Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2023-24
Sydney FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Melbourne Victory FC
Sat 21 Oct 2023 · 08:45 UTC Sydney Football Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Luke Brattan 35' Y
Y 48' Zinedine Machach
Y 76' Rai Marchan
Rhyan Grant 78' Y
Y 90' Chris Ikonomidis

Overview

Match Preview

Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory FC — A League at Sydney Football Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Daniel Elder
  • Referee Lara Lee
3 games this season 🟨 5.3/game ⚽ 13.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

12
2
8
Sydney FC 22 games · Avg 3.2 goals Melbourne Victory FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-21 Sydney FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC 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

Recent Form

Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct Melbourne Victory FC H 0–2 L
19 May Melbourne City FC A 0–4 L
12 May Melbourne City FC H 1–1 D
06 May Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 2–1 W
29 Apr Newcastle United Jets FC H 2–0 W
24 Apr Brisbane Roar FC A 2–0 W
Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct Sydney FC A 2–0 W
29 Apr Brisbane Roar FC H 0–1 L
23 Apr Macarthur FC H 2–1 W
15 Apr Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 1–2 L
09 Apr Perth Glory FC H 0–0 D
05 Apr Melbourne City FC A 1–2 L

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sydney FC is hosting Melbourne Victory FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Sydney FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' 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 Daniel Arzani suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' Melbourne Victory FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' Damien da Silva is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sydney FC tonight.
  • 35' The referee calls foul for Luke Brattan. He receives a card.
  • 40' Ben Folami, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' Sydney FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 48' Zinedine Machach has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 48.
  • 53' Jake Girdwood-Reich has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 58' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tony Popović will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 62' The deadlock is broken! Bruno Fornaroli gets on the scoresheet on 62 minutes.
  • 66' Fresh legs for Melbourne Victory FC! Chris Ikonomidis comes on to replace Daniel Arzani.
  • 71' Stefan Nigro is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne Victory FC so far.
  • 76' Rai Marchan is having his name booked by the referee on 76.
  • 78' Rhyan Grant is having his name booked by the referee on 78.
  • 79' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Rai Marchan trudges off to be replaced by Connor Chapman on 79 minutes.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Mitchell Glasson. He replaces Max Burgess on 83 minute.
  • 86' What a strike from Zinedine Machach! The score is 0-2.
  • 90' Chris Ikonomidis catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • 90' Jake Brimmer gets the nod from Melbourne Victory FC. He replaces Zinedine Machach and will look to change the dynamic.
  • With this win, Melbourne Victory FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Corica

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Popović

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Adam Le Fondre 8
Kosta Barbarouses 5
Ola Toivonen 4
Milos Ninkovic 4
Bobo 3
Zinedine Machach 3
Alexander Baumjohann 2
Chris Ikonomidis 2

Head to Head

2023-10-21 Sydney FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC 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

Sydney FC Form

2023-10-21 Sydney FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 2023-05-19 Melbourne City FC 4–0 Sydney FC L 2023-05-12 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2023-05-06 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Sydney FC W 2023-04-29 Sydney FC 2–0 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2023-04-24 Brisbane Roar FC 0–2 Sydney FC W

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2023-10-21 Sydney FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2023-04-29 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Brisbane Roar FC L 2023-04-23 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Macarthur FC W 2023-04-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2023-04-09 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Perth Glory FC D 2023-04-05 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.61 Sydney FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Melbourne Victory FC xG
I would bet for: Sydney FC or Melbourne Victory FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sydney FC43% Draw28% Melbourne Victory FC29%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.86
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Melbourne Victory FC
57%
Sydney FC or Melbourne Victory FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC32% Draw45% Melbourne Victory FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
8.3%
0 – 0
7.6%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
Actual
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap Sydney FC covers Push Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 21% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✗

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