Sunday , 15 November 2026

Melbourne Victory FC vs Sydney FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2025-26
Melbourne Victory FC
4 – 0
Full Time
Sydney FC
Mon 26 Jan 2026 · 06:40 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne Victory FC vs Sydney FC — A League .

Match Details

  • Referee Daniel Elder
  • Referee Sam Kelly (Australia)
3 games this season 🟨 5.3/game ⚽ 13.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2026-01-26 Melbourne Victory FC 4–0 Sydney FC 2025-11-22 Sydney FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jan Sydney FC H 4–0 W
17 Jan Adelaide United FC A 1–2 L
10 Jan Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 0–1 L
02 Jan Perth Glory FC H 3–2 W
29 Dec Wellington Phoenix FC H 5–1 W
20 Dec Melbourne City FC A 1–0 W
Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jan Melbourne Victory FC A 0–4 L
18 Jan Wellington Phoenix FC H 0–2 L
10 Jan Macarthur FC A 3–0 W
03 Jan Melbourne City FC A 0–0 D
20 Dec Newcastle United Jets FC A 0–2 L
13 Dec Perth Glory FC A 1–0 W

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Adam Le Fondre 8
Kosta Barbarouses 5
Ola Toivonen 4
Milos Ninkovic 4
Bobo 3
Zinedine Machach 3
Alexander Baumjohann 2
Chris Ikonomidis 2

Head to Head

2026-01-26 Melbourne Victory FC 4–0 Sydney FC 2025-11-22 Sydney FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC 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

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2026-01-26 Melbourne Victory FC 4–0 Sydney FC W 2026-01-17 Adelaide United FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2026-01-10 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2026-01-02 Melbourne Victory FC 3–2 Perth Glory FC W 2025-12-29 Melbourne Victory FC 5–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2025-12-20 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC W

Sydney FC Form

2026-01-26 Melbourne Victory FC 4–0 Sydney FC L 2026-01-18 Sydney FC 0–2 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2026-01-10 Macarthur FC 0–3 Sydney FC W 2026-01-03 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Sydney FC D 2025-12-20 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–0 Sydney FC L 2025-12-13 Perth Glory FC 0–1 Sydney FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.5 Melbourne Victory FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 Sydney FC xG
I would bet for: Melbourne Victory FC or Sydney FC 74% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne Victory FC43% Draw26% Sydney FC31%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.94
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Sydney FC
57%
Melbourne Victory FC or Sydney FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne Victory FC28% Draw45% Sydney FC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.3%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.9%
0 – 0
7.1%
1 – 0
7.1%
0 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
5.9%
2 – 0
5.9%
0 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
4.1%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap Melbourne Victory FC covers Push Sydney FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 19% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 18% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✗
Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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