Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

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

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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' The wait is over. Melbourne City FC get us underway at .
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 7' Goal! Damien da Silva scores his 15 goal in 422 matches.
  • 12' 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.
  • 17' Jordan Bos has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 22' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 24' Brilliant from the ! Mathew Leckie makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 24.
  • 25' What composure from Mathew Leckie! The Australia international strokes it home. 1-2.
  • 30' Melbourne Victory FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 37' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Connor Chapman on 37 minutes.
  • 38' Connor Chapman has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 38.
  • 43' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 46' Bruno Fornaroli doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 47' Bruno Fornaroli has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 47 minutes.
  • 52' It looks surprising Melbourne City FC does not make any changes. Andrew Nabbout has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 57' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 59' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Marco Tilio.
  • 64' It is a substitution in Melbourne City FC team. Marco Tilio is replaced by Valon Berisha on 64 minute.
  • 69' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 69 minutes.
  • 70' A meaty challenge results in booking for Roderick Miranda on 70.
  • 74' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Nishan Velupillay on, Chris Ikonomidis off on 74 minutes.
  • 77' The Australia Joshua Brillante breaks the deadlock on 77 minutes. 4-2!
  • 77' The whistle greets Callum Talbot as he departs to be replaced by Scott Galloway.
  • 79' A moment of madness from Tom Glover on 79 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Melbourne City FC will be frustrated.
  • 80' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mathew Leckie makes no mistake. 4-3!
  • 82' Fernando Romero is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bruno Fornaroli at the 82 minute mark.
  • 87' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne Victory FC in their trying to find a way past Melbourne City FC's compact .
  • 88' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Ben Folami trudges off to be replaced by Bruce Kamau on 88 minutes.
  • Melbourne City FC will have plenty to reflect on. Melbourne Victory FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Popovic

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rado Vidosic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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
9%
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.