Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2024-25

Sydney FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Melbourne Victory FC

Sat 28 Dec 2024 · 08:35 UTC Sydney Football Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

R 16' Zinedine Machach

Y 51' Jason Geria

Y 67' Jing Reec

Adrian Segecic 68' Y

Y 70' Bruno Fornaroli

Y 79' Brendan Hamill

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Adam Kersey
Referee

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

2024-12-28 Sydney FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2024-01-26 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Sydney FC 2023-12-16 Melbourne Victory FC 3–0 Sydney FC 2023-10-21 Sydney FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2023-03-04 Sydney FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Sydney FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	H	3–0	W
20 Dec	Adelaide United FC	A	3–3	D
14 Dec	Western United FC	H	3–4	L
08 Dec	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–2	L
23 Nov	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	4–2	W
10 Nov	Macarthur FC	H	1–2	L

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Dec	Sydney FC	A	0–3	L
21 Dec	Melbourne City FC	H	1–1	D
08 Dec	Perth Glory FC	H	2–0	W
01 Dec	Western United FC	A	3–1	W
24 Nov	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–1	L
09 Nov	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–0	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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Sydney FC launch into their encounter with Melbourne Victory FC.
2' The deadlock is broken! Joe Lolley gets on the scoresheet on 2 minutes.
7' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
12' Australia international Alexandar Popovic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
16' The referee shows Melbourne Victory FC player a card on 16.
21' 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.
26' What a strike from Joe Lolley! The score is 2-0.
31' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
36' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne Victory FC that had 214 games and scored 304 goals.
41' Rhyan Grant has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
46' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Nikolaos Vergos by Bruno Fornaroli on 46 minute.
48' The Sydney FC manager makes a substitution. Douglas Costa departs to be replaced by Jaiden Kucharski.
51' Controversy at the stadium! Jason Geria argues furiously but the card stands.
56' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sydney FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
61' The 34-year-old Anthony Caceres has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
64' The Melbourne Victory FC manager makes a substitution. Reno Piscopo departs to be replaced by Jing Reec.
67' Jing Reec picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
68' The referee has no hesitation. Adrian Segecic is booked for Sydney FC — card on 68.
70' Melbourne Victory FC player sees a card in front of him.
75' Melbourne Victory FC ring the changes. Ryan Teague has done his job and it is now time for Fabian Monge to step up.
79' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Brendan Hamill on 79 minutes.
81' Another change for Melbourne Victory FC made on 81 minute. Kasey Bos leaves to be changed by Adama Traore.
86' Jaiden Kucharski makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Sydney FC are in front.
87' Sydney FC make a change. Joe Lolley trudges off to be replaced by Nathan Amanatidis on 87 minutes.
90' Anas Ouahim makes way for Tiago Quintal at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sydney FC.
Game over. The scoreline of 3-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

1
Andrew Redmayne
16
Joel King ↑ 87'
13
Patrick Wood
3
Aaron Gurd ↑ 87'
25
Jaiden Kucharski ↑ 48'
28
Nathan Amanatidis ↑ 87'
20
Tiago Quintal ↑ 90'

Coach Ufuk Talay

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Bruno Fornaroli ↑ 46'
3
Adama Traore ↑ 81'
22
Joshua Rawlins
18
Fabian Monge ↑ 75'
19
Jing Reec ↑ 64'
30
Daniel Graskoski
11
Clarismario ↑ 46'

Coach Arthur Diles

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Adam Le Fondre	8
Kosta Barbarouses	5
Ola Toivonen	4
Milos Ninkovic	4
Bobo	3
Zinedine Machach	3
Jake Brimmer	2
Joe Lolley	2

Head to Head

Sydney FC Form

2024-12-28 Sydney FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2024-12-20 Adelaide United FC 3–3 Sydney FC D 2024-12-14 Sydney FC 3–4 Western United FC L 2024-12-08 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Sydney FC L 2024-11-23 Sydney FC 4–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2024-11-10 Sydney FC 1–2 Macarthur FC L

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2024-12-28 Sydney FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2024-12-21 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2024-12-08 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Perth Glory FC W 2024-12-01 Western United FC 1–3 Melbourne Victory FC W 2024-11-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2024-11-09 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Brisbane Roar FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.03 Sydney FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.09 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sydney FC55% Draw24% Melbourne Victory FC21%

Actual: Sydney FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.12

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

45%

Sydney FC or Melbourne Victory FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sydney FC42% Draw42% Melbourne Victory FC16%

Actual: Sydney FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.6%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

1 – 0

8.3%

3 – 1

6.5%

0 – 0

3 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

5.2%

1 – 2

5.1%

0 – 1

4.1%

3 – 2

3.6%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap	Sydney FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	18%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	22%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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