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

Match Details

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

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

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
#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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Curtis Good is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne City FC.
13' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Georg Niedermeier.
15' It’s gonna be a Red card for Georg Niedermeier.
16' Jamie MacLaren puts Melbourne City FC on the lead.
17' James Donachie is ready to make an impact after coming on for Elvis Kamsoba at the 17 minute mark.
21' Keisuke Honda was booked on 21.
26' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
31' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Warren Joyce will be considering his options from the bench.
36' Ritchie De Laet has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 212 appearances.
41' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
42' Poor challenge from Luke Brattan. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
46' The referee has no hesitation. Ritchie De Laet is booked for Melbourne City FC — Yellow card on 46.
46' The supporters are chanting for Ola Toivonen. He replaces James Troisi on 46 minute.
50' What a moment for Kosta Barbarouses! That strike on 50 puts his side firmly in control.
55' Melbourne Victory FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
60' It’s high time Warren Joyce made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
65' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 65 minutes.
69' Lachlan Wales has so much to prove this time. He replaces Shayon Harrison on 69 minute.
70' Florin Berenguer picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
75' Riley McGree is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne Victory FC tonight.
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' Storm Roux is replacing Keisuke Honda for the Melbourne Victory FC side.
79' Dario Vidosic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kearyn Baccus at the 79 minute mark.
81' Corey Brown picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
86' Melbourne City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
89' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Lawrence Thomas.
90' Bart Schenkeveld has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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
Andrew Nabbout	3
Bruno Fornaroli	3
Mathew Leckie	3
Marco Rojas	3
Jake Brimmer	3
Nishan Velupillay	3

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.49 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.39 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne Victory FC or Melbourne City FC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC41% Draw27% Melbourne City FC32%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.88

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

59%

Melbourne Victory FC or Melbourne City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC29% Draw45% Melbourne City FC26%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.7%

1 – 0

7.5%

0 – 0

7.4%

0 – 1

6.9%

2 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

5.8%

0 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

4.2%

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 0

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

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

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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