Sunday , 16 August 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' The ball is rolling at AAMI Park. Melbourne Victory FC are looking to make home advantage count against Sydney FC.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at AAMI Park. Sydney FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' The travelling Sydney FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 23' The referee has no hesitation. Patryk Klimala is booked for Sydney FC — card on 23.
  • 24' The Greece Nikolaos Vergos breaks the deadlock on 24 minutes. 1-0!
  • 27' A meaty challenge results in booking for Roderick Miranda on 27.
  • 32' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 37' Jaiden Kucharski is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne Victory FC tonight.
  • 42' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ufuk Talay will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 47' Zachary de Jesus makes way for Jordan Courtney-Perkins at the 47 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sydney FC.
  • 52' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 57' 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.
  • 62' Sydney FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 62.
  • 63' Anas Ouahim is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
  • 65' Another change for Melbourne Victory FC made on 65 minute. Nishan Velupillay leaves to be changed by Daniel Arzani.
  • 67' Sydney FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jaushua Sotirio is hanging Patryk Klimala on the field on 67 minute.
  • 72' 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.
  • 75' Bruno Fornaroli gets the nod from Melbourne Victory FC. He replaces Nikolaos Vergos and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 80' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne Victory FC in their trying to find a way past Sydney FC's compact .
  • 85' 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.
  • 86' Another change for Melbourne Victory FC made on 86 minute. Jordi Valadon leaves to be changed by Fabian Monge.
  • 90' GOAL! Roderick Miranda scores on 90. Assisted by Kasey Bos
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Bruno Fornaroli on 90 minutes.
  • The points are shared — Melbourne Victory FC 2-0 Sydney FC. Honours even.

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
Bruno Fornaroli 2
Nicholas D'Agostino 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.