Sunday , 16 August 2026

Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2021-22
Sydney FC
1 – 4
Full Time
Melbourne Victory FC
Sat 7 May 2022 · 09:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Paulo Retre 28' Y
Y 69' Raimon Marchan
Patrick Yazbek 77' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory FC — A League .

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
2022-05-07 Sydney FC 1–4 Melbourne Victory FC 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

Recent Form

Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 May Melbourne Victory FC H 1–4 L
12 Apr Adelaide United FC H 2–3 L
09 Apr Central Coast Mariners FC A 5–0 W
06 Apr Melbourne City FC A 0–4 L
02 Apr Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 3–2 W
30 Mar Macarthur FC H 2–2 D
Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 May Sydney FC A 4–1 W
29 Apr Wellington Phoenix FC H 3–1 W
25 Apr Brisbane Roar FC A 1–1 D
22 Apr Macarthur FC A 4–1 W
16 Apr Newcastle United Jets FC A 2–1 W
12 Apr Brisbane Roar FC H 0–0 D

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' What a night it is going to be! Sydney FC welcome Melbourne Victory FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sydney FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 14' A stunning finish from Nicholas D'Agostino — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 16' GOAL! Adam Le Fondre fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 21' Sydney FC is showing some good football. However, Sydney FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 26' international Raimon Marchan has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 28' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Paulo Retre on 28 minutes.
  • 30' A stunning finish from Jake Brimmer — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 38' The Australia Jason Geria breaks the deadlock on 38 minutes. 1-3!
  • 43' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 48' 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.
  • 53' Melbourne Victory FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 3 meetings.
  • 56' The crowd applauds Paulo Retre as he leaves the pitch. Mustafa Amini steps in for Sydney FC.
  • 61' 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 Ben Warland suffering a number of foals already.
  • 66' It looks like no one’s ball. Sydney FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 69' That is a Yellow card for Melbourne Victory FC. Raimon Marchan will be fuming at that decision.
  • 70' Bobo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Trent Buhagiar on 70 minute.
  • 71' A tactical swap from Sydney FC — Ben Warland on, James Donachie off on 71 minutes.
  • 75' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Ben Folami trudges off to be replaced by Chris Ikonomidis on 75 minutes.
  • 77' It’s a booking for Sydney FC player. Patrick Yazbek gets a Yellow card.
  • 82' Sydney FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Melbourne Victory FC backline.
  • 85' The whistle greets Adam Le Fondre as he departs to be replaced by Adrian Segecic.
  • 86' Francesco Margiotta gets the nod from Melbourne Victory FC. He replaces Nicholas D'Agostino and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' Goal! Brendan Hamill scores his 6 goal in 205 matches.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Melbourne Victory FC players.

Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Corica

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Popovic

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

2022-05-07 Sydney FC 1–4 Melbourne Victory FC 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

Sydney FC Form

2022-05-07 Sydney FC 1–4 Melbourne Victory FC L 2022-04-12 Sydney FC 2–3 Adelaide United FC L 2022-04-09 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–5 Sydney FC W 2022-04-06 Melbourne City FC 4–0 Sydney FC L 2022-04-02 Sydney FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2022-03-30 Sydney FC 2–2 Macarthur FC D

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2022-05-07 Sydney FC 1–4 Melbourne Victory FC W 2022-04-29 Melbourne Victory FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2022-04-25 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2022-04-22 Macarthur FC 1–4 Melbourne Victory FC W 2022-04-16 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2022-04-12 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Brisbane Roar FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.54 Sydney FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.68 Melbourne Victory FC xG
I would bet for: Sydney FC or Melbourne Victory FC 73% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC35% Draw27% Melbourne Victory FC38%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.22
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Melbourne Victory FC
65%
Sydney FC or Melbourne Victory FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sydney FC27% Draw43% Melbourne Victory FC30%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted
1 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
11.2%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 1
7.7%
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
6%
0 – 2
5.6%
0 – 0
5.6%
1 – 0
5.4%
2 – 0
4.7%
1 – 3
4.7%
3 – 1
3.9%
2 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap Sydney FC covers Push Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 17% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 19% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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