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Sydney vs Melbourne Victory: result 2-2 and analysis

A-LeagueRegular Season - 20Kick-off on March 7, 2026 at 08:35 AM (UTC)Allianz Stadium, Sydney

Sydney
2-2
Melbourne Victory

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What was the result of Sydney vs Melbourne Victory?

Sydney and Melbourne Victory drew 2-2 on March 7, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 34′MataMelbourne Victory
  • 69′C. NdukaMelbourne Victory
  • 73′A. StamatelopoulosSydney
  • 75′A. ArslanSydney

Official lineup for Sydney vs Melbourne Victory

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Sydney

4-1-3-2
  1. 9Víctor Campuzano
  2. 80A. Stamatelopoulos
  1. 7P. Quispe
  2. 70A. Arslan
  3. 20T. Quintal
  1. 24Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler
  1. 17B. Garuccio
  2. 5A. Grant
  3. 41A. Popovic
  4. 23R. Grant
  1. 12Harrison Devenish-Meares

Melbourne Victory

4-4-1-1
  1. 9N. Vergos
  1. 64Mata
  1. 23K. Jelacic
  2. 8J. Valadon
  3. 34X. Stella
  4. 17N. Velupillay
  1. 11Clarismario Rodrigues
  2. 15S. Esposito
  3. 21Roderick Miranda
  4. 22J. Rawlins
  1. 40J. Warshawsky
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sydney have 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats; Melbourne Victory have 7, 3 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Sydney
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 1, 2026Wellington Phoenix(away)1-0A-League
Feb 21, 2026Brisbane Roar(home)1-0A-League
Feb 17, 2026Auckland(home)1-1A-League
Feb 14, 2026Adelaide United(home)1-2A-League
Feb 7, 2026Auckland(away)0-1A-League
Melbourne Victory
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 27, 2026Adelaide United(home)1-1A-League
Feb 21, 2026Melbourne City(away)3-1A-League
Feb 14, 2026Brisbane Roar(home)1-1A-League
Feb 6, 2026Wellington Phoenix(away)3-2A-League
Feb 1, 2026Central Coast Mariners(away)0-1A-League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Sydney wins, 1 draw, 3 Melbourne Victory wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 26, 2026Melbourne Victory 4-0 SydneyA-League
Nov 22, 2025Sydney 3-0 Melbourne VictoryA-League
Jan 24, 2025Melbourne Victory 2-0 SydneyA-League
Dec 28, 2024Sydney 3-0 Melbourne VictoryA-League
Jan 26, 2024Melbourne Victory 1-1 SydneyA-League
Dec 16, 2023Melbourne Victory 3-0 SydneyA-League

Last archived meeting: Melbourne Victory vs Sydney on Jan 26, 2026

How many goals should we expect?

Sydney score 1.1 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Melbourne Victory score 1.6 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sydney1.11.064/156/15
Melbourne Victory1.61.138/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Sydney sit 5th in A-League (39 points from 26 matches) and Melbourne Victory sit 4th (40 points from 26 matches).

The current season has no played match yet: final standings of the 2025-26 season.

Final 2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Melbourne Victory261178443340
5Sydney261169332539

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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

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