Thursday , 2 July 2026

Melbourne Victory FC vs Sydney FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2019-20
Melbourne Victory FC
0 – 3
Full Time
Sydney FC
Fri 24 Jan 2020 · 08:30 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 7' Ryan McGowan
Leigh Broxham 19' Y
Robbie Kruse 35' Y
Y 63' Luke Brattan
Migjen Basha 76' Y
R 90' Alexander Baumjohann
Leigh Broxham 90' R

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne Victory FC vs Sydney FC — A League at AAMI Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
  • Referee Wilson Brown
  • Referee Alex King
  • Referee George Lakrindis
  • Referee Kate Jacewicz

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Newcastle United Jets FC 26 48
2 Adelaide United FC 26 43
3 Auckland FC 26 42
4 Melbourne Victory FC 26 40
5 Sydney FC 26 39
6 Melbourne City FC 26 38
7 Macarthur FC 26 34
8 Wellington Phoenix FC 26 33
9 Central Coast Mariners FC 26 32
10 Perth Glory FC 26 31
11 Brisbane Roar FC 26 26
12 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 21

Head-to-Head

8
2
12
Melbourne Victory FC 22 games · Avg 3.2 goals Sydney FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-01-24 Melbourne Victory FC 0–3 Sydney FC 2019-11-17 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2019-05-12 Sydney FC 6–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2019-04-06 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2019-01-26 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Sydney FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jan Sydney FC H 0–3 L
17 Jan Adelaide United FC A 0–1 L
12 Jan Central Coast Mariners FC A 2–3 L
05 Jan Newcastle United Jets FC H 4–0 W
21 Dec Melbourne City FC A 2–1 W
14 Dec Wellington Phoenix FC H 0–0 D
Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jan Melbourne Victory FC A 3–0 W
10 Jan Newcastle United Jets FC A 2–1 W
04 Jan Adelaide United FC H 2–1 W
29 Dec Melbourne City FC H 2–1 W
21 Dec Wellington Phoenix FC A 2–2 D
14 Dec Central Coast Mariners FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Melbourne Victory FC Sydney FC
#4 Position #5
40 Points 39
26 Played 26
11 / 7 / 8 W / D / L 11 / 6 / 9
44 Scored 33
33 Conceded 25
+11 GD +8
1.54 PPG 1.50
42% Win % 42%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season
38% Clean Sheets
Sydney FC this season

Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 pts). Sydney FC are 5th (39 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sydney FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC
Nikolaos Vergos 7 G 1 A
Clarismario 6 G
Mata 5 G 12 A
Keegan Jelacic 5 G 2 A
Charles Nduka 5 G 2 A
Sydney FC
Tiago Quintal 5 G 3 A
Al Hassan Toure 5 G 1 A
Campuzano 4 G 3 A
Joe Lolley 4 G 2 A
Patrick Wood 4 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Melbourne Victory FC vs Sydney FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Sydney FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 7' The referee calls foul for Ryan McGowan. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 12' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne Victory FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 17' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 19' That is a Yellow card for Melbourne Victory FC. Leigh Broxham will be fuming at that decision.
  • 24' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 27' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Adam Le Fondre makes it 0-1.
  • 32' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne Victory FC that had 210 games and scored 299 goals.
  • 35' It’s a booking for Melbourne Victory FC player. Robbie Kruse gets a Yellow card.
  • 40' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne Victory FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 45' It looks like no one’s ball. Sydney FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 50' Both keepers have barely been tested. Melbourne Victory FC and Sydney FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 53' Kosta Barbarouses makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Sydney FC are in front.
  • 58' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 63' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Luke Brattan.
  • 68' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 73' Another change for Sydney FC made on 73 minute. Paulo Retre leaves to be changed by Anthony Caceres.
  • 76' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Migjen Basha.
  • 80' Sydney FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Luke Ivanovic is hanging Kosta Barbarouses on the field on 80 minute.
  • 84' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Elvis Kamsoba by Josh Hope on 84 minute.
  • 85' The deadlock is broken! Alexander Baumjohann gets on the scoresheet on 85 minutes.
  • 89' A tactical swap from Sydney FC — Harry Van der Saag on, Milos Ninkovic off on 89 minutes.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Red card for Alexander Baumjohann.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sydney FC players.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Salvachua

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Corica

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Adam Le Fondre 8
Kosta Barbarouses 5
Ola Toivonen 4
Milos Ninkovic 4
Bobo 3
Zinedine Machach 3
Anthony Caceres 2
Bruno Fornaroli 2

Head to Head

2020-01-24 Melbourne Victory FC 0–3 Sydney FC 2019-11-17 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2019-05-12 Sydney FC 6–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2019-04-06 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2019-01-26 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Sydney FC

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2020-01-24 Melbourne Victory FC 0–3 Sydney FC L 2020-01-17 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2020-01-12 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 2020-01-05 Melbourne Victory FC 4–0 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2019-12-21 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2019-12-14 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D

Sydney FC Form

2020-01-24 Melbourne Victory FC 0–3 Sydney FC W 2020-01-10 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Sydney FC W 2020-01-04 Sydney FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC W 2019-12-29 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC W 2019-12-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Sydney FC D 2019-12-14 Sydney FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.18 Melbourne Victory FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.71 Sydney FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne Victory FC26% Draw26% Sydney FC48%
Actual: Sydney FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.89
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw
52%
Draw or Sydney FC
74%
Melbourne Victory FC or Sydney FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne Victory FC20% Draw45% Sydney FC35%
Actual: Sydney FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 1
8.7%
0 – 2
8%
0 – 0
7.4%
2 – 1
6.3%
1 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
5.4%
1 – 3
5.3%
0 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap Melbourne Victory FC covers Push Sydney FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 15% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 22% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 15% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.