Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Melbourne City FC vs Sydney FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2019-20
Melbourne City FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Sydney FC
Sat 1 Aug 2020 · 07:00 UTC AAMI Park HT 45+1' · FT 45+6'
Richard Windbichler 11' Y
Y 40' Paulo Retre
Curtis Good 55' Y
Y 59' Luke Brattan

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne City FC vs Sydney FC — A League at AAMI Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Ben Abraham
  • Referee Owen Goldrick
  • Referee Adam Powers
  • Referee Katie Petterson

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Newcastle United Jets FC 26 48
2 Adelaide United FC 26 43
3 Auckland FC 26 42
4 Melbourne Victory FC 26 40
5 Sydney FC 26 39
6 Melbourne City FC 26 38
7 Macarthur FC 26 34
8 Wellington Phoenix FC 26 33
9 Central Coast Mariners FC 26 32
10 Perth Glory FC 26 31
11 Brisbane Roar FC 26 26
12 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 21

Head-to-Head

11
4
5
Melbourne City FC 20 games · Avg 2.9 goals Sydney FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-08-01 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Sydney FC 2019-12-29 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC 2019-03-17 Sydney FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC 2019-02-03 Sydney FC 2–0 Melbourne City FC 2018-11-02 Melbourne City FC 0–3 Sydney FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Aug Sydney FC H 2–0 W
23 Mar Newcastle United Jets FC A 1–2 L
20 Mar Central Coast Mariners FC A 4–2 W
14 Mar Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 1–1 D
08 Mar Perth Glory FC A 3–2 W
01 Mar Brisbane Roar FC H 1–0 W
Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Aug Melbourne City FC A 0–2 L
21 Jul Newcastle United Jets FC H 1–2 L
17 Jul Wellington Phoenix FC H 3–1 W
21 Mar Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 1–1 D
14 Mar Perth Glory FC H 0–0 D
07 Mar Melbourne Victory FC A 4–1 W

Season Stats

Melbourne City FC Sydney FC
#6 Position #5
38 Points 39
26 Played 26
10 / 8 / 8 W / D / L 11 / 6 / 9
33 Scored 33
33 Conceded 25
+0 GD +8
1.46 PPG 1.50
38% Win % 42%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts). Sydney FC are 5th (39 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds AAMI Park will turn into a battlefield for Melbourne City FC and Sydney FC.
  • 5' Melbourne City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Melbourne City FC and Sydney FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 11' Richard Windbichler was booked on 11.
  • 16' Sydney FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 21' Harrison Delbridge has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 208 appearances.
  • 26' It’s high time Steve Corica made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 31' Sydney FC is showing some good football. However, Sydney FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 36' It looks surprising Melbourne City FC does not make any changes. Kosta Barbarouses has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' Sydney FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 40.
  • 45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 50' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 55' Poor challenge from Curtis Good. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 57' A stunning finish from Craig Noone — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 59' Luke Brattan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 59.
  • 64' Sydney FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 67' A change in the Sydney FC ranks — Kosta Barbarouses exits the field as Trent Buhagiar enters on 67.
  • 68' What a strike from Jamie MacLaren! The score is 2-0.
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for Nathaniel Atkinson. He replaces Lachlan Wales on 69 minute.
  • 74' It is a substitution in Melbourne City FC team. Jamie MacLaren is replaced by Moudi Najjar on 74 minute.
  • 79' Melbourne City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 80' The whistle greets Joel King as he departs to be replaced by Michael Zullo.
  • 85' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Melbourne City FC winning 50% of all matches.
  • 86' It is a substitution in Sydney FC team. Paulo Retre is replaced by Harry Van der Saag on 86 minute.
  • 88' Melbourne City FC make a change. Craig Noone trudges off to be replaced by Ramy Najjarine on 88 minutes.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sydney FC.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erick Mombaerts

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Corica

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamie MacLaren 11
Adam Le Fondre 6
Mathew Leckie 6
Marco Tilio 4
Joe Lolley 2
Max Caputo 2
Medin Memeti 2
Rhyan Grant 2

Head to Head

2020-08-01 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Sydney FC 2019-12-29 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC 2019-03-17 Sydney FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC 2019-02-03 Sydney FC 2–0 Melbourne City FC 2018-11-02 Melbourne City FC 0–3 Sydney FC

Melbourne City FC Form

2020-08-01 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Sydney FC W 2020-03-23 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC L 2020-03-20 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–4 Melbourne City FC W 2020-03-14 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2020-03-08 Perth Glory FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC W 2020-03-01 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC W

Sydney FC Form

2020-08-01 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Sydney FC L 2020-07-21 Sydney FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2020-07-17 Sydney FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2020-03-21 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Sydney FC D 2020-03-14 Sydney FC 0–0 Perth Glory FC D 2020-03-07 Melbourne Victory FC 1–4 Sydney FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.16 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Sydney FC xG
I would bet for: Melbourne City FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC42% Draw29% Sydney FC29%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.22
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Sydney FC
58%
Melbourne City FC or Sydney FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC26% Draw52% Sydney FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
13.1%
1 – 0
11.4%
0 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
7.5%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
3%
3 – 0
2.7%
1 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Sydney FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 21% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 19% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.