It's early days in the A-League and the teams are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Sydney form and stats
Perfect A-League season at home so far for Sydney 2 wins from 2 appearances. Two home wins in a row for Sydney bring valid hopes of a third.
Sydney's last game was hosting Newcastle Jets (placed 8th) and winning 4-1. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Western Sydney Wanderers (0-1).
Early season league goal statistics from Sydney's 2 home games: 6 goals, 2 conceded.
Melbourne Victory form and stats
Only one away game in the A-League so far for Melbourne Victory and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 8 victories, 2 draws and 3 losses from 13 travels.
Melbourne Victory delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Wellington Phoenix (placed 11th) in their previous match; a A-League game. Preceding that, the 2-3 home loss versus Western United.
It's early days yet, but Melbourne Victory has scored 1 and conceded 0 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Sydney - Melbourne Victory 2-1 earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Sydney won 6, Melbourne Victory won 3 and 1 draw. 7 games with over 2,5 goals, 3 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 
A. Le Fondre
18 goals
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K. Barbarouses
15 goals
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O. Toivonen
14 goals
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Sydney missing players
Melbourne Victory missing players
| Sydney | Melbourne Victory | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
|
Statistics | Stat | vs
|
Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 80% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 60% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 60% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 40% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 5.8 | 4.5 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 2 | 6.4 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 4.8 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 4 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sydney | Last season | Melbourne Victory | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 29 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 29 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Won | W | 8 | 16 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 49 | 28 | Scored | S | 24 | 54 | ||
| 30 | 14 | Conceded | C | 19 | 39 | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 83% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 90% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 62% | ||
| 21% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 31% | ||
| 7% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 24% | ||
| 62% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 69% | ||
| 31% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 21% | ||
| 10% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 10% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.9 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.9 | 5.3 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
- Melbourne Victory haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- 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 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Western United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Sydney | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Adelaide United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Perth Glory | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Melbourne Victory | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 9 | Central Coast Mariners | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 10 | Brisbane Roar | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 11 | Wellington Phoenix | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 1 |