Thursday , 2 July 2026

Melbourne City FC vs Sydney FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2024-25
Melbourne City FC
5 – 1
Full Time
Sydney FC
Sat 3 May 2025 · 07:00 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 36' Alexandar Popovic
Y 54' Anas Ouahim
Y 55' Patryk Klimala
Y 70' Rhyan Grant

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Lachlan Keevers
  • Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)
15 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 7.2 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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
2025-05-03 Melbourne City FC 5–1 Sydney FC 2025-03-29 Sydney FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC 2024-02-24 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 2023-11-03 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Sydney FC 2023-05-19 Melbourne City FC 4–0 Sydney FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May Sydney FC H 5–1 W
26 Apr Adelaide United FC H 0–0 D
19 Apr Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 2–2 D
11 Apr Brisbane Roar FC H 3–2 W
05 Apr Central Coast Mariners FC H 1–0 W
29 Mar Sydney FC A 3–2 W
Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May Melbourne City FC A 1–5 L
27 Apr Western United FC A 0–1 L
20 Apr Newcastle United Jets FC H 3–2 W
12 Apr Auckland FC H 2–2 D
05 Apr Adelaide United FC A 3–2 W
29 Mar Melbourne City FC H 2–3 L

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' We are underway at AAMI Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Aziz Behich does the damage! The net is bulging and Melbourne City FC surge ahead!
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Melbourne City FC and Sydney FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at AAMI Park. Sydney FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' It looks surprising Sydney FC does not make any changes. Andreas Kuen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 26' Goal! Max Caputo scores his 6 goal in 208 matches.
  • 31' Harrison Devenish-Meares, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 34' Assisted by Nathaniel Atkinson with the perfectly-timed delivery and Marco Tilio makes no mistake. 3-0!
  • 36' Alexandar Popovic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 36.
  • 41' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sydney FC that had 215 games and scored 341 goals.
  • 46' The whistle greets Wataru Kamijo as he departs to be replaced by Patryk Klimala.
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 52' Andrew Redmayne is ready to make an impact after coming on for Harrison Devenish-Meares at the 52 minute mark.
  • 54' Poor challenge from Anas Ouahim. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 55' The referee calls foul for Patryk Klimala. He receives a card.
  • 57' The deadlock is broken! Andreas Kuen gets on the scoresheet on 57 minutes.
  • 62' Sydney FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 66' Patryk Klimala makes no mistake. The score reads 4-1 and Sydney FC are in front.
  • 67' It is a substitution in Melbourne City FC team. Zane Schreiber is replaced by Mathew Leckie on 67 minute.
  • 68' Medin Memeti is replacing Yonatan Cohen for the Melbourne City FC side.
  • 70' It’s a booking for Sydney FC player. Rhyan Grant gets a card.
  • 72' Jordan Courtney-Perkins makes way for Will Kennedy at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sydney FC.
  • 77' Callum Talbot is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nathaniel Atkinson at the 77 minute mark.
  • 82' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 85' Another substitution for Sydney FC to replace Anas Ouahim by Tiago Quintal on 85 minute.
  • 87' Andreas Kuen makes way for Emin Durakovic at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne City FC.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sydney FC.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Vidmar

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ufuk Talay

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamie MacLaren 11
Adam Le Fondre 6
Mathew Leckie 6
Marco Tilio 4
Milos Ninkovic 2
Paulo Retre 2
Jordan Courtney-Perkins 2
Kosta Barbarouses 2

Head to Head

2025-05-03 Melbourne City FC 5–1 Sydney FC 2025-03-29 Sydney FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC 2024-02-24 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 2023-11-03 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Sydney FC 2023-05-19 Melbourne City FC 4–0 Sydney FC

Melbourne City FC Form

2025-05-03 Melbourne City FC 5–1 Sydney FC W 2025-04-26 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Adelaide United FC D 2025-04-19 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D 2025-04-11 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Brisbane Roar FC W 2025-04-05 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2025-03-29 Sydney FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC W

Sydney FC Form

2025-05-03 Melbourne City FC 5–1 Sydney FC L 2025-04-27 Western United FC 1–0 Sydney FC L 2025-04-20 Sydney FC 3–2 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2025-04-12 Sydney FC 2–2 Auckland FC D 2025-04-05 Adelaide United FC 2–3 Sydney FC W 2025-03-29 Sydney FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.94 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 Sydney FC xG
I would bet for: Melbourne City FC to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC61% Draw22% Sydney FC17%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Sydney FC
39%
Melbourne City FC or Sydney FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne City FC42% Draw43% Sydney FC15%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted
5 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 0
9.9%
1 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
9.6%
0 – 0
7%
3 – 0
6.2%
3 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 2
3.2%
4 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Sydney FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 18% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 23% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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