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

· Australian A-League Men

Melbourne City FC

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Melbourne Victory

90'+1': Matthew Grimaldi

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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

17': Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 17'
50': Louis D'Arrigo (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 50'
63': German Ferreyra (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 63'
67': Denis Genreau (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 67'
68': Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 68'
68': Liam Bonetig (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 68'
68': Peter Antoniou (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 68'
72': Jordi Valadon (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 72'
73': Jing Lual (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 73'
73': Keegan Jelacic (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 73'
77': Medin Memeti (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 77'
81': Beckham Baker (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 81'
85': Matthew Grimaldi (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 85'
90'+1': Matthew Grimaldi (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 91'

Statistics

MBV		MBC
10	Fouls	7
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	8
4	Saves	3
41.6	Possession	58.4
14	SHOTS	12
4	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.3
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
7	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

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 17,619

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Wellington Phoenix	2	+3	6
2	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	2	+3	4
3	Macarthur FC	2	+1	4
4	Brisbane Roar FC	2	+1	4

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Patrick Beach (GK)
27	Kai Trewin
22	German Ferreyra
16	Aziz Behich
13	Nathaniel Atkinson
30	Andreas Kuen
39	Emin Durakovic
19	Zane Schreiber
17	Max Caputo
11	Elbasan Rashani
10	Takeshi Kanamori

Melbourne City FC Substitutes:

Peter Antoniou, Beckham Baker, Michael Olakigbe, Medin Memeti, Andrew Nabbout, Liam Bonetig, Besian Kutleshi.

Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	Jack Duncan (GK)
21	Roderick Miranda
15	Sebastian Esposito
2	Jason Davidson
22	Joshua Rawlins
64	Juan Mata
8	Jordi Valadon
27	Louis D'Arrigo
9	Nikolaos Vergos
11	Clarismario Rodrigues
17	Nishan Velupillay

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Denis Genreau, Joshua Inserra, Jing Lual, Keegan Jelacic, Matthew Grimaldi, Lachlan Jackson, Jack Warshawsky.

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