Melbourne Victory FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2024-25

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Melbourne City FC

Sat 21 Dec 2024 · 08:35 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 38' Andreas Kuen

Y 69' Samuel Souprayen

Y 85' Steven Ugarkovic

Overview

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

Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Shaun Evans
Referee

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

2024-12-21 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 2024-10-26 Melbourne City FC 1–3 Melbourne Victory FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Dec	Melbourne City FC	H	1–1	D
08 Dec	Perth Glory FC	H	2–0	W
01 Dec	Western United FC	A	3–1	W
24 Nov	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–1	L
09 Nov	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–0	W
03 Nov	Macarthur FC	H	2–1	W

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–1	D
15 Dec	Auckland FC	H	2–2	D
06 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	A	4–1	W
30 Nov	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	0–2	L
10 Nov	Perth Glory FC	A	5–0	W
04 Nov	Western United FC	A	1–0	W

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

Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 pts). Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Melbourne Victory FC host Melbourne City FC — let the battle begin!
5' Brendan Hamill is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne Victory FC tonight.
10' The travelling Melbourne City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
16' Yonatan Cohen is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
21' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
26' Both keepers have barely been tested. Melbourne Victory FC and Melbourne City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
31' Melbourne Victory FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Melbourne City FC backline.
36' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
38' The referee shows Melbourne City FC player a card on 38.
43' Melbourne Victory FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
48' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
53' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
58' Melbourne Victory FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 3 meetings.
63' Time for substitution for Melbourne Victory FC. Nikolaos Vergos is replaced by Bruno Fornaroli.
64' Another change for Melbourne Victory FC made on 64 minute. Daniel Arzani leaves to be changed by Nishan Velupillay.
65' The Portugal Roderick Miranda breaks the deadlock on 65 minutes. 1-1!
69' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Samuel Souprayen on 69 minutes.
72' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Benjamin Mazzeo is hanging Harry Politidis on the field on 72 minute.
75' The supporters are chanting for Kavian Rahmani. He replaces Andreas Kuen on 75 minute.
80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Benjamin Mazzeo, as he is very good at scoring at AAMI Park with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
81' The crowd applauds Zane Schreiber as he leaves the pitch. Callum Talbot steps in for Melbourne City FC.
85' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Steven Ugarkovic.
87' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Kasey Bos by Adama Traore on 87 minute.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Melbourne Victory FC 1-1 Melbourne City FC.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

16
Aziz Behich
6
Steven Ugarkovic
10
Yonatan Cohen
13
Nathaniel Atkinson
27
Kai Trewin
30
Andreas Kuen ↓ Kavian Rahmani 75'
33
Patrick Beach
38
Harry Politidis ↓ Benjamin Mazzeo 72'
26
Samuel Souprayen
19
Zane Schreiber ↓ Callum Talbot 81'
35
Medin Memeti ↓ Arion Sulemani 81'

Bench

1
Jamie Young
2
Callum Talbot ↑ 81'
20
Arion Sulemani ↑ 81'
46
Benjamin Mazzeo ↑ 72'
22
German Ferreyra
47
Kavian Rahmani ↑ 75'

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2024-12-21 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2024-12-08 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Perth Glory FC W 2024-12-01 Western United FC 1–3 Melbourne Victory FC W 2024-11-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2024-11-09 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2024-11-03 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Macarthur FC W

Melbourne City FC Form

2024-12-21 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2024-12-15 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Auckland FC D 2024-12-06 Brisbane Roar FC 1–4 Melbourne City FC W 2024-11-30 Melbourne City FC 0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-11-10 Perth Glory FC 0–5 Melbourne City FC W 2024-11-04 Western United FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.59 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.24 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC47% Draw26% Melbourne City FC27%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.83

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

53%

Melbourne Victory FC or Melbourne City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC32% Draw46% Melbourne City FC22%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 0

8.5%

0 – 0

7.8%

2 – 0

7.3%

1 – 2

6.9%

0 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

5.5%

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

4.5%

3 – 0

3.8%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	21%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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