Wednesday , 30 September 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 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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Alireza Faghani
  • Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)
7 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 12.0 goals/game 🟥 2 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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at AAMI Park!
  • 5' Zinedine Machach was booked on 5.
  • 10' Melbourne Victory FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 3 meetings.
  • 15' James Jeggo is having his name booked by the referee on 15.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' Poor challenge from Fabian Monge. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne City FC and Melbourne Victory FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 45' It’s high time Tony Popović made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Salim Khelifi made 20 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 58' Melbourne City FC make a change. Scott Galloway trudges off to be replaced by Vicente Fernandez on 58 minutes.
  • 61' Melbourne City FC make a change. Andrew Nabbout trudges off to be replaced by Marin Jakolis on 61 minutes.
  • 62' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Marco Tilio departs to be replaced by Leo Natel.
  • 65' The crowd applauds Daniel Arzani as he leaves the pitch. Ben Folami steps in for Melbourne Victory FC.
  • 66' Eli Adams makes way for Chris Ikonomidis at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne Victory FC.
  • 71' The referee has no hesitation. Marin Jakolis is booked for Melbourne City FC — card on 71.
  • 76' Another change for Melbourne City FC made on 76 minute. Mathew Leckie leaves to be changed by Terry Antonis.
  • 77' Another change for Melbourne Victory FC made on 77 minute. Nishan Velupillay leaves to be changed by Jake Brimmer.
  • 82' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 82 minutes.
  • 87' Melbourne City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

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

Head to Head

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

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
1.04 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 Melbourne Victory FC xG
I would bet for: Melbourne City FC or Draw 68% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne City FC37% Draw32% Melbourne Victory FC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.06
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Melbourne Victory FC
63%
Melbourne City FC or Melbourne Victory FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC23% Draw54% Melbourne Victory FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.5%
1 – 0
12%
0 – 1
11.7%
2 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
3.6%
3 – 1
2.4%
1 – 3
2.3%
3 – 0
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 20% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 20% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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