Melbourne Victory vs Sydney: result 4-0 and analysis
A-LeagueRegular Season - 14Kick-off on January 26, 2026 at 06:40 AM (UTC)AAMI Park, Melbourne
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What was the result of Melbourne Victory vs Sydney?
Melbourne Victory won 4-0 on January 26, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 53′Clarismario RodriguesMelbourne Victory
- 64′Clarismario RodriguesMelbourne Victory
- 79′K. JelacicMelbourne Victory
- 82′L. JacksonMelbourne Victory
Official lineup for Melbourne Victory vs Sydney
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Melbourne Victory
4-2-3-1- 9N. Vergos
- 11Clarismario Rodrigues
- 64Mata
- 14M. Grimaldi
- 10D. Genreau
- 27L. D'Arrigo
- 2J. Davidson
- 4L. Jackson
- 15S. Esposito
- 22J. Rawlins
- 40J. Warshawsky
Sydney
4-2-2-2- 13P. Wood
- 9Víctor Campuzano
- 7P. Quispe
- 20T. Quintal
- 24Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler
- 6C. Hollman
- 16J. King
- 5A. Grant
- 32M. Tisserand
- 23R. Grant
- 12Harrison Devenish-Meares
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Melbourne Victory have 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats; Sydney have 9, 2 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2026 | Adelaide United(away) | 1-2 | A-League |
| Jan 10, 2026 | Western Sydney Wanderers(home) | 0-1 | A-League |
| Jan 2, 2026 | Perth Glory(home) | 3-2 | A-League |
| Dec 29, 2025 | Wellington Phoenix(home) | 5-1 | A-League |
| Dec 20, 2025 | Melbourne City(away) | 1-0 | A-League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2026 | Wellington Phoenix(home) | 0-2 | A-League |
| Jan 10, 2026 | Macarthur(away) | 3-0 | A-League |
| Jan 3, 2026 | Melbourne City(away) | 0-0 | A-League |
| Dec 20, 2025 | Newcastle Jets(away) | 0-2 | A-League |
| Dec 13, 2025 | Perth Glory(away) | 1-0 | A-League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Melbourne Victory wins, 1 draw, 2 Sydney wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2025 | Sydney 3-0 Melbourne Victory | A-League |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Melbourne Victory 2-0 Sydney | A-League |
| Dec 28, 2024 | Sydney 3-0 Melbourne Victory | A-League |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Melbourne Victory 1-1 Sydney | A-League |
| Dec 16, 2023 | Melbourne Victory 3-0 Sydney | A-League |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Sydney 0-2 Melbourne Victory | A-League |
Last archived meeting: Sydney vs Melbourne Victory on Nov 22, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Melbourne Victory score 1.3 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Sydney score 1.5 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Victory | 1.3 | 1.2 | 6 | 5/15 | 7/15 |
| Sydney | 1.5 | 0.7 | 8 | 4/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Melbourne Victory sit 4th in A-League (40 points from 26 matches) and Sydney sit 5th (39 points from 26 matches).
The current season has no played match yet: final standings of the 2025-26 season.
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 33 | 40 |
| 5 | Sydney | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 25 | 39 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy