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Melbourne Victory vs Sydney Preview: Team News & Prediction

by Alex Lawes · January 21 2025, 16:43
Melbourne Victory vs Sydney Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Melbourne Victory begin this weekend’s round of fixtures sitting firmly in the middle of the 13-team Australian A League table ahead of facing an underperforming Sydney side this week.

Kick-off date/time: Friday 24th January, 2025: UK – 8:35am / US ET – 3:35am / US PT – 12:35am

How to watch on TV/online: UK – YouTube / US – ESPN / Australia – Paramount+

Melbourne Victory Team News: Fully fit

Melbourne Victory have no fresh injury concerns or suspension issues for this weekend’s visit of Sydney so they will be able to name an unchanged eleven for this one if they so choose with a fully fit and available squad.

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Duncan; Rawlins, Hamill, Roderick, Bos; Teague, Valadon; Sloane-Rodrigues, Machach, Arzani; Fornaroli

Unavailable: 

Questionable: 

Sydney Team News: No Douglas Costa

Sydney have a couple of stellar attackers on their books in Joe Lolley and Douglas Costa but the latter remains unavailable for the visitors. Aside from the Brazil international, they have no other injury concerns or suspension issues for this one.

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Devenish-Meares; De Jesus, Grant, Matthews, King; Hollman, Sena; Lolley, Caceres, Segecic; Klimala

Unavailable: Douglas Costa (Injured)

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Melbourne Victory vs Sydney Prediction

Melbourne Victory come into this one on the back of a 3-2 defeat to league leaders Adelaide United in their most recent outing in South Australia last weekend. They had started the season well but the Victorians are now winless in their last six matches, although they have remained entertaining with their last three games consisting of 16 goals. They now face a Sydney side that had recently returned to form, which included a 3-0 defeat of Melbourne Victory in the reverse fixture between these two sides, but they most recently suffered a thrilling 4-3 loss to Brisbane Roar last week in which they were 4-1 down in the closing stages. It should be an entertaining encounter in which both teams score between two inconsistent and underperforming sides this weekend.

Melbourne Victory vs Sydney Tip: Both teams to score

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