Melbourne Victory have played good football so far this season, being 1st place in the table. Sydney can look both up and down from the 6th spot.
- Melbourne Victory have the the best goal difference (+4) in A-League
- Sydney have the most matches over the total-line (3) in A-League
It's quite the trip for Sydney when visiting Melbourne Victory as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
The visiting Sydney played their last game only three days ago, a A-League match.
Melbourne Victory form and stats
Melbourne Victory have played 4 A-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Melbourne Victory's last game was hosting Adelaide United (placed 7th) and winning 1-1. The home club members saw a 1-1 draw versus Adelaide United last time out and are looking for a victory here. The Melbourne Victory crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-1 to Adelaide United here at AAMI Park. The striker D'Agostino was announced as "man of the match" for Melbourne with the rating of 7.34/10. D'Agostino scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
The manager Popović will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Wellington Phoenix in only four days.
The Melbourne Victory fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. Melbourne Victory's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sydney form and stats
Things could have gone better for Sydney in their A-League away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
Sydney delivered a 1-2 draw playing at home against Perth Glory (placed 8th) in their previous fixture. Home advantage was not enough for Sydney in their previous game as they lost hosting Perth Glory, 1-2. Sydney had fun at their own home (AAMI Park) last time out, beating Perth Glory 1-2. Caceres scored. Grant, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.3. Grant hit two key passes and won 3 of 3 duels.
Sydney have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 3 league away games 3 goals have been scored. It's not easy to score on Sydney as they have only conceded 2 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Data for the previous ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: two wins for Melbourne Victory, zero draws and eight wins for Sydney. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  N. D'Agostino 4 goals |  F. Margiotta 2 goals |   A. Caceres 2 goals |
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| Melbourne Victory | Sydney | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | 5 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 88% |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 75% |
| 71% | 75% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 33% | 50% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 57% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 67% | 25% |
| 14% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 38% |
| 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 10 | 8 | 5.9 |
| 5.9 | 6 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.7 | 3.9 |
| 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.1 | 13 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 11.3 | 13.2 |
| 4.1 | 3.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4 | 4.1 |
| 41% | 47% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 25% | 27% |
| 14.9 | 14 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 11 | 11.1 |
| 5.1 | 4.2 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
- All of Melbourne Victory's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Melbourne Victory have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Melbourne Victory have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sydney have scored away.
- Melbourne Victory have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the the best goal difference (+4) in A-League
- Melbourne Victory haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sydney have the most matches over the total-line (3) in A-League
- Sydney have won significantly more corners away than at home.
| 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 Victory | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | Macarthur | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | Western United | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 4 | Melbourne City | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Central Coast Mariners | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Sydney | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Adelaide United | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Perth Glory | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Wellington Phoenix | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 7 |
| 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 11 | Newcastle Jets | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Brisbane Roar | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 5 |
