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Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City will battle for three points in an Australian A-League matchday nine clash on Saturday (December 21st). The game will be played at AAMI Park.
The 'home' side are coming into the game on the back of a 2-0 victory over Perth Glory at the same venue a fortnight ago. Zinedine Machach and Adama Traore scored in either half to help their side claim all three points.
Melbourne City, meanwhile, shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw at home to Auckland FC. They twice took the lead through Medin Memeti's 18th-minute strike and Nando Pijnaker's 79th-minute own goal. However, Guillermo May and Neyder Moreno equalized on each occasion.
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The stalemate left them in fourth spot in the standings, having garnered 13 points from seven games. Melbourne Victory sit in third spot with 16 points to show for their efforts in seven games.
Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Melbourne Victory have 18 wins from 46 head-to-head games. Melbourne City were victorious on 15 occasions while 13 games ended in a share of the spoils.
- Their most recent clash came in October 2024 when Melbourne City claimed a 3-1 away win.
- Melbourne Victory have won five of their last six league games (one loss).
- Four of Melbourne City's last five league games have witnessed more goals scored in the second half than the first.
- Melbourne Victory are unbeaten in the last five head-to-head games (three draws).
- Melbourne Victory have scored at least two goals in five of their last six league games.
Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City Prediction
The A-League's first intra-city derby will take center stage once more and just three points separate the two sides in the table. Both sides share the same stadium but Melbourne Victory are the designated hosts and have been the more in-form side this season.
Melbourne City, for their part, know that a win here would take them level on points with their city rivals. They have won all four away games they have played this season, although this game is being played at their home ground, AAMI Park.
We are backing Melbourne Victory to claim a narrow victory with goals at both ends.
Prediction: Melbourne Victory 2-1 Melbourne City
Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Melbourne Victory to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 4 - Highest scoring half: Second half
