A-League · Regular Season - 18
Saturday, 21 February 2026 · 16:35 · AAMI Park, Melbourne · Referee: D. Elder
Melbourne City1 : 3
Full-time
Melbourne VictoryHalf-time: 1-1
Match Events
- 20'J. MataNormal Goal
- 32'M. Caputo (assist: M. Younis)Normal Goal
- 58'A. Lopane (assist: K. Rahmani)Substitution 1
- 59'M. Memeti (assist: E. Durakovic)Substitution 2
- 60'Aziz BehichYellow Card
- 62'K. Jelacic (assist: M. Grimaldi)Substitution 1
- 62'C. Nduka (assist: N. Vergos)Substitution 2
- 64'J. Mata (assist: M. Grimaldi)Normal Goal
- 70'M. Caputo (assist: A. Kuen)Substitution 3
- 70'D. Arzani (assist: Z. Schreiber)Substitution 4
- 78'Unknown player (assist: S. Souprayen)Substitution 5
- 81'N. Velupillay (assist: Clarismario)Substitution 3
- 87'Sebastian EspositoYellow Card
- 89'Clarismario (assist: J. Mata)Normal Goal
- 90+2'J. Mata (assist: J. Machar Reec)Substitution 4
Statistics
4Shots on Goal7
2Shots off Goal10
8Total Shots19
2Blocked Shots2
5Shots insidebox10
3Shots outsidebox9
12Fouls10
5Corner Kicks5
2Offsides0
56%Ball Possession44%
1Yellow Cards1
-Red Cards-
4Goalkeeper Saves3
433Total passes337
338Passes accurate253
78%Passes %75%
1.41expected_goals1.31
-goals_prevented-
Melbourne City4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 1P. Beach(G)
- 13N. Atkinson(D)
- 22G. Ferreyra(D)
- 2H. Delbridge(D)
- 16A. Behich(D)
- 21A. Lopane(M)
- 8R. Teague(M)
- 28M. Younis(M)
- 14D. Arzani(M)
- 35M. Memeti(M)
- 17M. Caputo(F)
Substitutes
- 40J. Nieuwenhuizen(G)
- 26S. Souprayen(D)
- 44B. Kutleshi(D)
- 47K. Rahmani(F)
- 30A. Kuen(M)
- 39E. Durakovic(M)
- 19Z. Schreiber(M)
Melbourne Victory4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 40J. Warshawsky(G)
- 22J. Rawlins(D)
- 15S. Esposito(D)
- 21Roderick(D)
- 2J. Davidson(D)
- 10D. Genreau(M)
- 8J. Valadon(M)
- 23K. Jelacic(M)
- 64J. Mata(M)
- 17N. Velupillay(M)
- 44C. Nduka(F)
Substitutes
- 25J. Duncan(G)
- 16J. Inserra(D)
- 14M. Grimaldi(F)
- 34X. Stella(D)
- 9N. Vergos(F)
- 11Clarismario(F)
- 19J. Machar Reec
Head-to-Head
- Melbourne City 1 - 3 Melbourne VictorySaturday, 21 February 2026
- Melbourne City 0 - 1 Melbourne VictorySaturday, 20 December 2025
- Melbourne Victory 0 - 2 Melbourne CitySaturday, 8 November 2025
- Melbourne City 1 - 0 Melbourne VictorySaturday, 31 May 2025
- Melbourne Victory 2 - 2 Melbourne CitySaturday, 22 February 2025
Melbourne City — recent form
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Melbourne Victory — recent form
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League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Melbourne City | 26 | 0 | 38 |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 11 | 40 |