Melbourne City FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2020-21

Melbourne City FC

7 – 0

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Melbourne Victory FC

Sat 17 Apr 2021 · 09:10 UTC AAMI Park HT 45+5' · FT 45+3'

Y 30' Callum McManaman

R 30' Adama Traore

Y 88' Jake Brimmer

Overview

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

Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Chris Beath
Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
Referee Ashley Beecham
Referee Jonathon Barreiro
Referee George Lakrindis

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

2021-04-17 Melbourne City FC 7–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2021-03-06 Melbourne Victory FC 0–6 Melbourne City FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	H	7–0	W
10 Apr	Sydney FC	A	1–1	D
05 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	3–2	W
01 Apr	Western United FC	A	1–2	L
26 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	4–1	W
22 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–0	W

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Apr	Melbourne City FC	A	0–7	L
10 Apr	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	2–1	W
04 Apr	Sydney FC	H	0–3	L
27 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–1	D
24 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–4	L
13 Mar	Adelaide United FC	H	1–3	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' Melbourne City FC have kicked off against Melbourne Victory FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
11' The Australia Andrew Nabbout breaks the deadlock on 11 minutes. 1-0!
16' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 16 minutes.
21' 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.
26' Melbourne Victory FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
30' The referee calls foul for Callum McManaman. He receives a Yellow card.
33' Brandon Lauton gets the nod from Melbourne Victory FC. He replaces Ben Folami and will look to change the dynamic.
34' GOAL! Jamie MacLaren fires home to make it 2-0!
39' The travelling Melbourne Victory FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
44' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne City FC in their trying to find a way past Melbourne Victory FC's compact .
49' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
54' Melbourne City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne Victory FC's shape.
59' 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.
60' It is a substitution in Melbourne Victory FC team. Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio is replaced by Robbie Kruse on 60 minute.
62' Melbourne City FC ring the changes. Rostyn Griffiths has done his job and it is now time for Aiden O'Neill to step up.
63' A tactical swap from Melbourne City FC — Marco Tilio on, Craig Noone off on 63 minutes.
64' Assisted by Marco Tilio with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jamie MacLaren makes no mistake. 3-0!
69' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
74' Melbourne Victory FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 3 meetings.
75' Jamie MacLaren is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
76' Ben Garuccio gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Scott Jamieson and will look to change the dynamic.
77' The Melbourne City FC bench stirs into life. Andrew Nabbout is withdrawn and Stefan Colakovski gets his opportunity.
80' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Connor Metcalfe departs to be replaced by Florin Berenguer.
84' Magnificent from Jamie MacLaren! That is 110 goals in 301 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
85' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jamie MacLaren makes it 6-0.
87' What a strike from Adrian Luna! The score is 7-0.
88' Melbourne Victory FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 7-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Craig Noone ↓ Marco Tilio 63'
2
Scott Galloway
9
Jamie MacLaren
15
Andrew Nabbout ↓ Stefan Colakovski 77'
4
Nuno Reis
3
Scott Jamieson C ↓ Ben Garuccio 76'
18
Connor Metcalfe ↓ Florin Berenguer 80'
22
Curtis Good
7
Rostyn Griffiths ↓ Aiden O'Neill 62'
20
Adrian Luna
1
Tom Glover

Bench

33
Matthew Sutton
8
Aiden O'Neill ↑ 62'
19
Ben Garuccio ↑ 76'
10
Florin Berenguer ↑ 80'
23
Marco Tilio ↑ 63'
14
Naoki Tsubaki
17
Stefan Colakovski ↑ 77'

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

8
Jacob Butterfield
11
Ben Folami ↓ Brandon Lauton 33'
7
Callum McManaman ↓ Robbie Kruse 60'
19
Dylan Ryan
1
Matt Acton
2
Storm Roux
22
Jake Brimmer
14
Jay Barnett
15
Aaron Anderson
3
Adama Traore C
25
Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio ↓ Robbie Kruse 60'

Bench

10
Robbie Kruse ↑ 60'
13
Birkan Kirdar
20
Max Crocombe
17
Elvis Kamsoba ↑ 60'
16
Brandon Lauton ↑ 33'
26
Lleyton Brooks

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Melbourne City FC Form

2021-04-17 Melbourne City FC 7–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2021-04-10 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2021-04-05 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC W 2021-04-01 Western United FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC L 2021-03-26 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2021-03-22 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2021-04-17 Melbourne City FC 7–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2021-04-10 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2021-04-04 Melbourne Victory FC 0–3 Sydney FC L 2021-03-27 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2021-03-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 4–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2021-03-13 Melbourne Victory FC 1–3 Adelaide United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.65 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.04 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Melbourne City FC to win 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC68% Draw18% Melbourne Victory FC14%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.69

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

87%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

32%

Melbourne City FC or Melbourne Victory FC

82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC52% Draw36% Melbourne Victory FC12%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 7–0 not predicted

7 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

8.9%

2 – 1

8.9%

3 – 1

7.7%

1 – 1

7.6%

3 – 0

7.6%

1 – 0

6.4%

4 – 1

5.2%

4 – 0

2 – 2

4.5%

3 – 2

0 – 0

3.7%

1 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	30%	—	70%
-2	30%	20%	50%
-1.5	50%	—	50%
-1	50%	20%	30%
-0.5	70%	—	30%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	8%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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