Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Sydney FC

58': Joe Lolley
70': Joe Lolley
76': Alex Grant

FT
3 - 0

Melbourne Victory

About

Sydney FC are hosting Melbourne Victory at Leichhardt Oval, Sydney, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Timeline

58': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) Goal at 58'
59': Nikolaos Vergos (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 59'
60': Abel Walatee (Sydney FC) Substitution at 60'
66': Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 66'
66': Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 66'
70': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) Goal at 70'
74': Sebastian Esposito (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 74'
75': Louis D'Arrigo (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 75'
75': Clarismario Rodrigues (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 75'
76': Alex Grant (Sydney FC) Goal at 76'
82': Xavier Stella (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 82'
88': Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) Substitution at 88'
90': Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney FC) Substitution at 90'

Statistics

MVC		SYD
10	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	6
2	Saves	4
50.1	Possession	49.9
16	SHOTS	17
4	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
3	Blocked Shots	4
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Leichhardt Oval
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 10,916

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Newcastle Jets	20	+13	40
2	Auckland FC	19	+14	35
3	Sydney FC	20	+8	33
4	Adelaide United	20	+5	31

Full Table

Line-Ups

Sydney FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
12	Harrison Devenish-Meares (GK)
5	Alex Grant
32	Marcel Tisserand
16	Joel King
23	Rhyan Grant
24	Paul Okon
36	Rhys Youlley
35	Al Hassan Toure
10	Joe Lolley
7	Piero Quispe
9	Víctor Campuzano

Sydney FC Substitutes:

Abel Walatee, Wataru Kamijo, Gus Hoefsloot, Alexandar Popovic, Tiago Quintal, Patrick Wood, Jordan Courtney-Perkins.

Melbourne Victory (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
25	Jack Duncan (GK)
4	Lachlan Jackson
21	Roderick Miranda
2	Jason Davidson
16	Joshua Inserra
10	Denis Genreau
8	Jordi Valadon
14	Matthew Grimaldi
23	Keegan Jelacic
19	Jing Lual
64	Juan Mata

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Sebastian Esposito, Clarismario Rodrigues, Louis D'Arrigo, Joshua Rawlins, Nikolaos Vergos, Jack Warshawsky, Xavier Stella.

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