Melbourne City FC vs Melbourne Victory, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Melbourne City FC

64': Andrew Nabbout

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Melbourne Victory

5': Nishan Velupillay
12': Nikolaos Vergos
25': Ryan Teague

About

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

Match Timeline

5': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 5'
12': Nikolaos Vergos (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 12'
25': Ryan Teague (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 25'
39': Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 39'
45': Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 45'
59': Andreas Kuen (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 59'
64': Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 64'
67': Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 67'
67': Jing Lual (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 67'
72': Clarismario Rodrigues (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 72'
80': Harry Politidis (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 80'
89': Arion Sulemani (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 89'
90'+3': Fabian Monge (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 93'

Statistics

MVC		MCY
8	Fouls	13
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	9
4	Saves	3
40.9	Possession	59.1
15	SHOTS	15
6	ON GOAL	5
0.4	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
5	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: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 20,093

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	3	+2	7
2	Sydney FC	3	+4	6
3	Melbourne City FC	3	+4	5
4	Wellington Phoenix FC	3	+1	5

Full Table

Line-Ups

Melbourne City FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
33	Patrick Beach (GK)
26	Samuel Souprayen
22	German Ferreyra
16	Aziz Behich
2	Callum Talbot
13	Nathaniel Atkinson
27	Kai Trewin
23	Marco Tilio
10	Yonatan Cohen
15	Andrew Nabbout
6	Steven Ugarkovic

Melbourne City FC Substitutes:

Harry Politidis, Benjamin Dunbar, Arion Sulemani, Kavian Rahmani, Jamie Young, Andreas Kuen, Zane Schreiber.

Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	Jack Duncan (GK)
5	Brendan Hamill
22	Joshua Rawlins
28	Kasey Bos
2	Jason Geria
8	Zinédine Machach
6	Ryan Teague
14	Jordi Valadon
9	Nikolaos Vergos
27	Reno Piscopo
17	Nishan Velupillay

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Daniel Arzani, Jing Lual, Daniel Graskoski, Bruno Fornaroli, Adama Traoré, Clarismario Rodrigues, Fabian Monge.

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