Sunday , 15 November 2026

Melbourne Victory FC vs Sydney FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2022-23
Melbourne Victory FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Sydney FC
Thu 26 Jan 2023 · 07:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 21' Diego Caballo
Roderick Miranda 48' Y
Roderick Miranda 49' Y
Y 67' Joe Lolley
Y 68' Joe Lolley
Ben Folami 72' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne Victory FC vs Sydney FC — A League .

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Wellington Phoenix FC 4 10
2 Sydney FC 4 7
3 Brisbane Roar FC 3 7
4 Melbourne City FC 4 7
5 Perth Glory FC 4 6
6 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4 5
7 Macarthur FC 4 5
8 Auckland FC 4 5
9 Melbourne Victory FC 4 3
10 Newcastle United Jets FC 4 2
11 Central Coast Mariners FC 4 2
12 Adelaide United FC 3 1

Head-to-Head

8
2
12
Melbourne Victory FC 22 games · Avg 3.2 goals Sydney FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-01-26 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Sydney FC 2022-10-08 Sydney FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory FC 2022-05-07 Sydney FC 1–4 Melbourne Victory FC 2021-05-19 Sydney FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2021-04-27 Sydney FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jan Sydney FC H 1–2 L
21 Jan Perth Glory FC A 1–3 L
14 Jan Adelaide United FC A 1–1 D
06 Jan Brisbane Roar FC H 0–1 L
31 Dec Central Coast Mariners FC A 1–2 L
26 Dec Western United FC A 0–1 L
Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jan Melbourne Victory FC A 2–1 W
21 Jan Western United FC A 0–1 L
14 Jan Perth Glory FC A 2–2 D
07 Jan Wellington Phoenix FC H 0–1 L
01 Jan Newcastle United Jets FC A 2–0 W
24 Dec Macarthur FC H 0–3 L

Season Stats

Melbourne Victory FC Sydney FC
#9 Position #2
3 Points 7
4 Played 4
0 / 3 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 1
5 Scored 7
6 Conceded 4
-1 GD +3
0.75 PPG 1.75
0% Win % 50%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season
25% Clean Sheets
Sydney FC this season

Melbourne Victory FC are 9th (3 pts). Sydney FC are 2nd (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC
Keegan Jelacic 2 G
Jordi Valadon 2 G
Charles Nduka 1 G 2 A
Sydney FC
Aly Toure 4 G 1 A
Oriola Sunday 1 G 2 A
Gabriel Popovic 1 G
Rhys Youlley 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Melbourne Victory FC get us underway at .
  • 5' Sydney FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' Melbourne Victory FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Corica will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' Melbourne Victory FC have won 304 goals from 214 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 21' Diego Caballo is having his name booked by the referee on 21.
  • 26' Jake Brimmer has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 26 minutes.
  • 31' 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.
  • 32' GOAL! Max Burgess scores on 32.
  • 37' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sydney FC that had 219 games and scored 348 goals.
  • 42' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
  • 47' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 48' Poor challenge from Roderick Miranda. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 49' It’s a booking for Melbourne Victory FC player. Roderick Miranda gets a Yellow card.
  • 52' Magnificent from Adam Le Fondre! That is 67 goals in 219 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 57' The 25-year-old Matthew Bozinovski has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 62' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Paulo Retre suffering a number of foals already.
  • 67' Sydney FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 67.
  • 68' Sydney FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 68.
  • 70' Melbourne Victory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. William Wilson is hanging Leigh Broxham on the field on 70 minute.
  • 71' Stefan Nigro has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cadete on 71 minute.
  • 72' Ben Folami catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 72.
  • 77' It is a substitution in Melbourne Victory FC team. Nishan Velupillay is replaced by Lleyton Brooks on 77 minute.
  • 82' Lleyton Brooks has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 83' A tactical swap from Sydney FC — Patrick Yazbek on, Max Burgess off on 83 minutes.
  • 86' The Melbourne Victory FC manager makes a substitution. Jake Brimmer departs to be replaced by Eli Adams.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Joe Lolley as he leaves the pitch. Aaron Gurd steps in for Sydney FC.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sydney FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Popovic

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
Robert Mak 2
Alexander Baumjohann 2

Head to Head

2023-01-26 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Sydney FC 2022-10-08 Sydney FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory FC 2022-05-07 Sydney FC 1–4 Melbourne Victory FC 2021-05-19 Sydney FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2021-04-27 Sydney FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2023-01-26 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Sydney FC L 2023-01-21 Perth Glory FC 3–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2023-01-14 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2023-01-06 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Brisbane Roar FC L 2022-12-31 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2022-12-26 Western United FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC L

Sydney FC Form

2023-01-26 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Sydney FC W 2023-01-21 Western United FC 1–0 Sydney FC L 2023-01-14 Perth Glory FC 2–2 Sydney FC D 2023-01-07 Sydney FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2023-01-01 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–2 Sydney FC W 2022-12-24 Sydney FC 0–3 Macarthur FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.1 Melbourne Victory FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.7 Sydney FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne Victory FC27% Draw28% Sydney FC45%
Actual: Sydney FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw
54%
Draw or Sydney FC
73%
Melbourne Victory FC or Sydney FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne Victory FC19% Draw45% Sydney FC36%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
0 – 1
9.5%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
8.7%
0 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
6%
1 – 0
5.8%
1 – 3
5.3%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 3
4.8%
2 – 0
3.6%
2 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap Melbourne Victory FC covers Push Sydney FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 14% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 50% — 50%
+1 50% 22% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 16% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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