{"id":2991,"date":"2026-01-02T06:19:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T06:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/?p=2991"},"modified":"2026-01-13T07:29:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T07:29:07","slug":"melbourne-victory-vs-perth-glory-can-vergos-fire-victory-to-a-fourth-straight-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/melbourne-victory-vs-perth-glory-can-vergos-fire-victory-to-a-fourth-straight-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory: Can Vergos Fire Victory to a Fourth Straight Win?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Friday, January 2 \u2013 AAMI Park \u2013 7:35pm AEDT<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>How to Watch:<\/strong> Livestream on SPOTV NOW<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current Standings:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Melbourne Victory: 7th<\/li>\n<li>Perth Glory: 9th<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Round 10 Results:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Melbourne Victory: 5-1 vs Wellington Phoenix (H)<\/li>\n<li>Perth Glory: 3-1 vs Melbourne City (A)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Most chances created in the league at 37. Juan Mata is rolling back the years at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gomvfc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gomvfc<\/a> \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8\ud83e\ude84\ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>We can\u2019t wait to watch this guy pulling the strings against at AAMI Park against <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PerthGloryFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PerthGloryFC<\/a> tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Melbourne, don\u2019t miss your chance to watch a great in action. Get your tickets\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VyltUZUyJC\">pic.twitter.com\/VyltUZUyJC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Isuzu UTE A-League (@aleaguemen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aleaguemen\/status\/2006955325153489183?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Both sides arrive at AAMI Park brimming with confidence after emphatic wins last gameweek.<\/p>\n<p>Melbourne Victory dismantled Wellington Phoenix in a 5-1 masterclass, their third consecutive triumph. Greek striker Nikos Vergos stole the headlines with a stunning hat-trick, while Keegan Jelacic and Santos added gloss to the scoreline.<\/p>\n<p>For Santos, that goal could prove pivotal\u2014it was his first of the season and might just spark a resurgence. Vergos, meanwhile, now sits joint-top of the scoring charts alongside Harry Sawyer (Macarthur) and Lachlan Rose (Newcastle Jets).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lVExBaNXqME?si=jxKP46bsgYhwBuRA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Speaking ahead of the clash, Vergos credited his recent form to consistency and hard work:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s better when you work hard and keep doing what you know. I didn\u2019t change anything\u2014I stayed consistent, and finally, the results came. That\u2019s why I\u2019m very happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Victory will be chasing a <strong>fourth straight win at AAMI Park<\/strong> as they look to climb further up the ladder. But Vergos insists there\u2019s no room for complacency:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re only in Round 10, and we\u2019re still mid-table. We haven\u2019t achieved anything yet. It\u2019s not time to celebrate\u2014we need to keep going.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory Friday, January 2 \u2013 AAMI Park \u2013 7:35pm AEDT How to Watch: Livestream on SPOTV NOW Current Standings: Melbourne Victory: 7th Perth Glory: 9th Round 10 Results: Melbourne Victory: 5-1 vs Wellington Phoenix (H) Perth Glory: 3-1 vs Melbourne City (A) Most chances created in the league at 37. Juan &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/melbourne-victory-vs-perth-glory-can-vergos-fire-victory-to-a-fourth-straight-win\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory: Can Vergos Fire Victory to a Fourth Straight Win?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[121,5],"tags":[127],"class_list":["post-2991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","category-top-stories","tag-football"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2991"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2991\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2998,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2991\/revisions\/2998"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}