ALM PREVIEW: City v Perth

Melbourne City returns to AAMI Park this Saturday, hosting Perth Glory in the first leg of a massive doubleheader.

After kicking off 2025 with three consecutive home wins, City has endured a tough stretch on the road, suffering three straight defeats. Now, back in front of our home fans, the team will be determined to bounce back and rediscover its winning form.

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Here are some of the key talking points ahead of our clash with Perth:

Home sweet home

Returning to AAMI Park presents the perfect opportunity for City to turn things around. Our home form has been strong in 2025, and with key players returning from injury, the squad is well-placed to hit its stride again.

Mathew Leckie and Max Caputo both made their first starts of the season last weekend, putting in solid performances despite not impacting the scoresheet.

With more match minutes under their belts, they’ll be looking to make an even greater impact come Saturday at home.

Marco Tilio also continued his comeback, playing half an hour in Adelaide, and will be pushing for a return to the starting XI this weekend.

A history of big wins

Recent clashes with Perth Glory have been particularly memorable for City fans.

Earlier this season, we produced a dominant 5-0 victory in Perth, with Steven Ugarkovic bagging a brace, while Andreas Kuen, Yonatan Cohen, and Medin Memeti also found the back of the net.

Meanwhile, our last meeting at AAMI Park was one for the history books—a club-record 8-0 win, marking one of the most dominant performances in A-League Men’s history.

While past results won’t count for much on Saturday, City will take plenty of confidence from returning home against an opponent we’ve had no issues putting the ball into the back of net against in recent meetings.

What’s ahead

With three points crucial to getting our season back on track, expect City to come out firing on Saturday evening.

A win would not only break the recent losing streak but also build momentum heading into the back half of the campaign.

While there’s still plenty of football to play this season, we’ll only have to leave Melbourne another three times – so the opportunity is there to finish the season strongly, particularly with so many players coming back from injury.

Now back in familiar surroundings at AAMI Park, this is the perfect moment for City to deliver a statement performance.