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

Fri 7 Feb 2020 · 08:30 UTC AAMI Park HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'

Nathaniel Atkinson 45' Y

Scott Jamieson 45' Y

Y 56' James Donachie

Florin Berenguer 66' Y

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 Shaun Evans
Referee Andrew Meimarakis
Referee Jack Morgan

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

2020-02-07 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	H	2–1	W
01 Feb	Adelaide United FC	A	1–3	L
25 Jan	Perth Glory FC	H	0–0	D
18 Jan	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	2–0	W
11 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	A	2–2	D
03 Jan	Western United FC	H	3–2	W

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Feb	Melbourne City FC	A	1–2	L
01 Feb	Perth Glory FC	A	2–2	D
24 Jan	Sydney FC	H	0–3	L
17 Jan	Adelaide United FC	A	0–1	L
12 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	2–3	L
05 Jan	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	4–0	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' Melbourne City FC have kicked off against Melbourne Victory FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Storm Roux is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne City FC.
8' Florin Berenguer does the damage! The net is bulging and Melbourne City FC surge ahead!
13' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lawrence Thomas made 210 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
18' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Melbourne City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
23' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
28' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne City FC and Melbourne Victory FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
33' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
38' Melbourne Victory FC is showing some good football. However, Melbourne Victory FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
43' Supporters expect more eagerness from Craig Noone, as he is very good at scoring at AAMI Park with 7 goals in the last 6 games.
45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Nathaniel Atkinson on 45 minutes.
50' Robbie Kruse has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
55' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Marco Rojas on, Tim Hoogland off on 55 minutes.
56' A moment of madness from James Donachie on 56 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Melbourne Victory FC will be frustrated.
61' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
66' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Florin Berenguer on 66 minutes.
71' Jamie MacLaren is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
72' Melbourne City FC make a change. Jamie MacLaren trudges off to be replaced by Lachlan Wales on 72 minutes.
77' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Jakob Poulsen on, Migjen Basha off on 77 minutes.
78' What a strike from Ola Toivonen! The score is 2-1.
82' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Nathaniel Atkinson by Scott Galloway on 82 minute.
87' Melbourne City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne Victory FC's shape.
The points are shared — Melbourne City FC 2-1 Melbourne Victory FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Craig Noone
14
Susaeta
6
Josh Brillante
9
Jamie MacLaren ↓ Lachlan Wales 72'
10
Florin Berenguer
3
Scott Jamieson C
13
Nathaniel Atkinson ↓ Scott Galloway 82'
22
Curtis Good
7
Rostyn Griffiths
20
Adrian Luna
1
Tom Glover

Bench

Coach Erick Mombaerts

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Salvachua

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

2020-02-07 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2020-02-01 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Melbourne City FC L 2020-01-25 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Perth Glory FC D 2020-01-18 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2020-01-11 Brisbane Roar FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D 2020-01-03 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Western United FC W

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2020-02-07 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2020-02-01 Perth Glory FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC D 2020-01-24 Melbourne Victory FC 0–3 Sydney FC L 2020-01-17 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2020-01-12 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 2020-01-05 Melbourne Victory FC 4–0 Newcastle United Jets FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.43 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.23 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC45% Draw27% Melbourne Victory FC28%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.66

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

55%

Melbourne City FC or Melbourne Victory FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC29% Draw47% Melbourne Victory FC24%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.2%

0 – 0

1 – 0

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

7.6%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 0

2 – 2

5.2%

0 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

3 – 0

3.3%

1 – 3

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	21%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	18%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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