Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Melbourne City FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2019-20
Melbourne City FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Melbourne Victory FC
Sat 21 Dec 2019 · 06:00 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 50' Andrew Nabbout
Adrian Luna 54' Y
Y 58' Anthony Lesiotis
Y 67' Elvis Kamsoba
Y 90' Ola Toivonen

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
  • Referee Wilson Brown
  • Referee Alex King
  • Referee Lachlan Keevers
  • Referee David Walsh

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
2019-12-21 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2019-10-12 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Melbourne City FC 2019-02-23 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 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
21 Dec Melbourne Victory FC H 1–2 L
15 Dec Newcastle United Jets FC A 4–0 W
06 Dec Perth Glory FC H 0–3 L
22 Nov Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 3–2 W
17 Nov Brisbane Roar FC A 3–4 L
08 Nov Central Coast Mariners FC H 3–1 W
Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Dec Melbourne City FC A 2–1 W
14 Dec Wellington Phoenix FC H 0–0 D
08 Dec Western United FC A 1–3 L
29 Nov Perth Glory FC H 1–0 W
23 Nov Adelaide United FC A 1–3 L
17 Nov Sydney FC A 1–2 L

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Melbourne City FC and Melbourne Victory FC is underway.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' Ola Toivonen makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Melbourne Victory FC are in front.
  • 20' Craig Noone, a England , has 3 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 30' Melbourne Victory FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 40' Leigh Broxham has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 41' What a strike from Ola Toivonen! The score is 0-2.
  • 46' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne City FC that had 208 games and scored 386 goals.
  • 50' It’s a booking for Melbourne Victory FC player. Andrew Nabbout gets a Yellow card.
  • 54' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Adrian Luna on 54 minutes.
  • 56' Magnificent from Harrison Delbridge! That is 4 goals in 208 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 58' Controversy at the stadium! Anthony Lesiotis argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Jakob Poulsen. He replaces Ola Toivonen on 62 minute.
  • 67' A moment of madness from Elvis Kamsoba on 67 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Melbourne Victory FC will be frustrated.
  • 69' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Craig Noone exits the field as Lachlan Wales enters on 69.
  • 74' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 79' Melbourne City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 82' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nathaniel Atkinson is hanging Javier Cabrera on the field on 82 minute.
  • 87' Albania international Migjen Basha has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ola Toivonen on 90.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Melbourne Victory FC team. Elvis Kamsoba is replaced by Storm Roux on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Melbourne Victory FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erick Mombaerts

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Kurz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2019-12-21 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2019-10-12 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Melbourne City FC 2019-02-23 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 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

2019-12-21 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 2019-12-15 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–4 Melbourne City FC W 2019-12-06 Melbourne City FC 0–3 Perth Glory FC L 2019-11-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC W 2019-11-17 Brisbane Roar FC 4–3 Melbourne City FC L 2019-11-08 Melbourne City FC 3–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2019-12-21 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2019-12-14 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2019-12-08 Western United FC 3–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2019-11-29 Melbourne Victory FC 1–0 Perth Glory FC W 2019-11-23 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2019-11-17 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.36 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 Melbourne Victory FC xG
I would bet for: Melbourne City FC or Melbourne Victory FC 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC36% Draw28% Melbourne Victory FC36%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.84
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 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Melbourne Victory FC
64%
Melbourne City FC or Melbourne Victory FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne City FC25% Draw46% Melbourne Victory FC29%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
7.7%
0 – 0
7.7%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 0
7%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
5.7%
2 – 0
5.3%
1 – 3
4.1%
3 – 1
3.5%
0 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 18% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 20% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

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

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