Sunday , 16 August 2026

Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2022-23
Sydney FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Melbourne Victory FC
Sat 8 Oct 2022 · 08:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Luke Brattan 21' Y
Y 56' Raimon Marchan
Y 58' Joshua Brillante
Patrick Wood 90' 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
2022-10-08 Sydney FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory FC 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

Recent Form

Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Oct Melbourne Victory FC H 2–3 L
10 May Brisbane Roar FC A 1–3 L
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
Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Oct Sydney FC A 3–2 W
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

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' Sydney FC have kicked off against Melbourne Victory FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' The Slovakia Robert Mak breaks the deadlock on 15 minutes. 1-0!
  • 20' Sydney FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 21' The referee has no hesitation. Luke Brattan is booked for Sydney FC — Yellow card on 21.
  • 26' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 31' A goal from the Australia international Nicholas D'Agostino! He fires home on 31 to make it 1-1!
  • 36' Nathan Konstandopoulos is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sydney FC so far.
  • 41' The 23-year-old Patrick Yazbek has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 46' Sydney FC make a change. Alex Wilkinson trudges off to be replaced by Paulo Retre on 46 minutes.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Raimon Marchan.
  • 58' Controversy at the stadium! Joshua Brillante argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 62' Chris Ikonomidis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ben Folami at the 62 minute mark.
  • 67' The Australia Chris Ikonomidis breaks the deadlock on 67 minutes. 1-2!
  • 68' A stunning finish from Chris Ikonomidis — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 72' Melbourne Victory FC ring the changes. Cadete has done his job and it is now time for Noah Smith to step up.
  • 77' Another change for Sydney FC made on 77 minute. Patrick Yazbek leaves to be changed by Max Burgess.
  • 79' James Donachie makes no mistake. The score reads 2-3 and Sydney FC are in front.
  • 83' The Australia Joshua Brillante breaks the deadlock on 83 minutes. 2-4!
  • 84' The Sydney FC bench stirs into life. Joe Lolley is withdrawn and Alex Parsons gets his opportunity.
  • 89' Melbourne Victory FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 3 meetings.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — George Timotheou on, Raimon Marchan off on 90 minutes.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Sydney FC player. Patrick Wood gets a Yellow card.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sydney FC 2-3 Melbourne Victory FC.

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

2022-10-08 Sydney FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory FC 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

Sydney FC Form

2022-10-08 Sydney FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory FC L 2022-05-10 Brisbane Roar FC 3–1 Sydney FC L 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

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2022-10-08 Sydney FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory FC W 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.48 Sydney FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.82 Melbourne Victory FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC29% Draw25% Melbourne Victory FC46%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw
54%
Draw or Melbourne Victory FC
71%
Sydney FC or Melbourne Victory FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC25% Draw42% Melbourne Victory FC33%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
1 – 2
8.7%
2 – 1
7.1%
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 2
6.1%
0 – 1
6%
1 – 3
5.3%
0 – 0
5.2%
1 – 0
4.7%
2 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap Sydney FC covers Push Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 16% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 20% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 14% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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