Saturday , 14 November 2026

Melbourne Victory FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2022-23
Melbourne Victory FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Melbourne City FC
Sat 22 Oct 2022 · 08:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Nani 16' Y
Joshua Brillante 25' Y
Y 28' Marco Tilio
Joshua Brillante 35' R
Nicholas D'Agostino 48' Y
Cadete 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne Victory FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League .

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

8
10
7
Melbourne Victory FC 25 games · Avg 2.8 goals Melbourne City FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-22 Melbourne Victory FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC 2022-04-09 Melbourne Victory FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC 2022-03-19 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2021-06-06 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 2021-04-17 Melbourne City FC 7–0 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Melbourne City FC H 0–2 L
15 Oct Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 0–1 L
08 Oct Sydney FC A 3–2 W
07 May Sydney FC A 4–1 W
29 Apr Wellington Phoenix FC H 3–1 W
25 Apr Brisbane Roar FC A 1–1 D
Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Melbourne Victory FC A 2–0 W
14 Oct Brisbane Roar FC A 2–0 W
07 Oct Western United FC H 2–1 W
09 May Wellington Phoenix FC H 2–1 W
04 May Perth Glory FC A 0–2 L
09 Apr Melbourne Victory FC A 0–3 L

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Melbourne Victory FC and Melbourne City FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Thomas Lam needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' Melbourne City FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Andrew Nabbout scoring 1 goals.
  • 15' 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.
  • 16' Brilliant from the ! Jamie MacLaren makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 16.
  • 16' A moment of madness from Nani on 16 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Melbourne Victory FC will be frustrated.
  • 17' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jamie MacLaren makes it 0-2.
  • 19' What composure from Cadete! The international strokes it home. 0-3.
  • 24' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' Poor challenge from Joshua Brillante. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 28' Controversy at the stadium! Marco Tilio argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 33' Supporters expect more eagerness from Valon Berisha, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 35' It’s a booking for Melbourne Victory FC player. Joshua Brillante gets a Red card.
  • 40' Melbourne City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 48' The referee calls foul for Nicholas D'Agostino. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 53' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne Victory FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 58' 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.
  • 63' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Melbourne Victory FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 64' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Ben Folami on, Chris Ikonomidis off on 64 minutes.
  • 67' Richard van der Venne has so much to prove this time. He replaces Valon Berisha on 67 minute.
  • 72' Melbourne City 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.
  • 77' A quiet spell here at . Melbourne Victory FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 82' Melbourne Victory FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne City FC's shape.
  • 83' The whistle greets Jake Brimmer as he departs to be replaced by Nathan Konstandopoulos.
  • 88' Melbourne Victory FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 88.
  • 90' Melbourne Victory FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • With this win, Melbourne City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Popovic

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamie MacLaren 10
Ola Toivonen 4
Marco Rojas 3
Jake Brimmer 3
Nishan Velupillay 3
Aiden O'Neill 3
Andrew Nabbout 3
Bruno Fornaroli 3

Head to Head

2022-10-22 Melbourne Victory FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC 2022-04-09 Melbourne Victory FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC 2022-03-19 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2021-06-06 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 2021-04-17 Melbourne City FC 7–0 Melbourne Victory FC

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2022-10-22 Melbourne Victory FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC L 2022-10-15 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2022-10-08 Sydney FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory FC W 2022-05-07 Sydney FC 1–4 Melbourne Victory FC W 2022-04-29 Melbourne Victory FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2022-04-25 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D

Melbourne City FC Form

2022-10-22 Melbourne Victory FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC W 2022-10-14 Brisbane Roar FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC W 2022-10-07 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Western United FC W 2022-05-09 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2022-05-04 Perth Glory FC 2–0 Melbourne City FC L 2022-04-09 Melbourne Victory FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.21 Melbourne Victory FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.64 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Melbourne Victory FC or Melbourne City FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne Victory FC30% Draw28% Melbourne City FC42%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.85
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw
58%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
70%
Melbourne Victory FC or Melbourne City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne Victory FC21% Draw45% Melbourne City FC34%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 1
8.6%
0 – 0
7.6%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
6.7%
1 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5.5%
1 – 3
4.9%
2 – 0
4.2%
0 – 3
4.1%
2 – 3
3.1%

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% 16% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 21% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 14% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✗

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