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

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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

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

Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2025/26)
Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2025/26)

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

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

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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Melbourne City FC and Melbourne Victory FC is underway.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Adrian Luna is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne City FC.
10' Melbourne City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' Ola Toivonen makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Melbourne Victory FC are in front.
20' Melbourne City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
30' England international Craig Noone has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
40' Melbourne Victory FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
41' The deadlock is broken! Ola Toivonen gets on the scoresheet on 41 minutes.
46' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
50' The referee calls foul for Andrew Nabbout. He receives a Yellow card.
54' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Adrian Luna on 54 minutes.
56' GOAL! Harrison Delbridge scores on 56. Assisted by Javier Cabrera
58' A meaty challenge results in booking for Anthony Lesiotis on 58.
62' A change in the Melbourne Victory FC ranks — Ola Toivonen exits the field as Jakob Poulsen enters on 62.
67' Controversy at the stadium! Elvis Kamsoba argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
69' Another change for Melbourne City FC made on 69 minute. Craig Noone leaves to be changed by Lachlan Wales.
74' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
79' Scott Jamieson, a Australia , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
82' Nathaniel Atkinson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Javier Cabrera at the 82 minute mark.
87' Tom Glover is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne Victory FC tonight.
90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ola Toivonen.
90' It is a substitution in Melbourne Victory FC team. Elvis Kamsoba is replaced by Storm Roux on 90 minute.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Melbourne City FC 1-2 Melbourne Victory FC.

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
Bruno Fornaroli	3
Mathew Leckie	3
Marco Rojas	3
Jake Brimmer	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

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

0 – 2

6.3%

2 – 2

5.7%

2 – 0

5.3%

1 – 3

4.1%

3 – 1

3.5%

0 – 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.