Melbourne Victory FC vs Sydney FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2020-21

Melbourne Victory FC

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Sydney FC

Sun 4 Apr 2021 · 09:05 UTC AAMI Park HT 45+6' · FT 45+9'

Elvis Kamsoba 14' Y

Elvis Kamsoba 32' R

Y 63' Ryan McGowan

Overview

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

Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2025/26)
Sydney FC 26 games · 39 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Matthew Cream
Referee Craig Zetter
Referee Daniel Elder
Referee Jonathon Barreiro
Referee Paul Cetrangolo

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

Melbourne Victory FC 22 games · Avg 3.2 goals Sydney FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-04-04 Melbourne Victory FC 0–3 Sydney FC 2020-03-07 Melbourne Victory FC 1–4 Sydney FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Apr	Sydney FC	H	0–3	L
27 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–1	D
24 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–4	L
13 Mar	Adelaide United FC	H	1–3	L
06 Mar	Melbourne City FC	H	0–6	L
27 Feb	Western United FC	H	3–4	L

Sydney FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	A	3–0	W
28 Mar	Adelaide United FC	A	0–1	L
24 Mar	Perth Glory FC	A	1–1	D
13 Mar	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	2–1	W
10 Mar	Western United FC	H	2–0	W
06 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–1	D

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' Melbourne Victory FC have kicked off against Sydney FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Callum McManaman, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' Melbourne Victory FC have won 299 goals from 210 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
14' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Elvis Kamsoba.
19' The travelling Sydney FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
24' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne Victory FC and Sydney FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
29' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
32' A meaty challenge results in booking for Elvis Kamsoba on 32.
37' Luke Ivanovic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
42' GOAL! Bobo scores on 42. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses
47' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joel King is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne Victory FC.
50' GOAL! Kosta Barbarouses scores on 50. Assisted by Anthony Caceres
55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jacob Butterfield, as he is very good at scoring at AAMI Park with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
58' Fresh legs for Sydney FC! Luke Ivanovic comes on to replace Bobo.
59' It is a substitution in Sydney FC team. Milos Ninkovic is replaced by Alexander Baumjohann on 59 minute.
63' Sydney FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
67' The Melbourne Victory FC manager makes a substitution. Robbie Kruse departs to be replaced by Ben Folami.
72' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
75' The Sydney FC bench stirs into life. Joel King is withdrawn and Ben Warland gets his opportunity.
80' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Melbourne Victory FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
84' Goal! Alexander Baumjohann scores his 5 goal in 205 matches.
86' The whistle greets Kosta Barbarouses as he departs to be replaced by Patrick Wood.
Melbourne Victory FC will have plenty to reflect on. Sydney FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Ryan McGowan
11
Kosta Barbarouses ↓ Patrick Wood 86'
1
Andrew Redmayne
23
Rhyan Grant
4
Alex Wilkinson C
8
Paulo Retre ↓ Calem Nieuwenhof 59'
10
Milos Ninkovic ↓ Alexander Baumjohann 59'
26
Luke Brattan
17
Anthony Caceres
16
Joel King ↓ Ben Warland 75'
9
Bobo ↓ Luke Ivanovic 58'

Bench

20
Tom Heward-Belle
3
Ben Warland ↑ 75'
5
Alexander Baumjohann ↑ 59'
18
Luke Ivanovic ↑ 58'
21
Harry Van der Saag
28
Calem Nieuwenhof ↑ 59'
33
Patrick Wood ↑ 86'

Coach Steve Corica

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Adam Le Fondre	8
Kosta Barbarouses	5
Ola Toivonen	4
Milos Ninkovic	4
Zinedine Machach	3
Bobo	3
Bruno Fornaroli	2
Nicholas D'Agostino	2

Head to Head

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2021-04-04 Melbourne Victory FC 0–3 Sydney FC L 2021-03-27 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2021-03-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 4–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2021-03-13 Melbourne Victory FC 1–3 Adelaide United FC L 2021-03-06 Melbourne Victory FC 0–6 Melbourne City FC L 2021-02-27 Melbourne Victory FC 3–4 Western United FC L

Sydney FC Form

2021-04-04 Melbourne Victory FC 0–3 Sydney FC W 2021-03-28 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Sydney FC L 2021-03-24 Perth Glory FC 1–1 Sydney FC D 2021-03-13 Sydney FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2021-03-10 Sydney FC 2–0 Western United FC W 2021-03-06 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Sydney FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.01 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.09 Sydney FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + Sydney FC to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC19% Draw23% Sydney FC58%

Actual: Sydney FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 3.1

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

41%

Draw or Sydney FC

81%

Melbourne Victory FC or Sydney FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC15% Draw41% Sydney FC44%

Actual: Sydney FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

0 – 2

9.8%

1 – 2

9.6%

0 – 1

8.9%

1 – 3

6.6%

0 – 3

Actual

0 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

4.8%

2 – 1

4.6%

1 – 0

3.9%

1 – 4

3.5%

0 – 4

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Sydney FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	4%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	10%	83%
-0.5	17%	—	83%
+0.5	39%	—	61%
+1	39%	23%	38%
+1.5	62%	—	38%
+2	62%	19%	20%
+2.5	80%	—	20%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

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