Sunday , 15 November 2026

Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2019-20
Sydney FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Melbourne Victory FC
Sun 17 Nov 2019 · 07:30 UTC Netstrata Jubilee Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Alexander Baumjohann 35' Y
Paulo Retre 52' Y
Y 75' Migjen Basha

Overview

Match Preview

Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory FC — A League at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
  • Referee Shaun Evans
  • Referee Ben Abraham
  • Referee Scott Edeling
  • Referee Paul Cetrangolo

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
2019-11-17 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC 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
17 Nov Melbourne Victory FC H 2–1 W
01 Nov Newcastle United Jets FC H 4–1 W
26 Oct Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 0–1 L
20 Oct Wellington Phoenix FC H 2–1 W
11 Oct Adelaide United FC A 3–2 W
19 May Perth Glory FC A 0–0 D
Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Nov Sydney FC A 1–2 L
10 Nov Wellington Phoenix FC H 1–1 D
02 Nov Western United FC H 2–3 L
25 Oct Brisbane Roar FC A 1–0 W
18 Oct Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 1–2 L
12 Oct Melbourne City FC H 0–0 D

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' Sydney FC have kicked off against Melbourne Victory FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Sydney FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne Victory FC's shape.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 30' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Andrew Redmayne suffering a number of foals already.
  • 35' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alexander Baumjohann.
  • 40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 45' Ola Toivonen is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 50' Sydney FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 52' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Paulo Retre.
  • 57' Milos Ninkovic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sydney FC tonight.
  • 61' What composure from Adam Le Fondre! The England international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 65' Robbie Kruse has so much to prove this time. He replaces Josh Hope on 65 minute.
  • 66' The whistle greets Alexander Baumjohann as he departs to be replaced by Anthony Caceres.
  • 68' A goal from the New Zealand international Kosta Barbarouses! He fires home on 68 to make it 2-1!
  • 73' Sydney FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Melbourne Victory FC backline.
  • 75' The referee has no hesitation. Migjen Basha is booked for Melbourne Victory FC — Yellow card on 75.
  • 76' Michael Zullo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Paulo Retre at the 76 minute mark.
  • 81' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 86' It’s high time Marco Kurz made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 87' Another change for Melbourne Victory FC made on 87 minute. Jakob Poulsen leaves to be changed by Kristijan Dobras.
  • 90' The whistle greets Kosta Barbarouses as he departs to be replaced by Trent Buhagiar.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sydney FC players.

Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Corica

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Kurz

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

2019-11-17 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC 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

2019-11-17 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2019-11-01 Sydney FC 4–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2019-10-26 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Sydney FC L 2019-10-20 Sydney FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2019-10-11 Adelaide United FC 2–3 Sydney FC W 2019-05-19 Perth Glory FC 0–0 Sydney FC D

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2019-11-17 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2019-11-10 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2019-11-02 Melbourne Victory FC 2–3 Western United FC L 2019-10-25 Brisbane Roar FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2019-10-18 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2019-10-12 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Melbourne City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.18 Sydney FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 Melbourne Victory FC xG
I would bet for: Sydney FC to win 62% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC62% Draw21% Melbourne Victory FC17%
Actual: Sydney FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.2
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Melbourne Victory FC
38%
Sydney FC or Melbourne Victory FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sydney FC45% Draw40% Melbourne Victory FC15%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.4%
3 – 1
6.9%
3 – 0
6.8%
0 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 2
4.5%
4 – 1
3.8%
4 – 0
3.7%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap Sydney FC covers Push Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 19% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 22% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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