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Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory: result 0-1 and analysis

A-LeagueRegular Season - 12Kick-off on December 23, 2017 at 08:50 AM (UTC)AAMI Park, Melbourne

Melbourne City
0-1
Melbourne Victory

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What was the result of Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory?

Melbourne Victory won 0-1 on December 23, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 90′M. MilliganMelbourne Victory (pen.)

Official lineup for Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Melbourne City

4-2-3-1
  1. 11B. Kamau
  1. 7N. Fitzgerald
  2. 37N. Atkinson
  3. 13S. Mauk
  1. 26L. Brattan
  2. 6O. Malik
  1. 5B. Schenkeveld
  2. 25Iacopo La Rocca
  3. 22M. Jakobsen
  4. 3S. Jamieson
  1. 1D. Bouzanis

Melbourne Victory

4-2-3-1
  1. 9K. Barbarouses
  1. 41L. George
  2. 10J. Troisi
  3. 8Besart Berisha
  1. 22S. Nigro
  2. 4R. Williams
  1. 18M. Sánchez
  2. 14T. Deng
  3. 2J. Geria
  4. 21C. Valeri
  1. 20L. Thomas
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Melbourne City have 7 wins, 1 draw and 7 defeats; Melbourne Victory have 5, 6 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Melbourne City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 15, 2017Sydney(away)1-3A-League
Dec 10, 2017Central Coast Mariners(home)1-0A-League
Dec 2, 2017Newcastle Jets(away)2-1A-League
Nov 24, 2017Perth Glory(home)1-3A-League
Nov 17, 2017Brisbane Roar(away)1-3A-League
Melbourne Victory
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 17, 2017Brisbane Roar(away)2-1A-League
Dec 8, 2017Adelaide United(home)1-2A-League
Dec 3, 2017Wellington Phoenix(away)3-2A-League
Nov 23, 2017Newcastle Jets(away)1-4A-League
Nov 19, 2017Perth Glory(away)2-0A-League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Melbourne City wins, 1 draw, 2 Melbourne Victory wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 14, 2017Melbourne Victory 1-2 Melbourne CityA-League
Feb 4, 2017Melbourne Victory 2-1 Melbourne CityA-League
Dec 17, 2016Melbourne City 1-2 Melbourne VictoryA-League
Oct 15, 2016Melbourne Victory 1-4 Melbourne CityA-League
Feb 13, 2016Melbourne City 2-2 Melbourne VictoryA-League
Dec 19, 2015Melbourne City 2-1 Melbourne VictoryA-League

Last archived meeting: Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City on Oct 14, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Melbourne City score 1.3 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Melbourne Victory score 1.3 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Melbourne City1.31.557/157/15
Melbourne Victory1.31.3410/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Melbourne City sit 10th in A-League (1 point from 2 matches) and Melbourne Victory sit 9th (1 point from 2 matches).

2026-27 standings
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9Melbourne Victory2011231
10Melbourne City2011241

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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

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