Sydney vs Melbourne Victory

A-League Men 21 Oct 2023, 08:45
Sydney
Sydney
0–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
🏟 Allianz Stadium (Sydney) 👤 D. Elder Round 1

Match report

Melbourne Victory beat Sydney 2-0 in the A-League Men on 21 October 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Sydney had 21 shots to Melbourne Victory's 19.

The match was played at Allianz Stadium (Sydney), with D. Elder in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 58% - 42% Shots 21 - 19 On target 7 - 7 Corners 6 - 3 Fouls 12 - 18 Yellow cards 5
9
Player of the match
Paul Izzo
Melbourne Victory · 7 saves
8 Zinédine Machach 1 goal
8 Gabriel Lacerda 85 passes (88% accurate)
8 Joe Lolley captained the side
8 Luke Brattan 81 passes (85% accurate)
First half vs second half
Sydney stepped it up after the break, with 12 shots in the second half compared to 9 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–9 12–10
Shots On Goal 4–2 3–5
Ball Possession 53–47 —
Corners 4–1 2–2
Attacks 55–56 71–27
Match statistics
3 Substitution 5
126 Attacks 83
59 Dangerous Attacks 45
6 On Target 4
14 Off Target 14
21 Shots Total 19
7 Shots On Goal 7
9 Shots Off Goal 7
5 Shots Blocked 5
9 Shots Inside Box 13
12 Shots Outside Box 6
12 Fouls 18
6 Corners 3
2 Offsides 3
58% Ball Possession 42%
2 Yellow Cards 3
5 Saves 7
506 Passes Total 368
426 Passes Accurate 300
Line-ups 4-4-1-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Sydney · 4-4-1-1
1 A. Redmayne
23 R. Grant 8 J. Girdwood-Reich 15 G. Lacerda 4 J. Courtney-Perkins
10 J. Lolley 26 L. Brattan 17 A. Caceres 11 R. Mak
22 M. Burgess
9 F. Gomes
Melbourne Victory · 4-4-2
20 P. Izzo
2 J. Geria 5 D. Silva 21 R. Miranda 3 A. Traoré
19 D. Arzani 25 R. Teague 4 R. Marchán 17 N. Velupillay
10 B. Fornaroli 8 Z. Machach
Sydney
Coach
S. Corica
Substitutes
  • 25 Jaiden Kucharski
  • 13 Patrick Wood
  • 19 Mitchell Glasson
  • 20 Adam Pavlesic
  • 3 Aaron Gurd
  • 21 Zachary de Jesus
  • 29 Joseph Lacey
Melbourne Victory
Coach
T. Popovic
Substitutes
  • 7 Christopher Ikonomidis
  • 14 Connor Chapman
  • 11 Ben Folami
  • 16 Stefan Nigro
  • 22 Jake Brimmer
  • 40 Christian Siciliano
  • 18 Fabian Monge
Substitutions
  • 66' ↑ J. Kucharski ↓ R. Mak Sydney
  • 66' ↑ P. Wood ↓ Fábio Gomes Sydney
  • 66' ↑ C. Ikonomidis ↓ D. Arzani Melbourne Victory
  • 79' ↑ C. Chapman ↓ Rai Marchán Melbourne Victory
  • 80' ↑ B. Folami ↓ N. Velupillay Melbourne Victory
  • 83' ↑ M. Glasson ↓ M. Burgess Sydney
  • 90' ↑ S. Nigro ↓ J. Geria Melbourne Victory
  • 90' ↑ J. Brimmer ↓ Z. Machach Melbourne Victory
Cards
  • 35' L. Brattan Sydney
  • 48' Z. Machach Melbourne Victory
  • 76' Rai Melbourne Victory
  • 78' R. Grant Sydney
  • 90+3' C. Ikonomidis Melbourne Victory
Head-to-head
Sydney 7 3 draws 7 Melbourne Victory
2026-09-09 Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory 0 - 2
2026-03-07 Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory 2 - 2
2026-01-26 Melbourne Victory vs Sydney FC 4 - 0
2025-11-22 Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory 3 - 0
2025-01-24 Melbourne Victory vs Sydney 2 - 0
2024-12-28 Sydney vs Melbourne Victory 3 - 0
Recent form
Sydney L D D L L
Melbourne Victory W D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Sydney vs Melbourne Victory?
Sydney lost 0-2 against Melbourne Victory on 21 October 2023.
Who won Sydney vs Melbourne Victory?
Melbourne Victory won the match 2-0.
Where was Sydney vs Melbourne Victory played?
The match was played at Allianz Stadium (Sydney).
Who had more possession in Sydney vs Melbourne Victory?
Sydney had 58% of possession, compared to 42% for the other side.