Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory

A-League Men 7 Mar 2026, 08:35
Sydney FC
Sydney FC
2–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
🏟 Sydney Football Stadium 👤 L. Keevers Round 20

Match report

Sydney FC shared 4 goals in a thrilling draw with Melbourne Victory in the A-League Men on 7 March 2026. It was 0-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Sydney FC had 18 shots to Melbourne Victory's 17.

The match was played at Sydney Football Stadium, with L. Keevers in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 56% - 44% Shots 18 - 17 On target 6 - 6 Corners 12 - 7 Fouls 9 - 6 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Ahmet Arslan
Sydney FC · 1 goal
8 Apostolos Stamatelopoulos 1 goal
8 Juan Mata 1 goal
8 Alexandar Popovic 60 passes (88% accurate)
8 Ben Garuccio 1 assist
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–11 10–6
Shots On Goal 1–4 5–2
Ball Possession 54–46 —
Corners 6–5 6–2
Match statistics
18 Shots Total 17
6 Shots On Goal 6
5 Shots Off Goal 5
7 Shots Blocked 6
13 Shots Inside Box 11
5 Shots Outside Box 6
9 Fouls 6
12 Corners 7
0 Offsides 1
56% Ball Possession 44%
2 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 4
446 Passes Total 360
374 Passes Accurate 289
Line-ups 4-1-3-2  vs  4-4-1-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Sydney FC · 4-1-3-2
12 H. Devenish-Meares
23 R. Grant 41 A. Popovic 5 A. Grant 17 B. Garuccio
24 P. Okon-Engstler
20 T. Quintal 70 A. Arslan 7 P. Quispe
80 A. Stamatelopoulos 9 V. Campuzano
Melbourne Victory · 4-4-1-1
40 J. Warshawsky
22 J. Rawlins 21 R. Miranda 15 S. Esposito 11 Clarismario
17 N. Velupillay 34 X. Stella 8 J. Valadon 23 K. Jelacic
64 J. Mata
9 N. Vergos
Sydney FC
Coach
Ufuk Talay
Substitutes
  • 35 Al Hassan Toure
  • 11 Abel Walatee
  • 22 Mathias Macallister
  • 30 Alexander Zaverdinos
  • 32 Marcel Tisserand
  • 29 Joseph Lacey
  • 36 Rhys Youlley
Melbourne Victory
Coach
Arthur Diles
Substitutes
  • 14 Matthew Grimaldi
  • 44 Charles Nduka
  • 10 Denis Genreau
  • 7 Reno Piscopo
  • 16 Joshua Inserra
  • 25 Jack Duncan
  • 19 Jing Lual
Substitutions
  • 68' ↑ M. Grimaldi ↓ N. Velupillay Melbourne Victory
  • 68' ↑ C. Nduka ↓ N. Vergos Melbourne Victory
  • 70' ↑ A. Toure ↓ T. Quintal Sydney FC
  • 83' ↑ D. Genreau ↓ X. Stella Melbourne Victory
  • 83' ↑ R. Piscopo ↓ K. Jelacic Melbourne Victory
  • 85' ↑ J. Inserra ↓ Roderick Melbourne Victory
  • 90+2' ↑ A. Walatee ↓ V. Campuzano Sydney FC
  • 90+2' ↑ M. Macallister ↓ A. Stamatelopoulos Sydney FC
Cards
  • 15' J. Rawlins Melbourne Victory
  • 44' R. Grant Sydney FC
  • 57' V. Campuzano Sydney FC
  • 58' J. Mata Melbourne Victory
Head-to-head
Sydney FC 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 FC L D D L L
Melbourne Victory W D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory?
Sydney FC drew 2-2 against Melbourne Victory on 7 March 2026.
Who won Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory?
Neither — the match finished 2-2.
Where was Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory played?
The match was played at Sydney Football Stadium.
Who had more possession in Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory?
Sydney FC had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.