Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory

Melbourne City

0 - 1

Melbourne Victory

🕒 Sat, 20 Dec 2025 08:35 Europe/London 📍 AAMI Park 🧑‍⚖️ Alireza Faghani 🔁 Regular Season - 9 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 9

Regular Season Table

Melbourne City 6 · Melbourne Victory 4

Referee Stats

Alireza Faghani

13 matches · 3.46 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.46
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.08
Over 4.5 cards	31%
Home wins	23%
Draws	31%
Away wins	46%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-14).
Melbourne City controlled possession (59%).

Team Overview

Melbourne City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-2-5

Goals For / Against

18 / 13

Avg: 1.38 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.54

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Melbourne Victory (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-3-5

Goals For / Against

18 / 19

Avg: 1.38 / 1.46

Points

Avg: 1.38

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this A-League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.54

PPG

1.38

1.00

1.46

54%

O2.5

54%

46%

BTTS

46%

54%

Score 1st

62%

League-position context

Melbourne City rank6th

Melbourne Victory rank4th

Melbourne City points38

Melbourne Victory points40

Melbourne City: #6 · 38 pts · GD +0

5 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Melbourne Victory: #4 · 40 pts · GD +11

3 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Melbourne City last 5 home

L W W W L

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals9-6

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Melbourne Victory last 5 away

W D D W W

Points11/15

Weighted index69

Goals12-7

Record3-2-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Melbourne City trend breakdown

Over 2.554%

BTTS46%

BTTS + O2.538%

1H Over 0.562%

Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 23% · 1H BTTS 8%

Melbourne Victory trend breakdown

Over 2.554%

BTTS46%

BTTS + O2.546%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 38% · 1H BTTS 31%

Scoring reliability

Melbourne City score at home77%

Melbourne City clean sheet at home38%

Melbourne Victory score away69%

Melbourne Victory clean sheet away31%

First-goal patterns

Melbourne City score first54%

Melbourne City win after scoring first71%

Melbourne Victory score first62%

Melbourne Victory win after scoring first63%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Melbourne City 20% · Melbourne Victory 0%

Avg first goal minute: Melbourne City 18.6' · Melbourne Victory 38.3'

Vs league average

Melbourne City score at home1.38 vs 1.53

Melbourne City concede at home1.00 vs 1.34

Melbourne Victory score away1.38 vs 1.34

Melbourne Victory concede away1.46 vs 1.53

Melbourne City score 9% below league average, while Melbourne Victory score 3% above league average.

Defensive side: Melbourne City are 25% below league average at home, and Melbourne Victory are 4% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Melbourne City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

Melbourne Victory goal timing (away)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

46-60 4

61-75 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

31-45 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

76-90+ 5

31-45 4

0-15 3

46-60 2

16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

59%

41%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

490

342

Passes Accurate

402

240

Passes %

82%

70%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

17'

17' J. Davidson

50'

50' L. D'Arrigo

63'

63' G. Ferreyra

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ L. D'Arrigo

1st substitution · For: D. Genreau

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ Z. Schreiber

1st substitution · For: L. Bonetig

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ M. Caputo

2nd substitution · For: A. Nabbout

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ N. Atkinson

3rd substitution · For: Peter Antoniou

72'

72' J. Valadon

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ N. Vergos

2nd substitution · For: J. Reec

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ N. Velupillay

3rd substitution · For: K. Jelacic

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ E. Rashani

4th substitution · For: M. Memeti

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ T. Kanamori

5th substitution · For: Beckham Baker

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ Clarismario Rodrigues

4th substitution · For: M. Grimaldi

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

M. Grimaldi

Normal Goal

Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Melbourne Victory beat Melbourne City 1-0 on Saturday, 20 December 2025 in A-League. The match was refereed by Alireza Faghani. It was played at AAMI Park.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. J. Davidson received a yellow card for Melbourne Victory at 17'.

Second half: L. D'Arrigo received a yellow card for Melbourne Victory at 50'. G. Ferreyra received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 63'. Melbourne Victory made their 1st substitution at 67', with L. D'Arrigo replacing D. Genreau. Melbourne City made their 1st substitution at 68', with Z. Schreiber replacing L. Bonetig. Melbourne City made their 2nd substitution at 68', with M. Caputo replacing A. Nabbout. Melbourne City made their 3rd substitution at 68', with N. Atkinson replacing Peter Antoniou. J. Valadon received a yellow card for Melbourne Victory at 72'. Melbourne Victory made their 2nd substitution at 73', with N. Vergos replacing J. Reec. Melbourne Victory made their 3rd substitution at 73', with N. Velupillay replacing K. Jelacic. Melbourne City made their 4th substitution at 77', with E. Rashani replacing M. Memeti. Melbourne City made their 5th substitution at 81', with T. Kanamori replacing Beckham Baker. Melbourne Victory made their 4th substitution at 85', with Clarismario Rodrigues replacing M. Grimaldi. Melbourne Victory took the lead at 90' when M. Grimaldi scored, making the score 0-1.

Melbourne City used 5 substitutions while Melbourne Victory used 4 substitutions. Melbourne City got 1 yellow card, while Melbourne Victory got 3 yellow cards.