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

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A League · 2018-19

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Melbourne Victory FC and Melbourne City FC.
5' Curtis Good, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne City FC that had 208 games and scored 386 goals.
13' Melbourne Victory FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 13.
15' Georg Niedermeier picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
16' What a strike from Jamie MacLaren! The score is 0-1.
17' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — James Donachie on, Elvis Kamsoba off on 17 minutes.
21' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Keisuke Honda.
26' Melbourne City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
31' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 31 minutes.
36' Melbourne Victory FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
41' Terry Antonis is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne Victory FC tonight.
42' The referee calls foul for Luke Brattan. He receives a Yellow card.
46' Controversy at the stadium! Ritchie De Laet argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
46' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace James Troisi by Ola Toivonen on 46 minute.
50' A stunning finish from Kosta Barbarouses — that came from absolutely nowhere!
55' Raul Baena has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
60' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne Victory FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
65' France international Florin Berenguer has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
69' It is a substitution in Melbourne City FC team. Shayon Harrison is replaced by Lachlan Wales on 69 minute.
70' The referee shows Melbourne City FC player a Yellow card on 70.
75' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
76' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Florin Berenguer by Riley McGree on 76 minute.
77' The Melbourne Victory FC manager makes a substitution. Keisuke Honda departs to be replaced by Storm Roux.
79' The Melbourne City FC bench stirs into life. Kearyn Baccus is withdrawn and Dario Vidosic gets his opportunity.
81' The referee has no hesitation. Corey Brown is booked for Melbourne Victory FC — Yellow card on 81.
86' With 0 assists to his name this season, James Troisi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne City FC.
89' Lawrence Thomas catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 89.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Bart Schenkeveld on 90 minutes.
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
Marco Rojas	3
Jake Brimmer	3
Nishan Velupillay	3
Aiden O'Neill	3
Bruno Fornaroli	3
Mathew Leckie	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

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