Sydney FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Sydney FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League .
- Sydney FC 26 games · 39 pts (2025/26)
- Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Daniel Elder
- Referee Jake Rose (Australia)
24 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.3 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 Mar Melbourne City FC H 0–1 L 07 Mar Melbourne Victory FC H 2–2 D 01 Mar Wellington Phoenix FC A 1–0 W 21 Feb Brisbane Roar FC H 1–0 W 17 Feb Auckland FC H 1–1 D 14 Feb Adelaide United FC H 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 Mar Sydney FC A 1–0 W 28 Feb Auckland FC A 0–3 L 21 Feb Melbourne Victory FC H 1–3 L 07 Feb Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 1–1 D 30 Jan Wellington Phoenix FC A 2–2 D 24 Jan Macarthur FC A 2–6 L Season Stats
Sydney FC Melbourne City FC #5 Position #6 39 Points 38 26 Played 26 11 / 6 / 9 W / D / L 10 / 8 / 8 33 Scored 33 25 Conceded 33 +8 GD +0 1.50 PPG 1.46 42% Win % 38% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history38% Clean Sheets
Sydney FC this season38% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this seasonSydney FC are 5th (39 pts). Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sydney FC0-15–/–16-301/–31-45–/–46-602/261-751/176+2/2■ Scored ■ ConcededMelbourne City FC0-15–/–16-304/–31-451/146-601/–61-753/–76+2/4■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Sydney FCTiago 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 Melbourne City FCMax Caputo 8 G 1 A Marcus Younis 7 G 3 A Medin Memeti 5 G 1 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Sydney FC and Melbourne City FC.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sydney FC.
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Lineups
Sydney FC Lineups
Melbourne City FC Lineups
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Jamie MacLaren 11 Mathew Leckie 6 Adam Le Fondre 6 Marco Tilio 4 Jordan Courtney-Perkins 2 Kosta Barbarouses 2 Joe Lolley 2 Max Caputo 2 Head to Head
Sydney FC Form
Melbourne City FC Form
2026-03-17 Sydney FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC W 2026-02-28 Auckland FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC L 2026-02-21 Melbourne City FC 1–3 Melbourne Victory FC L 2026-02-07 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2026-01-30 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D 2026-01-24 Macarthur FC 6–2 Melbourne City FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.29 Sydney FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.17 Melbourne City FC xGI would bet for: Sydney FC or Melbourne City FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 56%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Melbourne City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.46Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 70% 30% ± 2.5 44% 56% ± 3.5 24% 76% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
Sydney FC or Draw 66%Draw or Melbourne City FC 64%Sydney FC or Melbourne City FC 70%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.9%0 – 0 10.7%1 – 0 9.9%0 – 1 Actual2 – 1 8%1 – 2 7.3%2 – 0 6.9%0 – 2 5.7%2 – 2 4.8%3 – 1 3.5%3 – 0 2.9%1 – 3 2.9%Asian Handicap — Sydney FC
Handicap Sydney FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 11% 83% -1.5 17% — 83% -1 17% 20% 62% -0.5 38% — 62% +0.5 68% — 32% +1 68% 18% 14% +1.5 86% — 14% +2 86% 9% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Sydney FC keeps clean sheet 32% ✓Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet 28% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.