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Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City

Melbourne Victory
1–1Full time
Melbourne City

A-League · SAT 24 OCT · AAMI Park

Full timeGraded 24 Oct 12:41
Melbourne Victory 1–1 Melbourne City MELBOURNE VICTORY WIN · WRONGUNDER 2.5 · RIGHTBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT1–1 EXACTLY · RIGHT
We said Melbourne Victory win42%
The market said38%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.826
The market’s Brier score0.792

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay15 notes · 26 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Melbourne Victory win at 42%.
  2. 1′Little has changed for our model: Melbourne Victory 42% before kick-off, 41% now. 0–0 · 41–26–32
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City
  4. 6′We said Melbourne Victory at 42% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 68%. 1–0 · 68–19–13
  5. 6′⚽ GOAL · 6' Melbourne Victory 1–0 Melbourne City
  6. 6′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 6' Melbourne Victory win: 42% at kick-off, 68% now
  7. 7′K. Jelacic scores for Melbourne Victory on 7′ — 1–0. 1–0 · 68–19–13
  8. 24′We said Melbourne Victory at 42% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 70%. 1–0 · 70–20–11
  9. 30′The goal count is tracking the 2.6 we expected. 1–0 · 70–20–10
  10. 38′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 38' Melbourne Victory win: 42% at kick-off, 72% now
  11. 45′SECOND HALF Melbourne Victory 1–0 Melbourne City
  12. 46′🟨 YELLOW · 45+1' A. Nabbout · Melbourne City
  13. 46′HALF-TIME Melbourne Victory 1–0 Melbourne City
  14. 46′SUBSTITUTION · 46' Melbourne City · On: E. Marcondes · Off: B. Kutleshi
  15. 52′We said Melbourne Victory at 42% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 75%. 1–0 · 75–20–6
  16. 53′We said Melbourne Victory at 42%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 30%. 1–1 · 30–45–25
  17. 53′⚽ GOAL · 53' Melbourne Victory 1–1 Melbourne City
  18. 53′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 53' Melbourne Victory win: 42% at kick-off, 30% now
  19. 53′THE CALL SWINGS · 53' Draw is now our likeliest result at 45% (was Melbourne Victory win 75%)
  20. 54′53′: A. Nabbout on the scoresheet for Melbourne City, making it 1–1. 1–1 · 30–45–25
  21. 56′We said Melbourne Victory at 42%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 29%. 1–1 · 29–47–24
  22. 59′🟨 YELLOW · 58' H. Delbridge · Melbourne City
  23. 62′SUBSTITUTION · 62' Melbourne City · On: T. Kanamori · Off: A. Nabbout
  24. 62′SUBSTITUTION · 62' Melbourne City · On: M. Leckie · Off: Q. MacNicol
  25. 66′We said Melbourne Victory at 42%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 24%. 1–1 · 24–56–20
  26. 68′SUBSTITUTION · 67' Melbourne Victory · On: Clarismario · Off: K. Jelacic
  27. 69′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 69' Melbourne Victory win: 42% at kick-off, 22% now
  28. 71′SUBSTITUTION · 70' Melbourne City · On: J. Cascante · Off: L. Bonetig
  29. 72′SUBSTITUTION · 71' Melbourne Victory · On: F. Lino · Off: J. Inserra
  30. 73′We said Melbourne Victory at 42%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 19%. 1–1 · 19–65–16
  31. 80′We said Melbourne Victory at 42%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 13%. 1–1 · 13–76–11
  32. 81′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 81' Melbourne Victory win: 42% at kick-off, 12% now
  33. 82′🟨 YELLOW · 81' J. Davidson · Melbourne Victory
  34. 83′We said Melbourne Victory at 42%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 9%. 1–1 · 9–82–8
  35. 83′SUBSTITUTION · 83' Melbourne City · On: R. Ballah · Off: M. Memeti
  36. 84′SUBSTITUTION · 84' Melbourne Victory · On: H. Sawyer · Off: C. Nduka
  37. 84′SUBSTITUTION · 84' Melbourne Victory · On: X. Stella · Off: M. Grimaldi Corrected
  38. 90′We said Melbourne Victory at 42%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 4%. 1–1 · 4–92–4
  39. 93′16 shots for Melbourne City, 11 the other way, and nothing between the sides on the scoreboard. 1–1 · 2–96–2
  40. 93′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 90+3' Melbourne Victory win: 42% at kick-off, 2% now
  41. 96′🟨 YELLOW · 90+6' Clarismario · Melbourne Victory
  42. FTFULL TIME Melbourne Victory 1–1 Melbourne City
  43. FTMelbourne Victory 1–1 Melbourne City · Melbourne Victory win: wrong · Under 2.5: right · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: right · 1–1 exactly: right

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle; a marked row was checked against the match’s final record afterwards.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Melbourne Victory are narrow favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Melbourne Victory 42%, draw 26%, Melbourne City 32%. Over 2.5 goals 48%, both teams to score 52%.

The AI’s read on Melbourne Victory v Melbourne CityBefore, during and after the match · From £5.99 + VAT · paid once, never renewsSee the passes

Pre-match prediction

First published 18 Oct 01:23 · locked at kick-off

Melbourne Victory win42%
Draw26%
Melbourne City win32%

Kick-offSAT 24 OCT · 09:40

RoundMatchday 2

VenueAAMI Park

RefereeD. Elder

Line-ups

Melbourne Victory

4-2-3-1

Melbourne City

4-3-3

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Melbourne Victory

Melbourne City

6Days since last match7

Last match: 18 Oct · A-League

Last match: 17 Oct · A-League

3Matches in previous 14 days1

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
10Melbourne Victory1−10
12Melbourne City1−20

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Melbourne Victory

4-2-3-1

25 Jack Duncan

16 Joshua Inserra

4 Philipp Ziereis

3 Jason Davidson

36 Harrison Shillington

10 Denis Genreau

8 Jordi Valadon

23 Keegan Jelacic

14 Matthew Grimaldi

21 Guillermo May

44 Charles Nduka

Coach · –

Substitutes

1 · Jack Warshawsky

18 · Franco Lino

15 · Tom Lockyer

11 · Clarismario

22 · Xavier Stella

9 · Harry Sawyer

41 · Michael Ghossaini

Melbourne City

4-3-3

1 Macklin Freke

13 Nathaniel Atkinson

4 Liam Bonetig

2 Harrison Delbridge

16 Aziz Behich

19 Quinn MacNicol

14 Besian Kutleshi

24 Kavian Rahmani

11 Awer Mabil

15 Andrew Nabbout

23 Medin Memeti

Coach · –

Substitutes

40 · James Nieuwenhuizen

18 · Julio Cascante

39 · Roland Ballah

7 · Mathew Leckie

38 · Beckham Baker

10 · Emiliano Marcondes

77 · Takeshi Kanamori

Our number · melbourne victory winFirst published 18 Oct 01:23 · locked at kick-off
42% The market38%
Us42%
Market38%

We make Melbourne Victory a 42% chance to win. The market has them at 38%. We are 4 points more confident than the market. The model expects 1.4–1.2.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City1.41 – 1.21
Form · A-League this season · since 17 OctW0 D0 L1 · W0 D0 L1
Table places · points 0 v 010 v 12
The market · Melbourne Victory win38% · ours 42%

Built from every result and the chances each side creates and concedes, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
35%40%45% 18 OCT 01:2324 OCT 09:08
Our probability · Melbourne Victory win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 38% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Melbourne Victory win42%38%+4
Draw26%27%−1
Melbourne City win32%34%−2
Over 2.5 goals48%53%−5
Both teams to score52%58%−6
Over 1.5 goals73%76%−3
Over 3.5 goals27%33%−6
Melbourne Victory or draw68%66%+2
Melbourne Victory clean sheet30%––
Melbourne City clean sheet25%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 8 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 12.2%
0123450 7.5 8.9 5.4 2.2 1 10.4 12.2 7.4 3.0 2 7.2 8.5 5.2 2.1 3 3.4 4.1 2.4 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Melbourne Victory down, Melbourne City across0–5 goals a side shown (99.4% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

Last 10 meetings
Goals a meeting2.30
Over 2.54 of 10
Both scored6 of 10
Last meetingsCIT 1–3 VIC · CIT 0–1 VIC · VIC 0–2 CIT · CIT 1–0 VIC

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · A-League this season · since 17 Oct

MELBOURNE VICTORY

L1–2

MELBOURNE CITY

L1–3

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Auckland1+23
2Brisbane Roar1+13
3Wellington Phoenix1+13
4Macarthur1+13
5Central Coast Mariners101
6Newcastle Jets101
7Sydney101
8Western Sydney Wanderers101
9Adelaide United000
10Melbourne Victory1−10
11Perth Glory2−20
12Melbourne City1−20

The competition's standings before kick-off.