A-League Men Scores & Fixtures
Saturday 28th December
A-League Men Table
On Saturday 28th December
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Auckland | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 22 |
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2 Adelaide United | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 18 |
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3 Melbourne Victory | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 17 |
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4 Macarthur | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 15 |
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5 Melbourne City | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 14 |
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6 Western Sydney Wanderers | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 14 |
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7 Sydney | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 13 |
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8 Wellington Phoenix | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 13 |
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9 Western United | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 12 |
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10 Central Coast Mariners | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 10 |
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11 Newcastle Jets | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 6 |
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12 Perth Glory | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 27 | -22 | 5 |
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13 Brisbane Roar | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 2 |
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Key
- Position 1, 2 : Final Series
- Position 3, 4, 5, 6 : Final Series Play-offs
Team Lineups
home team, Sydney
Manager: Ufuk Talay
Formation: 4 - 3 - 2 - 1
Pitch Formation
- 12, Devenish-Meares, Goalkeeper
- 23, Rhyan Grant, Defender5, Matthews, Defender41, Popovic, Defender4, Courtney-Perkins, Defender
- 17, Cáceres, Midfielder6, Hollman, Midfielder7, Segecic, Midfielder
- 11, Douglas Costa, Attacking Midfielder8, Ouahim, Attacking Midfielder
- 10, Lolley, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 12, H. Devenish-Meares
- Number 4, J. Courtney-Perkins
- Number 41, A. Popović , substituted for A. Gurd at 87 minutes
- Number 5, H. Matthews
- Number 23, R. Grant , Captain
- Number 7, A. Segecic , Yellow Card at 68 minutes
- Number 6, C. Hollman , substituted for J. King at 87 minutes
- Number 17, A. Cáceres
- Number 8, A. Ouahim , substituted for T. Quintal at 95 minutes
- Number 11, Douglas Costa , substituted for J. Kucharski at 48 minutes
- Number 10, J. Lolley , substituted for N. Amanatidis at 87 minutes
Substitutes
home team, Sydney
- Number 28, N. Amanatidis
- Number 3, A. Gurd
- Number 16, J. King
- Number 25, J. Kucharski
- Number 20, T. Quintal
- Number 1, A. Redmayne
- Number 13, P. Wood
away team, Melbourne Victory
Manager: Arthur Diles
Formation: 4 - 2 - 2 - 2
Pitch Formation
- 25, Duncan, Goalkeeper
- 2, Geria, Defender5, Hamill, Defender21, Roderick Miranda, Defender28, Bos, Defender
- 6, Teague, Defensive Midfielder14, Valadon, Defensive Midfielder
- 7, Arzani, Attacking Midfielder27, Piscopo, Attacking Midfielder
- 8, Machach, Striker9, Vergos, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 25, J. Duncan
- Number 28, K. Bos , substituted for A. Traoré at 81 minutes
- Number 21, Roderick Miranda , Captain
- Number 5, B. Hamill , Yellow Card at 79 minutes
- Number 2, J. Geria , Yellow Card at 51 minutes
- Number 14, J. Valadon
- Number 6, R. Teague , substituted for F. Monge at 75 minutes
- Number 27, R. Piscopo , substituted for J. Reec at 64 minutes
- Number 7, D. Arzani , substituted for Clarismario Rodrigues at 46 minutes
- Number 9, N. Vergos , substituted for B. Fornaroli at 46 minutes
- Number 8, Z. Machach , Red Card at 16 minutes
away team, Melbourne Victory
- Number 10, B. Fornaroli , Yellow Card at 70 minutes
- Number 30, D. Graskoski
- Number 19, J. Reec , Yellow Card at 67 minutes
- Number 18, F. Monge
- Number 22, J. Rawlins
- Number 11, Clarismario Rodrigues
- Number 3, A. Traoré
home team, Sydney
Manager: Ufuk Talay
Formation: 4 - 3 - 2 - 1
Pitch Formation
- 12, Devenish-Meares, Goalkeeper
- 23, Rhyan Grant, Defender5, Matthews, Defender41, Popovic, Defender4, Courtney-Perkins, Defender
- 17, Cáceres, Midfielder6, Hollman, Midfielder7, Segecic, Midfielder
- 11, Douglas Costa, Attacking Midfielder8, Ouahim, Attacking Midfielder
- 10, Lolley, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 12, H. Devenish-Meares
- Number 4, J. Courtney-Perkins
- Number 41, A. Popović , substituted for A. Gurd at 87 minutes
- Number 5, H. Matthews
- Number 23, R. Grant , Captain
- Number 7, A. Segecic , Yellow Card at 68 minutes
- Number 6, C. Hollman , substituted for J. King at 87 minutes
- Number 17, A. Cáceres
- Number 8, A. Ouahim , substituted for T. Quintal at 95 minutes
- Number 11, Douglas Costa , substituted for J. Kucharski at 48 minutes
- Number 10, J. Lolley , substituted for N. Amanatidis at 87 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 28, N. Amanatidis
- Number 3, A. Gurd
- Number 16, J. King
- Number 25, J. Kucharski
- Number 20, T. Quintal
- Number 1, A. Redmayne
- Number 13, P. Wood
away team, Melbourne Victory
Manager: Arthur Diles
Formation: 4 - 2 - 2 - 2
Pitch Formation
- 25, Duncan, Goalkeeper
- 2, Geria, Defender5, Hamill, Defender21, Roderick Miranda, Defender28, Bos, Defender
- 6, Teague, Defensive Midfielder14, Valadon, Defensive Midfielder
- 7, Arzani, Attacking Midfielder27, Piscopo, Attacking Midfielder
- 8, Machach, Striker9, Vergos, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 25, J. Duncan
- Number 28, K. Bos , substituted for A. Traoré at 81 minutes
- Number 21, Roderick Miranda , Captain
- Number 5, B. Hamill , Yellow Card at 79 minutes
- Number 2, J. Geria , Yellow Card at 51 minutes
- Number 14, J. Valadon
- Number 6, R. Teague , substituted for F. Monge at 75 minutes
- Number 27, R. Piscopo , substituted for J. Reec at 64 minutes
- Number 7, D. Arzani , substituted for Clarismario Rodrigues at 46 minutes
- Number 9, N. Vergos , substituted for B. Fornaroli at 46 minutes
- Number 8, Z. Machach , Red Card at 16 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 10, B. Fornaroli , Yellow Card at 70 minutes
- Number 30, D. Graskoski
- Number 19, J. Reec , Yellow Card at 67 minutes
- Number 18, F. Monge
- Number 22, J. Rawlins
- Number 11, Clarismario Rodrigues
- Number 3, A. Traoré
Match Officials
- Referee:
- Adam Kersey
- Video Assistant Referee:
- Kate Jacewicz
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Hugh Fenton-White
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Andrej Giev
- Fourth Official:
- Tim Danaskos
- Assistant VAR Official:
- Brad Wright
Match Stats
Key, Sydney v Mel VictoryOverall possession
Shots
Sydney 15Melbourne Victory 16Shots on target
Sydney 10Melbourne Victory 3Goalkeeper saves
Sydney 2Melbourne Victory 7Fouls committed
Sydney 10Melbourne Victory 10Corners
Sydney 4Melbourne Victory 4In-depth match stats
Attack
Shots
Sydney 15Melbourne Victory 16Shots on target
Sydney 10Melbourne Victory 3Shots off target
Sydney 3Melbourne Victory 9Total offsides
Sydney 7Melbourne Victory 1Distribution
Total passes
Sydney 544Melbourne Victory 465Pass accuracy %
Sydney 90.6Melbourne Victory 88.8Defence
Total tackles
Sydney 24Melbourne Victory 18Won tackle %
Sydney 50Melbourne Victory 55.6Fouls committed
Sydney 10Melbourne Victory 10Total yellow cards
Sydney 1Melbourne Victory 4Total clearances
Sydney 21Melbourne Victory 11Season so far
A-League Men
Key, Sydney v Mel Victory
League position, Sydney 7th, Melbourne Victory 5thTotal points, Sydney 37, Melbourne Victory 43
Form guide
All competitions
Sydney draw
v Adelaide United
3
3
A-League Men
Melbourne Victory draw
v Melbourne City
1
1
A-League Men
Sydney lose
v Western United
3
4
A-League Men
Melbourne Victory won
v Perth Glory
2
0
A-League Men
Sydney lose
v Central Coast Mariners
2
1
A-League Men
Melbourne Victory won
v Western United
1
3
A-League Men
Sydney won
v Kaya
3
1
AFC Champions League Two
Melbourne Victory lose
v Wellington Phoenix
1
0
A-League Men
Sydney won
v Eastern
1
4
AFC Champions League Two
Melbourne Victory won
v Brisbane Roar
2
0
A-League Men
Previous meetings
All competitions
Sydney and Melbourne VictorySydney Won 26Melbourne Victory Won 20Draw 21
Played 67
Previous scores
All competitions
A-League Men
Melbourne Victory 1 , Sydney 1 on the 26th of January 2024
Melbourne Victory
Sydney
26th of January 2024
Melbourne Victory 3 , Sydney 0 on the 16th of December 2023
Melbourne Victory
Sydney
16th of December 2023
Sydney 0 , Melbourne Victory 2 on the 21st of October 2023
Sydney
Melbourne Victory
21st of October 2023