Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sydney FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2019-20
Sydney FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Melbourne City FC
Sun 29 Dec 2019 · 07:30 UTC HT 45+9' · FT 45+6'
Y 19' Rostyn Griffiths
Rhyan Grant 24' Y
Rhyan Grant 25' R
Y 76' Nathaniel Atkinson
Y 81' Adrian Luna

Overview

Match Preview

Sydney FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League .

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

5
4
11
Sydney FC 20 games · Avg 2.9 goals Melbourne City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-29 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Melbourne City FC H 2–1 W
21 Dec Wellington Phoenix FC A 2–2 D
14 Dec Central Coast Mariners FC H 1–0 W
07 Dec Brisbane Roar FC H 5–1 W
01 Dec Western United FC A 2–0 W
23 Nov Perth Glory FC A 3–1 W
Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Sydney FC A 1–2 L
21 Dec Melbourne Victory FC H 1–2 L
15 Dec Newcastle United Jets FC A 4–0 W
06 Dec Perth Glory FC H 0–3 L
22 Nov Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 3–2 W
17 Nov Brisbane Roar FC A 3–4 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 history

Sydney FC are 5th (39 pts). Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Sydney FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Melbourne City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Adam Le Fondre has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' Melbourne City FC have won 386 goals from 208 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 19' Rostyn Griffiths was booked on 19.
  • 22' GOAL! Connor Metcalfe fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 24' Rhyan Grant was booked on 24.
  • 25' Rhyan Grant has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Red card on 25.
  • 29' Adam Le Fondre has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 29 minutes.
  • 34' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sydney FC and Melbourne City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 39' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 44' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sydney FC and Melbourne City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 49' Australia international Ryan McGowan has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 54' Melbourne City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 59' Melbourne City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 64' Melbourne City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 69' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne City FC that had 208 games and scored 386 goals.
  • 76' Nathaniel Atkinson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 76.
  • 81' The referee calls foul for Adrian Luna. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 84' Sydney FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Kosta Barbarouses on 84.
  • With this win, Sydney FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

Head to Head

2019-12-29 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC 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

Sydney FC Form

2019-12-29 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC W 2019-12-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Sydney FC D 2019-12-14 Sydney FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2019-12-07 Sydney FC 5–1 Brisbane Roar FC W 2019-12-01 Western United FC 0–2 Sydney FC W 2019-11-23 Perth Glory FC 1–3 Sydney FC W

Melbourne City FC Form

2019-12-29 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC L 2019-12-21 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 2019-12-15 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–4 Melbourne City FC W 2019-12-06 Melbourne City FC 0–3 Perth Glory FC L 2019-11-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC W 2019-11-17 Brisbane Roar FC 4–3 Melbourne City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.69 Sydney FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC54% Draw25% Melbourne City FC21%
Actual: Sydney FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.77
Actual: Yes — both scored

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
79%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
46%
Sydney FC or Melbourne City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC36% Draw46% Melbourne City FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
1 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.8%
0 – 0
8.2%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 1
5.9%
3 – 1
5.2%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 0
4.8%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap Sydney FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 23% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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