Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City
Ref: Alexander George King, AustraliaAAMI Park, Melbourne · 30,050 cap
Match recap
Melbourne City beat Melbourne Victory 2–0 in their A-League fixture. Caputo and Peter Antoniou scored for Melbourne City. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.48 for Melbourne Victory versus 1.17 for Melbourne City. Melbourne Victory sit 4th in the A-League table while Melbourne City are 6th.
First Half
2'
⚽
Caputo
Assist: Kuen
15'
⇄
Atkinson
Genreau
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Rahmani
55'
⚽
Peter Antoniou
Assist: Kanamori
⇄
Vergos
60'
Caputo
Yellow Card
62'
⇄
Mazzeo
62'
⇄
Besian Kutleshi
⇄
Jelacic
75'
⇄
Schreiber
⇄
Valadon
⇄
Grimaldi
83'
Kuen
Yellow Card
90+3'
Peter Antoniou
Yellow Card
| # | 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 VictoryMelbourne City
12Won
Statistical edge
12–2
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.48VS1.17
Attack5 · 1 won
21
Shots
10
5
Shots on target
6
13
Shots in the box
7
8
Shots outside box
3
13
Shots off goal
3
6
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
58%
Possession
42%
566
Total passes
426
440
Accurate passes
316
78%
Pass accuracy
74%
Discipline2 · 0 won
6
Fouls
14
1
Yellow cards
3
4
Offsides
4
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
5
3
Blocked shots
1
Melbourne Victory
4-2-3-1
Melbourne City
4-3-3Melbourne Victory
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2J. DavidsonD
- 4L. JacksonD
- 8J. ValadonM
- 9N. VergosF
- 10D. GenreauM
- 14M. GrimaldiM
- 21Roderick MirandaD
- 22J. RawlinsD
- 23K. JelacicM
- 25J. DuncanG
- 64MataM
Substitutes
- 11Clarismario RodriguesF
- 15S. EspositoD
- 16J. InserraD
- 19J. ReecF
- 29O. DragicevicM
- 34X. StellaM
- 40J. WarshawskyG
Melbourne City
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1P. BeachG
- 10T. KanamoriM
- 13N. AtkinsonD
- 17M. CaputoF
- 19Z. SchreiberM
- 20B. MazzeoF
- 22G. FerreyraD
- 27K. TrewinD
- 30A. KuenM
- 44Besian KutleshiD
- 47Kavian RahmaniF
Substitutes
- 4L. BonetigD
- 15A. NabboutF
- 33D. OchsenhamG
- 36H. ShillingtonD
- 37Peter AntoniouD
- 38Beckham BakerF
- 39E. DurakovicM
Melbourne Victory
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikos Vergos | F | 57 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Lachlan Jackson | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Roderick Miranda(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Denis Genreau | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Juan Mata | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 6 | — |
| Jack Duncan | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Rawlins | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Keegan Jelacic | M | 64 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Matthew Grimaldi | M | 80 | 6.3 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3/6 |
| Jordi Valadon | M | 80 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Jason Davidson | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jack Warshawsky | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Inserra | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sebastian Esposito | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clarismario | F | 26 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Xavier Stella | M | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Oliver Dragicevic | M | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jing Lual | F | 33 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Melbourne City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Beach | G | 90 | 8.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kai Trewin | D | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Germán Ferreyra | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Takeshi Kanamori | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — |
| Max Caputo | F | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Andreas Kuen | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Besian Kutleshi | D | 62 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Zane Schreiber | M | 75 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Benjamin Mazzeo | F | 62 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Nathaniel Atkinson(C) | D | 15 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kavian Rahmani | F | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Dakota Ochsenham | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beckham Baker | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Peter Antoniou | D | 75 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Liam Bonetig | D | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Shillington | D | 28 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Emin Durakovic | M | 15 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrew Nabbout | F | 28 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |