| This was the 7th match between these two teams. |
| This was the 4th League match between these two teams. |
| Perth Glory had now played 3 matches without a win. |
| Ron Smith had never coached a team to a win against Ernie Merrick. There had been 1 drawn match and 2 wins to Ernie Merrick's team. |
| The crowd of 7,983 was the 9th largest home crowd for Perth Glory in the history of the A-League (Men) at the time. |
| Melbourne Victory were now on a 8 match winning streak. This was a record for Melbourne Victory at the time. |
| This was the first time that Melbourne Victory had won an away match against Perth Glory. |
| Perth Glory had not beaten Melbourne Victory in the last 4 matches between these two teams. |
| The 1 goal margin equalled the record winning margin for Melbourne Victory over Perth Glory, first set on 30/07/2005. The record was equalled again on 9/11/2006, 21/10/2007 and 26/07/2008, and stood until 4/10/2008 Melbourne Victory 4-0 Perth Glory. |
| The 2 goals scored by Melbourne Victory equalled their record for goals scored against Perth Glory, first set on 4/09/2005. The record was equalled again on 7/01/2007 and 21/10/2007, and stood until 4/10/2008 Melbourne Victory 4-0 Perth Glory. |
| Head to head record: Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory |
