Thursday , 2 July 2026

Melbourne City FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2022-23
Melbourne City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Melbourne Victory FC
Wed 5 Apr 2023 · 09:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Aiden O'Neill 25' Y
Aiden O'Neill 26' Y
Jamie MacLaren 43' Y
Y 58' Roderick Miranda
Y 80' Bruce Kamau

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne City FC vs Melbourne Victory FC — A League .

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

7
9
8
Melbourne City FC 24 games · Avg 2.8 goals Melbourne Victory FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-05 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2023-02-18 Melbourne Victory FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC 2022-10-22 Melbourne Victory FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC 2022-04-09 Melbourne Victory FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC 2022-03-19 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Apr Melbourne Victory FC H 2–1 W
02 Apr Newcastle United Jets FC H 1–1 D
19 Mar Macarthur FC A 1–1 D
12 Mar Brisbane Roar FC H 2–1 W
03 Mar Adelaide United FC A 2–4 L
25 Feb Sydney FC H 3–2 W
Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Apr Melbourne City FC A 1–2 L
01 Apr Wellington Phoenix FC A 2–1 W
19 Mar Central Coast Mariners FC H 2–0 W
13 Mar Western United FC H 1–2 L
04 Mar Sydney FC A 0–1 L
26 Feb Adelaide United FC H 1–1 D

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' What a night it is going to be! Melbourne City FC welcome Melbourne Victory FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 11' Aiden O'Neill has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 11 minutes.
  • 12' Aiden O'Neill is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 17' 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.
  • 22' Melbourne City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 23' The whistle greets Richard van der Venne as he departs to be replaced by Florin Berenguer.
  • 25' The referee has no hesitation. Aiden O'Neill is booked for Melbourne City FC — Yellow card on 25.
  • 25' The whistle greets Richard van der Venne as he departs to be replaced by Florin Berenguer.
  • 26' The referee calls foul for Aiden O'Neill. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 31' A quiet spell here at . Melbourne Victory FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 36' Thomas Lam needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 41' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 43' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jamie MacLaren on 43.
  • 48' 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.
  • 53' Australia international Nicholas D'Agostino has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 57' The Australia Aiden O'Neill breaks the deadlock on 57 minutes. 3-0!
  • 58' Roderick Miranda has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 58.
  • 63' With 0 assists to his name this season, Valon Berisha is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne Victory FC.
  • 66' The Melbourne Victory FC bench stirs into life. Ben Folami is withdrawn and Lleyton Brooks gets his opportunity.
  • 67' Time for substitution for Melbourne Victory FC. Ben Folami is replaced by Lleyton Brooks.
  • 72' Melbourne City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 73' The whistle greets Chris Ikonomidis as he departs to be replaced by Bruce Kamau.
  • 78' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 80' The referee has no hesitation. Bruce Kamau is booked for Melbourne Victory FC — Yellow card on 80.
  • 85' Jamie MacLaren has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 88' Another change for Melbourne City FC made on 88 minute. Florin Berenguer leaves to be changed by Scott Jamieson.
  • 90' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Marco Tilio departs to be replaced by Scott Galloway.
  • 90' GOAL! Nishan Velupillay fires home to make it 3-1!
  • Another three points for Melbourne City FC.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rado Vidosic

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Popovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2023-04-05 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2023-02-18 Melbourne Victory FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC 2022-10-22 Melbourne Victory FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC 2022-04-09 Melbourne Victory FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC 2022-03-19 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC

Melbourne City FC Form

2023-04-05 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2023-04-02 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2023-03-19 Macarthur FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2023-03-12 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC W 2023-03-03 Adelaide United FC 4–2 Melbourne City FC L 2023-02-25 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Sydney FC W

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2023-04-05 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2023-04-01 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2023-03-19 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2023-03-13 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Western United FC L 2023-03-04 Sydney FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2023-02-26 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.45 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 Melbourne Victory FC xG
I would bet for: Melbourne City FC or Melbourne Victory FC 74% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC43% Draw26% Melbourne Victory FC31%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.86
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Melbourne Victory FC
57%
Melbourne City FC or Melbourne Victory FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne City FC28% Draw46% Melbourne Victory FC26%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.9%
0 – 0
7.6%
1 – 0
7.4%
0 – 1
7.1%
2 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
4%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 19% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 18% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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