Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory
Ref: D. ElderAAMI Park, Melbourne · 30,050 cap
Match recap
Melbourne Victory beat Melbourne City 3–1 in their A-League fixture. Caputo scored for Melbourne City; Mata, Mata, and Rodrigues replied for Melbourne Victory. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.41 for Melbourne City versus 1.31 for Melbourne Victory. Melbourne City sit 6th in the A-League table while Melbourne Victory are 4th.
First Half
20'
⚽
Mata
⚽
Caputo
Assist: Younis
Second Half
⇄
Lopane
⇄
Memeti
Behich
Yellow Card
62'
⇄
Nduka
62'
⇄
Jelacic
64'
⚽
Mata
Assist: Grimaldi
⇄
Caputo
⇄
Arzani
⇄
Unknown
81'
⇄
Velupillay
87'
Esposito
Yellow Card
89'
⚽
Rodrigues
Assist: Mata
90+2'
⇄
Mata
| # | 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
5Won
Statistical edge
5–7
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.41VS1.31
Attack0 · 5 won
8
Shots
19
4
Shots on target
7
5
Shots in the box
10
3
Shots outside box
9
2
Shots off goal
10
5
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
56%
Possession
44%
433
Total passes
337
338
Accurate passes
253
78%
Pass accuracy
75%
Discipline0 · 2 won
12
Fouls
10
1
Yellow cards
1
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
3
2
Blocked shots
2
Melbourne City
4-2-3-1
Melbourne Victory
4-2-3-1Melbourne City
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1P. BeachG
- 2H. DelbridgeD
- 8Ryan TeagueM
- 13N. AtkinsonD
- 14D. ArzaniM
- 16A. BehichD
- 17M. CaputoF
- 21A. LopaneM
- 22G. FerreyraD
- 28M. YounisM
- 35M. MemetiM
Substitutes
- 19Z. SchreiberM
- 26S. SouprayenD
- 30A. KuenM
- 39E. DurakovicM
- 40J. NieuwenhuizenG
- 44Besian KutleshiD
- 47Kavian RahmaniF
Melbourne Victory
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2J. DavidsonD
- 8J. ValadonM
- 10D. GenreauM
- 15S. EspositoD
- 17N. VelupillayM
- 21Roderick MirandaD
- 22J. RawlinsD
- 23K. JelacicM
- 40J. WarshawskyG
- 44C. NdukaF
- 64MataM
Substitutes
- 9N. VergosF
- 11Clarismario RodriguesF
- 14M. GrimaldiF
- 16J. InserraD
- 25J. DuncanG
- 34X. StellaD
Melbourne City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Younis | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1/3 |
| Max Caputo | F | 70 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Patrick Beach | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alessandro Lopane | M | 58 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ryan Teague | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Daniel Arzani | M | 70 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/4 |
| Aziz Behich(C) | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Medin Memeti | M | 59 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Harrison Delbridge | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Nathaniel Atkinson | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |
| Germán Ferreyra | D | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Besian Kutleshi | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Nieuwenhuizen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emin Durakovic | M | 31 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kavian Rahmani | F | 20 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Souprayen | D | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andreas Kuen | M | 20 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Zane Schreiber | M | 20 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
Melbourne Victory
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Mata | M | 89 | 10.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Jordi Valadon | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| Sebastian Esposito | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Roderick Miranda(C) | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charles Nduka | F | 62 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Jack Warshawsky | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denis Genreau | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Keegan Jelacic | M | 62 | 6.6 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Joshua Rawlins | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jason Davidson | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Nishan Velupillay | M | 81 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jing Lual | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Xavier Stella | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Inserra | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Duncan | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clarismario | F | 9 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Matthew Grimaldi | F | 28 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nikos Vergos | F | 28 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/3 |