Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory

A-League Men - Regular Season 18 Dec 2021, 08:45
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
2–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
🏟 AAMI Park (Melbourne) 👤 C. Beath Round 5

Match report

Melbourne City shared 4 goals in a thrilling draw with Melbourne Victory in the A-League Men - Regular Season on 18 December 2021. It was 0-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Melbourne City had 16 shots to Melbourne Victory's 12.

J. Maclaren was sent off in the 90+6th minute.

The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne), with C. Beath in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 58% - 42% Shots 16 - 12 On target 5 - 6 Corners 4 - 4 Fouls 19 - 9 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Andrew Nabbout
Melbourne City · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Nicholas D'Agostino 1 goal
8 Nathaniel Atkinson 61 passes (90% accurate)
8 Curtis Good 81 passes (89% accurate)
8 Marco Tilio 1 assist
First half vs second half
Melbourne Victory came out stronger after half-time, with 10 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–2 8–10
Shots On Goal 2–1 3–5
Ball Possession 60–40 —
Corners 4–0 0–4
Attacks 73–41 70–48
Match statistics
2 Substitution 5
143 Attacks 89
53 Dangerous Attacks 32
6 On Target 5
12 Off Target 7
16 Shots Total 12
5 Shots On Goal 6
6 Shots Off Goal 0
5 Shots Blocked 6
12 Shots Inside Box 9
4 Shots Outside Box 3
19 Fouls 9
4 Corners 4
3 Offsides 0
58% Ball Possession 42%
4 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 3
551 Passes Total 397
463 Passes Accurate 300
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Melbourne City · 4-2-3-1
1 T. Glover
13 N. Atkinson 4 N. Reis 22 C. Good 3 S. Jamieson
8 A. O'Neill 18 C. Metcalfe
23 M. Tilio 10 F. Berenguer 15 A. Nabbout
9 J. MacLaren
Melbourne Victory · 4-2-3-1
20 I. Kelava
2 J. Geria 5 M. Spiranovic 21 R. Miranda 6 L. Broxham
8 J. Brillante 4 R. Marchán
23 M. Rojas 22 J. Brimmer 11 B. Folami
9 F. Margiotta
Melbourne City
Coach
P. Kisnorbo
Substitutes
  • 33 Matthew Sutton
  • 5 Rostyn Griffiths
  • 2 Scott Galloway
  • 39 Anthony Lesiotis
  • 35 Raphael Borges Rodrigues
  • 17 Stefan Colakovski
  • 20 Manuel Pucciarelli
Melbourne Victory
Coach
T. Popović
Substitutes
  • 19 Jerrad Tyson
  • 16 Stefan Nigro
  • 14 Jay Barnett
  • 7 Christopher Ikonomidis
  • 10 Robbie Kruse
  • 24 Nishan Velupillay
  • 18 Nicholas D'Agostino
Substitutions
  • 39' ↑ C. Ikonomidis ↓ M. Rojas Melbourne Victory
  • 66' ↑ R. Griffiths ↓ Nuno Reis Melbourne City
  • 70' ↑ N. D'Agostino ↓ F. Margiotta Melbourne Victory
  • 71' ↑ R. Kruse ↓ Rai Melbourne Victory
  • 79' ↑ S. Nigro ↓ L. Broxham Melbourne Victory
  • 79' ↑ N. Velupillay ↓ Ben Folami Melbourne Victory
  • 82' ↑ S. Galloway ↓ A. Nabbout Melbourne City
Cards
  • 36' C. Metcalfe Melbourne City
  • 84' A. O'Neill Melbourne City
  • 86' F. Berenguer Melbourne City
  • 90+3' S. Jamieson Melbourne City
  • 90+6' J. Maclaren Melbourne City
Head-to-head
Melbourne City 5 7 draws 5 Melbourne Victory
2026-02-21 Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory 1 - 3
2025-12-20 Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory 0 - 1
2025-11-08 Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City 0 - 2
2025-05-31 Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory 1 - 0
2025-02-22 Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City 2 - 2
2024-12-21 Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City 1 - 1
Recent form
Melbourne City D D W W D
Melbourne Victory W D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory?
Melbourne City drew 2-2 against Melbourne Victory on 18 December 2021.
Who won Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory?
Neither — the match finished 2-2.
Where was Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory played?
The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne).
Who had more possession in Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory?
Melbourne City had 58% of possession, compared to 42% for the other side.