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

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A League · 2023-24

Melbourne City FC

0 – 0

Full Time

Melbourne Victory FC

Sat 17 Feb 2024 · 08:45 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 5' Zinedine Machach

James Jeggo 15' Y

Y 35' Fabian Monge

Marin Jakolis 71' Y

Y 71' Jason Geria

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 Alireza Faghani
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

8 games this season 🟨 4.1/game ⚽ 12.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

2024-02-17 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	H	0–0	D
10 Feb	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–5	L
02 Feb	Perth Glory FC	A	2–4	L
25 Jan	Adelaide United FC	H	1–0	W
21 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–2	L
12 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	0–1	L

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Feb	Melbourne City FC	A	0–0	D
10 Feb	Macarthur FC	H	0–1	L
03 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–1	D
26 Jan	Sydney FC	H	1–1	D
19 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–1	D
13 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	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' Melbourne City FC have kicked off against Melbourne Victory FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' The referee calls foul for Zinedine Machach. He receives a card.
10' Nuno Reis, a Portugal , has 15 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
15' That looks like a foul for a card for James Jeggo.
20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
30' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne City FC in their trying to find a way past Melbourne Victory FC's compact .
35' A moment of madness from Fabian Monge on 35 minutes earns him a card. Melbourne Victory FC will be frustrated.
40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Roderick Miranda, as he is very good at scoring at AAMI Park with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
45' Melbourne Victory FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
50' Both keepers have barely been tested. Melbourne City FC and Melbourne Victory FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
55' Melbourne City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne Victory FC's shape.
58' Vicente Fernandez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Scott Galloway on 58 minute.
61' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Andrew Nabbout exits the field as Marin Jakolis enters on 61.
62' A tactical swap from Melbourne City FC — Leo Natel on, Marco Tilio off on 62 minutes.
65' Ben Folami is ready to make an impact after coming on for Daniel Arzani at the 65 minute mark.
66' Another change for Melbourne Victory FC made on 66 minute. Eli Adams leaves to be changed by Chris Ikonomidis.
71' Controversy at the stadium! Marin Jakolis argues furiously but the card stands.
76' The whistle greets Mathew Leckie as he departs to be replaced by Terry Antonis.
77' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Jake Brimmer on, Nishan Velupillay off on 77 minutes.
82' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Steven Ugarkovic made 210 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
87' Melbourne City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Mathew Leckie ↓ Terry Antonis 76'
1
Jamie Young
6
Steven Ugarkovic
2
Scott Galloway ↓ Vicente Fernandez 58'
9
Jamie MacLaren
15
Andrew Nabbout ↓ Marin Jakolis 61'
22
Curtis Good
23
Marco Tilio ↓ Leo Natel 62'
25
Callum Talbot ↓ Nuno Reis 76'
3
James Jeggo
26
Samuel Souprayen

Bench

17
Terry Antonis ↑ 76'
11
Leo Natel ↑ 62'
4
Nuno Reis ↑ 76'
44
Marin Jakolis ↑ 61'
–
Vicente Fernandez ↑ 58'
33
Patrick Beach
37
Max Caputo

Coach Mike van Houten

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Popović

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	10
Ola Toivonen	4
Nishan Velupillay	3
Aiden O'Neill	3
Andrew Nabbout	3
Bruno Fornaroli	3
Mathew Leckie	3
Marco Rojas	3

Head to Head

Melbourne City FC Form

2024-02-17 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC D 2024-02-10 Brisbane Roar FC 5–1 Melbourne City FC L 2024-02-02 Perth Glory FC 4–2 Melbourne City FC L 2024-01-25 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Adelaide United FC W 2024-01-21 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC L 2024-01-12 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2024-02-17 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC D 2024-02-10 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Macarthur FC L 2024-02-03 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2024-01-26 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Sydney FC D 2024-01-19 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2024-01-13 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.31 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.93 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne City FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC44% Draw30% Melbourne Victory FC26%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.24

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

56%

Melbourne City FC or Melbourne Victory FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC30% Draw51% Melbourne Victory FC19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

12.7%

2 – 0

8.8%

0 – 1

8.7%

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

5.8%

0 – 2

4.4%

2 – 2

3.9%

3 – 0

3.8%

3 – 1

3.6%

1 – 3

1.8%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	23%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	16%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

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