Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory Prediction and Betting Tips | December 20th 2025

The action continues in round nine of Australian A-League as Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory square off in the latest edition of the heated Melbourne Derby on Saturday. Aurelio Vidmar’s men are unbeaten in their last four games against the visitors since October 2024 and will be looking to extend their recent dominance in the heated derby.

Melbourne City fought back from behind to salvage a 1-1 draw against South Korean outfit FC Seoul in their AFC Champions League clash at the Seoul World Cup Stadium last time out.

Vidmar’s side, who are currently fourth in the Champions League table, now turn their focus to the A-League, where they have enjoyed a solid start to the campaign, picking up three wins and three draws from their seven matches so far.

With 12 points from a possible 21, Melbourne City are currently fourth in the A-League table, three points above seventh-placed Western Sydney Wanderers outside the playoff places.

Meanwhile, Melbourne Victory secured a much-needed result last time out when they held on to see out a 2-1 victory over Adelaide United at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium.

Arthur Diles’ men had failed to win their previous four league matches, suffering three consecutive defeats before playing out a goalless draw with Macarthur on December 5.

Diles will hope the result over Adelaide can kickstart Melbourne Victory’s surge from the doldrums, as they sit rock-bottom in the A-League table with eight points from eight matches.

Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

• With 17 wins from the last 50 meetings between the sides, Melbourne Victory hold a slight upper hand in the history of this fixture.
• Melbourne City have picked up one fewer win in that time, while the spoils have been shared on 17 occasions.
• Melbourne City are unbeaten in their last four games against Melbourne Victory, claiming two wins and two draws since a 3-1 loss in October 2024.
• Melbourne Victory have failed to win five of their last six A-League away matches, losing four and claiming one draw since May 31.
• Melbourne City have lost just one of their last 10 home games across all competitions, claiming seven wins and two draws since the start of April.

Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory Prediction

Meetings between Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory have often served up fireworks in the past and we anticipate another thrilling derby clash this weekend. Vidmar’s men have been rock-solid at home this year and we are backing them to come away with all three points, albeit by the odd goal.

Prediction: Melbourne City 2-1 Melbourne Victory

Melbourne City vs Melbourne Victory Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Melbourne City to win

Tip 2: Both sides to score - Yes (Both teams have scored in five of their last six encounters)

Tip 3: First to score - Melbourne City (The hosts have netted the opening goal in six of their last six games against Melbourne Victory)

Edited by Ashwin