Sydney FC vs Melbourne VictoryPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Australia Cup semi-final at the Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, where Sydney host Melbourne Victory. The home side have won three of their last five: 1-0 away at SD Raiders in the most recent outing, 4-2 away at Brisbane Roar, then a 1-1 with Tottenham, a 5-1 against Bayswater City and a 0-1 against Auckland. That adds up to 11 goals scored and 5 conceded, with the notable detail that all five of those matches were played away from home. Melbourne Victory arrive from a 1-0 win away at APIA Leichhardt Tigers, preceded by a 1-1 with Western Sydney Wanderers and a 4-0 against Kingborough Lions; further back sit a 0-1 home defeat to Sydney themselves and a 2-0 win away at Western Sydney Wanderers. Three wins, one draw and one defeat, with 8 goals scored and 2 conceded. The head-to-head record is evenly split: in May 2026 Melbourne Victory lost 0-1 at home and in November 2025 Sydney won 3-0 in front of their own crowd, while Melbourne Victory won 4-0 in January 2026 and 2-0 in January 2025 on their own ground; March 2026 finished 2-2. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.