Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City

A-League Men 21 Dec 2024, 08:35
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
1–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
🏟 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne 👤 Shaun Evans, Australia Round 9

Match report

Melbourne Victory were held to a 1-1 draw by Melbourne City in the A-League Men on 21 December 2024.

Melbourne Victory had 23 shots to Melbourne City's 11.

The match was played at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, with Shaun Evans, Australia in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 59% - 41% Shots 23 - 11 On target 8 - 5 Corners 10 - 3 Fouls 12 - 14 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Yonatan Cohen
Melbourne City · 1 goal
8 Brendan Hamill 1 assist
8 Daniel Arzani captained the side
8 Patrick Beach 7 saves
8 Steven Ugarković 1 assist
First half vs second half
Melbourne City came out stronger after half-time, with 7 second-half shots against 4 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 12–4 11–7
Shots On Goal 4–2 4–3
Ball Possession 54–46 —
Corners 6–0 4–3
Attacks 51–42 63–45
Match statistics
10 Corners 3
4 Substitution 4
114 Attacks 87
66 Dangerous Attacks 33
8 On Target 6
14 Off Target 7
23 Shots Total 11
8 Shots On Goal 5
6 Shots Off Goal 4
9 Shots Blocked 2
9 Shots Inside Box 6
14 Shots Outside Box 5
12 Fouls 14
10 Corners 3
2 Offsides 6
59% Ball Possession 41%
0 Yellow Cards 3
4 Saves 7
445 Passes Total 305
343 Passes Accurate 226
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Melbourne Victory · 4-2-3-1
25 J. Duncan
2 J. Geria 5 B. Hamill 21 R. Miranda 28 K. Bos
6 R. Teague 14 J. Valadon
7 D. Arzani 8 Z. Machach 27 R. Piscopo
9 N. Vergos
Melbourne City · 4-2-3-1
33 P. Beach
13 N. Atkinson 27 K. Trewin 26 S. Souprayen 16 A. Behich
6 S. Ugarković 19 Z. Schreiber
10 Y. Cohen 30 A. Kuen 38 H. Politidis
35 M. Memeti
Melbourne Victory
Coach
A. Diles
Substitutes
  • 10 Bruno Fornaroli
  • 17 Nishan Velupillay
  • 3 Adama Traoré
  • 11 Clarismario
  • 30 Daniel Graskoski
  • 22 Joshua Rawlins
  • 18 Fabian Monge
Melbourne City
Coach
A. Vidmar
Substitutes
  • 46 Benjamin Mazzeo
  • 47 Kavian Rahmani
  • 2 Callum Talbot
  • 20 Arion Sulemani
  • 1 Jamie Young
  • 22 Germán Ferreyra
  • 41 Lawrence Wong
Substitutions
  • 63' ↑ B. Fornaroli ↓ N. Vergos Melbourne Victory
  • 64' ↑ N. Velupillay ↓ D. Arzani Melbourne Victory
  • 72' ↑ B. Mazzeo ↓ H. Politidis Melbourne City
  • 75' ↑ K. Rahmani ↓ A. Kuen Melbourne City
  • 81' ↑ A. Sulemani ↓ M. Memeti Melbourne City
  • 81' ↑ C. Talbot ↓ Z. Schreiber Melbourne City
  • 87' ↑ A. Traore ↓ K. Bos Melbourne Victory
  • 88' ↑ Santos ↓ R. Piscopo Melbourne Victory
Cards
  • 38' A. Kuen Melbourne City
  • 69' S. Souprayen Melbourne City
  • 85' S. Ugarkovic Melbourne City
Head-to-head
Melbourne Victory 5 7 draws 5 Melbourne City
2026-02-21 Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory 1 - 3
2025-12-20 Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory 0 - 1
2025-11-08 Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City 0 - 2
2025-05-31 Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory 1 - 0
2025-02-22 Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City 2 - 2
2024-12-21 Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City 1 - 1
Recent form
Melbourne Victory D L W W D
Melbourne City D D W L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City?
Melbourne Victory drew 1-1 against Melbourne City on 21 December 2024.
Who won Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City played?
The match was played at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne.
Who had more possession in Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City?
Melbourne Victory had 59% of possession, compared to 41% for the other side.