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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne Victory FC that had 210 games and scored 299 goals.
10' Thomas Deng needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
13' A moment of madness from Georg Niedermeier on 13 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Melbourne Victory FC will be frustrated.
15' A meaty challenge results in booking for Georg Niedermeier on 15.
16' What composure from Jamie MacLaren! The Australia international strokes it home. 0-1.
17' Another change for Melbourne Victory FC made on 17 minute. Elvis Kamsoba leaves to be changed by James Donachie.
21' Poor challenge from Keisuke Honda. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
26' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne Victory FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
31' A quiet spell here at . Melbourne City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
36' With 0 assists to his name this season, Elvis Kamsoba is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne Victory FC.
41' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
42' Controversy at the stadium! Luke Brattan argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
46' It’s gonna be 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' What composure from Kosta Barbarouses! The New Zealand international strokes it home. 1-1.
55' Over 55 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
60' The energy levels are beginning to show. Warren Joyce might look to freshen things up shortly.
65' It looks surprising Melbourne Victory FC does not make any changes. Leigh Broxham has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
69' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Lachlan Wales comes on to replace Shayon Harrison.
70' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Florin Berenguer on 70 minutes.
75' Melbourne Victory FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
76' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Riley McGree is hanging Florin Berenguer on the field on 76 minute.
77' Time for substitution for Melbourne Victory FC. Keisuke Honda is replaced by Storm Roux.
79' Melbourne City FC ring the changes. Kearyn Baccus has done his job and it is now time for Dario Vidosic to step up.
81' Corey Brown picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
86' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne Victory FC and Melbourne City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
89' Lawrence Thomas has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 89.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Bart Schenkeveld.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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