Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

A League · 2024-25
Melbourne Victory FC
1 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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

8
9
7
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
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 wait is over. Melbourne City FC get us underway at AAMI Park.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' Kavian Rahmani needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne City FC that had 208 games and scored 386 goals.
  • 16' Yonatan Cohen makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Melbourne City FC are in front.
  • 21' Melbourne Victory FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 26' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 31' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 36' Melbourne City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 38' The referee shows Melbourne City FC player a card on 38.
  • 43' Melbourne Victory FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 3 meetings.
  • 48' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 53' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Aziz Behich suffering a number of foals already.
  • 58' Daniel Arzani is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne Victory FC tonight.
  • 63' Fresh legs for Melbourne Victory FC! Bruno Fornaroli comes on to replace Nikolaos Vergos.
  • 64' Nishan Velupillay has so much to prove this time. He replaces Daniel Arzani on 64 minute.
  • 65' Roderick Miranda adds to his 0 season tally! Melbourne Victory FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 69' A meaty challenge results in booking for Samuel Souprayen on 69.
  • 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 Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Andreas Kuen departs to be replaced by Kavian Rahmani.
  • 80' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 81' Another change for Melbourne City FC made on 81 minute. Zane Schreiber leaves to be changed by Callum Talbot.
  • 85' Controversy at the stadium! Steven Ugarkovic argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 87' The Melbourne Victory FC manager makes a substitution. Kasey Bos departs to be replaced by Adama Traore.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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

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
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.