Thursday , 2 July 2026

Melbourne Victory FC vs Sydney FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2024-25
Melbourne Victory FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Sydney FC
Fri 24 Jan 2025 · 08:35 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 23' Patryk Klimala
Roderick Miranda 27' Y
Y 63' Anas Ouahim
Bruno Fornaroli 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Kearney Robinson
  • Referee Lachlan Keevers
7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2025-01-24 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Sydney FC 2024-12-28 Sydney FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2024-01-26 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Sydney FC 2023-12-16 Melbourne Victory FC 3–0 Sydney FC 2023-10-21 Sydney FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jan Sydney FC H 2–0 W
18 Jan Adelaide United FC A 2–3 L
10 Jan Western United FC H 3–4 L
04 Jan Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 2–2 D
01 Jan Auckland FC A 0–0 D
28 Dec Sydney FC A 0–3 L
Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jan Melbourne Victory FC A 0–2 L
18 Jan Brisbane Roar FC H 3–4 L
15 Jan Wellington Phoenix FC A 0–0 D
11 Jan Central Coast Mariners FC H 4–1 W
08 Jan Perth Glory FC H 3–0 W
04 Jan Newcastle United Jets FC A 2–2 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' Three points are at stake. Melbourne Victory FC host Sydney FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ryan Teague is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sydney FC.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Melbourne Victory FC and Sydney FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 23' Poor challenge from Patryk Klimala. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 24' Nikolaos Vergos does the damage! The net is bulging and Melbourne Victory FC surge ahead!
  • 27' It’s gonna be a card for Roderick Miranda.
  • 32' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne Victory FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 37' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 3 times this season with Sydney FC winning 33.33% of all matches.
  • 42' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 47' Another change for Sydney FC made on 47 minute. Zachary de Jesus leaves to be changed by Jordan Courtney-Perkins.
  • 52' Sydney FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 57' Melbourne Victory FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 62' The 33-year-old Brendan Hamill has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 63' Sydney FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 65' Melbourne Victory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniel Arzani is hanging Nishan Velupillay on the field on 65 minute.
  • 67' Another substitution for Sydney FC to replace Patryk Klimala by Jaushua Sotirio on 67 minute.
  • 72' Sydney FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 72.
  • 75' Another change for Melbourne Victory FC made on 75 minute. Nikolaos Vergos leaves to be changed by Bruno Fornaroli.
  • 80' Over 80 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 85' Sydney FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 86' The Melbourne Victory FC bench stirs into life. Jordi Valadon is withdrawn and Fabian Monge gets his opportunity.
  • 90' A stunning finish from Roderick Miranda — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 90' Bruno Fornaroli picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • With this win, Melbourne Victory FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arthur Diles

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ufuk Talay

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Adam Le Fondre 8
Kosta Barbarouses 5
Ola Toivonen 4
Milos Ninkovic 4
Bobo 3
Zinedine Machach 3
Jake Brimmer 2
Joe Lolley 2

Head to Head

2025-01-24 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Sydney FC 2024-12-28 Sydney FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2024-01-26 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Sydney FC 2023-12-16 Melbourne Victory FC 3–0 Sydney FC 2023-10-21 Sydney FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2025-01-24 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Sydney FC W 2025-01-18 Adelaide United FC 3–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 2025-01-10 Melbourne Victory FC 3–4 Western United FC L 2025-01-04 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2025-01-01 Auckland FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC D 2024-12-28 Sydney FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC L

Sydney FC Form

2025-01-24 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Sydney FC L 2025-01-18 Sydney FC 3–4 Brisbane Roar FC L 2025-01-15 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–0 Sydney FC D 2025-01-11 Sydney FC 4–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2025-01-08 Sydney FC 3–0 Perth Glory FC W 2025-01-04 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–2 Sydney FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.56 Melbourne Victory FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Sydney FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne Victory FC49% Draw27% Sydney FC24%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.61
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Sydney FC
51%
Melbourne Victory FC or Sydney FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne Victory FC34% Draw47% Sydney FC19%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
10.5%
0 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
4.4%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap Melbourne Victory FC covers Push Sydney FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 23% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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