Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory: result 0-1 and analysis
A-LeagueRegular Season - 9Kick-off on December 20, 2025 at 08:35 AM (UTC)AAMI Park, Melbourne
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What was the result of Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory?
Melbourne Victory won 0-1 on December 20, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 90′M. GrimaldiMelbourne Victory
Official lineup for Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Melbourne City
4-2-3-1- 17M. Caputo
- 11E. Rashani
- 30A. Kuen
- 10T. Kanamori
- 39E. Durakovic
- 19Z. Schreiber
- 16A. Behich
- 27K. Trewin
- 22G. Ferreyra
- 13N. Atkinson
- 1P. Beach
Melbourne Victory
4-2-3-1- 9N. Vergos
- 11Clarismario Rodrigues
- 64Mata
- 17N. Velupillay
- 8J. Valadon
- 27L. D'Arrigo
- 2J. Davidson
- 21Roderick Miranda
- 15S. Esposito
- 22J. Rawlins
- 25J. Duncan
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Melbourne City have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Melbourne Victory have 5, 2 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2025 | FC Seoul(away) | 1-1 | AFC Champions League Elite |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Newcastle Jets(away) | 1-0 | A-League |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Central Coast Mariners(away) | 0-0 | A-League |
| Nov 25, 2025 | Johor Darul Takzim FC(home) | 2-0 | AFC Champions League Elite |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Adelaide United(away) | 1-4 | A-League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 2025 | Adelaide United(home) | 2-1 | A-League |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Macarthur(away) | 0-0 | A-League |
| Nov 28, 2025 | Brisbane Roar(away) | 0-1 | A-League |
| Nov 22, 2025 | Sydney(away) | 0-3 | A-League |
| Nov 8, 2025 | Melbourne City(home) | 0-2 | A-League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Melbourne City wins, 3 draws, 1 Melbourne Victory win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2025 | Melbourne Victory 0-2 Melbourne City | A-League |
| May 31, 2025 | Melbourne City 1-0 Melbourne Victory | A-League |
| Feb 22, 2025 | Melbourne Victory 2-2 Melbourne City | A-League |
| Dec 21, 2024 | Melbourne Victory 1-1 Melbourne City | A-League |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Melbourne City 1-3 Melbourne Victory | A-League |
| May 5, 2024 | Melbourne Victory 1-1 Melbourne City | A-League |
Last archived meeting: Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City on Nov 8, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Melbourne City score 1.1 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Melbourne Victory score 1.0 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne City | 1.1 | 0.9 | 7 | 5/15 | 4/15 |
| Melbourne Victory | 1.0 | 1.4 | 6 | 3/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Melbourne City sit 7th in A-League (4 points from 3 matches) and Melbourne Victory sit 9th (2 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Melbourne City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 9 | Melbourne Victory | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy