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Australian A-League | Gameweek 19
Mar 4, 2023 at 8.45am UK
Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Melbourne Victory

Sydney FC
1 - 0
Victory

Caceres (35')
FT(HT: 1-0)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Australian A-League clash between Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Melbourne City 3-2 Sydney FC
Saturday, February 25 at 6am in Australian A-League
Last Game: Victory 1-1 Adelaide United
Sunday, February 26 at 4am in Australian A-League

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sydney FC win with a probability of 44.25%. A win for Melbourne Victory had a probability of 30.98% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sydney FC win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.13%) and 2-0 (7.19%). The likeliest Melbourne Victory win was 0-1 (7.44%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.66%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Sydney FC in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Sydney FC.

Result
Sydney FCDrawMelbourne Victory
44.25% (-0.155 -0.16)24.78% (-0.020999999999997 -0.02)30.98% (0.18 0.18)
Both teams to score 56.93% (0.169 0.17)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.96% (0.181 0.18)46.05% (-0.176 -0.18)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.65% (0.172 0.17)68.35% (-0.16500000000001 -0.17)
Sydney FC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.13% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)20.87% (-0.0040000000000013 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.42% (0.0080000000000027 0.01)53.58% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)
Melbourne Victory Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.95% (0.209 0.21)28.05% (-0.204 -0.2)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.3% (0.264 0.26)63.7% (-0.26 -0.26)
Score Analysis
    Sydney FC 44.25%
    Melbourne Victory 30.98%
    Draw 24.78%
Sydney FCDrawMelbourne Victory
1-0 @ 9.17% (-0.067 -0.07)
2-1 @ 9.13% (-0.013999999999999 -0.01)
2-0 @ 7.19% (-0.052 -0.05)
3-1 @ 4.77% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
3-0 @ 3.75% (-0.027 -0.03)
3-2 @ 3.03% (0.013 0.01)
4-1 @ 1.87% (-0.002 -0)
4-0 @ 1.47% (-0.01 -0.01)
4-2 @ 1.19% (0.006 0.01)
Other @ 2.67%
Total : 44.25%
1-1 @ 11.66% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 5.86% (-0.044 -0.04)
2-2 @ 5.81% (0.025 0.03)
3-3 @ 1.29% (0.013 0.01)
Other @ 0.17%
Total : 24.78%
0-1 @ 7.44% (-0.013000000000001 -0.01)
1-2 @ 7.41% (0.031 0.03)
0-2 @ 4.73% (0.019 0.02)
1-3 @ 3.14% (0.031 0.03)
2-3 @ 2.46% (0.024 0.02)
0-3 @ 2.01% (0.02 0.02)
1-4 @ 1% (0.015 0.02)
Other @ 2.79%
Total : 30.98%

How you voted: Sydney FC vs Victory

Sydney FC
73.3%
Draw
6.7%
Melbourne Victory
20.0%
15
Head to Head
Jan 26, 2023 7.45am
Victory
1-2
Sydney FC
Brimmer (26')
Miranda (48'), Folami (72')
Burgess (32'), Le Fondre (52')
Caballo (21'), Lolley (67')
Oct 8, 2022 9.45am
May 7, 2022 10.45am
Sydney FC
1-4
Victory
Le Fondre (16')
Retre (28'), Yazbek (77')
D'Agostino (14'), Brimmer (30'), Geria (38'), Hamill (87')
Marchan (69')
Jan 25, 2022 8.45am
Victory
2-2
Sydney FC
Folami (17'), Kruse (77')
Kelava (82')
Ninkovic (37'), Bobo (81')
Bobo (90+4'), Amini (90+8')
May 19, 2021 10.05am
Sydney FC
2-0
Victory
Bobo (10'), Barbarouses (83')
Brattan (30')

Brimmer (45'), Folami (46'), Barnett (90+3')