Wednesday , 30 September 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 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

8
9
7
Melbourne Victory FC 24 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
#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' The wait is over. Melbourne Victory FC get us underway at .
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne Victory FC in their trying to find a way past Melbourne City FC's compact .
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Melbourne City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 16' Magnificent from Jamie MacLaren! That is 110 goals in 302 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 16' Nani picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 17' Brilliant from the ! Jamie MacLaren makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 17.
  • 19' Cadete adds to his 0 season tally! Melbourne City FC lead 0-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 24' Jordan Bos has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 208 appearances.
  • 25' It’s a booking for Melbourne Victory FC player. Joshua Brillante gets a Yellow card.
  • 28' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Marco Tilio on 28 minutes.
  • 33' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joshua Brillante made 210 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' That is a Red card for Melbourne Victory FC. Joshua Brillante will be fuming at that decision.
  • 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' Melbourne Victory FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 48' Nicholas D'Agostino catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 48.
  • 53' Melbourne City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 58' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Melbourne Victory FC and Melbourne City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 63' Melbourne Victory FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 64' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Chris Ikonomidis by Ben Folami on 64 minute.
  • 67' Richard van der Venne gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Valon Berisha and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 77' Melbourne Victory FC is showing some good football. However, Melbourne Victory FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 82' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 83' Fresh legs for Melbourne Victory FC! Nathan Konstandopoulos comes on to replace Jake Brimmer.
  • 88' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Cadete on 90 minutes.
  • 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
Bruno Fornaroli 3
Mathew Leckie 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
1.31 Melbourne Victory FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Melbourne Victory FC or Melbourne City FC 71% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne Victory FC34% Draw29% Melbourne City FC37%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
66%
Melbourne Victory FC or Melbourne City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne Victory FC25% Draw47% Melbourne City FC28%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 0
8.5%
0 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 0
7.6%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
5.5%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 1
3.4%
0 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap Melbourne Victory FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 18% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 20% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✗

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