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Ventforet Kofu vs Melbourne City: result 3-3 and analysis

AFC Champions League EliteGroup H · Matchday 5Kick-off on November 29, 2023 at 10:00 AM (UTC)JIT Recycle Ink Stadium, Kofu

Ventforet Kofu
3-3
Melbourne City

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What was the result of Ventforet Kofu vs Melbourne City?

Ventforet Kofu and Melbourne City drew 3-3 on November 29, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 5′C. TalbotMelbourne City
  • 8′S. InoueVentforet Kofu
  • 43′Y. TorikaiVentforet Kofu
  • 59′T. ArslanMelbourne City (pen.)
  • 64′M. JakolišMelbourne City
  • 85′J. MiyazakiVentforet Kofu

Official lineup for Ventforet Kofu vs Melbourne City

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Ventforet Kofu

4-2-3-1
  1. 99P. Utaka
  1. 10M. Hasegawa
  2. 9K. Mitsuhira
  3. 18Y. Torikai
  1. 71R. Nakamura
  2. 16K. Hayashida
  1. 13S. Miura
  2. 5S. Hasukawa
  3. 49S. Inoue
  4. 23M. Sekiguchi
  1. 21T. Shibuya

Melbourne City

4-4-2
  1. 21A. Lopane
  2. 9J. Maclaren
  1. 11Léo Natel
  2. 10T. Arslan
  3. 6S. Ugarković
  4. 44M. Jakoliš
  1. 16A. Behich
  2. 22C. Good
  3. 26S. Souprayen
  4. 25C. Talbot
  1. 1J. Young
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Ventforet Kofu have 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats; Melbourne City have 7, 2 and 6.

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

Ventforet Kofu
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 12, 2023Montedio Yamagata(away)1-2J2 League
Nov 8, 2023Hangzhou Greentown(home)4-1AFC Champions League Elite
Nov 3, 2023Roasso Kumamoto(home)2-0J2 League
Oct 29, 2023Omiya Ardija(away)2-0J2 League
Oct 25, 2023Hangzhou Greentown(away)0-2AFC Champions League Elite
Melbourne City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 25, 2023Wellington Phoenix(away)0-1A-League
Nov 12, 2023Macarthur(home)3-3A-League
Nov 8, 2023Buriram United(home)0-1AFC Champions League Elite
Nov 3, 2023Sydney(home)2-0A-League
Oct 29, 2023Adelaide United(away)0-6A-League

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Ventforet Kofu wins, 1 draw, 0 Melbourne City wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 20, 2023Melbourne City 0-0 Ventforet KofuAFC Champions League Elite

Last archived meeting: Melbourne City vs Ventforet Kofu on Sep 20, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

Ventforet Kofu score 1.5 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Melbourne City score 1.6 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Ventforet Kofu1.51.168/156/15
Melbourne City1.61.757/1510/15

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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