Sunday , 15 November 2026

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

A League · 2025-26
Melbourne City FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Sydney FC
Sat 3 Jan 2026 · 08:35 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne City FC vs Sydney FC — A League .

Match Details

  • Referee Shaun Evans

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Wellington Phoenix FC 4 10
2 Sydney FC 4 7
3 Brisbane Roar FC 3 7
4 Melbourne City FC 4 7
5 Perth Glory FC 4 6
6 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4 5
7 Macarthur FC 4 5
8 Auckland FC 4 5
9 Melbourne Victory FC 4 3
10 Newcastle United Jets FC 4 2
11 Central Coast Mariners FC 4 2
12 Adelaide United FC 3 1

Head-to-Head

12
4
5
Melbourne City FC 21 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#4 Position #2
7 Points 7
4 Played 4
2 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 1
6 Scored 7
6 Conceded 4
+0 GD +3
1.75 PPG 1.75
50% Win % 50%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season
25% Clean Sheets
Sydney FC this season

Melbourne City FC are 4th (7 pts). Sydney FC are 2nd (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne City FC
Andrew Nabbout 2 G
Emiliano Marcondes 1 G 2 A
Matheus Rossetto 1 G
Awer Mabil 1 G
Quinn MacNicol 1 G
Sydney FC
Aly Toure 4 G 1 A
Oriola Sunday 1 G 2 A
Gabriel Popovic 1 G
Rhys Youlley 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Melbourne City FC have kicked off against Sydney FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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
2 / 4
1.25 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 Sydney FC xG
I would bet for: Melbourne City FC or Sydney FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne City FC37% Draw28% Sydney FC35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Sydney FC
63%
Melbourne City FC or Sydney FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC25% Draw48% Sydney FC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9%
1 – 0
8.4%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
7.6%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 1
3.2%
0 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Sydney FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 19% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 20% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✗
Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✗

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