Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2018-19 SEMI FINALS

A League · 2018-19
Sydney FC
6 – 1
Full Time
Melbourne Victory FC
Sun 12 May 2019 · 09:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Rhyan Grant 32' Y
Y 56' Kosta Barbarouses

Overview

Match Preview

Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory FC — A League .

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Beath
  • Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
  • Referee Kurt Ams
  • Referee Andrew Lindsay
  • Referee Ashley Beecham

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

12
2
8
Sydney FC 22 games · Avg 3.2 goals Melbourne Victory FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-05-12 Sydney FC 6–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2019-04-06 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2019-01-26 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Sydney FC 2018-11-25 Sydney FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 May Melbourne Victory FC H 6–1 W
27 Apr Newcastle United Jets FC A 0–2 L
18 Apr Perth Glory FC H 1–0 W
13 Apr Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 1–1 D
06 Apr Melbourne Victory FC H 2–1 W
29 Mar Brisbane Roar FC A 3–1 W
Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 May Sydney FC A 1–6 L
03 May Wellington Phoenix FC H 3–1 W
27 Apr Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 1–0 W
19 Apr Adelaide United FC A 0–1 L
14 Apr Central Coast Mariners FC H 2–1 W
06 Apr Sydney FC A 1–2 L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory FC.
  • 3' Brilliant from the ! Aaron Calver makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 3.
  • 8' The 29-year-old Thomas Deng has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 13' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Kevin Muscat will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 18' With 0 assists to his name this season, Raul Baena is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne Victory FC.
  • 23' The travelling Melbourne Victory FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 28' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 32' The referee calls foul for Rhyan Grant. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 37' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 42' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 43' Alex Brosque adds to his 0 season tally! Sydney FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 47' The deadlock is broken! Leigh Broxham gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 52' Melbourne Victory FC is showing some good football. However, Melbourne Victory FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 55' Kenjok Athiu is replacing Thomas Deng for the Melbourne Victory FC side.
  • 56' A moment of madness from Kosta Barbarouses on 56 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Melbourne Victory FC will be frustrated.
  • 61' Carl Valeri has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 63' A stunning finish from Adam Le Fondre — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 66' Another substitution for Sydney FC to replace Siem de Jong by Anthony Caceres on 66 minute.
  • 68' Brilliant from the ! Adam Le Fondre makes it 4-1 with a superb finish on 68.
  • 68' Time for substitution for Melbourne Victory FC. Raul Baena is replaced by Carl Valeri.
  • 71' Rhyan Grant makes way for Paulo Retre at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sydney FC.
  • 73' The crowd applauds Elvis Kamsoba as he leaves the pitch. Storm Roux steps in for Melbourne Victory FC.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Michael Zullo as he leaves the pitch. Danny DeSilva steps in for Sydney FC.
  • 82' Over 82 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 87' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lawrence Thomas, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 88' GOAL! Milos Ninkovic fires home to make it 5-1!
  • The final score is 6-1.

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
Milos Ninkovic 4
Ola Toivonen 4
Bobo 3
Zinedine Machach 3
Bruno Fornaroli 2
Nicholas D'Agostino 2

Head to Head

2019-05-12 Sydney FC 6–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2019-04-06 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2019-01-26 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Sydney FC 2018-11-25 Sydney FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC

Sydney FC Form

2019-05-12 Sydney FC 6–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2019-04-27 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–0 Sydney FC L 2019-04-18 Sydney FC 1–0 Perth Glory FC W 2019-04-13 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Sydney FC D 2019-04-06 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2019-03-29 Brisbane Roar FC 1–3 Sydney FC W

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2019-05-12 Sydney FC 6–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2019-05-03 Melbourne Victory FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2019-04-27 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2019-04-19 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2019-04-14 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2019-04-06 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.54 Sydney FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 Melbourne Victory FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Sydney FC to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC66% Draw19% Melbourne Victory FC15%
Actual: Sydney FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.5
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Melbourne Victory FC
34%
Sydney FC or Melbourne Victory FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC52% Draw37% Melbourne Victory FC11%
Actual: Sydney FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–1 not predicted
6 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 1
8.1%
3 – 0
8.1%
3 – 1
7.6%
1 – 0
7.4%
4 – 0
5.1%
4 – 1
4.9%
0 – 0
4.3%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 2
3.7%
1 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap Sydney FC covers Push Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5 29% — 71%
-2 29% 20% 51%
-1.5 49% — 51%
-1 49% 21% 30%
-0.5 70% — 30%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 8% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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