Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory
Ref: A. FaghaniAAMI Park, Melbourne · 30,050 cap
Match recap
Melbourne Victory beat Melbourne City 1–0 in their A-League fixture. Grimaldi scored for Melbourne Victory. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.31 for Melbourne City versus 0.77 for Melbourne Victory. Melbourne City sit 6th in the A-League table while Melbourne Victory are 4th.
First Half
17'
Davidson
Yellow Card
Second Half
50'
D'Arrigo
Yellow Card
Ferreyra
Yellow Card
67'
⇄
D'Arrigo
⇄
Schreiber
⇄
Atkinson
⇄
Caputo
72'
Valadon
Yellow Card
73'
⇄
Velupillay
73'
⇄
Vergos
⇄
Rashani
⇄
Kanamori
85'
⇄
Rodrigues
90'
⚽
Grimaldi
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle Jets | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | +16 | 48 |
| 3 |  Auckland | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | +13 | 42 |
| 4 |  Melbourne Victory | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | +11 | 40 |
| 5 |  Sydney | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 39 |
| 6 |  Melbourne City | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 38 |
| 7 |  Macarthur | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 34 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Melbourne CityMelbourne Victory
8Won
Statistical edge
8–5
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.31VS0.77
Attack2 · 2 won
12
Shots
14
4
Shots on target
4
9
Shots in the box
6
3
Shots outside box
8
5
Shots off goal
3
8
Corners
8
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
59%
Possession
41%
490
Total passes
342
402
Accurate passes
240
82%
Pass accuracy
70%
Discipline2 · 1 won
7
Fouls
10
1
Yellow cards
3
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
4
3
Blocked shots
7
Melbourne City
4-2-3-1
Melbourne Victory
4-2-3-1Melbourne City
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1P. BeachG
- 10T. KanamoriM
- 11E. RashaniM
- 13N. AtkinsonD
- 16A. BehichD
- 17M. CaputoF
- 19Z. SchreiberM
- 22G. FerreyraD
- 27K. TrewinD
- 30A. KuenM
- 39E. DurakovicM
Substitutes
- 4L. BonetigD
- 15A. NabboutF
- 33D. OchsenhamG
- 35M. MemetiF
- 37Peter AntoniouD
- 38Beckham BakerF
- 44Besian KutleshiD
Melbourne Victory
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2J. DavidsonD
- 8J. ValadonM
- 9N. VergosF
- 11Clarismario RodriguesM
- 15S. EspositoD
- 17N. VelupillayM
- 21Roderick MirandaD
- 22J. RawlinsD
- 25J. DuncanG
- 27L. D'ArrigoM
- 64MataM
Substitutes
- 4L. JacksonD
- 10D. GenreauM
- 14M. GrimaldiF
- 16J. InserraD
- 19J. ReecF
- 23K. JelacicF
- 40J. WarshawskyG
Melbourne City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kai Trewin | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Germán Ferreyra | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Patrick Beach | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aziz Behich(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Andreas Kuen | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3/6 |
| Emin Durakovic | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Takeshi Kanamori | M | 81 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nathaniel Atkinson | D | 68 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |
| Elbasan Rashani | M | 77 | 6.6 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Max Caputo | F | 68 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Zane Schreiber | M | 68 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Besian Kutleshi | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dakota Ochsenham | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Medin Memeti | F | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Liam Bonetig | D | 22 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beckham Baker | F | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Andrew Nabbout | F | 22 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Peter Antoniou | D | 22 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Melbourne Victory
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Duncan | G | 90 | 8.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roderick Miranda(C) | D | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Clarismario | M | 85 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Joshua Rawlins | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Sebastian Esposito | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordi Valadon | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nishan Velupillay | M | 73 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Juan Mata | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Jason Davidson | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Louis D'Arrigo | M | 67 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikos Vergos | F | 73 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joshua Inserra | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lachlan Jackson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Warshawsky | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthew Grimaldi | F | 10 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Denis Genreau | M | 23 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Jing Lual | F | 17 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keegan Jelacic | F | 17 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |