| This was the 12th match between these two teams. |
| This was the 11th League match between these two teams. |
| Melbourne Victory had now gone 2 matches without scoring a goal. |
| Melbourne Victory had not won in the last 4 matches when they had hosted Sydney FC |
| Melbourne Victory had not scored a goal in the last 4 times they had hosted Sydney FC |
| The crowd of 31,564 was the 7th largest home crowd for Melbourne Victory in the history of the A-League (Men) at the time. |
| Melbourne Victory had not beaten Sydney FC in the last 4 matches between these two teams. |
| This was the first time in the last 4 matches between the two that Sydney FC had managed to beat Melbourne Victory. |
| The 2 goal margin was a new record winning margin for Sydney FC over Melbourne Victory. It stood until 9/10/2009 Melbourne Victory 0-3 Sydney FC. |
| The 2 goals scored by Sydney FC equalled their record for goals scored against Melbourne Victory, first set on 3/12/2005. The record was equalled again on 27/12/2008, and stood until 9/10/2009 Melbourne Victory 0-3 Sydney FC. |
| Head to head record: Melbourne Victory vs Sydney FC |
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