Thursday , 2 July 2026

Melbourne Victory FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2023-24
Melbourne Victory FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Melbourne City FC
Sat 6 Apr 2024 · 08:45 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Daniel Arzani 7' Y
Y 27' Callum Talbot
Damien da Silva 40' Y
Y 66' Max Caputo
Zinedine Machach 83' Y
Y 83' Vicente Fernandez
Bruno Fornaroli 90' Y
Y 90' Marin Jakolis

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne Victory FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League at AAMI Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Alireza Faghani
  • Referee Lara Lee
19 games this season 🟨 1.1/game ⚽ 4.5 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

8
9
7
Melbourne Victory FC 24 games · Avg 2.8 goals Melbourne City FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-06 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC 2024-02-17 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2023-12-23 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2023-04-05 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2023-02-18 Melbourne Victory FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Melbourne City FC H 2–1 W
31 Mar Perth Glory FC H 2–1 W
14 Mar Western United FC A 2–2 D
09 Mar Adelaide United FC A 2–1 W
03 Mar Brisbane Roar FC A 2–3 L
25 Feb Central Coast Mariners FC H 0–1 L
Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Melbourne Victory FC A 1–2 L
02 Apr Central Coast Mariners FC A 1–2 L
30 Mar Newcastle United Jets FC H 0–0 D
12 Mar Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 7–0 W
09 Mar Wellington Phoenix FC H 1–0 W
01 Mar Macarthur FC A 0–2 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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Melbourne Victory FC is hosting Melbourne City FC for another epic battle.
  • 4' Tolgay Arslan is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 7' A moment of madness from Daniel Arzani on 7 minutes earns him a card. Melbourne Victory FC will be frustrated.
  • 12' Melbourne Victory FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 17' Melbourne City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 22' Over 22 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 27' Melbourne City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 27.
  • 32' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alessandro Lopane made 205 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 34' A goal from the Australia international Bruno Fornaroli! He fires home on 34 to make it 1-1!
  • 39' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 40' Melbourne Victory FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 40.
  • 45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 50' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne Victory FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' The 31-year-old Connor Chapman has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 62' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Leo Natel by Mathew Leckie on 62 minute.
  • 66' Controversy at the stadium! Max Caputo argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 71' 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.
  • 72' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Jamie MacLaren comes on to replace Max Caputo.
  • 77' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 82' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jamie Young, as he is very good at scoring at AAMI Park with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 83' That is a card for Melbourne Victory FC. Zinedine Machach will be fuming at that decision.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Melbourne Victory FC. Zinedine Machach is replaced by Chris Ikonomidis.
  • 86' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Damien da Silva makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Bruno Fornaroli.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Melbourne Victory FC. Daniel Arzani is replaced by Roly Bonevacia.
  • Melbourne Victory FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Popović

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike van Houten

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2024-04-06 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC 2024-02-17 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2023-12-23 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2023-04-05 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2023-02-18 Melbourne Victory FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2024-04-06 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC W 2024-03-31 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Perth Glory FC W 2024-03-14 Western United FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC D 2024-03-09 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2024-03-03 Brisbane Roar FC 3–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 2024-02-25 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Central Coast Mariners FC L

Melbourne City FC Form

2024-04-06 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC L 2024-04-02 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC L 2024-03-30 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2024-03-12 Melbourne City FC 7–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2024-03-09 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2024-03-01 Macarthur FC 2–0 Melbourne City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.68 Melbourne Victory FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne Victory FC53% Draw25% Melbourne City FC22%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.71
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
47%
Melbourne Victory FC or Melbourne City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne Victory FC36% Draw46% Melbourne City FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
9.2%
0 – 0
8.6%
0 – 1
5.9%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
5.2%
3 – 0
5.1%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap Melbourne Victory FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 23% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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