Melbourne City FC vs Sydney FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2025-26

Melbourne City FC

0 – 0

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Sydney FC

Sat 3 Jan 2026 · 08:35 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Melbourne City FC vs Sydney FC — A League .

Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2025/26)
Sydney FC 26 games · 39 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Shaun Evans

18 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 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

Melbourne City FC 20 games · Avg 2.9 goals Sydney FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-01-03 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Sydney FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Jan	Sydney FC	H	0–0	D
28 Dec	Perth Glory FC	H	1–3	L
23 Dec	Macarthur FC	H	1–1	D
20 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	H	0–1	L
06 Dec	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–0	W
29 Nov	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	0–0	D

Sydney FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Jan	Melbourne City FC	A	0–0	D
20 Dec	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	0–2	L
13 Dec	Perth Glory FC	A	1–0	W
06 Dec	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	2–1	W
29 Nov	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	0–1	L
22 Nov	Melbourne Victory FC	H	3–0	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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Melbourne City FC is hosting Sydney FC for another epic battle.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Melbourne City FC Form

2026-01-03 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Sydney FC D 2025-12-28 Melbourne City FC 1–3 Perth Glory FC L 2025-12-23 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Macarthur FC D 2025-12-20 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2025-12-06 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC W 2025-11-29 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–0 Melbourne City FC D

Sydney FC Form

2026-01-03 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Sydney FC D 2025-12-20 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–0 Sydney FC L 2025-12-13 Perth Glory FC 0–1 Sydney FC W 2025-12-06 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–2 Sydney FC W 2025-11-29 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Sydney FC L 2025-11-22 Sydney FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.13 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.98 Sydney FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne City FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC40% Draw31% Sydney FC29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.11

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	63%	37%
± 2.5	35%	65%
± 3.5	17%	83%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Sydney FC

60%

Melbourne City FC or Sydney FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC26% Draw53% Sydney FC21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

14.4%

1 – 0

12.4%

0 – 1

10.5%

2 – 0

7.4%

2 – 1

7.4%

1 – 2

6.4%

0 – 2

5.5%

2 – 2

3.8%

3 – 1

2.8%

3 – 0

2.8%

1 – 3

2.1%

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%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	18%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

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