On the 18th of December, in this week 5 match, Melbourne Victory will travel to Melbourne to battle Melbourne City in a A-League match in the anticipated Melbourne derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 4th placed Melbourne City is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Perth Glory. Nathaniel Atkinson struck first for Melbourne City in the 88th minute on a feed from Metcalfe, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Perth Glory was frustrated by Melbourne City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Melbourne City ended the match with the shutout victory. Melbourne City is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 2nd placed Melbourne Victory, recorded a 2-1 win against Adelaide United. Francesco Margiotta scored the first goal for Melbourne Victory in the 59th minute, but Jacob Tratt got the equalizer for Adelaide United in the 70th minute. Melbourne Victory is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Melbourne City won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Melbourne Victory hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Brooks and Roderick Miranda, and they each have 1 goal. Nathaniel Atkinson has been the most prolific scorer on Melbourne City in his last five matches with 2 goals.