Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory result

Full-time · Melbourne City 0–1 Melbourne Victory

A-League · Sat, 20 Dec 2025 08:35 GMT · AAMI Park

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Melbourne City · Melbourne Victory · Head-to-head

Melbourne City 0–1 Melbourne Victory — Melbourne Victory won this A-League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Melbourne Victory won 1–0 at AAMI Park in the A-League on Saturday 20 December. It is Melbourne Victory’s first win over Melbourne City since 26 October 2024, after four meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Melbourne Victory: Matthew Grimaldi (90’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Melbourne City, from fewer shots (12 to 14), created the better chances, 1.31 xG to 0.77 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

Discipline

A. Faghani showed four yellow cards — against 3.0 yellows a game across the last 9 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Melbourne City: G. Ferreyra (63’); Melbourne Victory: Jason Davidson (17’), Louis D'Arrigo (50’) and Jordi Valadon (72’).

What it changes

Melbourne City move down from third to fourth (eight league matches played).

Melbourne Victory move up from 11th to seventh (nine league matches played). Melbourne Victory are unbeaten in their last three matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Kai Trewin (Melbourne City) 5.1, Clarismario (Melbourne Victory) 5.0 and Denis Genreau (Melbourne Victory) 5.0 led the match.

Next up

Melbourne City next travel to Melbourne Victory on 24 October 2026.

Melbourne Victory next host Melbourne City on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Melbourne City: Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Melbourne City 0–1 Melbourne Victory · A-League
Venue: AAMI Park · Melbourne
Referee: A. Faghani
Head-to-head (last 6): Melbourne City 2 · draws 3 · Melbourne Victory 1 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Melbourne City 2W 2D 1L · Melbourne Victory 1W 1D 3L

Melbourne City 0–1 Melbourne Victory (A-League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.13 / 0.75

Goals

against 0.75 / 1.5 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.13 / 5

Corners

against 5.38 / 4.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3.5 / 5

Shots on target

against 4.63 / 4 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.75 / 1.38

Cards

against 2.13 / 1.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3 yellows

Referee · A. Faghani

1.56 home / 1.44 away

over 9 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 December 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 December 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Melbourne City for / against	Line	Melbourne Victory for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.75 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.13 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	11.13 for · 14.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	16.5 for · 12.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.5 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.13 for · 8.13 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.38 for · 8.88 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.75 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.38 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: A. Faghani — 3 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 19.44 fouls over 9 matches (1.56 to the home side, 1.44 to the away side).

Home 1.56Away 1.44

Melbourne City

Melbourne City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Peter Antoniou n 6	23.7	3.8 3/2	0.6 1/0	—
M. Caputo n 8	73.4	2.1 6/4	0.8 4/1	—
Z. Schreiber n 8	63.3	2.1 6/4	0.5 3/0	Louis D'Arrigo
N. Atkinson n 8	58.1	2.1 8/3	1.2 3/2	—
A. Kuen n 8	73.8	2 6/4	1.2 2/1	Nishan Velupillay

Melbourne City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Memeti n 5	27.2	4.6 4/2	2.6 3/1
T. Kanamori n 8	62	2.2 7/4	1.1 5/1
A. Nabbout n 8	46	2.2 6/1	1.2 3/1
M. Caputo n 8	73.4	2.1 7/5	1.1 6/1
E. Rashani n 8	56.8	1.8 5/3	0.4 2/0

Melbourne City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Kanamori n 8	62	0.4 2/0	0.4 2/0
M. Memeti n 5	27.2	0.7 1/0	0 0/0
Peter Antoniou n 6	23.7	0.6 1/0	0 0/0
Beckham Baker n 7	25.6	0 0/0	0.5 1/0
Kavian Rahmani n 8	63.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Melbourne City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Leckie n 8	49	2.8 5/4
Kavian Rahmani n 8	63.8	2.5 7/5
Peter Antoniou n 6	23.7	2.5 3/1
N. Atkinson n 8	58.1	2.3 6/3
G. Ferreyra n 8	84.4	2.1 6/6

Melbourne Victory

Melbourne Victory — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Denis Genreau n 8	68.8	2.1 7/4	1.8 6/4	—
J. Reec n 8	34.8	1.9 4/2	0.3 1/0	—
Louis D'Arrigo n 8	44.5	1.8 5/2	1 4/0	Z. Schreiber
J. Inserra n 6	82.5	1.5 5/3	0.2 1/0	—
Nishan Velupillay n 3	39.3	1.5 2/0	0.8 1/0	A. Kuen

Melbourne Victory — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Nishan Velupillay n 3	39.3	3.8 2/2	1.5 2/0
Clarismario n 8	51.4	3.1 8/5	1.3 4/1
Denis Genreau n 8	68.8	2.1 7/3	1 4/2
Jason Davidson n 8	90	1.8 7/3	0.5 4/0
Juan Mata n 8	56.5	1.8 4/2	1 4/1

Melbourne Victory — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Denis Genreau n 8	68.8	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
Matthew Grimaldi n 8	47.4	0 0/0	0.5 1/1
Nikolaos Vergos n 8	56.5	0.4 1/1	0 0/0
Juan Mata n 8	56.5	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Keegan Jelacic n 8	67.6	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Melbourne Victory — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Keegan Jelacic n 8	67.6	4 6/6
Denis Genreau n 8	68.8	3.9 7/7
Sebastian Esposito n 7	60.3	3 5/5
Jason Davidson n 8	90	2.6 8/6
Jordi Valadon n 8	86.8	2.5 7/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Melbourne City		Melbourne Victory
59%	Possession	41%
1.31	Expected goals (xG)	0.77
12	Shots	14
4	Shots on target	4
5	Shots off target	3
3	Blocked shots	7
9	Shots inside the box	6
8	Corners	8
3	Offsides	1
7	Fouls	10
1	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	4
490	Passes	342
82%	Pass accuracy	70%

Melbourne City player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
P. Beach	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
G. Ferreyra	90	2	1	0	3	Y	7.6
Kai Trewin	90	0	0	0	1	0	7.9
A. Behich	90	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
E. Durakovic	90	1	0	1	1	0	6.9
A. Kuen	90	0	0	3	1	0	7.2
T. Kanamori	81	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
E. Rashani	77	3	2	1	0	0	6.6
N. Atkinson	68	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
Z. Schreiber	68	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
M. Caputo	68	2	0	2	1	0	6.3
L. Bonetig sub	22	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Peter Antoniou sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
A. Nabbout sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
M. Memeti sub	13	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
Beckham Baker sub	9	0	0	1	0	0	6.5

Melbourne Victory player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Jack Duncan	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.6
Joshua Rawlins	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.2
Sebastian Esposito	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
Roderick Miranda	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	8
Jason Davidson	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
Jordi Valadon	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	Y	7
Juan Mata	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	6.3
Clarismario	85	0	0	2	0	2	2	0	7.3
Nishan Velupillay	73	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	6.6
Nikolaos Vergos	73	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	6.2
Louis D'Arrigo	67	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	6.3
Denis Genreau sub	23	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	6.9
Keegan Jelacic sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.6
J. Reec sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Matthew Grimaldi sub	10	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.6

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Melbourne CityLWDWD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1 scored / 1 conceded per game

Melbourne VictoryLLLDW

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Melbourne City 2 · 3 draws · Melbourne Victory 1 · 2.5 goals/game

2025-11-08 Melbourne Victory 0–2 Melbourne City
2025-05-31 Melbourne City 1–0 Melbourne Victory
2025-02-22 Melbourne Victory 2–2 Melbourne City
2024-12-21 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Melbourne City
2024-10-26 Melbourne City 1–3 Melbourne Victory
2024-05-05 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Melbourne City

League standing · 2025/26

Melbourne City#6 pos38 pts26 pl0 GD

Melbourne Victory#4 pos40 pts26 pl+11 GD

Goals per game

Melbourne City scored1.27

Melbourne Victory scored1.69

Melbourne City conceded1.27

Melbourne Victory conceded1.27

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What is the head-to-head record between Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory?: In their last 6 meetings, Melbourne City won 2, Melbourne Victory won 1 and there were 3 draws, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory?: Recent form — Melbourne City 2W 2D 1L; Melbourne Victory 1W 1D 3L.

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