Australian A-League Men

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

· Australian A-League Men
Melbourne Victory
  • 53': Clarismario Rodrigues
  • 64': Clarismario Rodrigues
  • 79': Keegan Jelacic
  • 82': Lachlan Jackson
FT
4 - 0
Sydney FC

    About

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

    Match Timeline

    • 31': Joel King (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 31'
    • 32': Marcel Tisserand (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 32'
    • 39': Denis Genreau (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 39'
    • 45'+2': Nikolaos Vergos (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 47'
    • 45'+5': Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney FC) Substitution at 50'
    • 53': Clarismario Rodrigues (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 53'
    • 54': Clarismario Rodrigues (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 54'
    • 56': Mathias Macallister (Sydney FC) Substitution at 56'
    • 56': Alexandar Popovic (Sydney FC) Substitution at 56'
    • 56': Wataru Kamijo (Sydney FC) Substitution at 56'
    • 57': Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 57'
    • 64': Clarismario Rodrigues (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 64'
    • 68': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 68'
    • 68': Jordi Valadon (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 68'
    • 70': Wataru Kamijo (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 70'
    • 76': Keegan Jelacic (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 76'
    • 79': Keegan Jelacic (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 79'
    • 82': Lachlan Jackson (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 82'
    • 83': Jing Lual (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 83'
    • 83': Reno Piscopo (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 83'
    • 89': Nickolas Alfaro (Sydney FC) Substitution at 89'
    • 89': Akol Akon (Sydney FC) Substitution at 89'
    • 90'+1': Joshua Inserra (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 91'

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 13
    3 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 11
    5 Saves 3
    57.5 Possession 42.5
    8 SHOTS 18
    3 ON GOAL 10
    0.4 On Target % 0.6
    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
    1 Blocked Shots 2
    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: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
    Location: Melbourne, Australia
    Attendance: 14,816

    A-League Men Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Newcastle Jets 26 +16 48
    2 Adelaide United 26 +10 43
    3 Auckland FC 26 +13 42
    4 Melbourne Victory 26 +11 40
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    MVC Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    40 Jack Warshawsky (GK)
    4 Lachlan Jackson
    15 Sebastian Esposito
    2 Jason Davidson Yellow Card
    22 Joshua Rawlins
    64 Juan Mata
    10 Denis Genreau Yellow Card
    27 Louis D'Arrigo
    9 Nikolaos Vergos Yellow Card
    11 Clarismario Rodrigues
    14 Matthew Grimaldi
    Melbourne Victory Substitutes:
    Nishan Velupillay, Reno Piscopo, Jing Lual, Joshua Inserra, Keegan Jelacic, Jordi Valadon, Jack Duncan.

    SYD Sydney FC (4-2-2-2)

    No. Name
    12 Harrison Devenish-Meares (GK)
    5 Alex Grant
    32 Marcel Tisserand Yellow Card
    16 Joel King Yellow Card
    23 Rhyan Grant
    24 Paul Okon
    6 Corey Hollman
    13 Patrick Wood
    9 Víctor Campuzano
    7 Piero Quispe
    20 Tiago Quintal
    Sydney FC Substitutes:
    Jordan Courtney-Perkins, Alexander Zaverdinos, Akol Akon, Nickolas Alfaro, Alexandar Popovic, Mathias Macallister, Wataru Kamijo.

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