Melbourne Victory vs Sydney: result 1-1 and analysis
A-LeagueRegular Season - 21Kick-off on February 27, 2016 at 08:30 AM (UTC)AAMI Park, Melbourne
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What was the result of Melbourne Victory vs Sydney?
Melbourne Victory and Sydney drew 1-1 on February 27, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 46′K. BarbarousesMelbourne Victory
- 76′D. CarneySydney
Official lineup for Melbourne Victory vs Sydney
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Melbourne Victory
- 8Besart Berisha
- 7Guilherme
- 9K. Barbarouses
- 14Fahid Ben Khalfallah
- 16R. Mahazi
- 3S. Galloway
- 5D. Georgievski
- 6L. Broxham
- 17M. Delpierre
- 24T. Deng
- 1D. Vukovic
Sydney
- 18M. Simon
- 10M. Ninković
- 13B. O'Neill
- 14A. Brosque
- 17D. Carney
- 21Filip Hološko
- 2Sebastian Ryall
- 5M. Jurman
- 19Jacques Faty
- 23R. Grant
- 1V. Janjetović
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Melbourne Victory have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Sydney have 4, 6 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2016 | SHANGHAI SIPG(home) | 2-1 | AFC Champions League Elite |
| Feb 19, 2016 | Adelaide United(home) | 0-1 | A-League |
| Feb 13, 2016 | Melbourne City(away) | 2-2 | A-League |
| Feb 6, 2016 | Western Sydney Wanderers(home) | 1-1 | A-League |
| Jan 30, 2016 | Perth Glory(away) | 2-3 | A-League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2016 | Urawa(away) | 0-2 | AFC Champions League Elite |
| Feb 20, 2016 | Western Sydney Wanderers(home) | 1-1 | A-League |
| Feb 13, 2016 | Perth Glory(home) | 1-2 | A-League |
| Feb 5, 2016 | Adelaide United(away) | 2-2 | A-League |
| Jan 30, 2016 | Brisbane Roar(home) | 1-3 | A-League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Melbourne Victory wins, 3 draws, 0 Sydney wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2016 | Melbourne Victory 1-0 Sydney | A-League |
| Nov 14, 2015 | Sydney 2-4 Melbourne Victory | A-League |
| May 17, 2015 | Melbourne Victory 3-0 Sydney | A-League |
| Feb 14, 2015 | Sydney 3-3 Melbourne Victory | A-League |
| Dec 13, 2014 | Melbourne Victory 3-3 Sydney | A-League |
| Nov 15, 2014 | Sydney 0-0 Melbourne Victory | A-League |
Last archived meeting: Melbourne Victory vs Sydney on Jan 26, 2016
How many goals should we expect?
Melbourne Victory score 1.3 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Sydney score 1.2 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Victory | 1.3 | 1.3 | 3 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
| Sydney | 1.2 | 1.2 | 4 | 9/15 | 7/15 |
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