Sydney vs Melbourne Victory
Ref: L. KeeversAllianz Stadium, Sydney · 45,500 cap
Match recap
Sydney and Melbourne Victory drew 2–2 in their A-League fixture. Stamatelopoulos and Arslan scored for Sydney; Mata and Nduka replied for Melbourne Victory. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.87 for Sydney versus 1.57 for Melbourne Victory. Sydney sit 5th in the A-League table while Melbourne Victory are 4th.
First Half
15'
Rawlins
Yellow Card
34'
⚽
Mata
Grant
Yellow Card
Second Half
Campuzano
Yellow Card
58'
Mata
Yellow Card
68'
⇄
Vergos
68'
⇄
Velupillay
69'
⚽
Nduka
Assist: Valadon
⇄
Quintal
⚽
Stamatelopoulos
Assist: Garuccio
⚽
Arslan
83'
⇄
Jelacic
83'
⇄
Stella
85'
⇄
Roderick Miranda
⇄
Stamatelopoulos
⇄
Campuzano
| # | 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
9Won
Statistical edge
9–3
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.87VS1.57
Attack3 · 1 won
18
Shots
17
6
Shots on target
6
13
Shots in the box
10
5
Shots outside box
7
5
Shots off goal
5
12
Corners
7
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
56%
Possession
44%
444
Total passes
361
371
Accurate passes
289
84%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline1 · 1 won
9
Fouls
6
2
Yellow cards
2
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
4
7
Blocked shots
6
Sydney
4-1-3-2
Melbourne Victory
4-4-1-1Sydney
4-1-3-2Starting XI
- 5A. GrantD
- 7P. QuispeM
- 9Víctor CampuzanoF
- 12Harrison Devenish-MearesG
- 17B. GaruccioD
- 20T. QuintalM
- 23R. GrantD
- 24Paul Michael Junior Okon-EngstlerM
- 41A. PopovicD
- 70A. ArslanM
- 80A. StamatelopoulosF
Substitutes
- 11A. WalateeM
- 22M. MacallisterF
- 29J. LaceyM
- 30Alexander ZaverdinosG
- 32M. TisserandD
- 35A. ToureF
- 36R. YoulleyM
Melbourne Victory
4-4-1-1Starting XI
- 8J. ValadonM
- 9N. VergosF
- 11Clarismario RodriguesD
- 15S. EspositoD
- 17N. VelupillayM
- 21Roderick MirandaD
- 22J. RawlinsD
- 23K. JelacicM
- 34X. StellaM
- 40J. WarshawskyG
- 64MataF
Substitutes
- 7R. PiscopoF
- 10D. GenreauM
- 14M. GrimaldiF
- 16J. InserraD
- 25J. DuncanG
- 44C. NdukaF
Sydney
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandar Popovic | D | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | F | 89 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2/4 |
| Ahmet Arslan | M | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Ben Garuccio | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Víctor Campuzano | F | 89 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2/4 |
| Harrison Devenish-Meares | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Okon-Engstler | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Piero Quispe | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/3 |
| Alex Grant | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tiago Quintal | M | 70 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Rhyan Grant(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alexander Zaverdinos | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marcel Tisserand | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rhys Youlley | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joseph Lacey | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Al Hassan Toure | F | 20 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Abel Walatee | M | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mathias Macallister | F | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Melbourne Victory
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Warshawsky | G | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Mata | F | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Nishan Velupillay | M | 68 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Jordi Valadon | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Clarismario | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Joshua Rawlins | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Keegan Jelacic | M | 83 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1/2 |
| Sebastian Esposito | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Roderick Miranda(C) | D | 85 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Nikos Vergos | F | 68 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Xavier Stella | M | 83 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jing Lual | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Duncan | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charles Nduka | F | 22 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Denis Genreau | M | 17 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reno Piscopo | F | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Joshua Inserra | D | 15 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Matthew Grimaldi | F | 22 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |