Melbourne City 0-1 Melbourne Victory — A-League, 23 Dec 2017
Melbourne Victory beat Melbourne City 1-0 in the A-League on 23 December 2017 at AAMI Park, Melbourne. M. Milligan scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Melbourne City have won 2 and Melbourne Victory 2, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- Half-time0-0
- 52'out: R. McCormack
- 60'
- 65'
- 84'
- 87'
- 90'
- 90'
- 0-190+6'Penalty
- Full-time0-1
Player ratings
7.8
Top rated
Melbourne City
- 7.3Osama MalikM
- 7.2Luke BrattanM
- 7.2Nathaniel AtkinsonD
- 7.2Bruce KamauM
- 7.1Bart SchenkeveldD
- 6.9Michael JakobsenD
- 6.8Iacopo La RoccaD
- 6.6Scott JamiesonD
- 6.5Stefan MaukM
- 6.5Nick FitzgeraldM
- 6.5Ross McCormackF
- 5.5Dean BouzanisG
Melbourne Victory
- 7.8Mark MilliganD
- 7.6Jason GeriaD
- 7.5Lawrence ThomasG
- 7.3Thomas DengD
- 7.2Rhys WilliamsD
- 7.0Stefan NigroD
- 6.8Leroy GeorgeM
- 6.8Carl ValeriM
- 6.6Konstantinos BarbarousesM
- 6.5Besart BerishaF
- 6.5James TroisiM
- 6.5Matias SanchezM
- 6.5Jai InghamF
- 6.4Christian TheoharousF
Line-ups
Melbourne Victory4-2-3-1
Melbourne City4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Melbourne CityW. Joyce
Substitutes
- 14Daniel ArzaniM
- 18E. GalekovićG
- 21R. TongyikD
- 27M. BudzińskiF
- 44R. McCormack52'F6.5
Melbourne VictoryK. Muscat
Substitutes
- 5M. Milligan90+6'65'D7.8
- 1M. ActonG
- 16J. HopeM
- 23J. Ingham87'F6.5
- 31C. Theoharous84'F6.4
Team statistics
48%Possession52%
15Total shots11
3Shots on target3
6Shots off target7
6Blocked shots1
11Corners9
0Offsides3
13Fouls29
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
2Goalkeeper saves3
372Total passes389
262Accurate passes278
70%Pass accuracy71%
Melbourne City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osama Malik | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Luke Brattan | 90 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 7.2 |
| Nathaniel Atkinson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Bruce Kamau | 90 | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Bart Schenkeveld | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 7.1 |
| Michael Jakobsen | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Iacopo La Rocca | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Scott Jamieson | 90 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Stefan Mauk | 52 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Nick Fitzgerald | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Ross McCormack | 38 | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Dean Bouzanis | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.5 |
Melbourne Victory
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Milligan | 25 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.8 |
| Jason Geria | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.6 |
| Lawrence Thomas | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Thomas Deng | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Rhys Williams | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Stefan Nigro | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Leroy George | 84 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | 6.8 |
| Carl Valeri | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Konstantinos Barbarouses | 87 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Besart Berisha | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| James Troisi | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Matias Sanchez | 65 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Jai Ingham | 3 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Christian Theoharous | 6 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
Recent Form
Melbourne CityLWWLL
- L15 Dec 17ASydney1-3
- W10 Dec 17HCentral Coast Mariners1-0
- W02 Dec 17ANewcastle Jets2-1
- L24 Nov 17HPerth Glory1-3
- L17 Nov 17ABrisbane Roar1-3
Melbourne VictoryWLWLW
- W17 Dec 17ABrisbane Roar2-1
- L08 Dec 17HAdelaide United1-2
- W03 Dec 17AWellington Phoenix3-2
- L23 Nov 17ANewcastle Jets1-4
- W19 Nov 17APerth Glory2-0
Head-to-head
- 14 Oct 17Melbourne Victory1-2Melbourne City
- 04 Feb 17Melbourne Victory2-1Melbourne City
- 17 Dec 16Melbourne City1-2Melbourne Victory
- 15 Oct 16Melbourne Victory1-4Melbourne City
- 13 Feb 16Melbourne City2-2Melbourne Victory
- 19 Dec 15Melbourne City2-1Melbourne Victory
Most recent meetings