Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
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
#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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Melbourne City FC launch into their encounter with Sydney FC.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Milos Ninkovic 2
Paulo Retre 2
Jordan Courtney-Perkins 2
Kosta Barbarouses 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
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.