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

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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 .

Sydney FC 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne Victory FC 4 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory FC.
5' Raimon Marchan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' GOAL! Robert Mak scores on 15.
20' Sydney FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
21' Luke Brattan picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
26' It looks surprising Sydney FC does not make any changes. Andrew Redmayne has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
31' GOAL! Nicholas D'Agostino fires home to make it 1-1!
36' Joe Lolley has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
41' Melbourne Victory FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
46' The whistle greets Alex Wilkinson as he departs to be replaced by Paulo Retre.
51' has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 0 appearances.
56' Raimon Marchan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 56.
58' It’s a booking for Melbourne Victory FC player. Joshua Brillante gets a Yellow card.
62' Melbourne Victory FC ring the changes. Ben Folami has done his job and it is now time for Chris Ikonomidis to step up.
67' Chris Ikonomidis does the damage! The net is bulging and Melbourne Victory FC surge ahead!
68' A stunning finish from Chris Ikonomidis — that came from absolutely nowhere!
72' Fresh legs for Melbourne Victory FC! Noah Smith comes on to replace Cadete.
77' The crowd applauds Patrick Yazbek as he leaves the pitch. Max Burgess steps in for Sydney FC.
79' The Australia James Donachie breaks the deadlock on 79 minutes. 2-3!
83' GOAL! Joshua Brillante fires home to make it 2-4!
84' Sydney FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alex Parsons is hanging Joe Lolley on the field on 84 minute.
89' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
90' Another change for Melbourne Victory FC made on 90 minute. Raimon Marchan leaves to be changed by George Timotheou.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Patrick Wood.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Melbourne Victory FC players.

Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

20
Tom Heward-Belle
8
Paulo Retre ↑ 46'
22
Max Burgess ↑ 77'
21
Alex Parsons ↑ 84'
12
Patrick Wood ↑ 77'
19
Adrian Segecic ↑ 72'

Coach Steve Corica

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Cadete ↓ Noah Smith 72'
11
Ben Folami ↓ Chris Ikonomidis 62'
17
Nani ↓ Nishan Velupillay 72'
18
Nicholas D'Agostino
16
Stefan Nigro
6
Leigh Broxham
22
Jake Brimmer ↓ Nathan Konstandopoulos 90'
21
Roderick Miranda
4
Raimon Marchan ↓ George Timotheou 90'
8
Joshua Brillante

Bench

1
Matt Acton
7
Chris Ikonomidis ↑ 62'
23
Nathan Konstandopoulos ↑ 90'
15
George Timotheou ↑ 90'
25
Noah Smith ↑ 72'
26
Lleyton Brooks
24
Nishan Velupillay ↑ 72'

Coach Anthony Popovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Adam Le Fondre	8
Kosta Barbarouses	5
Milos Ninkovic	4
Ola Toivonen	4
Bobo	3
Zinedine Machach	3
Bruno Fornaroli	2
Nicholas D'Agostino	2

Head to Head

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

1.91 Sydney FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.7 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Sydney FC or Melbourne Victory FC 76% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sydney FC38% Draw24% Melbourne Victory FC38%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.61

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

62%

Sydney FC or Melbourne Victory FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sydney FC33% Draw40% Melbourne Victory FC27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 2

6.8%

3 – 1

5.1%

2 – 0

1 – 0

4.6%

3 – 2

4.3%

1 – 3

4.1%

0 – 0

4.1%

0 – 1

0 – 2

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap	Sydney FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	19%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	17%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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