Melbourne City FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2025-26

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Melbourne Victory FC

Sat 20 Dec 2025 · 08:35 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Melbourne City FC vs Melbourne Victory FC — A League .

Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alireza Faghani
Referee

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

Melbourne City FC 24 games · Avg 2.8 goals Melbourne Victory FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-12-20 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2025-11-08 Melbourne Victory FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC 2025-02-22 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC 2024-12-21 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 2024-10-26 Melbourne City FC 1–3 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	H	0–1	L
06 Dec	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–0	W
29 Nov	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	0–0	D
21 Nov	Adelaide United FC	A	1–4	L
08 Nov	Melbourne Victory FC	A	2–0	W
31 Oct	Brisbane Roar FC	A	0–0	D

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Dec	Melbourne City FC	A	1–0	W
13 Dec	Adelaide United FC	H	2–1	W
05 Dec	Macarthur FC	A	0–0	D
28 Nov	Brisbane Roar FC	A	0–1	L
22 Nov	Sydney FC	A	0–3	L
08 Nov	Melbourne City FC	H	0–2	L

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Melbourne City FC to score. At the same time, Melbourne Victory FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
Full Time. Melbourne Victory FC beats Melbourne City FC

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Melbourne City FC Form

2025-12-20 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2025-12-06 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC W 2025-11-29 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–0 Melbourne City FC D 2025-11-21 Adelaide United FC 4–1 Melbourne City FC L 2025-11-08 Melbourne Victory FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC W 2025-10-31 Brisbane Roar FC 0–0 Melbourne City FC D

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2025-12-20 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2025-12-13 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC W 2025-12-05 Macarthur FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC D 2025-11-28 Brisbane Roar FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2025-11-22 Sydney FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2025-11-08 Melbourne Victory FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.01 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne City FC or Melbourne Victory FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC33% Draw30% Melbourne Victory FC37%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.22

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	65%	35%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

67%

Melbourne City FC or Melbourne Victory FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC21% Draw52% Melbourne Victory FC27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.2%

0 – 0

13.1%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.7%

1 – 2

7.8%

0 – 2

7.7%

2 – 1

6.5%

2 – 0

5.3%

2 – 2

4.1%

1 – 3

3.2%

0 – 3

3.1%

3 – 1

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	8%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	18%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	22%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

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