Canberra Croatia vs South Melbourne
Australian Championship
Canberra Croatia0 : 2FTHalf-time: 0 : 1
South Melbourne
Match events
- 28' Goal - J. Swibel0 : 1
- 76' Goal - T. Giannakopoulos0 : 2
Match statistics
37%Ball Possession63%
2On Target6
25Dangerous Attacks92
98Attacks133
2Corners9
1Off Target8
Match information
- Competition
- Australian Championship
- Date
- 29 October 2026
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Deakin Stadium, Canberra
Recent form
Canberra CroatiaWWWLL
South MelbourneLWLWW
Clubs
Canberra Croatia
- Founded
- 1958
- Country
- Australia
- Stadium
- Deakin Stadium
- City
- Canberra
- Capacity
- 1 500
- Surface
- grass
South Melbourne
- Founded
- 1959
- Country
- Australia
- Stadium
- Lakeside Stadium
- City
- Melbourne
- Capacity
- 15 000
- Surface
- grass
Match commentary
- It is all over: Canberra Croatia 0 : 2 South Melbourne.
- 76'Goal! T. Giannakopoulos scores for South Melbourne. 0 : 2.
- We are back for the second half.
- Half-time. 0 : 1.
- 28'Goal! J. Swibel scores for South Melbourne. 0 : 1.
- Kick-off! The match is under way.
The provider has no line-ups for this match. Below are the club squads.
Coaches
- Canberra Croatia
- Dean Ugrinic
- South Melbourne
- Sinisa Cohadzic
Squad - Canberra Croatia
| # | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||
| 1 | Sam Brown | 28 |
| 23 | Jason Matesa | 26 |
| Defenders | ||
| 4 | Matthew Grbesa | 38 |
| 5 | Jack Peraic-Cullen | 21 |
| 14 | Daniel Subasic | 26 |
| 15 | David Seselja | 21 |
| 19 | Tony Spaseski | 27 |
| 24 | Daniel Sparrow | 32 |
| Shandon Whitehead | 24 | |
| Midfielders | ||
| 6 | Ryan Keir | 32 |
| 7 | Daniel Colbertaldo | 32 |
| 8 | Keegan Vucetic | 23 |
| 12 | Nikola Jadric | 23 |
| Anthony Rakic | - | |
| Marko Jadric | 21 | |
| Michael Piccolo | 26 | |
| Forwards | ||
| 10 | Nicholas Pratezina | 20 |
| 22 | Maxx Green | 21 |
Squad - South Melbourne
| # | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||
| 1 | Antonie Van Riet | 19 |
| 1 | Javier Diaz Lopez | 35 |
| 20 | Jake Charlston | - |
| Defenders | ||
| 3 | Jordan Lampard | 29 |
| 4 | Marco Jankovic | 31 |
| 5 |  Hassan Ramazani | 25 |
| 12 |  Richard Nkomo | 19 |
| 17 | Thomas Giannakopoulos | 22 |
| 23 | Jacob Eliopoulos | 30 |
| Che Burchmore | 20 | |
| Luca Trubiano | 18 | |
| Midfielders | ||
| 8 |  Paulo Retre | 33 |
| 14 | Alexander Menelaou | 22 |
| 21 |  Sebastian Pasquali | 26 |
| 22 | Maximilian Mikkola | 26 |
| 27 | Jack Painter-Andrews | 26 |
| Forwards | ||
| 7 |  David Yoo | 26 |
| 9 |  Jordan Swibel | 27 |
| 10 | Bul Juach | 25 |
| 11 | Yuki Uchida | 25 |
| 13 | James Lackay | 19 |
| 16 | Arran Cocks | 20 |
| 18 | Andre Skapoulas | 21 |
| 19 | Andrico Mesourouni | 25 |
Team statistics
Canberra CroatiaSouth Melbourne
2Corners9
0Throw In0
0Free Kick0
0Goal Kick0
0Penalty0
4Substitution4
98Attacks133
25Dangerous Attacks92
2On Target6
1Off Target8
37%Ball Possession63%
2Corners7
0Throw In0
0Free Kick0
0Goal Kick0
0Penalty0
0Substitution0
49Attacks58
14Dangerous Attacks47
2On Target4
1Off Target4
50%Ball Possession50%
0Corners2
0Throw In0
0Free Kick0
0Goal Kick0
0Penalty0
4Substitution4
49Attacks75
11Dangerous Attacks45
0On Target2
0Off Target4
Head-to-head
No previous meetings of these clubs in the data.
Form: last 9 matches
| Canberra Croatia | South Melbourne | |
|---|---|---|
| W-D-L | 7-0-2 | 6-0-3 |
| Scored (per match) | 24 (2.7) | 15 (1.7) |
| Conceded (per match) | 13 (1.4) | 8 (0.9) |
| Clean sheets | 4 / 9 | 3 / 9 |
| Both teams scored | 3 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
Recent form - Canberra Croatia
- L24 October 2026 • Australian Championship • Canberra Croatia 0 : 2 Sutherland Sharks (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L13 September 2026 • Capital Territory NPL • Canberra Croatia 0 : 3 Tigers FC (Half-time 0 : 1)
- W5 September 2026 • Capital Territory NPL • Canberra Croatia 1 : 0 Queanbeyan City (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W22 August 2026 • Capital Territory NPL • Canberra Croatia 4 : 0 Belconnen Utd. (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W15 August 2026 • Capital Territory NPL • Monaro Panthers 2 : 3 Canberra Croatia (Half-time 0 : 2)
- W8 August 2026 • Capital Territory NPL • Canberra Croatia 5 : 4 O'Connor Knights (Half-time 2 : 3)
- W2 August 2026 • Capital Territory NPL • Canberra Croatia 4 : 0 Canberra Juventus (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W21 July 2026 • Capital Territory NPL • Canberra Juventus 2 : 5 Canberra Croatia (Half-time 0 : 3)
- W11 July 2026 • Capital Territory NPL • Canberra Croatia 2 : 0 Brindabella (Half-time 2 : 0)
Recent form - South Melbourne
- W17 October 2026 • Australian Championship • Sutherland Sharks 0 : 1 South Melbourne (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W15 September 2026 • Australia Cup • South Melbourne 3 : 1 Queensland Lions (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L11 September 2026 • Victoria NPL • Oakleigh Cannons 2 : 1 South Melbourne (Half-time 1 : 1)
- W6 September 2026 • Victoria NPL • South Melbourne 2 : 1 Heidelberg Utd (Half-time 2 : 1)
- L29 August 2026 • Victoria NPL • George Cross 1 : 0 South Melbourne (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W26 August 2026 • Australia Cup • Preston Lions 1 : 2 South Melbourne (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L23 August 2026 • Victoria NPL • South Melbourne 1 : 2 Heidelberg Utd (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W15 August 2026 • Victoria NPL • Melbourne City U21 0 : 3 South Melbourne (Half-time 0 : 2)
- W2 August 2026 • Victoria NPL • South Melbourne 2 : 0 St Albans (Half-time 2 : 0)