Melbourne Victory vs Sydney
Ref: D. ElderAAMI Park, Melbourne · 30,050 cap
Match recap
Melbourne Victory beat Sydney 4–0 in their A-League fixture. Rodrigues, Rodrigues, Jelacic, and Jackson scored for Melbourne Victory. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.83 for Melbourne Victory versus 0.63 for Sydney. Melbourne Victory sit 4th in the A-League table while Sydney are 5th.
First Half
VAR
Goal cancelled
31'
King
Yellow Card
32'
Tisserand
Yellow Card
Genreau
Yellow Card
Vergos
Yellow Card
45+5'
⇄
Grant
Second Half
VAR
Goal cancelled
⚽
Rodrigues
Assist: Mata
Rodrigues
Yellow Card
56'
⇄
Tisserand
56'
⇄
Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler
56'
⇄
Wood
Davidson
Yellow Card
⚽
Rodrigues
Assist: Vergos
67'
VAR
Goal cancelled
⇄
Grimaldi
⇄
Genreau
70'
Kamijo
Yellow Card
⇄
Rodrigues
⚽
Jelacic
Assist: Mata
⚽
Jackson
Assist: Mata
⇄
Vergos
⇄
Mata
89'
⇄
Quintal
89'
⇄
Campuzano
⇄
Esposito
| # | 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
7Won
Statistical edge
7–6
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.83VS0.63
Attack6 · 0 won
18
Shots
8
10
Shots on target
3
14
Shots in the box
7
4
Shots outside box
1
6
Shots off goal
4
11
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
43%
Possession
57%
343
Total passes
495
247
Accurate passes
408
72%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline0 · 1 won
13
Fouls
13
4
Yellow cards
3
3
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
5
2
Blocked shots
1
Melbourne Victory
4-2-3-1
Sydney
4-2-2-2Melbourne Victory
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2J. DavidsonD
- 4L. JacksonD
- 9N. VergosF
- 10D. GenreauM
- 11Clarismario RodriguesM
- 14M. GrimaldiM
- 15S. EspositoD
- 22J. RawlinsD
- 27L. D'ArrigoM
- 40J. WarshawskyG
- 64MataM
Substitutes
- 7R. PiscopoF
- 8J. ValadonM
- 16J. InserraD
- 17N. VelupillayF
- 19J. ReecF
- 23K. JelacicF
- 25J. DuncanG
Sydney
4-2-2-2Starting XI
- 5A. GrantD
- 6C. HollmanM
- 7P. QuispeM
- 9Víctor CampuzanoF
- 12Harrison Devenish-MearesG
- 13P. WoodF
- 16J. KingD
- 20T. QuintalM
- 23R. GrantD
- 24Paul Michael Junior Okon-EngstlerM
- 32M. TisserandD
Substitutes
- 4J. Courtney-PerkinsD
- 8W. KamijoM
- 22M. MacallisterF
- 26Nickolas AlfaroM
- 30Alexander ZaverdinosG
- 41A. PopovicD
- 44Akol AkonF
Melbourne Victory
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarismario | M | 76 | 9.5 | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Juan Mata | M | 83 | 8.3 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | — |
| Lachlan Jackson | D | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Joshua Rawlins | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Jack Warshawsky | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sebastian Esposito | D | 89 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Jason Davidson(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5/8 |
| Matthew Grimaldi | M | 68 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Louis D'Arrigo | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikos Vergos | F | 83 | 6.5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Denis Genreau | M | 68 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joshua Inserra | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Duncan | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keegan Jelacic | F | 14 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Reno Piscopo | F | 12 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Jordi Valadon | M | 22 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jing Lual | F | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nishan Velupillay | F | 22 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
Sydney
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Grant | D | 44 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Paul Okon-Engstler | M | 56 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Devenish-Meares | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Corey Hollman | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Tiago Quintal | M | 89 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Patrick Wood | F | 56 | 6.5 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1/3 |
| Piero Quispe | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Marcel Tisserand | D | 56 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Víctor Campuzano | F | 89 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |
| Joel King | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Rhyan Grant(C) | D | 90 | 5.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Akol Akon | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nickolas Alfaro | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexander Zaverdinos | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mathias Macallister | F | 34 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Alexandar Popovic | D | 34 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Courtney-Perkins | D | 46 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wataru Kamijo | M | 34 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |