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

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A League · 2022-23

Melbourne Victory FC

3 – 2

Full Time

Melbourne City FC

Sat 18 Feb 2023 · 08:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Connor Chapman 37' Y

Connor Chapman 38' Y

Y 59' Marco Tilio

Roderick Miranda 70' Y

Y 79' Tom Glover

Overview

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Melbourne Victory FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League .

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

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

2023-02-18 Melbourne Victory FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Feb	Melbourne City FC	H	3–2	W
12 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–2	L
03 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	3–1	W
26 Jan	Sydney FC	H	1–2	L
21 Jan	Perth Glory FC	A	1–3	L
14 Jan	Adelaide United FC	A	1–1	D

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	A	2–3	L
11 Feb	Perth Glory FC	A	4–2	W
04 Feb	Macarthur FC	H	6–1	W
29 Jan	Adelaide United FC	H	3–3	D
21 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	A	0–0	D
15 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	1–1	D

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' Melbourne Victory FC have kicked off against Melbourne City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Melbourne Victory FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Melbourne City FC backline.
7' Damien da Silva adds to his 0 season tally! Melbourne Victory FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
12' Melbourne Victory FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
17' Both keepers have barely been tested. Melbourne Victory FC and Melbourne City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
22' It’s high time Rado Vidosic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
24' Brilliant from the ! Mathew Leckie makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 24.
25' Mathew Leckie doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
30' Australia international Tom Glover has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
35' Melbourne Victory FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne City FC's shape.
37' Controversy at the stadium! Connor Chapman argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
38' Connor Chapman picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
43' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne Victory FC that had 210 games and scored 299 goals.
46' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Bruno Fornaroli makes no mistake. 2-2!
47' Bruno Fornaroli is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
52' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andrew Nabbout, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
57' Melbourne Victory FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
59' Melbourne City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 59.
64' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Valon Berisha comes on to replace Marco Tilio.
69' 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.
70' A moment of madness from Roderick Miranda on 70 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Melbourne Victory FC will be frustrated.
74' The Melbourne Victory FC manager makes a substitution. Chris Ikonomidis departs to be replaced by Nishan Velupillay.
77' A goal from the Australia international Joshua Brillante! He fires home on 77 to make it 4-2!
77' Scott Galloway has so much to prove this time. He replaces Callum Talbot on 77 minute.
79' That is a Yellow card for Melbourne City FC. Tom Glover will be fuming at that decision.
80' Goal! Mathew Leckie scores his 24 goal in 464 matches.
82' Fernando Romero gets the nod from Melbourne Victory FC. He replaces Bruno Fornaroli and will look to change the dynamic.
87' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
88' The Melbourne Victory FC manager makes a substitution. Ben Folami departs to be replaced by Bruce Kamau.
3-2 the final result. Melbourne City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Cadete
11
Ben Folami ↓ Bruce Kamau 88'
5
Damien da Silva
22
Jake Brimmer ↓ Nathan Konstandopoulos 88'
7
Chris Ikonomidis ↓ Nishan Velupillay 74'
21
Roderick Miranda
10
Bruno Fornaroli ↓ Fernando Romero 82'
14
Connor Chapman ↓ Leigh Broxham 82'
2
Jason Geria
8
Joshua Brillante
20
Paul Izzo

Bench

16
Stefan Nigro
6
Leigh Broxham ↑ 82'
18
Bruce Kamau ↑ 88'
23
Nathan Konstandopoulos ↑ 88'
24
Nishan Velupillay ↑ 74'
30
Ahmad Taleb
19
Fernando Romero ↑ 82'

Coach Anthony Popovic

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Thomas Lam
7
Mathew Leckie
13
Aiden O'Neill
8
Richard van der Venne
9
Jamie MacLaren
4
Nuno Reis
10
Florin Berenguer ↓ Andrew Nabbout 77'
23
Marco Tilio ↓ Valon Berisha 64'
1
Tom Glover
25
Callum Talbot ↓ Scott Galloway 77'
38
Jordan Bos

Bench

Coach Rado Vidosic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	10
Ola Toivonen	4
Nishan Velupillay	3
Aiden O'Neill	3
Bruno Fornaroli	3
Mathew Leckie	3
Marco Rojas	3
Jake Brimmer	3

Head to Head

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2023-02-18 Melbourne Victory FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC W 2023-02-12 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2023-02-03 Melbourne Victory FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2023-01-26 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Sydney FC L 2023-01-21 Perth Glory FC 3–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2023-01-14 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D

Melbourne City FC Form

2023-02-18 Melbourne Victory FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC L 2023-02-11 Perth Glory FC 2–4 Melbourne City FC W 2023-02-04 Melbourne City FC 6–1 Macarthur FC W 2023-01-29 Melbourne City FC 3–3 Adelaide United FC D 2023-01-21 Brisbane Roar FC 0–0 Melbourne City FC D 2023-01-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.87 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.38 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC48% Draw25% Melbourne City FC27%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.25

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

52%

Melbourne Victory FC or Melbourne City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC35% Draw42% Melbourne City FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 1

2 – 0

6.8%

1 – 2

6.7%

1 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

6.2%

3 – 1

5.6%

0 – 0

5.5%

0 – 1

4.6%

3 – 0

4.1%

3 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	21%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	15%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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