In a clash between two teams from the lower end of the A-League table, Melbourne Victory will entertain Sydney FC at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium on Thursday. The hosts are winless in their last five league games and suffered a 3-1 defeat against Perth Glory on Saturday as they remained in last place in the league table.

They have one game in hand over the visitors and if they can secure a win in this game, they will climb up to 10th place in the league table. Sydney FC are winless in their last three games and fell to a 1-0 loss against Western United last time around. They fell just short of securing a point from the game as substitute Alessandro Diamanti scored the winning goal for Western in the 86th minute.

Match Details:

• Match: Melbourne Victory vs Sydney FC
• Date: 26 January 2023
• Time: 1:15 pm
• Venue: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

Melbourne Victory vs Sydney FC Prediction

Both teams have struggled for form in their recent games, with the hosts failing to score in two of their last five games and Sydney failing to find the back of the net in three of their last five games. Both teams have picked up just one win in their last six games and might struggle here.

The last six meetings between the two teams at Thursday’s venue have produced over 2.5 goals and we expect this game to end in a high-scoring draw as well.

Prediction: Melbourne Victory 2-2 Sydney FC

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Melbourne Victory vs Sydney FC Head-To-Head

• The two teams will be meeting in the 57th edition of the Big Blue derby. The visitors have been the better side in these meetings and enjoy a 23-17 lead in wins while 16 games have ended in draws.
• Melbourne Victory are unbeaten in their last three meetings against Sydney and recorded a 3-2 away win in the reverse fixture earlier this season.
• Interestingly, they have picked up just one win in their last nine home games against the visitors, suffering six defeats in that period.

Melbourne Victory vs Sydney FC Live Stream Time

This match will start from 1:15 pm

Melbourne Victory vs Sydney FC Date

This match will take place on 26 January 2023

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Melbourne Victory vs Sydney FC Team News

Melbourne Victory are expected to make one change to the side that was defeated by Perth Glory in their last match.

Christopher Ikonomidis will not be available due to receiving a red card in his last game, with youngster Nishan Velupillay expected to replace him off the right-hand side.

Portuguese winger Nani is not expected to be available for selection due to injury.

Sydney FC are expected to remain with the same XI that started against Western United.

Alex Wilkinson is set to keep his place in the Sydney FC backline with Jack Rodwell being unable for selection due to injury.

Adam Le Fondre is expected to lead the line for Sydney FC on Thursday.

Melbourne Victory vs Sydney FC Lineups

Melbourne Victory:

Acton; Geria, Bozinovski, Spiranovic, Smith; Brillante, Broxham; Velupillay, Brimmer, Folami; Fornaroli

Sydney FC:

Redmayne; Grant, Donachie, Wilkinson, Caballo; Caceres, Brattan, Burgess; Lolley, Le Fondre, Mak

🇦🇺Melbourne Victory vs Sydney FC
✍️Brimmer & Lolley 2+ shots
⚖️4/5 – Odds
💰2 Units – Stake

Stats👇🏻

Brimmer shots –
2,4,3,2,2,1,2,4,0,2,2,3,3,2

Lolley shots (starts) –
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Melbourne Victory vs Sydney FC Odds

• Sydney to Win
• Both Teams to Score Prediction: Yes
• Correct Score Prediction: 1-2 to Sydney

Melbourne Victory vs Sydney FC Stats

• Melbourne Victory 35.29%
• Sydney FC 40.04%
• Draw 24.67%

Melbourne Victory vs Sydney FC Tips

Tip 1: Result – Draw

Tip 2: Goals – Over/Under 2.5 Goals – Over 2.5

Tip 3: Sydney to score first – Yes

Tip 4: At least a goal to be scored in the second half – Yes

Melbourne Victory vs Sydney FC Betting Trends

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Sydney FC win with a probability of 40.04%. A win for Melbourne Victory has a probability of 35.29% and a draw has a probability of 24.7%.

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The most likely scoreline for a Sydney FC win is 1-2 with a probability of 8.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 0-1 (8.19%) and 0-2 (6.19%). The likeliest Melbourne Victory win is 2-1 (8.07%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (11.5%).

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Melbourne Victory vs Sydney FC Who Will Win

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