Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory – Preview, Tips and Odds

Australia: A-League

Melbourne City

17.12.2022 08:45 UTC

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Melbourne Victory

Match Preview

Melbourne City will welcome Melbourne Victory on Saturday at AAMI Park for a match of the 8th round of the A-League Men. The hosts in this tie are in the 1st place in the standings with 16 points, while their next opponents are up on the 5th spot with 10 points.

Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory Head to Head

Team	Last Game 2022/10/22	Last 20 Games
Melbourne City	win	? Waway Laway Dhome Dhome Daway Whome Waway Whome Lhome Daway Daway Dhome Waway Lhome Lhome Waway Laway Lhome Waway Dhome
Melbourne Victory	loss	? Lhome Whome Daway Daway Dhome Laway Lhome Laway Waway Dhome Dhome Daway Lhome Waway Waway Lhome Whome Waway Lhome Daway

Worth Mentioning

The outcome of their latest encounter was a win for Melbourne City, with the score of 2:0 away from home. The two clubs faced each other on the 22nd of October 2022. Across the most recent 10 H2H meetings, being the hosting side has not proven to be an advantage as the end results were 3 home victories and 3 away triumphs. As many as three of the previous five clashes saw both sides hitting the back of the nets and two finished with over 2.5 goals. Melbourne City did not concede in one of those, and Melbourne Victory kept a clean sheet on one occasion. The latest five matches ended with 2.60 goals on average.

Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory Last Games Averages

*Average Metrics based on available data from last 20 games

Melbourne CityMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  1.85

  1.20

• Fouls

  14.55

  14.55

• Corners

  6.05

  4.80

• Offsides

  2.30

  1.90

• Cards

  3.10

  3.35

• Posession

  53%

  47%

2022/10/22 A-League

Melbourne CityHMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  2

  0

• Fouls

  21

  7

• Corners

  5

  2

• Offsides

  4

  1

• Cards

  1

  7

• Posession

  51%

  49%

2022/04/09 A-League

Melbourne CityHMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  0

  3

• Fouls

  8

  7

• Corners

  4

  7

• Offsides

  3

  1

• Cards

  4

  1

• Posession

  58%

  42%

2022/03/19 A-League

HMelbourne CityMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  11

  11

• Corners

  10

  7

• Offsides

  3

  1

• Cards

  4

  2

• Posession

  61%

  39%

2021/12/18 A-League

HMelbourne CityMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  2

  2

• Fouls

  19

  9

• Corners

  4

  4

• Offsides

  3

  0

• Cards

  6

  0

• Posession

  58%

  42%

2021/06/06 A-League

Melbourne CityHMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  10

  8

• Corners

  4

  4

• Offsides

  3

  1

• Cards

  1

  2

• Posession

  66%

  34%

2021/04/17 A-League

HMelbourne CityMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  7

  0

• Fouls

  7

  12

• Corners

  9

  2

• Offsides

  1

  1

• Cards

  0

  4

• Posession

  63%

  37%

2021/03/06 A-League

Melbourne CityHMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  6

  0

• Fouls

  13

  8

• Corners

  7

  3

• Offsides

  3

  2

• Cards

  2

  4

• Posession

  53%

  47%

2020/02/07 A-League

HMelbourne CityMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  2

  1

• Fouls

  13

  11

• Corners

  4

  4

• Offsides

  3

  2

• Cards

  3

  1

• Posession

  46%

  54%

2019/12/21 A-League

HMelbourne CityMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  1

  2

• Fouls

  16

  14

• Corners

  6

  5

• Offsides

  1

  2

• Cards

  1

  4

• Posession

  50%

  50%

2019/10/12 A-League

Melbourne CityHMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  0

  0

• Fouls

  16

  6

• Corners

  9

  6

• Offsides

  3

  4

• Cards

  3

  1

• Posession

  50%

  50%

2019/02/23 A-League

Melbourne CityHMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  19

  15

• Corners

  5

  1

• Offsides

  1

  2

• Cards

  4

  8

• Posession

  60%

  40%

2018/12/22 A-League

HMelbourne CityMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  15

  10

• Corners

  9

  5

• Offsides

  2

  0

• Cards

  3

  2

• Posession

  47%

  53%

2018/10/20 A-League

Melbourne CityHMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  2

  1

• Fouls

  20

  18

• Corners

  0

  6

• Offsides

  3

  0

• Cards

  2

  4

• Posession

  46%

  54%

2018/03/02 A-League

HMelbourne CityMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  1

  2

• Fouls

  21

  33

• Corners

  8

  1

• Offsides

  3

  4

• Cards

  3

  4

• Posession

  60%

  40%

2017/12/23 A-League

HMelbourne CityMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  0

  1

• Fouls

  13

  29

• Corners

  11

  9

• Offsides

  0

  3

• Cards

  1

  2

• Posession

  48%

  52%

2017/10/14 A-League

Melbourne CityHMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  2

  1

• Fouls

  20

  23

• Corners

  2

  11

• Offsides

  2

  1

• Cards

  2

  5

• Posession

  41%

  59%

2017/02/04 A-League

Melbourne CityHMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  1

  2

• Fouls

  18

  32

• Corners

  5

  3

• Offsides

  3

  5

• Cards

  9

  4

• Posession

  54%

  46%

2016/12/17 A-League

HMelbourne CityMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  1

  2

• Fouls

  15

  24

• Corners

  10

  7

• Offsides

  3

  4

• Cards

  5

  5

• Posession

  60%

  40%

2016/10/15 A-League

Melbourne CityHMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  4

  1

• Fouls

  16

  14

• Corners

  5

  3

• Offsides

  1

  2

• Cards

  1

  3

• Posession

  55%

  45%

2016/02/13 A-League

HMelbourne CityMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  2

  2

• Fouls

  0

  0

• Corners

  4

  6

• Offsides

  1

  2

• Cards

  7

  4

• Posession

  34%

  66%

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Melbourne City Form

In their last match Melbourne City registered a disappointing 2:1 away defeat versus Sydney in the A-League Men on December 10th. Regardless of whether hosting or visiting, the squads involved in Melbourne City’s recent 10 meetings did not gain a considerable advantage. All in all, the hosts succeeded in recording 3 victories and the visitors registered 6 triumphs. Only 1 of the last 10 clashes ended in a draw. Four of Melbourne City’s last five meetings featured over 2.5 goals, with both sides hitting the targets in three of them. During these the outfit was successful in maintaining two clean sheets, and they scored at least a single goal in all. Based on statistics, their most recent 5 outings ended with an average of 3.20 goals.

• Goals
  1.60
• Fouls
  16.20
• Corners
  6.10
• Offsides
  1.90
• Cards
  3.30
• Posession
  51%

Melbourne Victory Form

Melbourne Victory’s last match was against Macarthur on Sunday and it finished in a slender 0:1 win away from home. Playing on home ground had no considerable impact in Melbourne Victory’s last ten meetings, as the hosts recorded 3 victories while the guests triumphed on 6 occasions. Only one of their last 10 clashes resulted in draws. Two of their most recent five games produced more than 2.5 goals with none seeing both of the sides netting goals. Within this time frame Melbourne Victory were successful in keeping three clean sheets and failed to score in three. The total of netted goals by the teams involved across their last five outings amount to 10.

• Goals
  1.30
• Fouls
  13.00
• Corners
  4.80
• Offsides
  1.10
• Cards
  2.30
• Posession
  54%

Formations and Lineups

Melbourne City

Formation:4-2-3-1

• G1Tom Glover
• D25Callum Talbot
• D4Nuno Reis
• D3Scott Jamieson
• D38Jordan Bos
• M6Thomas Lam
• M8Richard van der Venne
• M15Andrew Nabbout
• M14Valon Berisha
• M7Mathew Leckie
• F9Jamie MacLaren

1 Tom Glover 25 Callum Talbot 4 Nuno Reis 3 Scott Jamieson 38 Jordan Bos 6 Thomas Lam 8 Richard van der Venne 15 Andrew Nabbout 14 Valon Berisha 7 Mathew Leckie 9 Jamie MacLaren

*Lineup from 2022/12/10 Sydney vs Melbourne City

Melbourne Victory

Formation:3-4-1-2

• G20Paul Izzo
• D2Jason Geria
• D6Leigh Broxham
• D15George Timotheou
• M7Christopher Ikonomidis
• M22Jake Brimmer
• M4Rai Marchán
• M3Cadete
• F17Nani
• F18Nicholas D'Agostino
• F10Bruno Fornaroli

20 Paul Izzo 2 Jason Geria 6 Leigh Broxham 15 George Timotheou 7 Christopher Ikonomidis 22 Jake Brimmer 4 Rai Marchán 3 Cadete 17 Nani 18 Nicholas D'Agostino 10 Bruno Fornaroli

*Lineup from 2022/12/11 Macarthur vs Melbourne Victory

Popular Markets

This is a list of some of the most popular markets and their winning ratio for the last 10 games - head to head and for the respective teams individually. The probability column is an average calculation based ONLY on statistical data with the Head2Head column having a slight advantage.

	Last H2H	Last Melbourne City	Last Melbourne Victory	Probability	Value Odds Over
Melbourne City WIN	4/10	5/10	-	41.98%	2.38
DRAW	4/10	3/10	1/10	26.42%	3.79
Melbourne Victory WIN	2/10	-	5/10	31.60%	3.16
Over 2.5 Goals	6/10	5/10	5/10	54.00%	1.85
BTTS	5/10	5/10	3/10	44.00%	2.27
Over 4.5 Cards	6/10	8/10	6/10	66.00%	1.52
Over 10.5 Corners	5/10	1/10	3/10	32.00%	3.13
Melbourne City over 1.5 Goals	5/10	6/10	-	54.50%	1.83
Melbourne Victory over 1.5 Goals	3/10	-	3/10	30.00%	3.33