Sydney and Melbourne Victory are both riding high in the A-League with their 2nd and 3rd positions respectively. Expect a great game!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
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 form and stats
Sydney has performed well at Mohale's Hoek DiFA Ground, Difa Mohale's HOEK so far this season with 7 wins from 11 matches. Points have also been lost, 1 after draws and 3 from defeats.A good away victory last time out for Sydney, who won 3-1 against Brisbane Roar. Preceding that match was a defeat to Melbourne City (0-2).
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Sydney handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W5-D0-L1.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the AFC Champions League game versus Shanghai SIPG in only four days. This game is also played here at Mohale's Hoek DiFA Ground, Difa Mohale's HOEK.
The Sydney fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 11 matches. Sydney have conceded 12 in these home matches.
Melbourne Victory form and stats
Melbourne Victory's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Melbourne Victory collect 23 points from their 10 away matches. 7 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat).Melbourne Victory play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Perth Glory. Before that, Melbourne Victory secured a home win against Brisbane Roar with the score 2-1.
Melbourne Victory are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 12 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats. From a total of 23 matches.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Melbourne Victory manager K. Muscat as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Guangzhou Evergrande.
With an average of more than two away goals per game, Melbourne Victory are regular goalscorers on their travels. 10 goals have been conceded by Melbourne Victory in these games.
Head 2 Head
Melbourne Victory - Sydney 2-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 6 - 1 - 3 (Sydney wins - draws - Melbourne Victory wins).Top Goalscorers
  A. Le Fondre 15 goals / 1 assists |   K. Barbarouses 13 goals / 3 assists |  O. Toivonen 11 goals / 3 assists |
Sydney missing players
Melbourne Victory missing players
| Playername | Goals | Assist | Starts | % Started |
|---|
| Sydney | Melbourne Victory | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | Played | 10 | 23 |
| 39 | 19 | Scored | 21 | 46 |
| 25 | 12 | Conceded | 10 | 28 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 87% | 91% | Over 1.5 | 90% | 96% |
| 57% | 45% | Over 2.5 | 50% | 61% |
| 22% | 18% | Over 3.5 | 30% | 30% |
| 4% | 9% | Over 4.5 | 30% | 26% |
| 65% | 55% | Both teams to score | 60% | 70% |
| 30% | 36% | Clean Sheet | 30% | 22% |
| 4% | 9% | Failed To Score | 10% | 9% |
- Neither of the teams have 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 | D | P |
| 1 | Perth Glory | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 25 | 51 |
| 2 | Sydney | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 45 |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 18 | 44 |
| 4 | Wellington Phoenix | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 37 |
| 5 | Adelaide United | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
| 6 | Melbourne City | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 33 |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 26 |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 38 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 24 | -8 | 23 |
| 9 | Brisbane Roar | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 55 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 31 | -24 | 15 |
| 10 | Central Coast Mariners | 23 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 27 | 59 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 28 | -32 | 10 |
