Melbourne Victory FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2020-21

Melbourne Victory FC

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Melbourne City FC

Sat 6 Mar 2021 · 08:10 UTC Marvel Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'

Y 13' Rostyn Griffiths

Callum McManaman 14' Y

Y 45' Florin Berenguer

Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio 63' Y

Leigh Broxham 66' Y

Jay Barnett 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne Victory FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League at Marvel Stadium.

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

Match Details

Referee Kearney Robinson
Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
Referee Jonathon Barreiro
Referee George Lakrindis
Referee Alireza Faghani

7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2021-03-06 Melbourne Victory FC 0–6 Melbourne City FC 2020-02-07 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2019-12-21 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2019-10-12 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Melbourne City FC 2019-02-23 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Mar	Melbourne City FC	H	0–6	L
27 Feb	Western United FC	H	3–4	L
24 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	2–0	W
21 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	0–1	L
10 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	0–2	L
06 Feb	Brisbane Roar FC	A	2–5	L

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Mar	Melbourne Victory FC	A	6–0	W
02 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–0	W
23 Feb	Sydney FC	H	3–2	W
07 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	0–1	L
03 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	2–3	L
30 Aug	Sydney FC	A	0–1	L

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Melbourne Victory FC to score. At the same time, Melbourne City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Melbourne Victory FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 3 meetings.
10' Melbourne Victory FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Melbourne City FC backline.
13' Melbourne City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 13.
14' Callum McManaman was booked on 14.
19' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
24' Connor Metcalfe has been relatively quiet despite scoring 14 goals in his last 208 appearances.
29' 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.
34' Against the run of play, Jamie MacLaren has scored! This game has turned on its head.
39' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne Victory FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
44' Over 44 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
45' A moment of madness from Florin Berenguer on 45 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Melbourne City FC will be frustrated.
46' The supporters are chanting for Leigh Broxham. He replaces Birkan Kirdar on 46 minute.
51' Melbourne Victory FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
52' Against the run of play, Florin Berenguer has scored! This game has turned on its head.
56' A stunning finish from Rostyn Griffiths — that came from absolutely nowhere!
61' A quiet spell here at Marvel Stadium. Melbourne Victory FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
62' Jacob Butterfield makes way for Jay Barnett at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne Victory FC.
63' A meaty challenge results in booking for Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio on 63.
66' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Leigh Broxham.
71' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
74' Connor Metcalfe has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 74 minutes.
76' The crowd applauds Callum McManaman as he leaves the pitch. Elvis Kamsoba steps in for Melbourne Victory FC.
77' What a strike from Connor Metcalfe! The score is 0-5.
81' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Rostyn Griffiths is replaced by Stefan Colakovski.
84' Ben Garuccio is replacing Scott Jamieson for the Melbourne City FC side.
87' The whistle greets Jamie MacLaren as he departs to be replaced by Marco Tilio.
90' Jay Barnett is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
Melbourne City FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

8
Jacob Butterfield ↓ Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio 62'
9
Rudy Gestede ↓ Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio 62'
7
Callum McManaman ↓ Elvis Kamsoba 76'
10
Robbie Kruse C
13
Birkan Kirdar ↓ Leigh Broxham 46'
2
Storm Roux
4
Nick Ansell
22
Jake Brimmer
20
Max Crocombe
15
Aaron Anderson
33
Dalibor Markovic

Bench

11
Ben Folami
1
Matt Acton
6
Leigh Broxham ↑ 46'
17
Elvis Kamsoba ↑ 76'
14
Jay Barnett ↑ 62'
25
Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio ↑ 62'
35
Zaydan Bello

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Craig Noone ↓ Naoki Tsubaki 87'
9
Jamie MacLaren ↓ Marco Tilio 87'
15
Andrew Nabbout ↓ Taras Gomulka 81'
4
Nuno Reis
10
Florin Berenguer
3
Scott Jamieson C ↓ Ben Garuccio 84'
13
Nathaniel Atkinson
18
Connor Metcalfe
22
Curtis Good
7
Rostyn Griffiths ↓ Stefan Colakovski 81'
1
Tom Glover

Bench

33
Matthew Sutton
2
Scott Galloway
19
Ben Garuccio ↑ 84'
23
Marco Tilio ↑ 87'
14
Naoki Tsubaki ↑ 87'
17
Stefan Colakovski ↑ 81'
16
Taras Gomulka ↑ 81'

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

Head to Head

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2021-03-06 Melbourne Victory FC 0–6 Melbourne City FC L 2021-02-27 Melbourne Victory FC 3–4 Western United FC L 2021-02-24 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2021-02-21 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2021-02-10 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2021-02-06 Brisbane Roar FC 5–2 Melbourne Victory FC L

Melbourne City FC Form

2021-03-06 Melbourne Victory FC 0–6 Melbourne City FC W 2021-03-02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC W 2021-02-23 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Sydney FC W 2021-02-07 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L 2021-02-03 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC L 2020-08-30 Sydney FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.35 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.84 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC28% Draw26% Melbourne City FC46%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.19

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

54%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

72%

Melbourne Victory FC or Melbourne City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC22% Draw42% Melbourne City FC36%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–6 not predicted

0 – 6

Actual

1 – 1

11.1%

1 – 2

9.1%

0 – 2

6.9%

0 – 1

6.9%

2 – 1

6.7%

2 – 2

6.1%

0 – 0

5.7%

1 – 3

5.5%

1 – 0

4.8%

0 – 3

4.2%

2 – 3

3.8%

2 – 0

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	15%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	21%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	15%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

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