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Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City FC
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Match info
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
Where to watch
United States
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Match preview
Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City FC finished 1–1 in the A-League Men, played on Saturday, October 24, 2026 at 08:40 UTC. The timeline, lineups, statistics and head-to-head record are in the other tabs.
Venue: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne.
- 84'
In: Xavier Stella
Out: Matthew Grimaldi
- 84'
In: Harrison Sawyer
Out: Charles Nduka
- 83'
In: Roland Ballah
Out: Medin Memeti
- 71'
In: Franco Lino
Out: Joshua Inserra
- 70'
In: Julio Cascante
Out: Liam Bonetig
- 67'
Out: Keegan Jelacic
- 62'
In: Mathew Leckie
Out: Quinn Macnicol
- 62'
In: Takeshi Kanamori
Out: Andrew Nabbout
- 53'
- Period end45+2'
- 45+1'
- Period start45'
- 45'
In: Emiliano Marcondes
Out: Besian Kutleshi
- 7'
- Kick-off
Melbourne Victory
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Starting lineup
- 25Jack DuncanG
- 16Joshua InserraRB71'
- 36Harrison ShillingtonLB
- 10Denis GenreauLM
- 4Philipp ZiereisCD-R
- 3Jason DavidsonCD-L
- 21Guillermo MayAM-R
- 8Jordi ValadonRM
- 44Charles NdukaF84'
- 14Matthew GrimaldiAM84'
- 23Keegan JelacicAM-L67'
Substitutes
- 22Xavier StellaSUB
- 18Franco LinoSUB71'
- 1Jack WarshawskySUB
- 11Clarismario RodriguesSUB67'
- 15Tom LockyerSUB
- 29Michael GhossainiSUB84'
- 9Harrison SawyerSUB84'
Melbourne City FC
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Starting lineup
- 1Macklin FrekeG
- 13Nathaniel AtkinsonRB
- 16Aziz BehichLB
- 24Kavian RahmaniLM
- 4Liam BonetigCD-R70'
- 2Harrison DelbridgeCD-L
- 23Medin MemetiAM-R83'
- 14Besian KutleshiRM45'
- 15Andrew NabboutF62'
- 19Quinn MacnicolAM62'
- 11Awer MabilAM-L
Substitutes
- 18Julio CascanteSUB70'
- 38Beckham BakerSUB
- 40James NieuwenhuizenSUB
- 10Emiliano MarcondesSUB45'
- 39Roland BallahSUB83'
- 7Mathew LeckieSUB62'
- 77Takeshi KanamoriSUB62'
Overview
- 49.4%Ball possession50.6%
- 13Total shots16
- 4Shots on target3
- 4Corner kicks2
- 9Fouls6
- 1Offsides0
- 1Saves3
- 1Yellow cards2
- 0Red cards0
Attack
- 4Blocked shots2
- 30%Shot accuracy20%
- 0Penalty kicks0
- 0Penalty goals0
- 12Crosses12
- 2Accurate crosses4
- 20%Cross accuracy30%
Passing
- 471Passes482
- 353Accurate passes360
- 70%Pass accuracy70%
- 62Long balls67
- 15Accurate long balls19
- 20%Long ball accuracy30%
Defending
- 25Tackles17
- 17Successful tackles11
- 70%Tackle success60%
- 8Interceptions16
- 27Clearances17
- 27Effective clearances17
2Melbourne V wins
0draws
1Melbourne C wins
Form
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Sydney FC | 4 | +3 | 7 |
| 3 |  Brisbane Roar FC | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| 4 | Melbourne City FC | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 |  Perth Glory FC | 4 | +3 | 6 |
| 6 |  Western Sydney Wanderers FC | 4 | +2 | 5 |
| 7 |  Macarthur FC | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 |  Auckland FC | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 9 | Melbourne Victory | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Newcastle Jets | 4 | -4 | 2 |
| 11 |  Central Coast Mariners FC | 4 | -5 | 2 |