Melbourne Victory FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2023-24 PLAYOFFS

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A League · 2023-24

Melbourne Victory FC

3 – 2

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Melbourne City FC

Sun 5 May 2024 · 07:00 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 5' Samuel Souprayen

Daniel Arzani 11' Y

Zinedine Machach 37' R

Y 38' James Jeggo

Y 41' Jamie MacLaren

Bruno Fornaroli 50' Y

Y 90' Terry Antonis

Y 102' Curtis Good

Damien da Silva 115' Y

YR 118' Curtis Good

Overview

Match Preview

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

Melbourne Victory FC 4 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne City FC 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alex King
Referee Kate Jacewicz

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

Head-to-Head

Melbourne Victory FC 25 games · Avg 2.8 goals Melbourne City FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-05-05 Melbourne Victory FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 May	Melbourne City FC	H	3–2	W
27 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	3–4	L
20 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	H	0–0	D
12 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–1	L
06 Apr	Melbourne City FC	H	2–1	W
31 Mar	Perth Glory FC	H	2–1	W

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 May	Melbourne Victory FC	A	2–3	L
28 Apr	Western United FC	H	1–0	W
20 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–1	W
14 Apr	Perth Glory FC	H	8–0	W
06 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–2	L
02 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Melbourne Victory FC		Melbourne City FC
#9	Position	#4
3	Points	7
4	Played	4
0 / 3 / 1	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 1
5	Scored	6
6	Conceded	6
-1	GD	+0
0.75	PPG	1.75
0%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)

52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

Melbourne Victory FC are 9th (3 pts). Melbourne City FC are 4th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/1

61-75

3/1

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Melbourne City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC

Keegan Jelacic	2 G
Jordi Valadon	2 G
Charles Nduka	1 G	2 A

Melbourne City FC

Andrew Nabbout	2 G
Emiliano Marcondes	1 G	2 A
Matheus Rossetto	1 G
Awer Mabil	1 G
Quinn MacNicol	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Melbourne Victory FC launch into their encounter with Melbourne City FC.
5' That looks like a foul for a card for Samuel Souprayen.
10' Ryan Teague has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
11' It’s a booking for Melbourne Victory FC player. Daniel Arzani gets a card.
16' A quiet spell here at AAMI Park. Melbourne City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
21' Terry Antonis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne Victory FC so far.
26' Melbourne City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
29' A stunning finish from Samuel Souprayen — that came from absolutely nowhere!
34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne Victory FC that had 214 games and scored 304 goals.
37' It’s a booking for Melbourne Victory FC player. Zinedine Machach gets a card.
38' The referee calls foul for James Jeggo. He receives a card.
41' That is a card for Melbourne City FC. Jamie MacLaren will be fuming at that decision.
46' Paul Izzo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne Victory FC tonight.
50' Bruno Fornaroli was booked on 50.
55' It’s high time Mike van Houten made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
60' Jake Brimmer, a Malta , has 16 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
65' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
68' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Jake Brimmer by Jordi Valadon on 68 minute.
73' The -year-old Vicente Fernandez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
75' Max Caputo gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Jamie MacLaren and will look to change the dynamic.
80' Melbourne Victory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Chris Ikonomidis is hanging Bruno Fornaroli on the field on 80 minute.
85' It looks surprising Melbourne City FC does not make any changes. Curtis Good has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
86' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Adama Traore trudges off to be replaced by Kasey Bos on 86 minutes.
88' The deadlock is broken! Nishan Velupillay gets on the scoresheet on 88 minutes.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Terry Antonis on 90 minutes.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Ben Folami ↓ Nishan Velupillay 68'
5
Damien da Silva
8
Zinedine Machach
22
Jake Brimmer ↓ Jordi Valadon 68'
20
Paul Izzo
21
Roderick Miranda
19
Daniel Arzani ↓ Salim Khelifi 80'
10
Bruno Fornaroli ↓ Chris Ikonomidis 80'
3
Adama Traore ↓ Kasey Bos 86'
12
Ryan Teague
2
Jason Geria ↓ Leigh Broxham 120'

Bench

6
Leigh Broxham ↑ 120'
7
Chris Ikonomidis ↑ 80'
23
Salim Khelifi ↑ 80'
17
Nishan Velupillay ↑ 68'
40
Christian Siciliano
27
Jordi Valadon ↑ 68'
37
Kasey Bos ↑ 86'

Coach Tony Popović

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Mathew Leckie ↓ Zane Schreiber 114'
1
Jamie Young
6
Steven Ugarkovic
9
Jamie MacLaren ↓ Max Caputo 75'
11
Leo Natel
22
Curtis Good
44
Marin Jakolis ↓ Alessandro Lopane 109'
10
Tolgay Arslan ↓ Terry Antonis 75'
3
James Jeggo
14
Vicente Fernandez ↓ Callum Talbot 75'
26
Samuel Souprayen

Bench

17
Terry Antonis ↑ 75'
2
Scott Galloway
25
Callum Talbot ↑ 75'
21
Alessandro Lopane ↑ 109'
33
Patrick Beach
37
Max Caputo ↑ 75'
35
Zane Schreiber ↑ 114'

Coach Mike van Houten

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2024-05-05 Melbourne Victory FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC W 2024-04-27 Melbourne Victory FC 3–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-04-20 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Brisbane Roar FC D 2024-04-12 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2024-04-06 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC W 2024-03-31 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Perth Glory FC W

Melbourne City FC Form

2024-05-05 Melbourne Victory FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC L 2024-04-28 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Western United FC W 2024-04-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC W 2024-04-14 Melbourne City FC 8–0 Perth Glory FC W 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.68 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.51 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC45% Draw25% Melbourne City FC30%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.19

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

55%

Melbourne Victory FC or Melbourne City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC31% Draw43% Melbourne City FC26%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.4%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 2

6.3%

1 – 0

6.2%

2 – 0

5.8%

0 – 0

5.7%

0 – 1

5.5%

0 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.7%

1 – 3

3.8%

3 – 2

Actual

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	19%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	17%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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