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 Kearney Robinson
- Referee Jonathon Barreiro
7 games this season
🟨 1.0/game
⚽ 6.7 goals/game
🟥 1 total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb | Melbourne City FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 14 Feb | Wellington Phoenix FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 08 Feb | Newcastle United Jets FC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 01 Feb | Perth Glory FC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 24 Jan | Sydney FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 18 Jan | Adelaide United FC | A | 2–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb | Melbourne Victory FC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 15 Feb | Perth Glory FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 07 Feb | Adelaide United FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 25 Jan | Macarthur FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 18 Jan | Auckland FC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 11 Jan | Brisbane Roar FC | H | 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' What a night it is going to be! Melbourne Victory FC welcome Melbourne City FC for this crunch clash at AAMI Park.
- 5' A goal from the Australia international Marco Tilio! He fires home on 5 to make it 0-1!
- 10' 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.
- 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 20' 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.
- 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne Victory FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Melbourne Victory FC and Melbourne City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 35' 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 Kai Trewin suffering a number of foals already.
- 40' Melbourne Victory FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 44' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Kai Trewin on 44 minutes.
- 48' Brilliant from the ! Clarismario makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 48.
- 50' That looks like a foul for a card for Nathaniel Atkinson.
- 52' GOAL! Zinedine Machach scores on 45.
- 53' Roderick Miranda picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 56' Melbourne City FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 60' Zane Schreiber is ready to make an impact after coming on for Max Caputo at the 60 minute mark.
- 65' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Nikolaos Vergos trudges off to be replaced by Bruno Fornaroli on 65 minutes.
- 70' Goal! Kai Trewin scores his 8 goal in 205 matches.
- 75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
- 76' A tactical swap from Melbourne City FC — Lawrence Wong on, Andreas Kuen off on 76 minutes.
- 80' The supporters are chanting for Fabian Monge. He replaces Jordi Valadon on 80 minute.
- 85' Andreas Kuen has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
- 86' Another change for Melbourne City FC made on 86 minute. Marco Tilio leaves to be changed by Callum Talbot.
- 87' It is a substitution in Melbourne Victory FC team. Kasey Bos is replaced by Adama Traore on 87 minute.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
Lineups
Melbourne Victory FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 5
- 21
- 1
-
27
Reno Piscopo ↓ Daniel Arzani 65'
- 6
- 22
-
14
Jordi Valadon ↓ Fabian Monge 80'
-
28
Kasey Bos ↓ Adama Traore 87'
- 9
-
11
Clarismario ↓ Nishan Velupillay 86'
Bench
- 4
-
7
Daniel Arzani ↑ 65'
-
10
Bruno Fornaroli ↑ 65'
-
3
Adama Traore ↑ 87'
-
17
Nishan Velupillay ↑ 86'
-
18
Fabian Monge ↑ 80'
- 30
Coach
Arthur Diles
Melbourne City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 16
- 7
- 13
-
23
Marco Tilio ↓ Callum Talbot 86'
- 27
-
30
Andreas Kuen ↓ Lawrence Wong 76'
- 33
- 26
-
17
Max Caputo ↓ Zane Schreiber 60'
- 22
- 47
Bench
-
2
Callum Talbot ↑ 86'
- 40
-
38
Harry Politidis ↑ 60'
- 39
-
19
Zane Schreiber ↑ 60'
-
41
Lawrence Wong ↑ 76'
- 50
Coach
Aurelio Vidmar
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
2025-02-22
Melbourne Victory FC
2–2
Melbourne City FC
D
2025-02-14
Melbourne Victory FC
1–0
Wellington Phoenix FC
W
2025-02-08
Newcastle United Jets FC
3–0
Melbourne Victory FC
L
2025-02-01
Perth Glory FC
0–2
Melbourne Victory FC
W
2025-01-24
Melbourne Victory FC
2–0
Sydney FC
W
2025-01-18
Adelaide United FC
3–2
Melbourne Victory FC
L
Melbourne City FC Form
2025-02-22
Melbourne Victory FC
2–2
Melbourne City FC
D
2025-02-15
Melbourne City FC
1–0
Perth Glory FC
W
2025-02-07
Adelaide United FC
1–0
Melbourne City FC
L
2025-01-25
Macarthur FC
1–0
Melbourne City FC
L
2025-01-18
Auckland FC
3–0
Melbourne City FC
L
2025-01-11
Melbourne City FC
1–0
Brisbane Roar FC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.84
Melbourne Victory FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06
Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 55%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 78% |
|
22% |
| ± 2.5 | 55% |
|
45% |
| ± 3.5 | 33% |
|
67% |
| ± 4.5 | 17% |
|
83% |
Double Chance
Melbourne Victory FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
46%
Melbourne Victory FC or Melbourne City FC
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
9.3%
2 – 0
9.1%
0 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
5.8%
3 – 0
5.5%
1 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
5%
3 – 2
3.2%
0 – 2
3.1%
Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC
| Handicap | Melbourne Victory FC covers | Push | Melbourne City FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 15% | — | 85% |
| -2 | 15% | 17% | 69% |
| -1.5 | 31% | — | 69% |
| -1 | 31% | 23% | 46% |
| -0.5 | 54% | — | 46% |
| +0.5 | 79% | — | 21% |
| +1 | 79% | 13% | 8% |
| +1.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
| +2 | 92% | 6% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
35%
✓
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
17%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

