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 23 Feb 2019 · 08:50 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Georg Niedermeier 13' Y

Georg Niedermeier 15' R

Keisuke Honda 21' Y

Y 42' Luke Brattan

Raul Baena 42' Y

Y 46' Ritchie De Laet

Y 70' Florin Berenguer

Corey Brown 81' Y

Lawrence Thomas 89' Y

Y 90' Bart Schenkeveld

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne Victory FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League .

Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2025/26)
Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
Referee Daniel Illievski
Referee Peter Green
Referee Lachlan Keevers
Referee George Lakrindis

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 Victory FC 24 games · Avg 2.8 goals Melbourne City FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-02-23 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 2018-12-22 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2018-10-20 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Feb	Melbourne City FC	H	1–1	D
15 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–1	D
10 Feb	Perth Glory FC	H	1–2	L
02 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	3–2	W
26 Jan	Sydney FC	H	2–1	W
20 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	3–3	D

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–1	D
15 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–3	L
09 Feb	Adelaide United FC	H	1–1	D
03 Feb	Sydney FC	A	0–2	L
26 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–1	L
22 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	4–3	W

Season Stats

Melbourne Victory FC		Melbourne City FC
#4	Position	#6
40	Points	38
26	Played	26
11 / 7 / 8	W / D / L	10 / 8 / 8
44	Scored	33
33	Conceded	33
+11	GD	+0
1.54	PPG	1.46
42%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

23% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

38% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 pts). Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Melbourne City FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

4/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

3/–

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Melbourne City FC

Max Caputo	8 G	1 A
Marcus Younis	7 G	3 A
Medin Memeti	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Melbourne Victory FC welcome Melbourne City FC for this crunch clash at .
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Melbourne City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Leigh Broxham, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
13' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Georg Niedermeier.
15' The referee has no hesitation. Georg Niedermeier is booked for Melbourne Victory FC — Red card on 15.
16' GOAL! Jamie MacLaren fires home to make it 0-1!
17' The whistle greets Elvis Kamsoba as he departs to be replaced by James Donachie.
21' A meaty challenge results in booking for Keisuke Honda on 21.
26' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
31' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
36' Over 36 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
41' Melbourne Victory FC is showing some good football. However, Melbourne Victory FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
42' The referee shows Melbourne City FC player a Yellow card on 42.
46' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ritchie De Laet.
46' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Ola Toivonen on, James Troisi off on 46 minutes.
50' Kosta Barbarouses is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
55' Melbourne Victory FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 3 meetings.
60' Melbourne Victory FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
65' Storm Roux has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
69' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Shayon Harrison by Lachlan Wales on 69 minute.
70' Melbourne City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 70.
75' Florin Berenguer has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
76' The crowd applauds Florin Berenguer as he leaves the pitch. Riley McGree steps in for Melbourne City FC.
77' Melbourne Victory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Storm Roux is hanging Keisuke Honda on the field on 77 minute.
79' It is a substitution in Melbourne City FC team. Kearyn Baccus is replaced by Dario Vidosic on 79 minute.
81' Corey Brown has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 81.
86' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
89' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Lawrence Thomas.
90' Melbourne City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
The points are shared — Melbourne Victory FC 1-1 Melbourne City FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Ola Toivonen ↑ 46'
1
Matt Acton
7
Kenny Athiu
2
Storm Roux ↑ 77'
17
James Donachie ↑ 17'

Coach Kevin Muscat

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Warren Joyce

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.59 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.16 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC46% Draw27% Melbourne City FC27%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.75

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

54%

Melbourne Victory FC or Melbourne City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC33% Draw46% Melbourne City FC21%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.2%

2 – 1

0 – 0

8.3%

2 – 0

7.9%

1 – 2

6.6%

0 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 0

4.1%

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	22%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	16%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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