Thursday , 2 July 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
38% Clean Sheets
Sydney FC this season
38% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sydney FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Melbourne City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
3/–
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sydney FC
Tiago 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 FC
Max Caputo 8 G 1 A
Marcus Younis 7 G 3 A
Medin Memeti 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Melbourne City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 10' Joel King has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' Sydney FC have won 341 goals from 215 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 19' The referee shows Melbourne City FC player a Yellow card on 19.
  • 22' Connor Metcalfe adds to his 1 season tally! Melbourne City FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 24' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Rhyan Grant.
  • 25' The referee shows Sydney FC player a Red card on 25.
  • 29' Adam Le Fondre does the damage! The net is bulging and Sydney FC surge ahead!
  • 34' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 39' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 44' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sydney FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 49' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Milos Ninkovic suffering a number of foals already.
  • 54' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sydney FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 59' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 64' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Melbourne City FC winning 50% of all matches.
  • 76' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nathaniel Atkinson on 76.
  • 81' Poor challenge from Adrian Luna. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 84' GOAL! Kosta Barbarouses scores on 84.
  • Sydney FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamie MacLaren 11
Adam Le Fondre 6
Mathew Leckie 6
Marco Tilio 4
Max Caputo 2
Medin Memeti 2
Rhyan Grant 2
Milos Ninkovic 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.