Melbourne Victory vs Sydney

Final score: Melbourne Victory 0-1 Sydney in the A-League, May 2, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 9 meetings: 4 wins for Melbourne Victory, 2 draws, 3 wins for Sydney.

Overview

Football: A-League · Quarter-finals
Venue: AAMI Park, Melbourne
Form: WLWDW Melbourne Victory
: LWDWW Sydney

HT0-0
61' ▲ A. Arslan ▼ T. Quintal
65' Clarismario
68' Paul Okon-Engstler
71' ▲ K. Jelacic ▼ Clarismario
77' ▲ P. Wood ▼ A. Stamatelopoulos
78' Wataru Kamijo
80' 0-1 P. Wood
81' ▲ R. Youlley ▼ A. Akon
84' ▲ L. D'Arrigo ▼ J. Mata
84' ▲ M. Grimaldi ▼ N. Velupillay
84' ▲ N. Vergos ▼ C. Nduka
85' Patrick Wood
89' ▲ R. Piscopo ▼ D. Genreau
90'+5 Ahmet Arslan
FT0-1

Line-ups

Melbourne Victory Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Arthur Diles

40J. Warshawsky 6.3
22J. Rawlins 7.0
21Roderick 6.9
2J. Davidson 6.6
18F. Lino 6.7
10D. Genreau ▼ 89' 6.9
8J. Valadon 6.9
17N. Velupillay ▼ 84' 6.2
64J. Mata ▼ 84' 7.2
11Clarismario ▼ 71' 6.7
44C. Nduka ▼ 84' 6.2

Substitutes 7

25J. Duncan
27L. D'Arrigo ▲ 84' 6.7
15S. Esposito
14M. Grimaldi ▲ 84' 6.5
9N. Vergos ▲ 84' 6.2
7R. Piscopo ▲ 89' 6.7
23K. Jelacic ▲ 71' 7.0

Sydney Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Patrick Kisnorbo

12H. Devenish-Meares 8.0
23R. Grant 7.0
41A. Popovic 7.5
4J. Courtney-Perkins 7.3
17B. Garuccio 6.9
8W. Kamijo 7.2
24P. Okon-Engstler 7.0
44A. Akon ▼ 81' 6.9
20T. Quintal ▼ 61' 6.7
7P. A. Quispe Cordova 7.0
80A. Stamatelopoulos ▼ 77' 6.5

Substitutes 7

1G. Hoefsloot
10J. Lolley
13P. Wood ⚽ ▲ 77' 7.7
36R. Youlley ▲ 81' 6.6
70A. Arslan ▲ 61' 5.9
9V. Campuzano
16J. King

Statistics

00⚑10

⚑640

51%Possession49%

16Shots6

6Shots on target2

8Shots off target3

10Shots inside box5

6Shots outside box1

2Blocked shots1

10Corners6

2Offsides0

7Fouls12

0Yellow cards4

1Saves6

421Passes416

320Accurate passes324

76%Pass accuracy78%

1.28Expected goals (xG)0.75

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