This is shaping out to be an engaging match as Sydney have their presumed home advantage, while Melbourne Victory are in front by 14 points in the A-League standings.
- Sydney have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Melbourne Victory have the fewest conceded goals (24) in A-League
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Melbourne Victory, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.
Both squads have had plentiful rest since their last game. Let's trust this will be an enthusiastic fixture!
Sydney form and stats
Sydney have collected 16 points from their A-League home games so far after 4-4-4.
The regulars are hoping that Sydney will fight back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the AFC Champions League fixture against Hoang Anh Gia Lai. Donachie, defender, was given a rating of 7.64/10 in that game, top of the team. Donachie won 10 of 13 duels.
Erik lost again
There will be little rest for Sydney after this match as they are travelling to Brisbane Roar for a A-League game in only three days.
The Sydney fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 12 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 20 goals have been conceded.
Melbourne Victory form and stats
The visitors are W6-D4-L2 on the road this term. That's in the A-League. Things are running smoothly for Melbourne Victory who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 14 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Western Sydney Wanderers.
Melbourne Victory won their last game, 3-1 versus Wellington Phoenix played at home. D'Agostino, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.13. D'Agostino scored one goal and hit three key passes.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Brisbane Roar that ended 1-1.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by Melbourne in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Melbourne Victory, two draws and five defeats.
Melbourne Victory find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. Melbourne Victory are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The latest registered meeting involving both these teams is the Melbourne Victory - Sydney 2-2 played earlier this season. Numbers for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two contenders are: eight wins for Sydney, one draw and one win for Melbourne Victory. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  N. D'Agostino 9 goals |   A. Le Fondre 6 goals |  M. Rojas 6 goals |
Sydney missing players
Melbourne Victory missing players
| Sydney | Melbourne Victory | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 35 | 20 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 16 | 38 |
| 37 | 20 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 76% |
| 62% | 75% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 48% |
| 33% | 42% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 17% | 24% |
| 17% | 25% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 8% | 4% |
| 50% | 75% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 58% | 60% |
| 21% | 8% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 28% |
| 33% | 17% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 17% | 16% |
| 6 | 5.7 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 4.1 | 4.1 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.4 | 5.9 |
| 2.1 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 14.5 | 15.7 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 12.2 | 14.1 |
| 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.3 | 4.8 | 5 |
| 30% | 32% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 28% | 30% |
| 12.3 | 10.9 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 13.3 | 12.3 |
| 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
- Melbourne Victory have the fewest conceded goals (11) away in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the fewest conceded goals (24) in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the most matches under the total-line (10) in A-League
- Melbourne Victory haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Melbourne Victory is in the best form (4-2-0) in A-League
- Sydney have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sydney haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 City | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 53 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 23 | 46 |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 45 |
| 3 | Western United | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 44 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 40 |
| 5 | Central Coast Mariners | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 45 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 36 |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 46 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 26 | -15 | 36 |
| 7 | Macarthur | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 46 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 32 |
| 8 | Sydney | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 31 |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 44 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 4 | 28 |
| 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -7 | 26 |
| 11 | Brisbane Roar | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 22 | -10 | 23 |
| 12 | Perth Glory | 25 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 43 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 28 | -25 | 15 |
