Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City FC, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Match Commentary
- 2': Max Caputo (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 2'
- 15': Peter Antoniou (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 15'
- 30': Denis Genreau (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 30'
- 45': Liam Bonetig (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 45'
- 55': Peter Antoniou (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 55'
- 57': Jing Lual (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 57'
- 60': Max Caputo (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 60'
- 62': Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 62'
- 62': Harrison Shillington (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 62'
- 64': Clarismario Rodrigues (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 64'
- 75': Emin Durakovic (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 75'
- 80': Oliver Dragicevic (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 80'
- 80': Xavier Stella (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 80'
- 83': Andreas Kuen (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 83'
- 90'+3': Peter Antoniou (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 93'
Statistics
 MCY |
MVC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 6 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 42.3 | Possession | 57.7 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 18,319
A-League Men Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | +16 | 48 |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 26 | +10 | 43 |
| 3 | Auckland FC | 26 | +13 | 42 |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | +11 | 40 |
Line-Ups
Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Jack Duncan (GK) |
| 4 | Lachlan Jackson |
| 21 | Roderick Miranda |
| 2 | Jason Davidson |
| 22 | Joshua Rawlins |
| 64 | Juan Mata |
| 8 | Jordi Valadon |
| 10 | Denis Genreau  |
| 9 | Nikolaos Vergos |
| 14 | Matthew Grimaldi |
| 23 | Keegan Jelacic |
Melbourne City FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Beach (GK) |
| 27 | Kai Trewin |
| 22 | German Ferreyra |
| 13 | Nathaniel Atkinson |
| 44 | Besian Kutleshi |
| 30 | Andreas Kuen |
| 19 | Zane Schreiber |
| 10 | Takeshi Kanamori |
| 17 | Max Caputo |
| 47 | Kavian Rahmani |
| 20 | Benjamin Mazzeo |
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