Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory

A-League Men 21 Feb 2026, 08:35
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
1–3
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
🏟 AAMI Park 👤 D. Elder Round 18

Match report

Melbourne Victory beat Melbourne City 3-1 in the A-League Men on 21 February 2026.

Melbourne City dominated possession with 64% of the ball, while Melbourne Victory had 19 shots to Melbourne City's 8.

The match was played at AAMI Park, with D. Elder in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 64% - 36% Shots 8 - 19 On target 4 - 7 Corners 5 - 5 Fouls 12 - 10 Yellow cards 2
10
Player of the match
Juan Mata
Melbourne Victory · 2 goals, 1 assist
8 Max Caputo 1 goal
8 Clarismario 1 goal
8 Patrick Beach 4 saves
8 Marcus Younis 1 assist
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–11 5–8
Shots On Goal 3–4 1–3
Ball Possession 50–50 —
Corners 2–3 3–2
Attacks 33–63 46–50
Match statistics
5 Corners 5
5 Substitution 4
79 Attacks 113
46 Dangerous Attacks 48
4 On Target 7
4 Off Target 12
64% Ball Possession 36%
8 Shots Total 19
4 Shots On Goal 7
2 Shots Off Goal 10
2 Shots Blocked 2
5 Shots Inside Box 10
3 Shots Outside Box 9
12 Fouls 10
5 Corners 5
2 Offsides 0
56% Ball Possession 44%
1 Yellow Cards 1
4 Saves 3
432 Passes Total 337
339 Passes Accurate 253
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Melbourne City · 4-2-3-1
1 P. Beach
13 N. Atkinson 22 G. Ferreyra 2 H. Delbridge 16 A. Behich
21 A. Lopane 8 R. Teague
28 M. Younis 14 D. Arzani 35 M. Memeti
17 M. Caputo
Melbourne Victory · 4-2-3-1
40 J. Warshawsky
22 J. Rawlins 15 S. Esposito 21 R. Miranda 2 J. Davidson
10 D. Genreau 8 J. Valadon
23 K. Jelacic 64 J. Mata 17 N. Velupillay
44 C. Nduka
Melbourne City
Coach
Aurelio Vidmar
Substitutes
  • 47 Kavian Rahmani
  • 39 Emin Durakovic
  • 19 Zane Schreiber
  • 30 Andreas Kuen
  • 26 Samuel Souprayen
  • 40 James Nieuwenhuizen
  • 44 Besian Kutleshi
Melbourne Victory
Coach
Arthur Diles
Substitutes
  • 14 Matthew Grimaldi
  • 9 Nikos Vergos
  • 11 Clarismario
  • 19 Jing Lual
  • 25 Jack Duncan
  • 16 Joshua Inserra
  • 34 Xavier Stella
Substitutions
  • 58' ↑ K. Rahmani ↓ A. Lopane Melbourne City
  • 59' ↑ E. Durakovic ↓ M. Memeti Melbourne City
  • 62' ↑ M. Grimaldi ↓ K. Jelacic Melbourne Victory
  • 62' ↑ N. Vergos ↓ C. Nduka Melbourne Victory
  • 70' ↑ A. Kuen ↓ M. Caputo Melbourne City
  • 70' ↑ Z. Schreiber ↓ D. Arzani Melbourne City
  • 81' ↑ Clarismario ↓ N. Velupillay Melbourne Victory
  • 90+2' ↑ J. Machar Reec ↓ J. Mata Melbourne Victory
Cards
  • 60' A. Behich Melbourne City
  • 87' S. Esposito Melbourne Victory
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 lost 1-3 against Melbourne Victory on 21 February 2026.
Who won Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory?
Melbourne Victory won the match 3-1.
Where was Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory played?
The match was played at AAMI Park.
Who had more possession in Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory?
Melbourne City had 64% of possession, compared to 36% for the other side.