Perth Glory vs Melbourne City Prediction: Caputo on song again for City

Perth Glory, without a win in their last six games (D3, L3), welcome Melbourne City, who broke out of their five-match winless run in the Australian A-League Men's in midweek, to HBF Park on Sunday (08:00 GMT, TNT Sports 10).

Below are my Perth Glory vs Melbourne City predictions, supported by all the latest team news and match odds.

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Team News

Joel Anasmo (Achilles), Brandon O'Neill (calf), Cameron Cook (knee), Trent Ostler (broken jaw), Tom Lawrence and Lachlan Wales (both unspecified) are out injured for Perth Glory.

Skipper Adam Taggart, alongside Gabriel Popovic and Sebastian Despotovski, is back in Adam Griffiths' extended squad, though.

Football Odds

Mathew Leckie (hip), Alessandro Lopane (quad) and Takeshi Kanamori (knee) are in the Melbourne City medical bay, while Andreas Kuen is suspended, but Andrew Nabbout is back from injury for Aurelio Vidmar's side.

Perth Glory vs Melbourne City Odds

Perth Glory are 5/2 underdogs, implying a 28.6% probability of success, while Melbourne City are 9/10, or a 52.6% chance, with the draw priced at 12/5.

Anytime Goalscorer - Max Caputo (MCY) @ 11/8

City striker Max Caputo was three games without a goal in all competitions heading into Tuesday's match against Sydney FC, but it was his 53rd-minute strike that proved decisive at Allianz Stadium as the visitors left with all three points in a 1-0 win.

That goal was the 20-year-old's eighth of the 2025/26 ALM season, and 11th in all competitions, having struck three times in nine AFC Champions League Elite outings.

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He'll take a lot of confidence into Sunday's contest, particularly as he has scored three times across six career appearances against Perth; only against Sydney (also three) has he scored as many goals.

Glory have shipped 14 goals across their last five matches, so there are glaring vulnerabilities in their defence at the moment.

Both Teams To Score - Yes @ 8/11

Both teams to score has been a winning bet in five of Melbourne City's last seven ALM matches, and the same can be said for Perth, too.

Glory have scored in all five of their home games this calendar year, with BTTS-Yes landing in their last four.

The last two head-to-heads have seen four goals scored, with City thrashing Glory 4-0 at AAMI Park last October before falling to a 3-1 defeat at the same venue in December.

With Taggart back involved, Sunday's hosts should get back in the goalscoring groove after blanking in last week's 2-0 defeat at Wellington Phoenix.