Sydney vs Melbourne Victory

Final score: Sydney 2-2 Melbourne Victory in the A-League, March 7, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 3 wins for Sydney, 2 draws, 5 wins for Melbourne Victory.

Overview

Football: A-League · Round 20
Venue: Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Form: WDWWL Sydney
: LWDWW Melbourne Victory

15' Joshua Rawlins
34' 0-1 J. Mata
44' Rhyan Grant
HT0-1
57' Víctor Campuzano
58' Juan Mata
68' ▲ M. Grimaldi ▼ N. Velupillay
68' ▲ C. Nduka ▼ N. Vergos
69' 0-2 C. Nduka · J. Valadon
70' ▲ A. Toure ▼ T. Quintal
73' A. Stamatelopoulos · B. Garuccio 1-2
75' A. Arslan 2-2
83' ▲ D. Genreau ▼ X. Stella
83' ▲ R. Piscopo ▼ K. Jelacic
85' ▲ J. Inserra ▼ Roderick
90'+2 ▲ A. Walatee ▼ V. Campuzano
90'+2 ▲ M. Macallister ▼ A. Stamatelopoulos
FT2-2

Line-ups

Sydney Formation: 4-1-3-2 · Coach: Ufuk Talay

12H. Devenish-Meares 7.0
23R. Grant 6.3
41A. Popovic 8.0
5A. Grant 6.7
17B. Garuccio ⇢ 7.5
24P. Okon-Engstler 7.0
20T. Quintal ▼ 70' 6.6
70A. Arslan ⚽ 7.6
7P. A. Quispe Cordova 6.9
80A. Stamatelopoulos ⚽ ▼ 90' 7.9
9V. Campuzano ▼ 90' 7.0

Substitutes 7

30A. Zaverdinos
32M. Tisserand
36R. Youlley
11A. Walatee ▲ 90' 6.6
35A. Toure ▲ 70' 6.6
29J. Lacey
22M. Macallister ▲ 90' 6.5

Melbourne Victory Formation: 4-4-1-1 · Coach: Arthur Diles

40J. Warshawsky 8.3
22J. Rawlins 6.9
21Roderick ▼ 85' 6.6
15S. Esposito 6.6
11Clarismario 6.9
17N. Velupillay ▼ 68' 7.0
34X. Stella ▼ 83' 6.3
8J. Valadon ⇢ 6.9
23K. Jelacic ▼ 83' 6.9
64J. Mata ⚽ 7.6
9N. Vergos ▼ 68' 6.5

Substitutes 7

25J. Duncan
16J. Inserra ▲ 85' 6.3
14M. Grimaldi ▲ 68' 6.3
10D. Genreau ▲ 83' 6.7
7R. Piscopo ▲ 83' 6.3
44C. Nduka ⚽ ▲ 68' 7.2
19J. Machar Reec

Statistics

02⚑12

⚑720

56%Possession44%

18Shots17

6Shots on target6

5Shots off target5

13Shots inside box10

5Shots outside box7

7Blocked shots6

12Corners7

0Offsides1

9Fouls6

2Yellow cards2

3Saves4

444Passes361

371Accurate passes289

84%Pass accuracy80%

1.87Expected goals (xG)1.57

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Newcastle Jets	26	55 - 39	+16	48
2	Adelaide United	26	46 - 36	+10	43
3	Auckland	26	42 - 29	+13	42
4	Melbourne Victory	26	44 - 33	+11	40
5	Sydney	26	33 - 25	+8	39
6	Melbourne City	26	33 - 33	0	38
7	Macarthur	26	37 - 44	-7	34
8	Wellington Phoenix	26	36 - 48	-12	33
9	Central Coast Mariners	26	35 - 42	-7	32
10	Perth Glory	26	32 - 39	-7	31
11	Brisbane Roar	26	27 - 36	-9	26
12	Western Sydney Wanderers	26	27 - 43	-16	21