Melbourne Victory vs Sydney: result 3-3 and analysis
A-LeagueRegular Season - 10Kick-off on December 13, 2014 at 08:30 AM (UTC)Etihad Stadium, Manchester
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What was the result of Melbourne Victory vs Sydney?
Melbourne Victory and Sydney drew 3-3 on December 13, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 12′Archie ThompsonMelbourne Victory
- 17′M. JankoSydney
- 45′Archie ThompsonMelbourne Victory
- 51′Shane SmeltzSydney
- 76′Shane SmeltzSydney
- 79′Archie ThompsonMelbourne Victory
Official lineup for Melbourne Victory vs Sydney
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Melbourne Victory
- 8Besart Berisha
- 9K. Barbarouses
- 10Archie Thompson
- 6L. Broxham
- 14Fahid Ben Khalfallah
- 21C. Valeri
- 2J. Geria
- 5M. Milligan
- 18Dylan Murnane
- 23Adrian Leijer
- 1N. Coe
Sydney
- 9Shane Smeltz
- 11B. Ibini-Isei
- 14A. Brosque
- 21M. Janko
- 8Milos Dimitrijevic
- 17T. Antonis
- 2Sebastian Ryall
- 4P. Bojić
- 6N. Petković
- 16A. Gersbach
- 20V. Janjetović
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Melbourne Victory have 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats; Sydney have 6, 6 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2014 | Central Coast Mariners(away) | 3-0 | A-League |
| Nov 28, 2014 | Adelaide United(home) | 3-2 | A-League |
| Nov 21, 2014 | Brisbane Roar(home) | 1-0 | A-League |
| Nov 15, 2014 | Sydney(away) | 0-0 | A-League |
| Nov 8, 2014 | Newcastle Jets(away) | 2-2 | A-League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2014 | Perth Glory(home) | 1-2 | A-League |
| Nov 29, 2014 | Western Sydney Wanderers(away) | 1-1 | A-League |
| Nov 22, 2014 | Melbourne City(away) | 2-1 | A-League |
| Nov 15, 2014 | Melbourne Victory(home) | 0-0 | A-League |
| Nov 7, 2014 | Adelaide United(away) | 0-0 | A-League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Melbourne Victory win, 3 draws, 2 Sydney wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2014 | Sydney 0-0 Melbourne Victory | A-League |
| Apr 18, 2014 | Melbourne Victory 2-1 Sydney | A-League |
| Mar 29, 2014 | Melbourne Victory 1-1 Sydney | A-League |
| Jan 26, 2014 | Melbourne Victory 0-5 Sydney | A-League |
| Nov 9, 2013 | Sydney 3-2 Melbourne Victory | A-League |
| Mar 16, 2013 | Sydney 1-1 Melbourne Victory | A-League |
Last archived meeting: Sydney vs Melbourne Victory on Nov 15, 2014
How many goals should we expect?
Melbourne Victory score 2.0 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Sydney score 1.5 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Victory | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
| Sydney | 1.5 | 1.1 | 4 | 11/15 | 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