Jan 25th features a match where Melbourne Victory and Sydney will play a match in Melbourne in a meeting of these two closely matched A-League teams. Melbourne Victory sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Adelaide United. Nicholas D’Agostino struck first for Melbourne Victory in the 84th minute, but Craig Goodwin got the equalizer for Adelaide United in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Melbourne Victory should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 6th placed Sydney is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Brisbane Roar. Anthony Caceres struck first for Sydney in the 34th minute, then Nikola Mileusnić tied it up for Brisbane Roar in the 40th minute earning Brisbane Roar a comeback draw. Sydney is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Sydney won the head to head battle with 3 wins.
Sydney is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Adam Le Fondre and Elvis Kamsoba each having 2 goals in their last five. Melbourne Victory’s most prolific scorer has been Nicholas D’Agostino. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.