Thursday , 2 July 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
23 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 3.7 goals/game

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
38% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season
38% Clean Sheets
Sydney FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
3/–
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sydney FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne City FC
Max Caputo 8 G 1 A
Marcus Younis 7 G 3 A
Medin Memeti 5 G 1 A
Sydney FC
Tiago Quintal 5 G 3 A
Al Hassan Toure 5 G 1 A
Campuzano 4 G 3 A
Joe Lolley 4 G 2 A
Patrick Wood 4 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at AAMI Park as Melbourne City FC face off against Sydney FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at AAMI Park. Sydney FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 11' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Richard Windbichler.
  • 16' 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.
  • 21' It looks like no one’s ball. Sydney FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 26' Melbourne City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 31' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 36' Melbourne City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sydney FC's shape.
  • 40' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Paulo Retre.
  • 45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne City FC and Sydney FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 50' Melbourne City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
  • 55' Curtis Good picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 57' GOAL! Craig Noone fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 59' Sydney FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 59.
  • 64' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 67' Trent Buhagiar has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kosta Barbarouses on 67 minute.
  • 68' Jamie MacLaren adds to his 0 season tally! Melbourne City FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 69' Nathaniel Atkinson gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Lachlan Wales and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 74' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Moudi Najjar is hanging Jamie MacLaren on the field on 74 minute.
  • 79' Melbourne City 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.
  • 80' It is a substitution in Sydney FC team. Joel King is replaced by Michael Zullo on 80 minute.
  • 85' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne City FC that had 208 games and scored 386 goals.
  • 86' Fresh legs for Sydney FC! Harry Van der Saag comes on to replace Paulo Retre.
  • 88' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Craig Noone by Ramy Najjarine on 88 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Melbourne City FC players.

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
Medin Memeti 2
Rhyan Grant 2
Milos Ninkovic 2
Paulo Retre 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.