Wednesday , 30 September 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

Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts). Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Melbourne Victory FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Marco Tilio has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at . Melbourne City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 11' Magnificent from Aiden O'Neill! That is 10 goals in 208 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 12' Aiden O'Neill makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Melbourne City FC are in front.
  • 17' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 22' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne City FC in their trying to find a way past Melbourne Victory FC's compact .
  • 23' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Richard van der Venne by Florin Berenguer on 23 minute.
  • 25' Poor challenge from Aiden O'Neill. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 25' It is a substitution in Melbourne City FC team. Richard van der Venne is replaced by Florin Berenguer on 25 minute.
  • 26' Aiden O'Neill was booked on 26.
  • 31' George Timotheou has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 36' Melbourne City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 41' 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.
  • 43' Poor challenge from Jamie MacLaren. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 48' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne City FC and Melbourne Victory FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 53' Melbourne Victory FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 57' Aiden O'Neill is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 58' That is a Yellow card for Melbourne Victory FC. Roderick Miranda will be fuming at that decision.
  • 63' 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.
  • 66' Lleyton Brooks has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ben Folami on 66 minute.
  • 67' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Ben Folami trudges off to be replaced by Lleyton Brooks on 67 minutes.
  • 72' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne Victory FC that had 210 games and scored 299 goals.
  • 73' Fresh legs for Melbourne Victory FC! Bruce Kamau comes on to replace Chris Ikonomidis.
  • 78' Melbourne City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 80' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Bruce Kamau.
  • 85' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 88' It is a substitution in Melbourne City FC team. Florin Berenguer is replaced by Scott Jamieson on 88 minute.
  • 90' Scott Galloway gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Marco Tilio and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' What a moment for Nishan Velupillay! That strike on 90 puts his side firmly in control.
  • It finishes all square. Melbourne City FC and Melbourne Victory FC share the spoils 2-1.

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
Aiden O'Neill 3
Bruno Fornaroli 3
Mathew Leckie 3
Marco Rojas 3
Jake Brimmer 3
Nishan Velupillay 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.