Melbourne City FC vs Melbourne Victory, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Match Commentary
- 20': Juan Mata (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 20'
- 32': Max Caputo (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 32'
- 58': Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 58'
- 59': Emin Durakovic (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 59'
- 60': Aziz Behich (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 60'
- 62': Matthew Grimaldi (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 62'
- 62': Nikolaos Vergos (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 62'
- 64': Juan Mata (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 64'
- 70': Andreas Kuen (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 70'
- 70': Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 70'
- 78': Samuel Souprayen (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 78'
- 81': Clarismario Rodrigues (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 81'
- 87': Sebastian Esposito (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 87'
- 89': Clarismario Rodrigues (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 89'
- 90'+2': Jing Lual (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 92'
Statistics
 MVC |
MCY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 44.2 | Possession | 55.8 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 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 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 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: 21,439
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 City FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Beach (GK) |
| 2 | Harrison Delbridge |
| 22 | German Ferreyra |
| 16 | Aziz Behich  |
| 13 | Nathaniel Atkinson |
| 14 | Daniel Arzani |
| 8 | Ryan Teague |
| 21 | Alessandro Lopane |
| 17 | Max Caputo |
| 35 | Medin Memeti |
| 28 | Marcus Younis |
Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Jack Warshawsky (GK) |
| 21 | Roderick Miranda |
| 15 | Sebastian Esposito |
| 2 | Jason Davidson |
| 22 | Joshua Rawlins |
| 64 | Juan Mata |
| 8 | Jordi Valadon |
| 10 | Denis Genreau |
| 44 | Charles Nduka |
| 17 | Nishan Velupillay |
| 23 | Keegan Jelacic |
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