Melbourne Victory vs Sydney
Ref: L. KeeversAAMI Park, Melbourne · 30,050 cap
Match recap
Sydney beat Melbourne Victory 1–0 in their A-League fixture. Wood scored for Sydney. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.28 for Melbourne Victory versus 0.75 for Sydney. Melbourne Victory sit 4th in the A-League table while Sydney are 5th.
Second Half
61'
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Quintal
VAR
Penalty cancelled
68'
Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler
Yellow Card
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Rodrigues
77'
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Stamatelopoulos
78'
Kamijo
Yellow Card
80'
⚽
Wood
81'
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Akol Akon
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Mata
⇄
Nduka
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Velupillay
85'
Wood
Yellow Card
⇄
Genreau
90+5'
Arslan
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle Jets | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | +16 | 48 |
| 3 |  Auckland | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | +13 | 42 |
| 4 |  Melbourne Victory | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | +11 | 40 |
| 5 |  Sydney | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 39 |
| 6 |  Melbourne City | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 38 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Melbourne VictorySydney
11Won
Statistical edge
11–4
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.28VS0.75
Attack6 · 0 won
16
Shots
6
6
Shots on target
2
10
Shots in the box
5
6
Shots outside box
1
8
Shots off goal
3
10
Corners
6
Possession & Passing2 · 2 won
51%
Possession
49%
421
Total passes
416
320
Accurate passes
324
76%
Pass accuracy
78%
Discipline2 · 1 won
7
Fouls
12
0
Yellow cards
4
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
6
2
Blocked shots
1
Melbourne Victory
4-2-3-1
Sydney
4-2-3-1Melbourne Victory
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2Jason Alan DavidsonD
- 8Jordi Francis ValadonM
- 10Denis GenreauM
- 11Clarismario RodriguesM
- 17Nishan VelupillayM
- 18Franco LinoD
- 21Roderick MirandaD
- 22Joshua James RawlinsD
- 40Jack WarshawskyG
- 44Charles Boniface NdukaF
- 64MataM
Substitutes
- 7Reno Mauro PiscopoF
- 9Nikolaos VergosF
- 14Matthew GrimaldiF
- 15Sebastian EspositoD
- 23Keegan Daniel JelacicF
- 25Jack Carleton DuncanG
- 27Louis Joseph D'ArrigoM
Sydney
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4Jordan Alan Courtney-PerkinsD
- 7Piero Aldair Quispe CórdovaM
- 8W. KamijoM
- 12Harrison Devenish-MearesG
- 17Benjamin GaruccioD
- 20T. QuintalM
- 23Rhyan Bert GrantD
- 24Paul Michael Junior Okon-EngstlerM
- 41Alexandar PopovicD
- 44Akol AkonM
- 80Apostolos Vasilios StamatelopoulosF
Substitutes
- 1Gus HoefslootG
- 9Víctor CampuzanoF
- 10Joseph LolleyF
- 13Patrick James WoodF
- 16Joel Bruce KingD
- 36Rhys YoulleyM
- 70Ahmet Metin ArslanM
Melbourne Victory
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Mata | M | 84 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1/1 |
| Joshua Rawlins | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Roderick Miranda(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Denis Genreau | M | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Jordi Valadon | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Clarismario | M | 71 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Franco Lino | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Jason Davidson | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Jack Warshawsky | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charles Nduka | F | 84 | 6.2 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Nishan Velupillay | M | 84 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2/6 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Sebastian Esposito | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Duncan | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keegan Jelacic | F | 19 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Louis D'Arrigo | M | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reno Piscopo | F | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthew Grimaldi | F | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Nikolaos Vergos | F | 13 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Sydney
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Devenish-Meares | G | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexandar Popovic | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jordan Courtney-Perkins | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wataru Kamijo | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Rhyan Grant(C) | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Piero Quispe | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Paul Okon-Engstler | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Ben Garuccio | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Akol Akon | M | 81 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Tiago Quintal | M | 61 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | F | 77 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joel King | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gus Hoefsloot | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Lolley | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Víctor Campuzano | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Wood | F | 13 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Rhys Youlley | M | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ahmet Arslan | M | 29 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |