Sydney 0-2 Melbourne Victory

Match facts

• Venue: Allianz Stadium, Sydney — the fixture record names no ground, so this is where Sydney plays the majority of its home matches.
• Referee: M. T. Al-Jaafari
• Round: Semi-finals

Record last updated 7 Oct 2026.

Goals

Goalscorers with match minute.

• 2' K. Jelacic for Melbourne Victory (assist M. Grimaldi)
• 61' J. Courtney-Perkins for Melbourne Victory — Own Goal

Bookings

• 31' J. Hollman — Yellow Card
• 53' J. Valadon — Yellow Card
• 67' Tiago Quintal — Yellow Card
• 90+3' Louis D'Arrigo — Yellow Card

Lineups

Starting elevens and substitutes for both sides.

Sydney

Starting XI

• 1 · Gus Hoefsloot
• 4 · J. Courtney-Perkins
• 7 · Akol Akon
• 14 · T. Sekine
• 15 · J. Hollman
• 17 · B. Garuccio
• 20 · Tiago Quintal
• 23 · Rhyan Grant
• 29 · Joseph Lacey
• 41 · A. Popovic
• 90 · Oriola Sunday

Substitutes

• 2 · James Overy
• 16 · G. Popović
• 22 · M. Macallister
• 28 · Ethan Dyer
• 30 · Alexander Zaverdinos
• 35 · A. Toure
• 36 · R. Youlley

Melbourne Victory

Starting XI

• 3 · J. Davidson
• 6 · Louis D'Arrigo
• 8 · J. Valadon
• 11 · Clarismario Rodrigues
• 14 · Matthew Grimaldi
• 15 · T. Lockyer
• 16 · Joshua Inserra
• 18 · F. Lino
• 23 · K. Jelacic
• 25 · Jack Duncan
• 44 · C. Nduka

Substitutes

• 1 · Jack Warshawsky
• 5 · B. Hamill
• 9 · H. Sawyer
• 10 · D. Genreau
• 22 · X. Stella
• 36 · H. Shillington

Recent form (last 5)

Both teams' last five completed league matches — form string, points, and goals for/against.

• Sydney: WWWWD · 13 pts from 5 · 8-2
• Melbourne Victory: WDLWL · 7 pts from 5 · 4-3

Head-to-head

Most recent meetings between Sydney and Melbourne Victory.

• Melbourne Victory 0-1 Sydney · May 2, 2026
• Sydney 2-2 Melbourne Victory · Mar 7, 2026
• Melbourne Victory 4-0 Sydney · Jan 26, 2026
• Sydney 3-0 Melbourne Victory · Nov 22, 2025
• Melbourne Victory 2-0 Sydney · Jan 24, 2025