Melbourne Victory FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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 Shaun Evans
- Referee
18 games this season
🟨 0.0/game
⚽ 3.1 goals/game
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
Recent Form
| 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 |
| 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)
H2H (24 games)
54%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
23%
Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season
Melbourne Victory FC this season
38%
Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season
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' KICK OFF: Melbourne City FC gets underway.
- 5' Melbourne Victory FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' Melbourne Victory FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 15' The travelling Melbourne City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 16' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Yonatan Cohen makes it 0-1.
- 21' It looks like no one’s ball. Melbourne City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 26' Kavian Rahmani has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 31' Melbourne City FC is showing some good football. However, Melbourne City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 36' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne Victory FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 38' Poor challenge from Andreas Kuen. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
- 43' 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.
- 48' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne Victory FC and Melbourne City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 53' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 58' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 63' Bruno Fornaroli is replacing Nikolaos Vergos for the Melbourne Victory FC side.
- 64' Daniel Arzani makes way for Nishan Velupillay at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne Victory FC.
- 65' Roderick Miranda does the damage! The net is bulging and Melbourne Victory FC surge ahead!
- 69' It’s a booking for Melbourne City FC player. Samuel Souprayen gets a card.
- 72' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Harry Politidis departs to be replaced by Benjamin Mazzeo.
- 75' Melbourne City FC ring the changes. Andreas Kuen has done his job and it is now time for Kavian Rahmani to step up.
- 80' It looks surprising Melbourne Victory FC does not make any changes. Arion Sulemani has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 81' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Callum Talbot is hanging Zane Schreiber on the field on 81 minute.
- 85' Melbourne City FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 87' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Kasey Bos trudges off to be replaced by Adama Traore on 87 minutes.
- The points are shared — Melbourne Victory FC 1-1 Melbourne City FC. Honours even.
Lineups
Melbourne Victory FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 5
- 21
- 7
-
27
Reno Piscopo ↓ Clarismario 87'
- 6
- 25
- 2
- 14
-
28
Kasey Bos ↓ Adama Traore 87'
- 9
Bench
-
10
Bruno Fornaroli ↑ 63'
-
3
Adama Traore ↑ 87'
- 22
-
17
Nishan Velupillay ↑ 64'
- 18
- 30
-
11
Clarismario ↑ 87'
Melbourne City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 16
- 6
- 10
- 13
- 27
-
30
Andreas Kuen ↓ Kavian Rahmani 75'
- 33
- 38
- 26
-
19
Zane Schreiber ↓ Callum Talbot 81'
-
35
Medin Memeti ↓ Arion Sulemani 81'
Bench
- 1
-
2
Callum Talbot ↑ 81'
-
20
Arion Sulemani ↑ 81'
-
46
Benjamin Mazzeo ↑ 72'
- 22
-
47
Kavian Rahmani ↑ 75'
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Jamie MacLaren | 10 |
| Ola Toivonen | 4 |
| Mathew Leckie | 3 |
| Marco Rojas | 3 |
| Jake Brimmer | 3 |
| Nishan Velupillay | 3 |
| Aiden O'Neill | 3 |
| Bruno Fornaroli | 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
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
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
✗ WrongActual: 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
3%
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.