Melbourne City is coming into this game after a 1-1 A-League draw with Newcastle United Jets. In that game, Melbourne City oversaw 61% belonging and 15 shots at the objective with 4 of them on track. Max Caputo (92′) was the only player for Melbourne City to score.
Newcastle United Jets had eight shots on goal, three of which were successful. Newcastle United Jets scored via Beka Mikeltadze (31′). In recent times, Melbourne City has only once maintained a clean sheet. In fact, 12 goals have been scored against Melbourne City’s defense in six of their previous six games.
However, this match will not necessarily follow this pattern. Melbourne City is unbeaten in their last 17 home league games going into this one. What a castle! Following a 1-2 A-League victory over Wellington Phoenix in their most recent match, Melbourne Victory will enter the game.
Melbourne Victory had 39% possession and 15 attempts at goal, six of which were successful. Bruno Fornaroli (58′) was the only player for Melbourne Victory to score. Wellington Phoenix made 12 attempts on goal, four of which were successful.
For Wellington Phoenix, Oskar Zawada scored with a height of 25 feet. Melbourne Victory has been outscored by seven goals in five of their last six games, according to the statistics. Melbourne Victory must address a few weaknesses at the back.
Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory Match Details :
- Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City
- A-League Australia
- Date – 05/04/2023
- Starting time – 14:30 UTC
Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory Prediction :
If Melbourne Victory is able to defeat a Melbourne City team that has the ability to control the game, they will do exceptionally well. We are expecting an exhaustive 3-0 edge for Melbourne City toward the finish of this one.
Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory Head to head :
We can see that Melbourne City has won one of their most recent head-to-head contests, while Melbourne Victory has won two, with three matches ending in draws. In these games, they combined to score 18 goals, with 10 coming from Victory and 8 coming from City.
That’s an average of three goals per game. The past association challenge including these sides was the A-Association match day 17 on 18/02/2023 when it finished Melbourne Triumph 3-2 Melbourne City. Melbourne Victory had 33% possession and 6 shots on goal, 5 of which were successful.
Josh Brillante (77′), Bruno Fornaroli (46′), and Damien Da Silva (7′) all scored goals. Six of Melbourne City’s 20 attempts on goal were successful. The scorer was 24′, 80′ Mathew Leckie.
Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory Team news :
For Wednesday’s derby, hosting manager Vidosic has to deal with two injuries and suspensions because midfielder Scott Jamieson was sent to the stands for two bookable offenses against the Newcastle Jets and will serve a one-match suspension here.
In the 21st minute, Portuguese defender Nuno Reis, Mathew Leckie (hamstring), Richard van der Venne (calf/illness), and Arion Sulemani (ACL) all left the field prior to Jamieson’s early bath. Max Caputo, who came off the bench to save his team a point over the weekend, could play in the engine room if Van der Venne does not recover in time for Wednesday’s match.
Callum Talbot will take over for Reis right back. In the meantime, Melbourne Triumph’s marquee man Nani is sidelined with harm to his cruciate tendon, while Matthew Bozinovski and Jake Brimmer are staying with the Portuguese assailant in the clinical narrows.
However, Popovic’s attacking options are bolstered by the return of loan striker Fernando Romero, who served a one-match suspension. Right back Jason Geria, who was forced to withdraw against Wellington Phoenix due to muscle soreness, should have a good chance of returning for the restarted derby.
Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory Betting Tips :
- Melbourne Victory won last weekend to snap a run of five consecutive defeats.
- Melbourne City fell to Brisbane 3-0 last weekend, their first defeat in 10 games.
- In the four previous encounters between these two teams, there have been 19 goals scored.
Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory Lineups :
Melbourne City:
- Glover;
- Talbot, Lam, Good, Bos;
- O’Neill, Berisha, Caputo;
- Tilio, Maclaren, Nabbout
Melbourne Victory:
- Izzo;
- Geria, Miranda, Da Silva, Cadete;
- Folami, Broxham, Brillante, Ikonomidis;
- Adams, Fornaroli
Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory Where to Watch :
| Country | Channels |
| United Kingdom | BoxNation |
| Germany | DAZN, DAZN2 |
| United States | Fox Soccer Plus, ViX |
| France | Molotov, Free, L’Equipe, L’Equipe Web |
| Nepal | SONY TEN 3 HD, Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3 |
| India | JioTV, SONY TEN 3 HD, SONY TEN 3, Sony LIV |
| Sri Lanka | Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3, SONY TEN 3 HD |