Melbourne Victory FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2018-19

Melbourne Victory FC

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Melbourne City FC

Sat 20 Oct 2018 · 08:50 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Corey Brown 6' Y

Corey Brown 7' Y

Kenny Athiu 43' Y

Raul Baena 57' Y

Terry Antonis 74' Y

Y 81' Lachlan Wales

Y 90' Anthony Lesiotis

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne Victory FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League .

Melbourne Victory FC 4 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne City FC 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Kurt Ams
Referee Wilson Brown
Referee Daniel Illievski
Referee Shaun Evans
Referee Craig Zetter

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 Victory FC 25 games · Avg 2.8 goals Melbourne City FC

Last 5 meetings

2018-10-20 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Oct	Melbourne City FC	H	1–2	L
22 Apr	Adelaide United FC	H	2–1	W
24 Feb	Adelaide United FC	H	3–0	W
08 Dec	Adelaide United FC	H	1–2	L
20 Oct	Adelaide United FC	A	2–2	D

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Oct	Melbourne Victory FC	A	2–1	W
16 Mar	Adelaide United FC	A	1–1	D
21 Jan	Adelaide United FC	H	5–0	W
28 Oct	Adelaide United FC	A	2–0	W

Season Stats

Melbourne Victory FC		Melbourne City FC
#9	Position	#4
3	Points	7
4	Played	4
0 / 3 / 1	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 1
5	Scored	6
6	Conceded	6
-1	GD	+0
0.75	PPG	1.75
0%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)

52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

Melbourne Victory FC are 9th (3 pts). Melbourne City FC are 4th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/1

61-75

3/1

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Melbourne City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC

Keegan Jelacic	2 G
Jordi Valadon	2 G
Charles Nduka	1 G	2 A

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

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Melbourne Victory FC gets underway.
5' Melbourne City FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Andrew Nabbout scoring 1 goals.
6' Controversy at the stadium! Corey Brown argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
7' Controversy at the stadium! Corey Brown argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
12' Melbourne City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 12.
17' Storm Roux has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 214 appearances.
22' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
27' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 27 minutes.
28' Goal! Keisuke Honda scores his 11 goal in 214 matches.
33' Melbourne City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
38' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne City FC that had 212 games and scored 392 goals.
40' Magnificent from Ritchie De Laet! That is 11 goals in 212 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
43' Kenjok Athiu was booked on 43.
48' Nick Ansell is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne City FC tonight.
53' With 0 assists to his name this season, Florin Berenguer is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne Victory FC.
57' Melbourne Victory FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
62' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne Victory FC in their trying to find a way past Melbourne City FC's compact .
67' Riley McGree gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Anthony Caceres and will look to change the dynamic.
70' Assisted by Luke Brattan with the perfectly-timed delivery and Riley McGree makes no mistake. 1-2!
74' Poor challenge from Terry Antonis. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
75' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Florin Berenguer exits the field as Rostyn Griffiths enters on 75.
80' Melbourne Victory FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
81' Lachlan Wales has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 81.
85' Fresh legs for Melbourne Victory FC! Leigh Broxham comes on to replace Raul Baena.
87' The supporters are chanting for Jai Ingham. He replaces Terry Antonis on 87 minute.
90' It’s a booking for Melbourne City FC player. Anthony Lesiotis gets a Yellow card.
90' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Thomas Deng on, Georg Niedermeier off on 90 minutes.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Melbourne Victory FC 1-2 Melbourne City FC.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

1
Matt Acton
14
Thomas Deng ↑ 90'
6
Leigh Broxham ↑ 85'
21
Carl Valeri
23
Jai Ingham ↑ 87'

Coach Kevin Muscat

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

15
Kearyn Baccus
27
Florin Berenguer ↓ Rostyn Griffiths 75'
18
Eugene Galekovic
5
Bart Schenkeveld
25
Iacopo La Rocca
4
Harrison Delbridge
26
Luke Brattan
23
Bruno Fornaroli
19
Lachlan Wales ↓ Anthony Lesiotis 86'
2
Ritchie De Laet C
17
Anthony Caceres ↓ Riley McGree 67'

Bench

Coach Warren Joyce

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.36 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.63 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne Victory FC or Melbourne City FC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC31% Draw27% Melbourne City FC42%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 2.99

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

69%

Melbourne Victory FC or Melbourne City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC24% Draw44% Melbourne City FC32%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

7.4%

2 – 1

7.3%

0 – 0

6.8%

0 – 2

6.6%

1 – 0

2 – 2

5.9%

1 – 3

4.8%

2 – 0

4.6%

0 – 3

3.5%

3 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	17%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	20%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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

Melbourne Victory FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Melbourne Victory FC Form

Melbourne City FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Clean Sheet