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

Match Preview

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

Sydney FC 26 games · 39 pts (2025/26)
Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Adam Kersey
Referee

18 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 3.9 goals/game

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

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
#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' What a night it is going to be! Sydney FC welcome Melbourne Victory FC for this crunch clash at Sydney Football Stadium.
2' Brilliant from the ! Joe Lolley makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 2.
7' 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.
12' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ufuk Talay might look to freshen things up shortly.
16' Zinedine Machach picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
21' 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.
26' What a strike from Joe Lolley! The score is 2-0.
31' Melbourne Victory FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 3 meetings.
36' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
41' 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.
46' A change in the Melbourne Victory FC ranks — Nikolaos Vergos exits the field as Bruno Fornaroli enters on 46.
48' Another change for Sydney FC made on 48 minute. Douglas Costa leaves to be changed by Jaiden Kucharski.
51' It’s a booking for Melbourne Victory FC player. Jason Geria gets a card.
56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
61' Sydney FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
64' A change in the Melbourne Victory FC ranks — Reno Piscopo exits the field as Jing Reec enters on 64.
67' Melbourne Victory FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 67.
68' It’s gonna be a card for Adrian Segecic.
70' That looks like a foul for a card for Bruno Fornaroli.
75' Fabian Monge has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryan Teague on 75 minute.
79' The referee has no hesitation. Brendan Hamill is booked for Melbourne Victory FC — card on 79.
81' The whistle greets Kasey Bos as he departs to be replaced by Adama Traore.
86' Jaiden Kucharski adds to his 0 season tally! Sydney FC lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
87' Nathan Amanatidis has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joe Lolley on 87 minute.
90' The supporters are chanting for Tiago Quintal. He replaces Anas Ouahim on 90 minute.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sydney FC 3-0 Melbourne Victory FC.

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
Zinedine Machach	3
Bobo	3
Bruno Fornaroli	2
Nicholas D'Agostino	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

2 / 4

1.61 Sydney FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.22 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sydney FC46% Draw27% Melbourne Victory FC27%

Actual: Sydney FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.83

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

54%

Sydney FC or Melbourne Victory FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sydney FC33% Draw45% Melbourne Victory FC22%

Actual: Sydney FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

2 – 1

1 – 0

8.7%

0 – 0

7.8%

2 – 0

7.6%

1 – 2

6.8%

0 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

5.5%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap	Sydney FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	21%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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