Saturday , 14 November 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 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

7
10
8
Melbourne City FC 25 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
#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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and melbourne city fc launch into their encounter with melbourne victory fc.
  • 5' Jake Brimmer has been relatively quiet despite scoring 16 goals in his last 213 appearances.
  • 10' melbourne city fc are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against melbourne victory fc's shape.
  • 11' GOAL! Aiden O'Neill scores on 11.
  • 12' Brilliant from the ! Aiden O'Neill makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 12.
  • 17' melbourne city fc currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 22' melbourne city fc are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 23' The Melbourne City FC bench stirs into life. Richard van der Venne is withdrawn and Florin Berenguer gets his opportunity.
  • 25' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Aiden O'Neill.
  • 25' Florin Berenguer gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Richard van der Venne and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 26' Controversy at the stadium! Aiden O'Neill argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 31' Tom Glover has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 36' A quiet spell here at . melbourne city fc seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 41' 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' It’s a booking for Melbourne City FC player. Jamie MacLaren gets a Yellow card.
  • 48' Supporters expect more eagerness from Callum Talbot, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 53' melbourne city fc started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 53.
  • 57' What a strike from Aiden O'Neill! The score is 0-3.
  • 58' Roderick Miranda has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 58.
  • 63' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 66' Melbourne Victory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lleyton Brooks is hanging Ben Folami on the field on 66 minute.
  • 67' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Ben Folami by Lleyton Brooks on 67 minute.
  • 72' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Roderick Miranda suffering a number of foals already.
  • 73' Bruce Kamau is ready to make an impact after coming on for Chris Ikonomidis at the 73 minute mark.
  • 78' Thomas Lam is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for melbourne victory fc tonight.
  • 80' The referee calls foul for Bruce Kamau. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 85' Bruno Fornaroli has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 88' Scott Jamieson gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Florin Berenguer and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Melbourne City FC team. Marco Tilio is replaced by Scott Galloway on 90 minute.
  • 90' Nishan Velupillay adds to his 0 season tally! Melbourne Victory FC lead 0-4 — and this changes everything.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 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
Jake Brimmer 3
Nishan Velupillay 3
Aiden O'Neill 3
Andrew Nabbout 3
Bruno Fornaroli 3
Mathew Leckie 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
1.72 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Melbourne Victory FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC49% Draw25% Melbourne Victory FC26%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Melbourne Victory FC
51%
Melbourne City FC or Melbourne Victory FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne City FC34% Draw44% Melbourne Victory FC22%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
7.4%
2 – 0
7%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 1
5.5%
3 – 1
5.2%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 21% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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