Sunday , 16 August 2026

Melbourne City FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2024-25
Melbourne City FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Melbourne Victory FC
Sat 26 Oct 2024 · 08:35 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Steven Ugarkovic 39' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Adam Kersey
  • Referee Alex King
18 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 3.9 goals/game

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
2024-10-26 Melbourne City FC 1–3 Melbourne Victory FC 2024-05-05 Melbourne Victory FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC 2024-04-06 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC 2024-02-17 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2023-12-23 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Oct Melbourne Victory FC H 1–3 L
19 Oct Newcastle United Jets FC A 1–0 W
05 May Melbourne Victory FC A 2–3 L
28 Apr Western United FC H 1–0 W
20 Apr Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 2–1 W
14 Apr Perth Glory FC H 8–0 W
Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Oct Melbourne City FC A 3–1 W
18 Oct Central Coast Mariners FC A 0–0 D
25 May Central Coast Mariners FC A 1–3 L
18 May Wellington Phoenix FC A 2–1 W
12 May Wellington Phoenix FC H 0–0 D
05 May Melbourne City FC H 3–2 W

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' We are underway at AAMI Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' What composure from Nishan Velupillay! The Australia international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 10' Melbourne Victory FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 3 meetings.
  • 12' Nikolaos Vergos doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 17' Daniel Arzani has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 411 appearances.
  • 22' Melbourne City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' GOAL! Ryan Teague scores on 25.
  • 30' Melbourne City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 39' Poor challenge from Steven Ugarkovic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 44' Jordi Valadon is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne City FC so far.
  • 46' Zane Schreiber is ready to make an impact after coming on for German Ferreyra at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Melbourne City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne Victory FC's shape.
  • 56' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 59' Andreas Kuen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Callum Talbot at the 59 minute mark.
  • 64' The Australia Andrew Nabbout breaks the deadlock on 64 minutes. 1-3!
  • 66' The whistle greets Reno Piscopo as he departs to be replaced by Daniel Arzani.
  • 71' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 71 minutes.
  • 72' Zinedine Machach makes way for Clarismario at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne Victory FC.
  • 77' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joshua Rawlins, as he is very good at scoring at AAMI Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 79' Melbourne City FC make a change. Yonatan Cohen trudges off to be replaced by Harry Politidis on 79 minutes.
  • 84' Both keepers have barely been tested. Melbourne City FC and Melbourne Victory FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 89' Arion Sulemani is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nathaniel Atkinson at the 89 minute mark.
  • 90' The Melbourne Victory FC manager makes a substitution. Nishan Velupillay departs to be replaced by Fabian Monge.
  • 1-3 the final result. Melbourne City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Vidmar

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Patrick Kisnorbo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2024-10-26 Melbourne City FC 1–3 Melbourne Victory FC 2024-05-05 Melbourne Victory FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC 2024-04-06 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC 2024-02-17 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2023-12-23 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC

Melbourne City FC Form

2024-10-26 Melbourne City FC 1–3 Melbourne Victory FC L 2024-10-19 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC W 2024-05-05 Melbourne Victory FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC L 2024-04-28 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Western United FC W 2024-04-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC W 2024-04-14 Melbourne City FC 8–0 Perth Glory FC W

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2024-10-26 Melbourne City FC 1–3 Melbourne Victory FC W 2024-10-18 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC D 2024-05-25 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2024-05-18 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2024-05-12 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2024-05-05 Melbourne Victory FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.41 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.51 Melbourne Victory FC xG
I would bet for: Melbourne City FC or Melbourne Victory FC 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC33% Draw27% Melbourne Victory FC40%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Melbourne Victory FC
67%
Melbourne City FC or Melbourne Victory FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne City FC26% Draw45% Melbourne Victory FC29%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 1
7.8%
0 – 1
7.3%
0 – 0
7.2%
1 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
5.9%
2 – 0
5.3%
1 – 3
Actual
3 – 1
3.7%
2 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 18% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 19% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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