Melbourne Victory v Sydney result

Full-time · Melbourne Victory 4–0 Sydney

A-League · Mon, 26 Jan 2026 06:40 GMT · AAMI Park

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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Melbourne Victory 4–0 Sydney — Melbourne Victory won this A-League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Melbourne Victory beat Sydney 4–0 at AAMI Park in the A-League on Monday 26 January.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Melbourne Victory: Clarismario (53’, assisted by Juan Mata; 64’, assisted by Nikolaos Vergos), Keegan Jelacic (79’, assisted by Juan Mata) and L. Jackson (82’, assisted by Juan Mata).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Melbourne Victory 1.83, Sydney 0.63, from 18 shots to 8 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

D. Elder showed seven yellow cards — against 3.1 yellows a game across the last 16 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Melbourne Victory: Denis Genreau (39’), Nikolaos Vergos (45+2’), Clarismario (54’) and Jason Davidson (57’); Sydney: J. King (31’), M. Tisserand (32’) and W. Kamijo (70’).

What it changes

Melbourne Victory move up from eighth to seventh (14 league matches played).

Sydney move down from second to fourth (13 league matches played).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Juan Mata (Melbourne Victory) 13.0, Clarismario (Melbourne Victory) 8.8 and T. Quintal (Sydney) 5.8 led the match.

Next up

Melbourne Victory next travel to Wellington Phoenix on 18 October 2026.

Sydney next host Adelaide United on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Melbourne Victory: Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Victory, Sunday 18 October — the preview. Next for Sydney: Sydney v Adelaide United, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Melbourne Victory 4–0 Sydney · A-League
Venue: AAMI Park · Melbourne
Referee: D. Elder
Head-to-head (last 6): Melbourne Victory 3 · draws 1 · Sydney 2 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Melbourne Victory 3W 0D 2L · Sydney 2W 1D 2L

Melbourne Victory 4–0 Sydney (A-League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.5 / 1.13

Goals

against 1 / 0.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.63 / 4.13

Corners

against 5.63 / 5.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.25 / 4.75

Shots on target

against 3 / 5 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.88 / 1.5

Cards

against 1.88 / 2 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.06 yellows

Referee · D. Elder

1.25 home / 1.81 away

over 16 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 January 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 January 2026. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Melbourne Victory for / against	Line	Sydney for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.63 for · 5.63 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.13 for · 5.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	17.13 for · 10.5 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.13 for · 16.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.25 for · 3 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.75 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.63 for · 9.38 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	9.38 for · 9.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.88 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.5 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: D. Elder — 3.06 yellow cards a game, 0.06 red cards, 21.63 fouls over 16 matches (1.25 to the home side, 1.81 to the away side).

Home 1.25Away 1.81

Melbourne Victory

Melbourne Victory — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Reec n 8	27.6	2 3/2	0.8 2/0	—
Nishan Velupillay n 8	59.1	1.7 7/2	1.9 6/4	—
Keegan Jelacic n 8	29	1.6 2/1	1.6 3/1	—
X. Stella n 6	30.7	1.5 2/1	0 0/0	—
Louis D'Arrigo n 8	80.5	1.4 7/3	0.6 4/0	—

Melbourne Victory — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
R. Piscopo n 4	48.8	3.7 3/2	1.8 2/2
Nikolaos Vergos n 8	65.8	3.1 6/5	1.7 5/3
Nishan Velupillay n 8	59.1	3 7/6	1.3 5/1
Clarismario n 8	75.8	2.4 7/6	0.9 4/1
J. Reec n 8	27.6	1.6 4/0	1.2 3/0

Melbourne Victory — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Matthew Grimaldi n 8	22	1 2/0	0 0/0
Nikolaos Vergos n 8	65.8	0.9 2/2	0 0/0
Juan Mata n 8	70.5	0 0/0	0.6 3/1
R. Piscopo n 4	48.8	0 0/0	0.5 1/0
Nishan Velupillay n 8	59.1	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Melbourne Victory — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Keegan Jelacic n 8	29	5 5/3
Denis Genreau n 8	70.9	3.7 8/7
Sebastian Esposito n 8	90	3 8/6
Jordi Valadon n 8	86.9	2.8 7/7
Clarismario n 8	75.8	2.2 7/6

Sydney

Sydney — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
P. Wood n 8	29.3	3.5 5/3	0.8 2/0	—
Akol Akon n 4	28.8	2.3 3/0	1.6 2/0	—
R. Youlley n 8	76	2.2 6/3	0.3 2/0	—
P. Quispe n 8	84.5	1.5 7/4	1.1 5/2	—
A. Popovic n 8	40	1.4 3/2	0 0/0	—

Sydney — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
P. Wood n 8	29.3	3.1 5/1	1.5 3/1
J. Lolley n 8	77.9	3 8/7	1.3 7/2
T. Quintal n 8	40.1	2.8 7/3	1.4 5/0
Akol Akon n 4	28.8	2.3 2/1	1.6 2/0
A. Toure n 8	62.3	1.8 7/3	0.7 4/0

Sydney — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Lolley n 8	77.9	0.6 3/1	0.3 2/0
P. Quispe n 8	84.5	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
Víctor Campuzano n 8	84.4	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
P. Wood n 8	29.3	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
A. Walatee n 8	41.5	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Sydney — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
W. Kamijo n 5	17.4	10.3 2/2
C. Hollman n 5	32	4.5 5/3
R. Youlley n 8	76	2.7 7/6
T. Quintal n 8	40.1	2.5 4/1
B. Garuccio n 8	83.4	2.4 7/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Melbourne Victory		Sydney
43%	Possession	57%
1.83	Expected goals (xG)	0.63
18	Shots	8
10	Shots on target	3
6	Shots off target	4
2	Blocked shots	1
14	Shots inside the box	7
11	Corners	3
3	Offsides	3
13	Fouls	13
4	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	5
343	Passes	495
72%	Pass accuracy	82%

Melbourne Victory player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Jack Warshawsky	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
Joshua Rawlins	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7.7
L. Jackson	90	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	8.2
Jason Davidson	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	7.2
Louis D'Arrigo	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.6
Sebastian Esposito	89	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	7.3
Juan Mata	83	0	3	2	1	6	4	0	8.3
Nikolaos Vergos	83	0	1	1	1	1	0	Y	6.5
Clarismario	76	2	0	5	3	1	1	Y	9.5
Denis Genreau	68	0	0	2	0	2	3	Y	6.3
Matthew Grimaldi	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Nishan Velupillay sub	22	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.3
Jordi Valadon sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
Keegan Jelacic sub	14	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.7
R. Piscopo sub	12	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.3
J. Reec sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Inserra sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sydney player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Harrison Devenish-Meares	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
R. Grant	90	1	0	2	1	0	5.5
J. King	90	0	0	0	2	Y	5.9
C. Hollman	90	1	0	2	2	0	6.7
P. Quispe	90	0	0	3	1	0	6.3
T. Quintal	89	1	0	1	6	0	6.5
Víctor Campuzano	89	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
M. Tisserand	56	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler	56	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
P. Wood	56	3	3	0	0	0	6.5
A. Grant	44	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
J. Courtney-Perkins sub	46	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
A. Popovic sub	34	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
W. Kamijo sub	34	0	0	0	0	Y	5.9
M. Macallister sub	34	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
Nickolas Alfaro sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	–
Akol Akon sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Melbourne Victory v Sydney — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Melbourne VictoryWWWLL

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

SydneyWLDWL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 0.8 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Melbourne Victory 3 · 1 draw · Sydney 2 · 2.5 goals/game

2025-11-22 Sydney 3–0 Melbourne Victory
2025-01-24 Melbourne Victory 2–0 Sydney
2024-12-28 Sydney 3–0 Melbourne Victory
2024-01-26 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Sydney
2023-12-16 Melbourne Victory 3–0 Sydney
2023-10-21 Sydney 0–2 Melbourne Victory

League standing · 2025/26

Melbourne Victory#4 pos40 pts26 pl+11 GD

Sydney#5 pos39 pts26 pl+8 GD

Goals per game

Melbourne Victory scored1.69

Sydney scored1.27

Melbourne Victory conceded1.27

Sydney conceded0.96

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What is the head-to-head record between Melbourne Victory and Sydney?: In their last 6 meetings, Melbourne Victory won 3, Sydney won 2 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Melbourne Victory and Sydney?: Recent form — Melbourne Victory 3W 0D 2L; Sydney 2W 1D 2L.

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