In this week 19 match, on Saturday May 7th, Sydney will host Melbourne Victory at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium in a clash of the A-League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Sydney is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Adelaide United. Grant struck first for Sydney in the 6th minute, then Craig Goodwin got the equalizer for Adelaide United in the 36th minute on a feed from Javi López But luckily in the 95th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Craig Goodwin. Sydney is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Melbourne Victory recorded a 3-1 win against Wellington Phoenix. Nicholas D’Agostino scored the first goal for Melbourne Victory in the 2nd minute, but Gael Sandoval got the equalizer for Wellington Phoenix in the 26th minute. Melbourne Victory is on a hot streak lately, with only 0 loss in their last 10 matches.
On Tuesday Jan 25th, Melbourne Victory hosted Sydney at the Aami Park in their last match together. Melbourne Victory and Sydney battled to a 2-2 draw. Ben Folami struck first for Melbourne Victory in the 17th minute, then Ninkovic tied it up for Sydney in the 37th minute .
Melbourne Victory is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Jake Brimmer and Nicholas D’Agostino each having 2 goals in their last five. In the last five matches, both Adam Le Fondre and Buhagiar are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 4 goals for Sydney and look to continue their dominance.