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

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A League · 2024-25

Melbourne Victory FC

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

Match Details

Referee Shaun Evans
Referee

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

2024-12-21 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
#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' KICK OFF: Melbourne Victory FC gets underway.
5' 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.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Patrick Beach is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne City FC.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne Victory FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
16' Yonatan Cohen makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Melbourne City FC are in front.
21' The 27-year-old Nathaniel Atkinson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
26' A quiet spell here at AAMI Park. Melbourne Victory FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
31' Melbourne City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
36' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
38' Melbourne City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 38.
43' Melbourne Victory FC have won 304 goals from 214 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
48' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
53' 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.
58' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Melbourne City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
63' Bruno Fornaroli is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nikolaos Vergos at the 63 minute mark.
64' The Melbourne Victory FC bench stirs into life. Daniel Arzani is withdrawn and Nishan Velupillay gets his opportunity.
65' What a strike from Roderick Miranda! The score is 1-1.
69' It’s a booking for Melbourne City FC player. Samuel Souprayen gets a card.
72' A tactical swap from Melbourne City FC — Benjamin Mazzeo on, Harry Politidis off on 72 minutes.
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' Callum Talbot needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
81' The crowd applauds Zane Schreiber as he leaves the pitch. Callum Talbot steps in for Melbourne City FC.
85' Steven Ugarkovic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 85.
87' It is a substitution in Melbourne Victory FC team. Kasey Bos is replaced by Adama Traore on 87 minute.
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

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
Jake Brimmer	3
Nishan Velupillay	3
Aiden O'Neill	3
Andrew Nabbout	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

1.49 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.46 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne Victory FC or Melbourne City FC 74% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC42% Draw26% Melbourne City FC32%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 2.95

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

58%

Melbourne Victory FC or Melbourne City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC28% Draw45% Melbourne City FC27%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

0 – 0

1 – 0

6.9%

0 – 1

6.8%

2 – 2

2 – 0

5.7%

0 – 2

5.5%

3 – 1

4.1%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	19%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	18%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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