A-League: What this match might not have in glitz it should compensate in guts and commitment. Get set for Sydney - Melbourne Victory!
- Sydney have the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in A-League
Melbourne Victory have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Sydney and Melbourne Victory should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Sydney form and stats
With 2 A-League wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Sydney are certainly not brimming with confidence.
In their previous game, the manager Corica led his Sydney to a defeat away at Melbourne City. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium. The first loss after going undefeated in four league fixtures. Caballo was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.12 out of 10. The defender Caballo scored one goal, hit two key passes and won 8 of 10 duels.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Brisbane Roar that ended 1-1.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Sydney have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 18 games) they have won 8 times, drawn 4 and lost 6.
Sydney are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 8 games. Sydney have conceded 14 from these games.
Melbourne Victory form and stats
There's been little loot from Melbourne Victory's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 9 away games in the A-League. Melbourne Victory only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Melbourne Victory are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Melbourne Victory's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Adelaide United that finished 1-1. Midfield player Brillante was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.41/10. Brillante hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 33 successful passes (of 39 total).
Prior to that match, a home win 3-2 against Melbourne City.We have checked recent matches where Melbourne Victory have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 5 games were 0 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Sports betting fact: Both sides have scored in 8 of this club's latest 10 league fixtures.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Melbourne as they have only managed to score 8 times from 9 away games in the league. Melbourne Victory's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 14 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
This was the final score when the participants faced each other previously this campaign; Melbourne Victory - Sydney 1-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - one - two (Sydney wins - draws - Melbourne Victory wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Le Fondre 6 goals |  R. Mak 5 goals |  J. Lolley 5 goals |
Sydney missing players
Melbourne Victory missing players
| Sydney | Melbourne Victory | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 18 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 27 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 29 | 14 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 14 | 24 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 89% |
| 78% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 67% |
| 67% | 62% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 44% | 38% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 28% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 11% |
| 67% | 62% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 30% | 22% |
| 22% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 39% |
| 5.8 | 5.8 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6 | 5.4 |
| 5.3 | 4.4 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16.1 | 16 | 20 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 14.1 | 12.8 |
| 5.7 | 5.2 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4 | 4.1 |
| 26% | 24% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 20% | 27% |
| 12.8 | 12.6 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 10.7 | 11.2 |
| 4.6 | 3.9 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
- Sydney have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Sydney have the fewest points (8) at home in A-League
- Sydney have the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in A-League
- Sydney have the most points from losing position (14) in A-League
- Sydney haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Melbourne City | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 23 | 37 |
| 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 28 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 28 |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 25 |
| 6 | Sydney | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | -2 | 24 |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 24 |
| 8 | Macarthur | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 22 | -11 | 21 |
| 9 | Brisbane Roar | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 20 |
| 10 | Perth Glory | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -7 | 20 |
| 11 | Western United | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -11 | 19 |
| 12 | Melbourne Victory | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 18 |
