Sunday , 16 August 2026

Melbourne City FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2023-24
Melbourne City FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Melbourne Victory FC
Sat 23 Dec 2023 · 08:45 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Marin Jakolis 25' Y
Tolgay Arslan 28' Y
Y 45' Zinedine Machach
Aziz Behich 45' Y
Y 59' Roderick Miranda

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Kearney Robinson
  • Referee Alireza Faghani
7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2023-12-23 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Dec Melbourne Victory FC H 0–0 D
17 Dec Central Coast Mariners FC H 3–3 D
08 Dec Perth Glory FC A 2–1 W
03 Dec Newcastle United Jets FC A 2–0 W
25 Nov Wellington Phoenix FC A 0–1 L
12 Nov Macarthur FC H 3–3 D
Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Dec Melbourne City FC A 0–0 D
16 Dec Sydney FC H 3–0 W
10 Dec Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 4–3 W
03 Dec Central Coast Mariners FC A 2–2 D
24 Nov Macarthur FC A 1–1 D
10 Nov Wellington Phoenix 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' Melbourne City FC have kicked off against Melbourne Victory FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mike van Houten might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' Melbourne City FC is showing some good football. However, Melbourne City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' Marin Jakolis is having his name booked by the referee on 25.
  • 28' Tolgay Arslan is having his name booked by the referee on 28.
  • 33' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tony Popović will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 38' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 43' A quiet spell here at AAMI Park. Melbourne City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Zinedine Machach on 45.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' Melbourne City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne Victory FC's shape.
  • 59' Poor challenge from Roderick Miranda. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 64' Melbourne Victory FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 64.
  • 66' Melbourne Victory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nishan Velupillay is hanging Ben Folami on the field on 66 minute.
  • 71' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Franco Lino. He replaces Adama Traore on 73 minute.
  • 76' Benjamin Mazzeo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marin Jakolis on 76 minute.
  • 77' Fresh legs for Melbourne Victory FC! Eli Adams comes on to replace Jason Geria.
  • 78' Connor Chapman is ready to make an impact after coming on for Daniel Arzani at the 78 minute mark.
  • 83' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 85' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Steven Ugarkovic is replaced by Alessandro Lopane.
  • 87' Chris Ikonomidis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Zinedine Machach at the 87 minute mark.
  • 90' Leigh Broxham has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryan Teague on 90 minute.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike van Houten

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Popović

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamie MacLaren 10
Ola Toivonen 4
Mathew Leckie 3
Marco Rojas 3
Jake Brimmer 3
Nishan Velupillay 3
Aiden O'Neill 3
Bruno Fornaroli 3

Head to Head

2023-12-23 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC 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

Melbourne City FC Form

2023-12-23 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC D 2023-12-17 Melbourne City FC 3–3 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2023-12-08 Perth Glory FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC W 2023-12-03 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC W 2023-11-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L 2023-11-12 Melbourne City FC 3–3 Macarthur FC D

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2023-12-23 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC D 2023-12-16 Melbourne Victory FC 3–0 Sydney FC W 2023-12-10 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–4 Melbourne Victory FC W 2023-12-03 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC D 2023-11-24 Macarthur FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2023-11-10 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.38 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.54 Melbourne Victory FC xG
I would bet for: Melbourne City FC or Melbourne Victory FC 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne City FC37% Draw27% Melbourne Victory FC36%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Melbourne Victory FC
63%
Melbourne City FC or Melbourne Victory FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC25% Draw45% Melbourne Victory FC30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 2
8.5%
2 – 1
7.6%
0 – 1
7.4%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
6.6%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
5.9%
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 3
4.3%
3 – 1
3.5%
0 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 18% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 20% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✗
Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✗

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