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Australian A-League | Gameweek 8
Apr 5, 2023 at 10am UK
AAMI Park
Melbourne Victory

Melbourne City
2 - 1
Victory

O'Neill (11', 57')
FT(HT: 1-0)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Australian A-League clash between Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Melbourne City 1-1 Newcastle Jets
Sunday, April 2 at 6am in Australian A-League
Last Game: Wellington 1-2 Victory
Saturday, April 1 at 3am in Australian A-League

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Melbourne City win with a probability of 63.34%. A draw had a probability of 20.2% and a win for Melbourne Victory had a probability of 16.42%.

The most likely scoreline for a Melbourne City win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.94%) and 2-1 (9.93%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.52%), while for a Melbourne Victory win it was 0-1 (4.57%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Melbourne City in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Melbourne City.

Result
Melbourne CityDrawMelbourne Victory
63.34% (2.005 2.01)20.24% (-0.506 -0.51)16.42% (-1.494 -1.49)
Both teams to score 53.99% (-1.436 -1.44)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
58.66% (-0.361 -0.36)41.34% (0.366 0.37)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.27% (-0.368 -0.37)63.73% (0.373 0.37)
Melbourne City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.58% (0.465 0.47)12.42% (-0.459 -0.46)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
61.67% (0.956 0.96)38.33% (-0.951 -0.95)
Melbourne Victory Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.65% (-1.975 -1.97)38.35% (1.98 1.98)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.89% (-1.944 -1.94)75.11% (1.949 1.95)
Score Analysis
    Melbourne City 63.34%
    Melbourne Victory 16.42%
    Draw 20.25%
Melbourne CityDrawMelbourne Victory
2-0 @ 10.36% (0.521 0.52)
1-0 @ 9.94% (0.335 0.33)
2-1 @ 9.93% (-0.020000000000001 -0.02)
3-0 @ 7.21% (0.484 0.48)
3-1 @ 6.91% (0.107 0.11)
4-0 @ 3.76% (0.313 0.31)
4-1 @ 3.6% (0.118 0.12)
3-2 @ 3.31% (-0.129 -0.13)
4-2 @ 1.73% (-0.036 -0.04)
5-0 @ 1.57% (0.155 0.16)
5-1 @ 1.5% (0.074 0.07)
Other @ 3.54%
Total : 63.34%
1-1 @ 9.52% (-0.189 -0.19)
0-0 @ 4.76% (0.078 0.08)
2-2 @ 4.76% (-0.273 -0.27)
3-3 @ 1.06% (-0.102 -0.1)
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 20.25%
0-1 @ 4.57% (-0.173 -0.17)
1-2 @ 4.56% (-0.348 -0.35)
0-2 @ 2.19% (-0.208 -0.21)
2-3 @ 1.52% (-0.176 -0.18)
1-3 @ 1.46% (-0.197 -0.2)
Other @ 2.12%
Total : 16.42%

How you voted: Melbourne City vs Victory

Melbourne City
82.0%
Draw
10.0%
Melbourne Victory
8.0%
50
Head to Head
Feb 18, 2023 8.45am
Victory
3-2
Melbourne City
Da Silva (7'), Fornaroli (46'), Brillante (77')
Chapman (37'), Miranda (68')
Leckie (24', 80')
Tilio (58'), Glover (78'), Leckie (90+6')
Oct 22, 2022 9.45am
Victory
0-2
Melbourne City

Nani (16')
MacLaren (17' pen.), Cadete (19' og.)
Apr 9, 2022 10.45am
Victory
3-0
Melbourne City
Brimmer (7' pen.), Rojas (14', 27')
Marchan (23')

Good (13'), Gomulka (87')
Mar 19, 2022 8.45am
Melbourne City
1-1
Victory
Good (45')
Tilio (42'), Reis (63'), Jenkinson (72'), Colakovski (90')
Rojas (19')
Miranda (29'), D'Agostino (83')
Dec 18, 2021 8.45am
Melbourne City
2-2
Victory
MacLaren (60'), Nabbout (63')
Metcalfe (36'), O'Neill (84'), Berenguer (86'), Jamieson (90+3')
MacLaren (90+6')
Margiotta (12'), D'Agostino (81')