Thursday , 2 July 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' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 14' The deadlock is broken! Nicholas D'Agostino gets on the scoresheet on 14 minutes.
  • 16' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Adam Le Fondre makes it 1-1.
  • 21' Over 21 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 26' Melbourne Victory FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 28' Paulo Retre picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 30' GOAL! Jake Brimmer fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 35' 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 Jason Davidson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 38' GOAL! Jason Geria fires home to make it 1-3!
  • 43' 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.
  • 48' Australia international Leigh Broxham has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 53' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 56' Mustafa Amini is replacing Paulo Retre for the Sydney FC side.
  • 61' Joshua Brillante has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 66' Melbourne Victory FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 69' Raimon Marchan was booked on 69.
  • 70' Bobo is replacing Trent Buhagiar for the Sydney FC side.
  • 71' Another substitution for Sydney FC to replace James Donachie by Ben Warland on 71 minute.
  • 75' Chris Ikonomidis gets the nod from Melbourne Victory FC. He replaces Ben Folami and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' Sydney FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 77.
  • 82' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 85' Adam Le Fondre makes way for Adrian Segecic at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sydney FC.
  • 86' The crowd applauds Nicholas D'Agostino as he leaves the pitch. Francesco Margiotta steps in for Melbourne Victory FC.
  • 87' What a moment for Brendan Hamill! That strike on 87 puts his side firmly in control.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Melbourne Victory FC take all three points.

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
Bruno Fornaroli 2
Nicholas D'Agostino 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.