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Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2018-19
Sydney FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Melbourne Victory FC
Sun 25 Nov 2018 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 62' James Troisi
Jop van der Linden 70' Y
Jop van der Linden 72' Y
Rhyan Grant 74' Y
Y 84' Keisuke Honda

Overview

Match Preview

Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory FC — A League .

Match Details

  • Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
  • Referee Peter Green
  • Referee James Tesoriero
  • Referee Stephen Lucas
  • Referee Lance Greenshields

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

12
2
8
Sydney FC 22 games · Avg 3.2 goals Melbourne Victory FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-25 Sydney FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov Melbourne Victory FC H 1–2 L
10 Nov Newcastle United Jets FC A 1–1 D
02 Nov Melbourne City FC A 3–0 W
27 Oct Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 2–0 W
19 Oct Adelaide United FC A 1–1 D
08 Apr Adelaide United FC H 3–0 W
Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov Sydney FC A 2–1 W
11 Nov Central Coast Mariners FC H 4–1 W
03 Nov Newcastle United Jets FC A 1–0 W
28 Oct Perth Glory FC H 2–3 L
20 Oct Melbourne City FC H 1–2 L
22 Apr Adelaide United FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Sydney FC Melbourne Victory FC
#5 Position #4
39 Points 40
26 Played 26
11 / 6 / 9 W / D / L 11 / 7 / 8
33 Scored 44
25 Conceded 33
+8 GD +11
1.50 PPG 1.54
42% Win % 42%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Sydney FC this season
23% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

Sydney FC are 5th (39 pts). Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Melbourne Victory FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sydney FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' Raul Baena is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sydney FC tonight.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' The 37-year-old Andrew Redmayne has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 23' Ola Toivonen has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 23 minutes.
  • 28' Melbourne Victory FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 3 meetings.
  • 33' Supporters expect more eagerness from Brandon O'Neill, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 35' Adam Le Fondre does the damage! The net is bulging and Sydney FC surge ahead!
  • 40' Sydney FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sydney FC that had 215 games and scored 341 goals.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' Keisuke Honda is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne Victory FC so far.
  • 60' Melbourne Victory FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 61' It is a substitution in Melbourne Victory FC team. Terry Antonis is replaced by Raul Baena on 61 minute.
  • 62' James Troisi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 62.
  • 67' Sydney FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Melbourne Victory FC backline.
  • 68' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Ola Toivonen by Leigh Broxham on 68 minute.
  • 70' Poor challenge from Jop van der Linden. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 71' A goal from the Japan international Keisuke Honda! He fires home on 71 to make it 1-2!
  • 72' The referee shows Sydney FC player a Yellow card on 72.
  • 74' It’s a booking for Sydney FC player. Rhyan Grant gets a Yellow card.
  • 79' A tactical swap from Sydney FC — Danny DeSilva on, Paulo Retre off on 79 minutes.
  • 84' It’s a booking for Melbourne Victory FC player. Keisuke Honda gets a Yellow card.
  • 88' Another substitution for Sydney FC to replace Josh Brillante by Aaron Calver on 88 minute.
  • 90' Nick Ansell has so much to prove this time. He replaces Georg Niedermeier on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Melbourne Victory FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Corica

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kevin Muscat

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Adam Le Fondre 8
Kosta Barbarouses 5
Ola Toivonen 4
Milos Ninkovic 4
Bobo 3
Zinedine Machach 3
Nicholas D'Agostino 2
Jake Brimmer 2

Head to Head

2018-11-25 Sydney FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC

Sydney FC Form

2018-11-25 Sydney FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 2018-11-10 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Sydney FC D 2018-11-02 Melbourne City FC 0–3 Sydney FC W 2018-10-27 Sydney FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2018-10-19 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Sydney FC D 2018-04-08 Sydney FC 3–0 Adelaide United FC W

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2018-11-25 Sydney FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2018-11-11 Melbourne Victory FC 4–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2018-11-03 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2018-10-28 Melbourne Victory FC 2–3 Perth Glory FC L 2018-10-20 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC L 2018-04-22 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.22 Sydney FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 Melbourne Victory FC xG
I would bet for: Sydney FC or Melbourne Victory FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC34% Draw29% Melbourne Victory FC37%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.57
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Melbourne Victory FC
66%
Sydney FC or Melbourne Victory FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC24% Draw48% Melbourne Victory FC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 0
9.7%
0 – 1
9.3%
1 – 0
8.3%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.4%
0 – 2
6.8%
2 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 1
3%
0 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap Sydney FC covers Push Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 18% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 20% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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