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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 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
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
#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' That's the starting whistle at Jubilee Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory FC.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' What a moment for Bobo! That strike on 10 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 15' Australia international Leigh Broxham has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' Ben Folami, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' Poor challenge from Luke Brattan. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 35' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Dylan Ryan on, Nick Ansell off on 35 minutes.
  • 40' Melbourne Victory FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jake Brimmer.
  • 46' Ben Folami catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 46.
  • 51' Sydney FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 62' The crowd applauds Elvis Kamsoba as he leaves the pitch. Jay Barnett steps in for Melbourne Victory FC.
  • 67' It looks surprising Sydney FC does not make any changes. Rudy Gestede has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 72' Paulo Retre has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 74' Alexander Baumjohann is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bobo at the 74 minute mark.
  • 75' A change in the Sydney FC ranks — Bobo exits the field as Alexander Baumjohann enters on 75.
  • 80' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 83' GOAL! Kosta Barbarouses scores on 83.
  • 86' Time for substitution for Sydney FC. Rhyan Grant is replaced by Harry Van der Saag.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Jay Barnett. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 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 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
Alexander Baumjohann 2
Chris Ikonomidis 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
1.77 Sydney FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.67 Melbourne Victory FC xG
I would bet for: Sydney FC to win 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC65% Draw23% Melbourne Victory FC12%
Actual: Sydney FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.44
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw
88%
Draw or Melbourne Victory FC
35%
Sydney FC or Melbourne Victory FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sydney FC43% Draw47% Melbourne Victory FC10%
Actual: Sydney FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.7%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11%
0 – 0
10.7%
2 – 1
8.9%
3 – 0
7.7%
3 – 1
5.3%
0 – 1
4.9%
4 – 0
3.4%
1 – 2
3.3%
2 – 2
3%
4 – 1
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap Sydney FC covers Push Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 20% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 26% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 9% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
52% ✓
Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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