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

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A League · 2023-24

Melbourne Victory FC

2 – 1

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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

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

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

Match Details

Referee Alireza Faghani
Referee Lara Lee

20 games this season 🟨 1.4/game ⚽ 6.1 goals/game 🟥 2 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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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 makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Melbourne City FC are in front.
7' A meaty challenge results in booking for Daniel Arzani on 7.
12' Callum Talbot has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
17' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tony Popović will be considering his options from the bench.
22' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne Victory FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
27' It’s gonna be a card for Callum Talbot.
32' Melbourne Victory FC have won 299 goals from 210 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
34' Magnificent from Bruno Fornaroli! That is 63 goals in 208 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
39' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 3 times this season with Melbourne Victory FC winning 66.67% of all matches.
40' It’s a booking for Melbourne Victory FC player. Damien da Silva gets a card.
45' It’s high time Tony Popović made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
55' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne Victory FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
60' Both keepers have barely been tested. Melbourne Victory FC and Melbourne City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
62' Mathew Leckie gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Leo Natel and will look to change the dynamic.
66' It’s gonna be a card for Max Caputo.
71' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
72' The Melbourne City FC bench stirs into life. Max Caputo is withdrawn and Jamie MacLaren gets his opportunity.
77' Melbourne Victory FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
82' Melbourne Victory FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Melbourne City FC backline.
83' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Zinedine Machach on 83 minutes.
83' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Chris Ikonomidis on, Zinedine Machach off on 83 minutes.
86' A goal from the France international Damien da Silva! He fires home on 86 to make it 2-1!
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Bruno Fornaroli on 90.
90' Time for substitution for Melbourne Victory FC. Daniel Arzani is replaced by Roly Bonevacia.
With this win, Melbourne Victory FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Ben Folami ↓ Nishan Velupillay 72'
5
Damien da Silva
8
Zinedine Machach ↓ Chris Ikonomidis 83'
22
Jake Brimmer ↓ Jordi Valadon 72'
20
Paul Izzo
21
Roderick Miranda
19
Daniel Arzani ↓ Roly Bonevacia 90'
10
Bruno Fornaroli
3
Adama Traore ↓ Connor Chapman 90'
12
Ryan Teague
2
Jason Geria

Bench

6
Leigh Broxham
28
Roly Bonevacia ↑ 90'
7
Chris Ikonomidis ↑ 83'
14
Connor Chapman ↑ 90'
17
Nishan Velupillay ↑ 72'
30
Ahmad Taleb
27
Jordi Valadon ↑ 72'

Coach Tony Popović

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike van Houten

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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.