Sydney vs Melbourne Victory – Preview, Tips and Odds

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Sydney FC

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Melbourne Victory

Highlights and Stats

Sydney and Melbourne Victory will come up against one another in a battle that will go down at Allianz Stadium. Both sides are set to meet on Saturday for an encounter of the 19th round of the A-League. The hosts of the game are 6th in the standings, having earned a total of 24 points so far. In the meantime, their next opponents occupy the 12th spot in the table with 18 points.

Sydney vs Melbourne Victory Head to Head

Team	Last Game 2023/01/26	Last 20 Games
Sydney FC	win	? Waway Lhome Lhome Daway Whome Whome Waway Waway Waway Whome Whome Whome Laway Lhome Dhome Whome Waway Waway Dhome Whome
Melbourne Victory	loss	? Lhome Waway Waway Dhome Laway Laway Lhome Lhome Lhome Laway Laway Laway Whome Waway Daway Laway Lhome Lhome Daway Laway

Worth Mentioning

The outcome of their latest meeting was a win for Sydney, with the score of 2:1 away from home. The two teams faced each other on 26th of January 2023. Prior to the last encounter, Melbourne Victory were on a streak of two successive victories, and have not tasted defeat in the three games against Sydney. The visitors have shown quite the brilliant performance during the recent meetings, with the hosts recording just 3 wins in the latest 10 encounters. Just 1 out of the last 10 encounters between Sydney and Melbourne Victory resulted in a draw. Out of the last five matches between the opponents, four yielded over 2.5 goals and four witnessed goals scored at both ends of the field. In that period Sydney managed to keep one clean sheet, while Melbourne Victory conceded goals in all matches. The two sides did not shy away from scoring in their latest games, hitting the back of the nets 19 times across the previous 5 clashes.

Sydney vs Melbourne Victory Last Games Averages

*Average Metrics based on available data from last 20 games

Sydney FCMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  2.05

  1.10

• Fouls

  13.63

  15.11

• Corners

  5.63

  4.68

• Offsides

  1.53

  1.68

• Cards

  2.00

  2.47

• Posession

  53%

  47%

2023/01/26 A-League

Sydney FCHMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  2

  1

• Fouls

  15

  9

• Corners

  3

  9

• Offsides

  2

  0

• Cards

  2

  2

• Posession

  53%

  47%

2022/10/08 A-League

HSydney FCMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  2

  3

• Fouls

  10

  19

• Corners

  8

  4

• Offsides

  1

  1

• Cards

  2

  2

• Posession

  52%

  48%

2022/05/07 A-League

HSydney FCMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  1

  4

• Fouls

  8

  14

• Corners

  6

  8

• Offsides

  1

  0

• Cards

  2

  1

• Posession

  60%

  40%

2022/01/25 A-League

Sydney FCHMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  2

  2

• Fouls

  11

  6

• Corners

  8

  1

• Offsides

  0

  0

• Cards

  2

  1

• Posession

  47%

  53%

2021/05/19 A-League

HSydney FCMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  2

  0

• Fouls

  11

  18

• Corners

  7

  4

• Offsides

  1

  0

• Cards

  1

  3

• Posession

  56%

  44%

2021/04/27 A-League

HSydney FCMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  1

  0

• Fouls

  6

  11

• Corners

  11

  6

• Offsides

  3

  1

• Cards

  0

  2

• Posession

  62%

  38%

2021/04/04 A-League

Sydney FCHMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  3

  0

• Fouls

  5

  11

• Corners

  12

  3

• Offsides

  3

  1

• Cards

  1

  4

• Posession

  64%

  36%

2020/03/07 A-League

Sydney FCHMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  4

  1

• Fouls

  11

  15

• Corners

  4

  5

• Offsides

  1

  0

• Cards

  1

  5

• Posession

  55%

  45%

2020/01/24 A-League

Sydney FCHMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  3

  0

• Fouls

  10

  18

• Corners

  3

  6

• Offsides

  1

  1

• Cards

  4

  6

• Posession

  52%

  48%

2019/11/17 A-League

HSydney FCMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  2

  1

• Fouls

  14

  13

• Corners

  5

  1

• Offsides

  0

  0

• Cards

  2

  1

• Posession

  60%

  40%

2019/05/12 A-League

HSydney FCMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  6

  1

• Fouls

  17

  15

• Corners

  4

  5

• Offsides

  2

  1

• Cards

  1

  1

• Posession

  44%

  56%

2019/04/06 A-League

HSydney FCMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  2

  1

• Fouls

  16

  10

• Corners

  5

  3

• Offsides

  1

  2

• Cards

  1

  1

• Posession

  49%

  51%

2019/01/26 A-League

Sydney FCHMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  1

  2

• Fouls

  15

  11

• Corners

  4

  2

• Offsides

  1

  0

• Cards

  3

  1

• Posession

  48%

  52%

2018/11/25 A-League

HSydney FCMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  1

  2

• Fouls

  17

  13

• Corners

  3

  4

• Offsides

  3

  2

• Cards

  2

  2

• Posession

  53%

  47%

2018/04/28 A-League

HSydney FCMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  2

  2

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

2018/04/13 A-League

HSydney FCMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  1

  0

• Fouls

  17

  16

• Corners

  1

  7

• Offsides

  2

  6

• Cards

  1

  2

• Posession

  40%

  60%

2018/01/26 A-League

Sydney FCHMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  3

  1

• Fouls

  12

  23

• Corners

  6

  5

• Offsides

  2

  2

• Cards

  5

  5

• Posession

  54%

  46%

2017/10/07 A-League

Sydney FCHMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  1

  0

• Fouls

  16

  15

• Corners

  4

  9

• Offsides

  2

  1

• Cards

  1

  1

• Posession

  51%

  49%

2017/05/07 A-League

HSydney FCMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  28

  32

• Corners

  5

  5

• Offsides

  2

  5

• Cards

  5

  6

• Posession

  55%

  45%

2017/03/03 A-League

HSydney FCMelbourne Victory

• Goals

  1

  0

• Fouls

  20

  18

• Corners

  8

  2

• Offsides

  1

  9

• Cards

  2

  1

• Posession

  55%

  45%

ShowHideDetailed Stats

Sydney Form

Sydney’s last game ended in a loss when visiting Melbourne City with the score after the final whistle being 3:2. They are currently going through a winless streak of two consecutive matches, recording a total of 1 defeat and 1 draw for the period. Regardless of whether hosting or visiting, the teams involved in Sydney’s recent 10 encounters did not gain a considerable advantage. All in all, the hosts succeeded in recording 3 wins and the visitors registered 5 wins. Out of the outfit’s latest 10 clashes, 2 finished without a winner and in draws. Of their last five games, three resulted in over 2.5 goals and four had both teams scoring. During that period Sydney managed to keep one clean sheet, while they scored at least one goal in all matches. Judging by the numbers, the team’s preceding 5 encounters ended with an average of 3.20 goals.

• Goals
  1.30
• Fouls
  10.60
• Corners
  5.40
• Offsides
  1.60
• Cards
  1.90
• Posession
  52%

Melbourne Victory Form

Melbourne Victory previously faced Adelaide United on Sunday and the final score was a 1:1 draw at home. The club is currently unbeaten in two games, recording one draw and one win in the process. Playing at home turned out to be favorable across the ten previous Melbourne Victory meetings, as they finished in six victories for the hosting party and the visiting sides triumphed in two. No more than two of the previous 10 clashes of the squad concluded in draws. When we take a look at the last five encounters of the team, we see that four ended with more than 2.5 goals, with all having the two involved teams scoring. In the course of these encounters, Melbourne Victory failed to keep a clean sheet and scored at least one goal in all matches. During the team’s recent five outings, the goalkeepers had to pull the ball out of the nets 17 times altogether.

• Goals
  1.20
• Fouls
  10.60
• Corners
  5.80
• Offsides
  1.10
• Cards
  2.00
• Posession
  46%

Formations and Lineups

Sydney FC

Formation:4-1-4-1

• G1Andrew Redmayne
• D23Rhyan Grant
• D2James Donachie
• D4Alex Wilkinson
• D18Diego Caballo
• M26Luke Brattan
• M10Joe Lolley
• M8Paulo Retre
• M17Anthony Caceres
• M22Max Burgess
• F11Róbert Mak

1 Andrew Redmayne 23 Rhyan Grant 2 James Donachie 4 Alex Wilkinson 18 Diego Caballo 26 Luke Brattan 10 Joe Lolley 8 Paulo Retre 17 Anthony Caceres 22 Max Burgess 11 Róbert Mak

Melbourne Victory

Formation:4-4-2

• G20Paul Izzo
• D2Jason Geria
• D5Damien Da Silva
• D21Roderick Miranda
• D3Cadete
• M24Nishan Velupillay
• M8Joshua Brillante
• M14Connor Chapman
• M11Ben Folami
• F10Bruno Fornaroli
• F7Christopher Ikonomidis

20 Paul Izzo 2 Jason Geria 5 Damien Da Silva 21 Roderick Miranda 3 Cadete 24 Nishan Velupillay 8 Joshua Brillante 14 Connor Chapman 11 Ben Folami 10 Bruno Fornaroli 7 Christopher Ikonomidis

Popular Markets

This is a list of some of the most popular markets and their winning ratio for the last 10 games - head to head and for the respective teams individually. The probability column is an average calculation based ONLY on statistical data with the Head2Head column having a slight advantage.

	Last H2H	Last Sydney FC	Last Melbourne Victory	Probability	Value Odds Over
Sydney FC WIN	7/10	4/10	-	61.08%	1.64
DRAW	1/10	2/10	2/10	17.30%	5.78
Melbourne Victory WIN	2/10	-	2/10	21.62%	4.63
Over 2.5 Goals	8/10	6/10	6/10	68.00%	1.47
BTTS	6/10	6/10	8/10	66.00%	1.52
Over 4.5 Cards	3/10	5/10	6/10	45.00%	2.22
Over 10.5 Corners	6/10	7/10	4/10	57.00%	1.75
Sydney FC over 1.5 Goals	8/10	5/10	-	66.50%	1.50
Melbourne Victory over 1.5 Goals	3/10	-	2/10	25.50%	3.92

Match Details

Sydney FCvsMelbourne Victory

• 90+3`
  

  D. Da SilvaRoughing
• 89`
  (in) A. Parsons(out) R. Mak

  
• 85`
  

  (in) E. Adams(out) C. Ikonomidis
• 84`
  M. BurgessUnsportsmanlike conduct

  
• 81`
  

  (in) Rai(out) J. Brillante
• 81`
  

  (in) W. Wilson(out) J. Geria
• 81`
  

  (in) B. Kamau(out) B. Folami
• 78`
  (in) J. King(out) J. Lolley

  
• 69`
  (in) J. Rodwell(out) P. Retre

  
• 62`
  

  J. BrillanteRoughing
• 58`
  

  (in) F. Romero(out) N. Velupillay
• 45+2`
  J. DonachieRoughing

  
• 40`
  R. GrantRoughing

  
• 35`
  A. CaceresM. Burgess

  

  1 - 0
• 24`
  R. MakGoal Disallowed - offside

  

Players Ratings

Sydney FCvsMelbourne Victory

• 

  1Andrew Redmayne

  7.5 / 10

• 

  4Alex Wilkinson

  7.2 / 10

• 

  23Rhyan Grant

  7 / 10

• 

  2James Donachie

  6.9 / 10

• 

  26Luke Brattan

  6.9 / 10

• 

  22Max Burgess

  6.9 / 10

• 

  8Paulo Retre

  6.7 / 10

• 

  18Diego Caballo

  6.6 / 10

• 

  10Joe Lolley

  6.5 / 10

• 

  6Jack Rodwell

  6.5 / 10

• 

  17Anthony Caceres

  6.3 / 10

• 

  3Joel King

  6.3 / 10

• 

  21Alex Parsons

  6.3 / 10

• 

  11Róbert Mak

  6.2 / 10

• 

  21Roderick Miranda

  7.2 / 10

• 

  8Joshua Brillante

  7.2 / 10

• 

  10Bruno Fornaroli

  7.2 / 10

• 

  2Jason Geria

  7 / 10

• 

  14Connor Chapman

  7 / 10

• 

  7Christopher Ikonomidis

  7 / 10

• 

  5Damien Da Silva

  6.9 / 10

• 

  3Cadete

  6.6 / 10

• 

  24Nishan Velupillay

  6.6 / 10

• 

  4Rai Marchán

  6.6 / 10

• 

  29Eli Adams

  6.6 / 10

• 

  19Fernando Romero

  6.6 / 10

• 

  18Bruce Kamau

  6.6 / 10

• 

  11Ben Folami

  6.5 / 10

• 

  20Paul Izzo

  6.3 / 10

• 

  28William Wilson

  6.3 / 10