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Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2020-21
Sydney FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Melbourne Victory FC
Wed 19 May 2021 · 09:05 UTC Jubilee Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Luke Brattan 30' Y
Y 45' Jake Brimmer
Y 46' Ben Folami
Y 90' Jay Barnett

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Matthew Cream
  • Referee Kurt Ams
  • Referee Shaun Evans
  • Referee Alex King
  • 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
2021-05-19 Sydney FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2021-04-27 Sydney FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2021-04-04 Melbourne Victory FC 0–3 Sydney FC 2020-03-07 Melbourne Victory FC 1–4 Sydney FC 2020-01-24 Melbourne Victory FC 0–3 Sydney FC

Recent Form

Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 May Melbourne Victory FC H 2–0 W
15 May Western United FC A 1–0 W
08 May Newcastle United Jets FC A 1–1 D
01 May Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 2–3 L
27 Apr Melbourne Victory FC H 1–0 W
24 Apr Central Coast Mariners FC A 2–2 D
Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 May Sydney FC A 0–2 L
14 May Macarthur FC A 1–3 L
09 May Perth Glory FC A 1–2 L
06 May Macarthur FC H 1–2 L
02 May Central Coast Mariners FC H 1–1 D
27 Apr Sydney FC A 0–1 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' The game is set. Melbourne Victory FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Melbourne Victory FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' Bobo puts Sydney FC on the lead.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' Nishan Velupillay is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sydney FC so far.
  • 25' 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 Luke Ivanovic suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Luke Brattan.
  • 35' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Dylan Ryan on, Nick Ansell off on 35 minutes.
  • 40' Australia international Ben Folami has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' Melbourne Victory FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 46' It’s a booking for Melbourne Victory FC player. Ben Folami gets a Yellow card.
  • 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sydney FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 56' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 61' Jay Barnett has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 62' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Elvis Kamsoba by Jay Barnett on 62 minute.
  • 67' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 72' Sydney FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 74' Sydney FC make a change. Bobo trudges off to be replaced by Alexander Baumjohann on 74 minutes.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Sydney FC. Bobo is replaced by Alexander Baumjohann.
  • 80' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 80 minutes.
  • 83' What a strike from Kosta Barbarouses! The score is 2-0.
  • 86' Harry Van der Saag has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rhyan Grant on 86 minute.
  • 90' Jay Barnett picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Corica

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Kean

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

2021-05-19 Sydney FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2021-04-27 Sydney FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2021-04-04 Melbourne Victory FC 0–3 Sydney FC 2020-03-07 Melbourne Victory FC 1–4 Sydney FC 2020-01-24 Melbourne Victory FC 0–3 Sydney FC

Sydney FC Form

2021-05-19 Sydney FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2021-05-15 Western United FC 0–1 Sydney FC W 2021-05-08 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Sydney FC D 2021-05-01 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–2 Sydney FC L 2021-04-27 Sydney FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2021-04-24 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–2 Sydney FC D

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2021-05-19 Sydney FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2021-05-14 Macarthur FC 3–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2021-05-09 Perth Glory FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2021-05-06 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Macarthur FC L 2021-05-02 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2021-04-27 Sydney FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.19 Sydney FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.55 Melbourne Victory FC xG
I would bet for: Sydney FC to win 73% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC73% Draw18% Melbourne Victory FC9%
Actual: Sydney FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw
92%
Draw or Melbourne Victory FC
27%
Sydney FC or Melbourne Victory FC
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC52% Draw41% Melbourne Victory FC7%
Actual: Sydney FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
13.9%
3 – 0
10.9%
1 – 1
8.3%
2 – 1
8.2%
0 – 0
8.1%
3 – 1
6.1%
4 – 0
5.9%
4 – 1
3.4%
0 – 1
2.9%
5 – 0
2.7%
2 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap Sydney FC covers Push Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5 28% — 72%
-2 28% 22% 50%
-1.5 50% — 50%
-1 50% 24% 26%
-0.5 74% — 26%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
58% ✓
Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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