Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory Verdict
It's another episode of the Big Blue as Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory meet in the Australia Cup semi-final. I'm backing BTTS as the best bet and Victory in the Double Chance market in what is a coin flip game.
- Sydney have seen BTTS land in five of their last seven games
- Victory have seen BTTS land in 10 of their last 15 games
- Victory are unbeaten in 13 of their last 15 games
- Sydney have only won five of their last 15 games inside 90 mins
Head To Head
These teams have already met three times in 2026. Victory dominated in a 4-0 win on Australia Day before a 2-2 draw in March.
Sydney then knocked Victory out of the finals series with a 1-0 triumph, with Patrick Wood's 80th minute strike proving the difference.
Sydney FC Form
Sydney began their Australia Cup campaign in emphatic fashion, cruising to a 5-1 victory over Bayswater City in the Round of 32.
Teenage talent Akol Akon starred with three assists, Thiago Quintal produced a superb hat-trick, while Mathias Macallister and Zachary De Jesus also found the back of the net.
The Sky Blues also impressed in a high-profile friendly against Tottenham Hotspur, earning a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes. New Japanese signing Takahiro Sekine made an immediate impression on his unofficial debut, coming off the bench to score the equaliser.
Sydney carried that momentum into the Round of 16, producing an impressive 4-2 victory over Brisbane Roar. Sekine and Quintal were both on the scoresheet again, while Ben Garuccio contributed a goal and an assist before Gabriel Popovic sealed the result in stoppage time.
Patrick Kisnorbo's side had a tougher time of it in the quarter-finals, edging out NPL NSW side SD Raiders 1-0. Sekine was on target for the third time this preseason, firing off a brilliant finish after some good lead-up work from Joe Lacey.
Melbourne Victory Form
New head coach Giovanni Savarese made a winning start to life at Victory, overseeing a comfortable 4-0 victory over Kingsborough Lions in the Round of 32.
Philipp Ziereis, Matthew Grimaldi, Clarismario Santos and Keegan Jelacic all found the back of the net as Victory cruised into the Round of 16 with an emphatic performance.
Victory were made to work much harder in the next round, eventually overcoming Western Sydney Wanderers on penalties. Harry Sawyer scored during extra time before converting again in the shootout, with the Wanderers missing their final three spot-kicks to send Victory through to the quarter-finals.
Extra-time was needed once again for Victory in their quarter-final clash with a stubborn APIA Leichhardt. Sawyer was on hand was again for the winning goal after some brilliant lead-up play from Keegan Jelacic.