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

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A League · 2019-20

Melbourne City FC

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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

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

Melbourne City FC 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne Victory FC 4 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

Head-to-Head

Melbourne City FC 25 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#4	Position	#9
7	Points	3
4	Played	4
2 / 1 / 1	W / D / L	0 / 3 / 1
6	Scored	5
6	Conceded	6
+0	GD	-1
1.75	PPG	0.75
50%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)

52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

Melbourne City FC are 4th (7 pts). Melbourne Victory FC are 9th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Melbourne Victory FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/1

61-75

3/1

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne City FC

Andrew Nabbout	2 G
Emiliano Marcondes	1 G	2 A
Matheus Rossetto	1 G
Awer Mabil	1 G
Quinn MacNicol	1 G

Melbourne Victory FC

Keegan Jelacic	2 G
Jordi Valadon	2 G
Charles Nduka	1 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at AAMI Park. Melbourne City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Melbourne Victory FC.
5' Elvis Kamsoba has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' Melbourne City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' GOAL! Ola Toivonen fires home to make it 0-1!
20' 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.
25' Melbourne City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne Victory FC's shape.
30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
35' Melbourne Victory FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
40' The travelling Melbourne Victory FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
41' Ola Toivonen is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
46' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne City FC and Melbourne Victory FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
50' The referee has no hesitation. Andrew Nabbout is booked for Melbourne Victory FC — Yellow card on 50.
54' That is a Yellow card for Melbourne City FC. Adrian Luna will be fuming at that decision.
56' Against the run of play, Harrison Delbridge has scored! This game has turned on its head.
58' Melbourne Victory FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 58.
62' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Ola Toivonen trudges off to be replaced by Jakob Poulsen on 62 minutes.
67' Controversy at the stadium! Elvis Kamsoba argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
69' It is a substitution in Melbourne City FC team. Craig Noone is replaced by Lachlan Wales on 69 minute.
74' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
79' Curtis Good is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne Victory FC tonight.
82' It is a substitution in Melbourne City FC team. Javier Cabrera is replaced by Nathaniel Atkinson on 82 minute.
87' Melbourne City FC have won 392 goals from 212 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
90' Ola Toivonen has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
90' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Elvis Kamsoba trudges off to be replaced by Storm Roux on 90 minutes.
1-2 the final result. Melbourne City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Craig Noone ↓ Lachlan Wales 69'
6
Josh Brillante
2
Scott Galloway
9
Jamie MacLaren
3
Scott Jamieson C
4
Harrison Delbridge
34
Connor Metcalfe
22
Curtis Good
8
Javier Cabrera ↓ Nathaniel Atkinson 82'
20
Adrian Luna
1
Tom Glover

Bench

Coach Erick Mombaerts

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Kurz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	10
Ola Toivonen	4
Nishan Velupillay	3
Aiden O'Neill	3
Andrew Nabbout	3
Bruno Fornaroli	3
Mathew Leckie	3
Marco Rojas	3

Head to Head

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

2 / 4

1.63 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.39 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne City FC or Melbourne Victory FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC42% Draw27% Melbourne Victory FC31%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.02

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

58%

Melbourne City FC or Melbourne Victory FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC31% Draw44% Melbourne Victory FC25%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

7.1%

0 – 0

6.6%

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

0 – 1

5.9%

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

4.7%

1 – 3

3.4%

3 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	20%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	17%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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