Melbourne City FC vs Melbourne Victory, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Melbourne City FC

32': Max Caputo

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Melbourne Victory

20': Juan Mata
64': Juan Mata
89': Clarismario Rodrigues

About

Melbourne City FC are hosting Melbourne Victory at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

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

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 21,439

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	1	+2	3
2	Wellington Phoenix FC	1	+1	3
3	Macarthur FC	1	+1	3
4	Newcastle Jets	1	0	1

Full Standings

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 City FC Substitutes:

Zane Schreiber, Emin Durakovic, James Nieuwenhuizen, Besian Kutleshi, Kavian Rahmani, Andreas Kuen, Samuel Souprayen.

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

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Clarismario Rodrigues, Matthew Grimaldi, Jing Lual, Xavier Stella, Joshua Inserra, Jack Duncan, Nikolaos Vergos.

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