Melbourne City 1-3 Melbourne Victory
Updated
Melbourne Victory won: Melbourne City 1-3 Melbourne Victory in the A-League (Round 18) on Sat, 21 Feb 2026 at AAMI Park, Melbourne. Melbourne City goals: Max Caputo 32'. Melbourne Victory goals: Juan Mata 20', Juan Mata 64', Clarismario Rodrigus 89'. Expected goals: 1.29-1.71. Possession: 56-44. Player of the match: Juan Mata (9.4).
Match report
Melbourne Victory beat Melbourne City 3-1
Melbourne Victory got the better of Melbourne City 3-1 away from home at AAMI Park on Saturday 21 February in the A-League.
Juan Mata put Melbourne Victory ahead on 20' (0-1), Max Caputo levelled for Melbourne City on 32' (1-1), Juan Mata restored Melbourne Victory's lead on 64' (1-2) and Clarismario Rodrigus made it 1-3 on 89'.
Melbourne City had 56% of the ball, shots were 8-19 (4-7 on target) and expected goals finished 1.29-1.71.
Juan Mata (Melbourne Victory) was player of the match with a 9.4 rating.
Attendance: 21,439. Referee: Daniel Elder.
Match stats
| Melbourne City | Melbourne Victory | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 56 | 44 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.29 | 1.71 |
| Total shots | 8 | 19 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 7 |
| Touches in opposition box | 12 | 34 |
| Big chances | 3 | 2 |
| Big chances missed | 2 | 2 |
| Accurate passes | 337 (79%) | 253 (75%) |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |
| Corners | 5 | 5 |
| Total shots | 8 | 19 |
| Shots off target | 2 | 10 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 7 |
| Blocked shots | 2 | 2 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 1 |
| Shots inside box | 5 | 10 |
Lineups
Melbourne City (4-1-2-1-2): Patrick Beach, Nathaniel Atkinson, Harrison Delbridge, German Ferreyra, Aziz Behich, Ryan Teague, Marcus Younis, Daniel Arzani, Alessandro Lopane, Max Caputo, Medin Memeti
Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1): Jack Warshawsky, Joshua Rawlins, Sebastian Esposito, Roderick Miranda, Jason Davidson, Jordi Valadon, Denis Genreau, Nishan Velupillay, Juan Mata, Keegan Jelacic, Charles Nduka
Key events
- 20' · Goal · Juan Mata (Melbourne Victory)
- 32' · Goal · Max Caputo (Melbourne City)
- 58' · Substitution · Kavian Rahmani for Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City)
- 59' · Substitution · Emin Durakovic for Medin Memeti (Melbourne City)
- 60' · Yellow card · Aziz Behich (Melbourne City)
- 62' · Substitution · Nikolaos Vergos for Charles Nduka (Melbourne Victory)
- 62' · Substitution · Matthew Grimaldi for Keegan Jelacic (Melbourne Victory)
- 64' · Goal · Juan Mata (Melbourne Victory)
- 70' · Substitution · Andreas Kuen for Max Caputo (Melbourne City)
- 70' · Substitution · Zane Schreiber for Daniel Arzani (Melbourne City)
- 78' · Substitution · Samuel Souprayen for Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City)
- 81' · Substitution · Clarismario Rodrigus for Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory)
- 87' · Yellow card · Sebastian Esposito (Melbourne Victory)
- 89' · Goal · Clarismario Rodrigus (Melbourne Victory)
- 90'+2 · Substitution · Jing Reec for Juan Mata (Melbourne Victory)
All-time head-to-head
Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory: full head-to-head record
Questions
Who won Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory?
Melbourne Victory won, 1-3 (A-League) on Sat, 21 Feb 2026.
When and where is Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory?
Sat, 21 Feb 2026, 08:35 UTC at AAMI Park, Melbourne, A-League.