Sydney FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Sun 17 Mar 2019 · 08:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 74' Ritchie De Laet

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Sydney FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League .

Sydney FC 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne City FC 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
Referee Shaun Evans
Referee James Tesoriero
Referee Stephen Lucas
Referee Andrej Giev

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

Sydney FC 21 games · Avg 2.9 goals Melbourne City FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-03-17 Sydney FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC 2019-02-03 Sydney FC 2–0 Melbourne City FC 2018-11-02 Melbourne City FC 0–3 Sydney FC

Recent Form

Sydney FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Mar	Melbourne City FC	H	0–2	L
01 Mar	Adelaide United FC	H	2–0	W
23 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–0	W
17 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	1–1	D
08 Feb	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–2	L
03 Feb	Melbourne City FC	H	2–0	W

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Mar	Sydney FC	A	2–0	W
03 Mar	Perth Glory FC	H	2–2	D
23 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–1	D
15 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–3	L
09 Feb	Adelaide United FC	H	1–1	D
03 Feb	Sydney FC	A	0–2	L

Season Stats

Sydney FC		Melbourne City FC
#2	Position	#4
7	Points	7
4	Played	4
2 / 1 / 1	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 1
7	Scored	6
4	Conceded	6
+3	GD	+0
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

25% Clean Sheets
Sydney FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sydney FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

3/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

2/1

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Melbourne City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sydney FC

Aly Toure	4 G	1 A
Oriola Sunday	1 G	2 A
Gabriel Popovic	1 G
Rhys Youlley	1 G

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

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between sydney fc and melbourne city fc.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
15' Iran international Reza Ghoochannejhad has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His sydney fc side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
24' Sydney FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jacob Tratt is hanging Ben Warland on the field on 24 minute.
29' Eugene Galekovic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for sydney fc so far.
34' Scott Jamieson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
39' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 39 minutes.
44' Alex Wilkinson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 219 appearances.
48' Curtis Good gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Scott Jamieson and will look to change the dynamic.
53' Ramy Najjarine is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for sydney fc tonight.
58' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
62' What composure from Shayon Harrison! The England international strokes it home. 0-1.
66' Time for substitution for Sydney FC. Reza Ghoochannejhad is replaced by Alex Brosque.
70' Luke Ivanovic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Anthony Caceres at the 70 minute mark.
74' Ritchie De Laet picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
76' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Connor Metcalfe is hanging Kearyn Baccus on the field on 76 minute.
79' Magnificent from Paulo Retre! That is 9 goals in 219 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
84' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kearyn Baccus is clearly more than just a goal scorer for melbourne city fc.
88' The supporters are chanting for Ramy Najjarine. He replaces Shayon Harrison on 88 minute.
It finishes all square. sydney fc and melbourne city fc share the spoils 0-2.

Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Adam Le Fondre
1
Andrew Redmayne
23
Rhyan Grant
7
Michael Zullo
4
Alex Wilkinson C
8
Paulo Retre
3
Ben Warland ↓ Jacob Tratt 24'
10
Milos Ninkovic
13
Brandon O'Neill
16
Reza Ghoochannejhad ↓ Alex Brosque 66'
17
Anthony Caceres ↓ Luke Ivanovic 70'

Bench

20
Alex Cisak
14
Alex Brosque ↑ 66'
21
Mitchell Austin
18
Jacob Tratt ↑ 24'
31
Luke Ivanovic ↑ 70'

Coach Steve Corica

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

21
Ramy Najjarine ↑ 88'
34
Connor Metcalfe ↑ 76'
22
Curtis Good ↑ 48'
42
James Delianov
58
Yaya Dukuly

Coach Warren Joyce

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	11
Adam Le Fondre	6
Mathew Leckie	6
Marco Tilio	4
Medin Memeti	2
Rhyan Grant	2
Milos Ninkovic	2
Paulo Retre	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.78 Sydney FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.97 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sydney FC52% Draw26% Melbourne City FC22%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.75

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

48%

Sydney FC or Melbourne City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sydney FC39% Draw45% Melbourne City FC16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

1 – 0

10.5%

2 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

8.2%

3 – 0

5.8%

3 – 1

5.7%

0 – 1

5.3%

1 – 2

5.2%

2 – 2

4.6%

0 – 2

Actual

3 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap	Sydney FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	17%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	23%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✗

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

Sydney FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Sydney FC Form

Melbourne City FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Clean Sheet