick in this fixture. All 3 of them were for Perth.

Smeltz 2012 (finals match) 3-0
Maclaren 2015 3-1
Keogh 2016 3-2 (away game)

Correct, no crowds for this game.
First time ever for a Glory home game.

I think this might be getting played with no crowd does anyone know?

I really can't see PG getting it over MC.
Maybe at home they will lift that extra bit But MC are far better as a unit in attack and defensively.
3-1 MC.

Perth Glory have lost only one of their last eight A-League matches against Melbourne City FC (W4, D3); although, that one defeat did come in their last meeting at HBF Park (3-2, March 2020).

Perth Glory have not scored a goal in the first half of any of their last five A-League games; the last time they went longer without a first-half goal was an eight-game stretch from January to February in 2014.

Melbourne City FC are undefeated in their last four A-League games played outside Victoria (W2, D2); the last and only time they went longer without a loss outside their home state was a six-game stretch from May to December 2015 (W4, D2).

Perth Glory are winless in their last six A-League games played on a weekday (D2, L4), while Melbourne City FC have won seven of their last eight weekday fixtures (L1).

Melbourne City FC have hit the woodwork 12 times this A-League season, the most of any team in the competition and 10 more times than Perth Glory (2).

Perth Glory boast a shooting accuracy of 54% this A-League season, the highest of any team in the competition five percentage points higher than Melbourne City FC (49%).

No player has made more assists from dead ball situations in the 2020/21 A-League season than Perth Glory’s Neil Kilkenny (5, also Jake Brimmer).