. Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Melbourne City was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium stadium in on Saturday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Alireza Faghani with the support of Andrew Lindsay and George Lakrindis. The 4th official was Jack Morgan. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 22.52 degrees Celsius or 72.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 8 Total 13
- 2 On Target 5
- 6 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 4
- 93 Attack 78
- 70 Dangerous attack 36
- 89 Ball safe 81
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 8
Fouls
- 9 Total 7
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Melbourne City had a strong ball possession 56% while Melbourne Victory was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Melbourne City was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Melbourne City to win the match.
Melbourne City shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Melbourne Victory shot 13 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Melbourne City received 3 yellow cards (Tolgay Arslan, Aziz Behich and Marin Jakoliš). On the other side, Melbourne Victory received 2 yellow cards (Roderick Miranda and Zinédine Machach).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Melbourne City has 12 points to hold in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Melbourne Victory will has 17 points to remain in the 2nd place.
Next matches
Melbourne City – Formation
Melbourne City
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84'
Melbourne City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Aurelio Vidmar decided to play with the following team: Jamie Young , Callum Talbot , Samuel Souprayen , Curtis Good , Aziz Behich , Steven Ugarković , Hamza Sakhi , Marin Jakoliš , Tolgay Arslan , Léo Natel and Jamie Maclaren .
The home team had on the bench: Scott Galloway, Nuno Reis, Terry Antonis, Alessandro Lopane , Patrick Beach, Max Caputo and Benjamin Mazzeo .
Substitutions
Melbourne City made only 1 change substituting Steven Ugarković for Alessandro Lopane (84′).
Player of the match: Aziz Behich
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Melbourne City was Aziz Behich.
His rating is with 47 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 14. He performed 5 crosses.
Melbourne Victory – Formation
Melbourne Victory
Also Melbourne Victory adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Tony Popović played with: Paul Izzo , Jason Geria , Damien Da Silva , Roderick Miranda , Adama Traoré , Jake Brimmer , Ryan Teague , Daniel Arzani , Zinédine Machach , Ben Folami and Matteo Paro .
These were the players on the bench: Leigh Broxham , Christopher Ikonomidis , Connor Chapman , Nishan Velupillay , Eli Adams , Franco Lino and Christian Siciliano.
Melbourne Victory could not rely on the presence of Franco Lino (injured).
Substitutions
Melbourne Victory made 6 changes: Ben Folami for Nishan Velupillay (65′), Adama Traoré for Franco Lino (72′), Jason Geria for Connor Chapman (77′), Daniel Arzani for Eli Adams (78′), Ryan Teague for Leigh Broxham (87′) and Zinédine Machach for Christopher Ikonomidis (87′).
Player of the match: Damien Da Silva
The player that probably impressed the most for Melbourne Victory was Damien Da Silva.
His rating is with 46 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
- Wellington Phoenix – Western Sydney Wanderers – 2-0
- Sydney – Western United – 4-2
- Melbourne City – Melbourne Victory – 0-0
- Perth Glory – Macarthur – 3-2
