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Melbourne City vs Ventforet Kofu: result 0-0 and analysis

AFC Champions League EliteGroup stage · Matchday 1Kick-off on September 20, 2023 at 10:00 AM (UTC)AAMI Park, Melbourne

Melbourne City
0-0
Ventforet Kofu

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What was the result of Melbourne City vs Ventforet Kofu?

Melbourne City and Ventforet Kofu drew 0-0 on September 20, 2023.

Official lineup for Melbourne City vs Ventforet Kofu

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Melbourne City

4-1-4-1
  1. 9J. Maclaren
  1. 44M. Jakoliš
  2. 10T. Arslan
  3. 8H. Sakhi
  4. 21A. Lopane
  1. 6S. Ugarković
  1. 16A. Behich
  2. 22C. Good
  3. 4Nuno Reis
  4. 25C. Talbot
  1. 1J. Young

Ventforet Kofu

4-2-3-1
  1. 11K. Matsumoto
  1. 8K. Taketomi
  2. 15R. Iijima
  3. 18Y. Torikai
  1. 16K. Hayashida
  2. 26K. Sato
  1. 6I. Kobayashi
  2. 29K. Kamiya
  3. 49S. Inoue
  4. 23M. Sekiguchi
  1. 31M. Woud
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Melbourne City have 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats; Ventforet Kofu have 4, 4 and 7.

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

Melbourne City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 14, 2023MetroStars(away)2-1Australia Cup
Aug 27, 2023Wellington Phoenix(home)3-0Australia Cup
Aug 13, 2023Oakleigh Cannons(away)3-2Australia Cup
Jun 3, 2023Central Coast Mariners(home)1-6A-League
May 19, 2023Sydney(home)4-0A-League
Ventforet Kofu
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 15, 2023Tokyo Verdy(home)1-1J2 League
Sep 9, 2023Oita Trinita(home)3-2J2 League
Sep 3, 2023Vegalta Sendai(away)0-0J2 League
Aug 26, 2023Renofa Yamaguchi(away)2-3J2 League
Aug 19, 2023Jubilo Iwata(home)0-1J2 League

How many goals should we expect?

Melbourne City score 2.2 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Ventforet Kofu score 1.4 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Melbourne City2.21.5213/1511/15
Ventforet Kofu1.41.7110/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
5Melbourne City84229714

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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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