The league table in A-League tells a story about these teams so far, with Sydney leading Melbourne Victory by 11 points. Match preview to follow:
- Sydney have the fewest conceded goals (11) in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the most conceded goals (26) in A-League
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
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, who have the fewest conceded goals (11) in A-League, have collected 11 points from their A-League home games so far after 3-2-2. Sydney has recorded two wins in a row here at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Sydney's last game was hosting Newcastle Jets (placed 11th) and winning 2-1. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Western United.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Sydney handle that role? We have found 19 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 13 wins, three draws and three defeats.
The manager S. Corica will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Perth Glory in only four days.
Sydney are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 7 games. From these home matches, Sydney have conceded only 6 goals.
Melbourne Victory form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most conceded goals (26) in A-League, on their A-League travels is 0 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Three has not been a lucky number for Melbourne Victory as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Wellington Phoenix match. Melbourne Victory seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Melbourne Victory might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Adelaide United proved too strong as Melbourne Victory slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at AAMI Park. A 0-6 loss hosting Melbourne City before that.
We have checked recent matches where Melbourne have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were one victory, zero draws and eight defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Melbourne now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A A-League game at Wellington Phoenix is waiting in only four days.
Melbourne Victory are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 4 away games. Melbourne Victory have conceded 8 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: seven wins for Sydney, zero draws and three wins for Melbourne Victory. Over 2,5 goals: nine times; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
  J. Brimmer 4 goals |   M. Ninković 3 goals |  K. Barbarouses 3 goals |
Sydney missing players
Melbourne Victory missing players
| Sydney | Melbourne Victory | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 15 | 7 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 26 |
| 91% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 91% |
| 82% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 73% |
| 45% | 29% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 55% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 45% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 27% |
| 55% | 43% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 45% |
| 27% | 29% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 18% |
| 27% | 43% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 75% | 45% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14.1 | 14.9 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 11.2 | 11.7 |
| 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 28% | 21% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 25% |
- Melbourne Victory have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Melbourne Victory have the fewest points (1) away in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the fewest scored goals (2) away in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the most conceded goals (26) in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the most conceded goals in the second half (18) in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the the worst goal difference (-15) in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the the worst goal difference (-6) away in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have yet to win a game away.
- Sydney have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Melbourne Victory have scored away.
- Sydney have the fewest conceded goals (11) in A-League
- Sydney have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in A-League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Central Coast Mariners | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 25 |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -1 | 19 |
| 3 | Melbourne City | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Sydney | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 | Macarthur | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 17 |
| 6 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| 7 | Brisbane Roar | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 8 | Perth Glory | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | Western United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Wellington Phoenix | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 11 | Newcastle Jets | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 11 |
| 12 | Melbourne Victory | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -15 | 7 |