Melbourne City vs Perth Glory Tips & Predictions - City to return to winners circle

City have struggled with their growing casualty ward over the last few weeks, but this represents a great chance to get back to winning ways. However, Glory have improved somewhat over the last month, so we're backing Under 3.5 goals as the best bet, which has landed in City's last eight games and in seven of Glory's last 10. City are also backed to win this game to nil, with the team keeping a clean sheet in their last three victories.

City have won five of the last six A-League meetings between the teams, including a thumping 5-0 triumph on the road earlier this campaign.

It wasn't too long ago that City were tussling with Auckland and Adelaide for top spot on the ladder, but injuries to various key figures have finally taken a toll over the last month.

Indeed, City - who were unbeaten in seven games - come into this encounter on a three-game losing streak, falling 3-0 to Auckland and 1-0 to both of Macarthur and Adelaide.

Those three defeats have caused City to drop out of the finals places in seventh spot, so securing all three points here is vital.

Yonatan Cohen, James Jeggo, Andreas Kuen and Andrew Nabbout all missed last week's 1-0 loss to Adelaide, but Marco Tilio continues to work his way back from injury, coming off the bench.

It's been another disastrous season for Perth - they've managed just two wins from their 17 games and have a -28 goal differential heading into this encounter.

Which is why it feels a little strange to say they're not in bad form right now - Glory are unbeaten in three of their last five games, including taking the scalp of Auckland.

Perth also managed a 2-2 draw on the road against the Jets in that period, along with a most-recent 1-1 share of the spoils at home against the Mariners, where a huge goalkeeping blunder cost them all three points.

Andriano Lebib and Lachlan Barr both missed the Mariners draw through injury, along with David Williams, who is out for the season.