MELBOURNE. Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..
The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Saturday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Alireza Faghani with the help of Nathan MacDonald and Andrew Lindsay. The 4th official was Lachlan Keevers. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 23.13 degrees Celsius or 73.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 6 Total 17
- 3 On Target 6
- 2 Off Target 6
- 1 Shots blocked 5
- 79 Attack 142
- 22 Dangerous attack 69
- 102 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 6
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 17 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Melbourne City was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Melbourne Victory that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Melbourne Victory was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Melbourne Victory to win the match.
Melbourne City shot 6 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Melbourne Victory shot 17 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Melbourne City received 2 yellow cards (Marin Jakoliš and James Jeggo). On the other side, Melbourne Victory received 3 yellow cards (Jason Geria, Zinédine Machach and Fabian Monge).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Melbourne City has 22 points to sit in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Melbourne Victory will has 28 points like Central Coast Mariners and Macarthur to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Melbourne Victory will host Western United on the 20th of February with a 7-4 head to head statistic in favor of Western United (2 draws).
Melbourne City – Formation
Melbourne City
58'
15'
Melbourne City started with a 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 , Scott Galloway , Steven Ugarković , James Jeggo , Andrew Nabbout , Mathew Leckie , Marco Tilio and Jamie Maclaren .
The home team had on the bench: Nuno Reis , Léo Natel , Vicente Fernández , Terry Antonis , Patrick Beach, Max Caputo and Marin Jakoliš .
Melbourne City could not rely on the presence of Vicente Fernández (injured).
Substitutions
Melbourne City made 5 changes: Scott Galloway for Vicente Fernández (58′), Mathew Leckie for Terry Antonis (76′), Andrew Nabbout for Marin Jakoliš (61′), Marco Tilio for Léo Natel (62′) and Callum Talbot for Nuno Reis (76′).
Player of the match: Jamie Young
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Melbourne City was the goalkeeper: Jamie Young. His rating is 8.16. He performed 5 saves.
Melbourne Victory – Formation
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Tony Popović played with: Paul Izzo , Connor Chapman , Damien Da Silva , Roderick Miranda , Jason Geria , Fabian Monge , Ryan Teague , Daniel Arzani , Zinédine Machach , Nishan Velupillay and Eli Adams .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Leigh Broxham, Christopher Ikonomidis , Ben Folami , Stefan Nigro, Jake Brimmer , Salim Khelifi and Christian Siciliano.
Substitutions
Melbourne Victory made 4 changes: Fabian Monge for Jake Brimmer (76′), Nishan Velupillay for Salim Khelifi (76′), Daniel Arzani for Ben Folami (65′) and Eli Adams for Christopher Ikonomidis (66′).
Player of the match: Damien Da Silva
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Melbourne Victory was Damien Da Silva.
His rating is with 79 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
- Sydney – Adelaide United – 2-1
- Melbourne City – Melbourne Victory – 0-0
- Perth Glory – Brisbane Roar – 3-2
