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

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
#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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Melbourne City FC and Melbourne Victory FC get this one started.
5' Melbourne Victory FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
11' Assisted by Connor Metcalfe with the perfectly-timed delivery and Andrew Nabbout makes no mistake. 1-0!
16' A quiet spell here at AAMI Park. Melbourne City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
21' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 21 minutes.
26' Both keepers have barely been tested. Melbourne City FC and Melbourne Victory FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
30' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Callum McManaman.
33' A change in the Melbourne Victory FC ranks — Ben Folami exits the field as Brandon Lauton enters on 33.
34' Jamie MacLaren has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 34 minutes.
39' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
44' Dylan Ryan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne City FC so far.
49' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
54' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne City FC and Melbourne Victory FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
59' Rostyn Griffiths needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
60' Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio makes way for Robbie Kruse at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne Victory FC.
62' The Melbourne City FC bench stirs into life. Rostyn Griffiths is withdrawn and Aiden O'Neill gets his opportunity.
63' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Craig Noone exits the field as Marco Tilio enters on 63.
64' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jamie MacLaren makes it 3-0.
69' Melbourne Victory FC have won 304 goals from 214 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
74' Melbourne Victory FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
75' Jamie MacLaren has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 75 minutes.
76' Another change for Melbourne City FC made on 76 minute. Scott Jamieson leaves to be changed by Ben Garuccio.
77' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Andrew Nabbout departs to be replaced by Stefan Colakovski.
80' The whistle greets Connor Metcalfe as he departs to be replaced by Florin Berenguer.
84' What a strike from Jamie MacLaren! The score is 5-0.
85' What composure from Jamie MacLaren! The Australia international strokes it home. 6-0.
87' A goal from the Uruguay international Adrian Luna! He fires home on 87 to make it 7-0!
88' Controversy at the stadium! Jake Brimmer argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
The final score is 7-0.

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
Jake Brimmer	3
Nishan Velupillay	3
Aiden O'Neill	3
Andrew Nabbout	3
Bruno Fornaroli	3
Mathew Leckie	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

2.92 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.95 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Melbourne City FC to win 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC72% Draw16% Melbourne Victory FC12%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.87

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

89%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

28%

Melbourne City FC or Melbourne Victory FC

84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC57% Draw33% Melbourne Victory FC10%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 7–0 not predicted

7 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

9.1%

3 – 0

8.5%

2 – 1

8.3%

3 – 1

7.9%

1 – 1

6.5%

4 – 0

6.1%

1 – 0

4 – 1

5.8%

2 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

3.8%

5 – 0

3.6%

5 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	36%	—	64%
-2	36%	20%	43%
-1.5	57%	—	43%
-1	57%	19%	24%
-0.5	76%	—	24%
+0.5	91%	—	9%
+1	91%	6%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

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