Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

A League · 2022-23
Sydney FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Melbourne Victory FC
Sat 4 Mar 2023 · 08:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Rhyan Grant 40' Y
Rhyan Grant 41' Y
James Donachie 45' Y
Y 62' Joshua Brillante
Max Burgess 84' R
Y 90' Damien da Silva

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
2023-03-04 Sydney FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2023-01-26 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Sydney FC 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

Recent Form

Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Mar Melbourne Victory FC H 1–0 W
25 Feb Melbourne City FC A 2–3 L
18 Feb Brisbane Roar FC H 1–1 D
11 Feb Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 1–0 W
04 Feb Central Coast Mariners FC H 3–2 W
26 Jan Melbourne Victory FC A 2–1 W
Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Mar Sydney FC A 0–1 L
26 Feb Adelaide United FC H 1–1 D
18 Feb Melbourne City FC H 3–2 W
12 Feb Newcastle United Jets FC A 1–2 L
03 Feb Wellington Phoenix FC H 3–1 W
26 Jan Sydney FC H 1–2 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' Sydney FC have kicked off against Melbourne Victory FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' Sydney FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 24' Robert Mak puts Sydney FC on the lead.
  • 29' Sydney FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne Victory FC's shape.
  • 34' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 34 minutes.
  • 35' Against the run of play, Anthony Caceres has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 40' It’s a booking for Sydney FC player. Rhyan Grant gets a Yellow card.
  • 41' Rhyan Grant has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 41.
  • 45' Sydney FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 3 times this season with Melbourne Victory FC winning 33.33% of all matches.
  • 55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Anthony Popovic will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 58' The Melbourne Victory FC bench stirs into life. Nishan Velupillay is withdrawn and Fernando Romero gets his opportunity.
  • 62' Poor challenge from Joshua Brillante. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 67' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 69' Jack Rodwell is ready to make an impact after coming on for Paulo Retre at the 69 minute mark.
  • 74' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 78' Sydney FC ring the changes. Joe Lolley has done his job and it is now time for Joel King to step up.
  • 81' Fresh legs for Melbourne Victory FC! Bruce Kamau comes on to replace Ben Folami.
  • 84' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Max Burgess.
  • 86' The whistle greets Chris Ikonomidis as he departs to be replaced by Eli Adams.
  • 89' Time for substitution for Sydney FC. Robert Mak is replaced by Alex Parsons.
  • 90' Damien da Silva picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Melbourne Victory FC will have plenty to reflect on. Sydney FC were simply the better side today.

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
Milos Ninkovic 4
Ola Toivonen 4
Bobo 3
Zinedine Machach 3
Bruno Fornaroli 2
Nicholas D'Agostino 2

Head to Head

2023-03-04 Sydney FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2023-01-26 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Sydney FC 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

Sydney FC Form

2023-03-04 Sydney FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2023-02-25 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Sydney FC L 2023-02-18 Sydney FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar FC D 2023-02-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Sydney FC W 2023-02-04 Sydney FC 3–2 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2023-01-26 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Sydney FC W

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2023-03-04 Sydney FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2023-02-26 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2023-02-18 Melbourne Victory FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC W 2023-02-12 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2023-02-03 Melbourne Victory FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2023-01-26 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Sydney FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.43 Sydney FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Melbourne Victory FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC49% Draw27% Melbourne Victory FC24%
Actual: Sydney FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Melbourne Victory FC
51%
Sydney FC or Melbourne Victory FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sydney FC31% Draw49% Melbourne Victory FC20%
Actual: Sydney FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10.5%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 0
8.3%
0 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap Sydney FC covers Push Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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