Melbourne City FC vs Sydney FC, A League 2022-23 PLAYOFFS

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A League · 2022-23

Melbourne City FC

4 – 0

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Sydney FC

Fri 19 May 2023 · 09:45 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 19' Max Burgess

R 20' Max Burgess

Y 28' Joel King

Y 43' Luke Brattan

Thomas Lam 45' Y

Overview

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

Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2026/27)
Sydney FC 26 games · 39 pts (2026/27)

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

Melbourne City FC 20 games · Avg 2.9 goals Sydney FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-05-19 Melbourne City FC 4–0 Sydney FC 2023-05-12 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 2023-02-25 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Sydney FC 2022-12-10 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC 2022-04-06 Melbourne City FC 4–0 Sydney FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 May	Sydney FC	H	4–0	W
12 May	Sydney FC	A	1–1	D
28 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	3–2	W
22 Apr	Western United FC	A	3–1	W
15 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–1	D
10 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	4–1	W

Sydney FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 May	Melbourne City FC	A	0–4	L
12 May	Melbourne City FC	H	1–1	D
06 May	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–1	W
29 Apr	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	2–0	W
24 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	A	2–0	W
16 Apr	Perth Glory FC	H	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' That's the starting whistle at AAMI Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Melbourne City FC and Sydney FC.
5' Sydney FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' Sydney FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' Aiden O'Neill is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne City FC tonight.
19' The referee has no hesitation. Max Burgess is booked for Sydney FC — Yellow card on 19.
20' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Max Burgess on 20 minutes.
25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
28' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joel King on 28.
33' 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.
37' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Curtis Good makes it 1-0.
42' Sydney FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
43' A meaty challenge results in booking for Luke Brattan on 43.
45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Thomas Lam.
50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
55' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Scott Galloway suffering a number of foals already.
59' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jamie MacLaren makes it 2-0.
64' Melbourne City FC is showing some good football. However, Melbourne City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
67' Goal! Marco Tilio scores his 21 goal in 215 matches.
67' The whistle greets Adrian Segecic as he departs to be replaced by Joe Lolley.
72' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
73' Melbourne City FC make a change. Aiden O'Neill trudges off to be replaced by Richard van der Venne on 73 minutes.
74' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Valon Berisha by Scott Jamieson on 74 minute.
79' Melbourne City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
82' What composure from Richard van der Venne! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 4-0.
83' Another change for Melbourne City FC made on 83 minute. Jordan Bos leaves to be changed by Scott Galloway.
84' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Mathew Leckie by Florin Berenguer on 84 minute.
89' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
The points are shared — Melbourne City FC 4-0 Sydney FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Thomas Lam
7
Mathew Leckie ↓ Florin Berenguer 84'
14
Valon Berisha ↓ Scott Jamieson 74'
13
Aiden O'Neill ↓ Richard van der Venne 73'
9
Jamie MacLaren
15
Andrew Nabbout
4
Nuno Reis
22
Curtis Good ↓ Callum Talbot 74'
23
Marco Tilio
1
Tom Glover
38
Jordan Bos ↓ Scott Galloway 83'

Bench

33
Matthew Sutton
2
Scott Galloway ↑ 83'
8
Richard van der Venne ↑ 73'
10
Florin Berenguer ↑ 84'
3
Scott Jamieson ↑ 74'
25
Callum Talbot ↑ 74'
37
Max Caputo

Coach Rado Vidosic

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Corica

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	11
Adam Le Fondre	6
Mathew Leckie	6
Marco Tilio	4
Max Caputo	2
Medin Memeti	2
Rhyan Grant	2
Milos Ninkovic	2

Head to Head

Melbourne City FC Form

2023-05-19 Melbourne City FC 4–0 Sydney FC W 2023-05-12 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2023-04-28 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2023-04-22 Western United FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC W 2023-04-15 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2023-04-10 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W

Sydney FC Form

2023-05-19 Melbourne City FC 4–0 Sydney FC L 2023-05-12 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2023-05-06 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Sydney FC W 2023-04-29 Sydney FC 2–0 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2023-04-24 Brisbane Roar FC 0–2 Sydney FC W 2023-04-16 Sydney FC 4–1 Perth Glory FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.93 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 to win 57% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC57% Draw24% Sydney FC19%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.99

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Sydney FC

43%

Melbourne City FC or Sydney FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC40% Draw43% Sydney FC17%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted

4 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

9.6%

2 – 0

9.2%

1 – 0

0 – 0

6.7%

3 – 1

6.1%

3 – 0

5.8%

1 – 2

5.3%

2 – 2

5.1%

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 2

3.3%

4 – 1

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Sydney FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	17%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	23%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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