Sydney vs Melbourne Victory
Ref: Alexander George King, AustraliaAllianz Stadium, Sydney · 45,500 cap
Match recap
Sydney beat Melbourne Victory 3–0 in their A-League fixture. Lolley, Lolley, and Grant scored for Sydney. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.83 for Sydney versus 1.25 for Melbourne Victory. Sydney sit 5th in the A-League table while Melbourne Victory are 4th.
First Half
Wood
Yellow Card
Second Half
⚽
Lolley
Assist: King
59'
⇄
Reec
⇄
Toure
66'
Davidson
Yellow Card
⚽
Lolley
Assist: Tisserand
74'
⇄
Jackson
75'
⇄
Grimaldi
75'
⇄
Valadon
⚽
Grant
Assist: Quispe
82'
⇄
Mata
⇄
Lolley
⇄
Grant
| # | 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
SydneyMelbourne Victory
8Won
Statistical edge
8–4
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.83VS1.25
Attack3 · 2 won
17
Shots
16
5
Shots on target
4
12
Shots in the box
11
5
Shots outside box
5
8
Shots off goal
9
6
Corners
7
Possession & Passing1 · 2 won
50%
Possession
50%
379
Total passes
384
313
Accurate passes
314
83%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline2 · 0 won
8
Fouls
10
1
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
2
4
Blocked shots
3
Sydney
4-4-2
Melbourne Victory
4-4-1-1Sydney
4-4-2Starting XI
- 5A. GrantD
- 7P. QuispeF
- 9Víctor CampuzanoF
- 10J. LolleyM
- 12Harrison Devenish-MearesG
- 16J. KingD
- 23R. GrantD
- 24Paul Michael Junior Okon-EngstlerM
- 32M. TisserandD
- 35A. ToureM
- 36R. YoulleyM
Substitutes
- 1G. HoefslootG
- 4J. Courtney-PerkinsD
- 8W. KamijoM
- 11A. WalateeM
- 13P. WoodF
- 20T. QuintalF
- 41A. PopovicD
Melbourne Victory
4-4-1-1Starting XI
- 2J. DavidsonD
- 4L. JacksonD
- 8J. ValadonM
- 10D. GenreauM
- 14M. GrimaldiM
- 16J. InserraD
- 19J. ReecF
- 21Roderick MirandaD
- 23K. JelacicM
- 25J. DuncanG
- 64MataF
Substitutes
- 9N. VergosF
- 11Clarismario RodriguesF
- 15S. EspositoD
- 22J. RawlinsD
- 27L. D'ArrigoM
- 34X. StellaM
- 40J. WarshawskyG
Sydney
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Lolley | M | 88 | 10.0 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7/10 |
| Alex Grant | D | 89 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Harrison Devenish-Meares | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Okon-Engstler | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Rhyan Grant(C) | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Víctor Campuzano | F | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Marcel Tisserand | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Rhys Youlley | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Joel King | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Piero Quispe | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1/3 |
| Al Hassan Toure | M | 60 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Tiago Quintal | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Courtney-Perkins | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Wood | F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wataru Kamijo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexandar Popovic | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gus Hoefsloot | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abel Walatee | M | 30 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
Melbourne Victory
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Mata | F | 82 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2/2 |
| Jack Duncan | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Davidson | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| Joshua Inserra | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Roderick Miranda(C) | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Denis Genreau | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — |
| Keegan Jelacic | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jing Lual | F | 59 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jordi Valadon | M | 75 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Matthew Grimaldi | M | 75 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lachlan Jackson | D | 74 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jack Warshawsky | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Rawlins | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Louis D'Arrigo | M | 15 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sebastian Esposito | D | 16 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Xavier Stella | M | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikos Vergos | F | 31 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Clarismario | F | 15 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/2 |