Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory

Melbourne City

1 - 3

Melbourne Victory

🕒 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 08:35 Europe/London 📍 AAMI Park 🧑‍⚖️ Daniel Elder 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 18

Regular Season Table

Melbourne City 6 · Melbourne Victory 4

Referee Stats

Daniel Elder

19 matches · 3.16 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.16
Reds avg	0.05
Penalties avg	0.47
Over 4.5 cards	16%
Home wins	37%
Draws	16%
Away wins	47%

How the match was won

Melbourne Victory outshot their opponent (8-19).
Melbourne City controlled possession (56%).
Melbourne Victory had the sharper finishing (4-7 shots on target).

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

56%

44%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

432

337

Passes Accurate

339

253

Passes %

78%

75%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

20' ⚽

⚽

20' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Mata

Normal Goal

32' ⚽

⚽

32' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

M. Caputo

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Younis

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ A. Lopane

1st substitution · For: Kavian Rahmani

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ M. Memeti

2nd substitution · For: E. Durakovic

60'

60' A. Behich

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ C. Nduka

1st substitution · For: N. Vergos

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ K. Jelacic

2nd substitution · For: M. Grimaldi

64' ⚽

⚽

64' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

Mata

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Grimaldi

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ D. Arzani

3rd substitution · For: Z. Schreiber

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ M. Caputo

4th substitution · For: A. Kuen

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ Kavian Rahmani

5th substitution · For: S. Souprayen

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ N. Velupillay

3rd substitution · For: Clarismario Rodrigues

87'

87' S. Esposito

89' ⚽

⚽

89' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

Clarismario Rodrigues

Normal Goal · Assist: Mata

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ Mata

4th substitution · For: J. Reec

Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory 1-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Melbourne Victory beat Melbourne City 3-1 on Saturday, 21 February 2026 in A-League. The match was refereed by Daniel Elder. It was played at AAMI Park.

First half: Melbourne Victory took the lead at 20' when Mata scored, making the score 0-1. Melbourne City leveled the score at 32' when M. Caputo scored, with the assist credited to M. Younis, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Melbourne City made their 1st substitution at 58', with A. Lopane replacing Kavian Rahmani. Melbourne City made their 2nd substitution at 59', with M. Memeti replacing E. Durakovic. A. Behich received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 60'. Melbourne Victory made their 1st substitution at 62', with C. Nduka replacing N. Vergos. Melbourne Victory made their 2nd substitution at 62', with K. Jelacic replacing M. Grimaldi. Melbourne Victory took the lead at 64' when Mata scored, with the assist credited to M. Grimaldi, making the score 1-2. Melbourne City made their 3rd substitution at 70', with D. Arzani replacing Z. Schreiber. Melbourne City made their 4th substitution at 70', with M. Caputo replacing A. Kuen. Melbourne City made their 5th substitution at 78', with Kavian Rahmani replacing S. Souprayen. Melbourne Victory made their 3rd substitution at 81', with N. Velupillay replacing Clarismario Rodrigues. S. Esposito received a yellow card for Melbourne Victory at 87'. Melbourne Victory extended the lead at 89' when Clarismario Rodrigues scored, with the assist credited to Mata, making the score 1-3. Melbourne Victory made their 4th substitution at 90', with Mata replacing J. Reec.

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