Sydney v Melbourne Victory prediction

A-League · Sun, 06 Dec 2026 06:00 GMT

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:25 UK · refreshed continuously

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TACTIX’s free model pick for Sydney v Melbourne Victory, A-League on Sun, 06 Dec 2026 06:00 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

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The match

Sydney host Melbourne Victory in the A-League on Sunday 6 December (kick-off 06:00 UK).

The key numbers

Melbourne Victory are winless in their last five matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

Six of Sydney’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (40%). Both teams scored in eight of Sydney’s last 15 results in all competitions (53%). At home, Sydney have two wins, five draws and two defeats in their last 9 home matches in all competitions — 1.22 points per game, scoring 1.33 and conceding 1.11.

Eight of Melbourne Victory’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (53%). Both teams scored in 10 of Melbourne Victory’s last 15 results in all competitions (67%). Away from home, Melbourne Victory have one win, three draws and two defeats in their last 6 away matches in all competitions — 1.00 points per game, scoring 1.33 and conceding 1.50.

Sydney (second) and Melbourne Victory (ninth) are five points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Sydney the stronger side, 105 rating points above Melbourne Victory (Sydney 1563, Melbourne Victory 1457, after at least 255 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 2 May 2026, finished Melbourne Victory 0–1 Sydney.

Team news

Predicted Sydney XI (4-2-3-1): H. Devenish-Meares, R. Grant, B. Garuccio, J. Courtney-Perkins, A. Popovic, R. Youlley, T. Sekine, A. Toure, W. Kamijo, A. Akon, O. Sunday — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, A. Toure (6.2 per match over four appearances, four goals and one assist) and O. Sunday (4.5 per match over four appearances, one goal and two assists) have been Sydney’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Sydney (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), O. Sunday averages 1.6 shots per 90 over 343 minutes.

Predicted Melbourne Victory XI (4-2-3-1): J. Duncan, P. Ziereis, J. Davidson, H. Shillington, F. Lino, D. Genreau, J. Valadon, K. Jelacic, G. May, Clarismario, C. Nduka — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Jordi Valadon (5.1 per match over seven appearances, three goals) and Denis Genreau (3.2 per match over eight appearances, two assists) have been Melbourne Victory’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Melbourne Victory (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Jordi Valadon averages 0.4 key passes per 90 over 495 minutes, with a key pass in one of the last six appearances. Denis Genreau averages 1.6 key passes per 90 over 504 minutes, with a key pass in four of the last seven appearances.

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

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sun, 06 Dec 2026 06:00 GMT · A-League
Head-to-head (last 6): Sydney 3 · draws 1 · Melbourne Victory 2 · 2.83 goals/game
Recent form: Sydney 2W 1D 2L · Melbourne Victory 0W 2D 3L

Sydney v Melbourne Victory (A-League): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.25 / 1

Goals

against 0.88 / 1.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4 / 5.5

Corners

against 4.71 / 4.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.43 / 3.5

Shots on target

against 4 / 4 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.29 / 1.13

Cards

against 1.86 / 1.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 6 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 6 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sydney for / against	Line	Melbourne Victory for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4 for · 4.71 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	5.5 for · 4.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	10.14 for · 12.86 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	13.13 for · 11.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.43 for · 4 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	3.5 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.29 for · 11.57 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	8.88 for · 9.88 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.29 for · 1.86 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.13 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5

Sydney

Sydney Goalkeeper

Sydney — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Harrison Devenish-Meares	4	90360 min	112.8 /90	41 /90	00 /90

Sydney — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sydney before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Harrison Devenish-Meares n 8	90	2.5 6/3

Sydney Defensive

Sydney — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
A. Popovic	4	90360 min	00 /90	30.8 /90	30.8 /90	184.5 /90	61.5 /90	20.5 /90
B. Garuccio	4	90360 min	71.8 /90	112.8 /90	00 /90	153.8 /90	41 /90	20.5 /90
J. Courtney-Perkins	4	90360 min	41 /90	71.8 /90	41 /90	266.5 /90	20.5 /90	10.3 /90
R. Grant	4	90360 min	51.3 /90	102.5 /90	10.3 /90	153.8 /90	20.5 /90	00 /90
J. Overy	1	1717 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	15.3 /90	00 /90	00 /90
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Sydney — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sydney before kick-off, to 6 November 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
R. Youlley n 8	63	1.4 7/1	0.7 4/0	—
A. Popovic n 8	90	1 6/2	0.4 2/1	—
B. Garuccio n 8	90	0.6 4/1	1 5/2	—
R. Grant n 8	90	0.5 2/2	0.6 4/1	—
J. Courtney-Perkins n 8	90	0.4 2/1	0.9 3/3	—
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Sydney — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sydney before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Youlley n 8	63	2 5/4
B. Garuccio n 8	90	1.6 5/4
J. Courtney-Perkins n 8	90	1.5 6/4
R. Grant n 8	90	1.3 3/2
A. Popovic n 8	90	0.9 3/2
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Sydney Attacking

Sydney — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
O. Sunday	4	86343 min	10.3 /90	20.5 /90	61.6 /90	20.5 /90	30.8 /90	71.8 /90
T. Quintal	4	53211 min	00 /90	20.9 /90	10.4 /90	00 /90	83.4 /90	62.6 /90
R. Youlley	4	90360 min	10.3 /90	00 /90	61.5 /90	20.5 /90	10.3 /90	00 /90
Takahiro Sekine	4	85340 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.3 /90	00 /90	71.9 /90	10.3 /90
A. Toure	4	67266 min	41.4 /90	10.3 /90	82.7 /90	51.7 /90	10.3 /90	51.7 /90
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Sydney — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sydney before kick-off, to 6 November 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. Youlley n 8	63	1.3 4/3	0.5 3/0
B. Garuccio n 8	90	0.6 3/1	0.3 2/0
R. Grant n 8	90	0.5 4/0	0 0/0
A. Popovic n 8	90	0.5 4/0	0.3 2/0
J. Courtney-Perkins n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
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Sydney — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sydney before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Youlley n 8	63	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
B. Garuccio n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
A. Popovic n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
R. Grant n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Courtney-Perkins n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Melbourne Victory

Melbourne Victory Goalkeeper

Melbourne Victory — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Jack Duncan	6	90540 min	172.8 /90	61 /90	00 /90
Jack Warshawsky	1	9090 min	33 /90	22 /90	00 /90

Melbourne Victory — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Melbourne Victory before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Jack Duncan n 8	90	2.4 5/3
Jack Warshawsky n 8	90	2 4/3

Melbourne Victory Defensive

Melbourne Victory — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
P. Ziereis	6	83498 min	71.3 /90	50.9 /90	30.5 /90	254.5 /90	30.5 /90	20.4 /90
Jason Davidson	5	90450 min	71.4 /90	20.4 /90	20.4 /90	193.8 /90	40.8 /90	10.2 /90
H. Shillington	5	73365 min	51.2 /90	51.2 /90	20.5 /90	153.7 /90	10.2 /90	00 /90
F. Lino	5	72360 min	61.5 /90	30.8 /90	00 /90	133.3 /90	20.5 /90	00 /90
J. Inserra	4	81325 min	92.5 /90	10.3 /90	00 /90	133.6 /90	30.8 /90	10.3 /90
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Melbourne Victory — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Melbourne Victory before kick-off, to 6 November 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
Denis Genreau n 8	74.1	1.1 5/2	2 6/4	—
Clarismario n 8	55.6	1.4 5/2	1.2 4/2	—
Jack Duncan n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
P. Ziereis n 6	83	0.5 3/0	0.7 3/1	—
Jordi Valadon n 8	76.3	0.6 4/0	0.4 2/1	—
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Melbourne Victory — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Melbourne Victory before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Denis Genreau n 8	74.1	1.8 7/4
Clarismario n 8	55.6	1.6 4/3
P. Ziereis n 6	83	1.3 4/3
Jordi Valadon n 8	76.3	2.7 6/6
Charles Nduka n 8	80.6	0.1 1/0
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Melbourne Victory Attacking

Melbourne Victory — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Clarismario	7	53374 min	20.5 /90	00 /90	102.4 /90	41 /90	30.7 /90	10.2 /90
Charles Nduka	6	79471 min	10.2 /90	20.4 /90	81.5 /90	20.4 /90	61.1 /90	30.6 /90
M. Ghossaini	4	37147 min	00 /90	00 /90	53.1 /90	10.6 /90	42.4 /90	31.8 /90
Harrison Sawyer	3	46138 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.7 /90	00 /90	10.7 /90	00 /90
Michael Ghossaini	3	40120 min	00 /90	00 /90	32.3 /90	10.8 /90	21.5 /90	10.8 /90
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Melbourne Victory — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Melbourne Victory before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Denis Genreau n 8	74.1	1.4 6/3	0.2 1/0
Clarismario n 8	55.6	2 4/2	0.8 3/1
Jack Duncan n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
P. Ziereis n 6	83	0 0/0	0 0/0
Jordi Valadon n 8	76.3	0.6 2/1	0.3 2/0
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Melbourne Victory — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Melbourne Victory before kick-off, to 6 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Denis Genreau n 8	74.1	0 0/0	0.3 1/1
Clarismario n 8	55.6	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
Jack Duncan n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
P. Ziereis n 6	83	0 0/0	0 0/0
Jordi Valadon n 8	76.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

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

Recent form

SydneyLDWLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1 conceded per game

Melbourne VictoryLDLDL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Sydney 3 · 1 draw · Melbourne Victory 2 · 2.83 goals/game

2026-05-02 Melbourne Victory 0–1 Sydney
2026-03-07 Sydney 2–2 Melbourne Victory
2026-01-26 Melbourne Victory 4–0 Sydney
2025-11-22 Sydney 3–0 Melbourne Victory
2025-01-24 Melbourne Victory 2–0 Sydney
2024-12-28 Sydney 3–0 Melbourne Victory

League standing · 2026/27

Sydney#2 pos7 pts4 pl+3 GD

Melbourne Victory#9 pos2 pts3 pl-1 GD

Goals per game

Sydney scored1.75

Melbourne Victory scored1

Sydney conceded1

Melbourne Victory conceded1.33

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What is the head-to-head record between Sydney and Melbourne Victory?: In their last 6 meetings, Sydney won 3, Melbourne Victory won 2 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sydney and Melbourne Victory?: Recent form — Sydney 2W 1D 2L; Melbourne Victory 0W 2D 3L.

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