Match Report
38 points for Melbourne City (6th), 40 for Melbourne Victory (4th): a 2-point gap. The last five rounds placed Melbourne City 1st in the league for form — higher than their 6th in the standings. Per game in the league, Melbourne City were scoring 1.27 and conceding 1.27, Melbourne Victory 1.69 and 1.27, against a competition average of 1.43 goals per team per game.
Across 17 recorded meetings, Melbourne City have 2 wins to Melbourne Victory's 6, with 9 draws, at 2.12 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 18% of the wins in this fixture.
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,050. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-3.
Goal scorers
Melbourne City: Max Caputo (32') · Melbourne Victory: Juan Mata (20'), Juan Mata (64'), Clarismario (89')
Key stats
Possession: Melbourne City 56% · Melbourne Victory 44% · Total shots: 8-19 · On target: 4-7 · Corners: 5-5