Thursday , 2 July 2026

Melbourne City FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2018-19
Melbourne City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Melbourne Victory FC
Sat 22 Dec 2018 · 08:50 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 25' Leigh Broxham
Y 34' Nick Ansell
Harrison Delbridge 67' Y
Bart Schenkeveld 75' Y
Riley McGree 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne City FC vs Melbourne Victory FC — A League at AAMI Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Shaun Evans
  • Referee Craig Zetter
  • Referee Lachlan Keevers
  • Referee Andrew Meimarakis
  • Referee George Lakrindis
18 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Newcastle United Jets FC 26 48
2 Adelaide United FC 26 43
3 Auckland FC 26 42
4 Melbourne Victory FC 26 40
5 Sydney FC 26 39
6 Melbourne City FC 26 38
7 Macarthur FC 26 34
8 Wellington Phoenix FC 26 33
9 Central Coast Mariners FC 26 32
10 Perth Glory FC 26 31
11 Brisbane Roar FC 26 26
12 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 21

Head-to-Head

7
9
8
Melbourne City FC 24 games · Avg 2.8 goals Melbourne Victory FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-22 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2018-10-20 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Dec Melbourne Victory FC H 1–1 D
16 Dec Adelaide United FC A 2–0 W
08 Dec Perth Glory FC A 0–1 L
02 Dec Newcastle United Jets FC H 3–0 W
24 Nov Brisbane Roar FC A 0–2 L
09 Nov Wellington Phoenix FC H 2–0 W
Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Dec Melbourne City FC A 1–1 D
14 Dec Brisbane Roar FC A 4–2 W
08 Dec Adelaide United FC H 2–0 W
01 Dec Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 4–0 W
25 Nov Sydney FC A 2–1 W
11 Nov Central Coast Mariners FC H 4–1 W

Season Stats

Melbourne City FC Melbourne Victory FC
#6 Position #4
38 Points 40
26 Played 26
10 / 8 / 8 W / D / L 11 / 7 / 8
33 Scored 44
33 Conceded 33
+0 GD +11
1.46 PPG 1.54
38% Win % 42%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season
23% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts). Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
3/–
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Melbourne Victory FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne City FC
Max Caputo 8 G 1 A
Marcus Younis 7 G 3 A
Medin Memeti 5 G 1 A
Melbourne Victory FC
Nikolaos Vergos 7 G 1 A
Clarismario 6 G
Mata 5 G 12 A
Keegan Jelacic 5 G 2 A
Charles Nduka 5 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds AAMI Park will turn into a battlefield for Melbourne City FC and Melbourne Victory FC.
  • 5' Ola Toivonen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne City FC tonight.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' Australia international Carl Valeri has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ramy Najjarine is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne City FC.
  • 25' Leigh Broxham was booked on 25.
  • 30' Melbourne City FC is showing some good football. However, Melbourne City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 34' Poor challenge from Nick Ansell. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 39' Melbourne Victory FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 3 meetings.
  • 44' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 3 times this season with Melbourne Victory FC winning 66.67% of all matches.
  • 49' Lawrence Thomas, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 54' Melbourne Victory FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 55' Ola Toivonen does the damage! The net is bulging and Melbourne Victory FC surge ahead!
  • 60' Melbourne Victory FC have won 299 goals from 210 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 64' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nathaniel Atkinson is hanging Ritchie De Laet on the field on 64 minute.
  • 67' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Harrison Delbridge.
  • 72' Melbourne Victory FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 75' Bart Schenkeveld has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 75.
  • 77' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Luke Brattan by Ramy Najjarine on 77 minute.
  • 82' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 87' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 88' The crowd applauds Leigh Broxham as he leaves the pitch. Josh Hope steps in for Melbourne Victory FC.
  • 90' Dario Vidosic has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 90 minutes.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Riley McGree on 90 minutes.
  • The points are shared — Melbourne City FC 1-1 Melbourne Victory FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Warren Joyce

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kevin Muscat

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamie MacLaren 10
Ola Toivonen 4
Nishan Velupillay 3
Aiden O'Neill 3
Bruno Fornaroli 3
Mathew Leckie 3
Marco Rojas 3
Jake Brimmer 3

Head to Head

2018-12-22 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2018-10-20 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC

Melbourne City FC Form

2018-12-22 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2018-12-16 Adelaide United FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC W 2018-12-08 Perth Glory FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L 2018-12-02 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2018-11-24 Brisbane Roar FC 2–0 Melbourne City FC L 2018-11-09 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2018-12-22 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2018-12-14 Brisbane Roar FC 2–4 Melbourne Victory FC W 2018-12-08 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Adelaide United FC W 2018-12-01 Melbourne Victory FC 4–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2018-11-25 Sydney FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2018-11-11 Melbourne Victory FC 4–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.46 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Melbourne Victory FC xG
I would bet for: Melbourne City FC or Melbourne Victory FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne City FC40% Draw28% Melbourne Victory FC32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Melbourne Victory FC
60%
Melbourne City FC or Melbourne Victory FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC28% Draw46% Melbourne Victory FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.3%
0 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
7.8%
1 – 0
7.7%
0 – 1
7.2%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
4%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 19% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 18% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.