Sunday , 16 August 2026

Sydney FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2019-20 GRAND FINAL

A League · 2019-20
Sydney FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Melbourne City FC
Sun 30 Aug 2020 · 08:30 UTC Bankwest Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'
Paulo Retre 53' Y
Rhyan Grant 97' Y
Y 103' Richard Windbichler
Y 117' Nathaniel Atkinson

Overview

Match Preview

Sydney FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League at Bankwest Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Kearney Robinson
  • Referee Chris Beath
  • Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
  • Referee Alex King
  • Referee Scott Edeling
7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2020-08-30 Sydney FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC 2020-08-01 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Sydney FC 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

Recent Form

Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug Melbourne City FC H 1–0 W
26 Aug Perth Glory FC H 2–0 W
15 Aug Western United FC H 1–2 L
10 Aug Brisbane Roar FC A 1–1 D
06 Aug Adelaide United FC A 1–1 D
01 Aug Melbourne City FC A 0–2 L
Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug Sydney FC A 0–1 L
26 Aug Western United FC H 2–0 W
19 Aug Western United FC A 3–1 W
11 Aug Adelaide United FC H 2–2 D
01 Aug Sydney FC H 2–0 W
23 Mar Newcastle United Jets FC A 1–2 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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sydney FC to score. At the same time, Melbourne City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Joel King is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne City FC so far.
  • 10' The travelling Melbourne City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' Sydney FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 18' Harrison Delbridge has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 18 minutes.
  • 23' Sydney FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 28' Over 28 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 33' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sydney FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 38' Ramy Najjarine has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 43' Paulo Retre has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 215 appearances.
  • 48' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 53' The referee shows Sydney FC player a Yellow card on 53.
  • 58' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sydney FC that had 215 games and scored 341 goals.
  • 63' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Milos Ninkovic made 215 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 68' Melbourne City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 72' Scott Galloway is ready to make an impact after coming on for Harrison Delbridge at the 72 minute mark.
  • 77' Melbourne City FC ring the changes. Florin Berenguer has done his job and it is now time for Connor Metcalfe to step up.
  • 82' It’s high time Steve Corica made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 86' Ramy Najjarine has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lachlan Wales on 86 minute.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Alexander Baumjohann. He replaces Anthony Caceres on 87 minute.
  • The points are shared — Sydney FC 1-0 Melbourne City FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Corica

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erick Mombaerts

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2020-08-30 Sydney FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC 2020-08-01 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Sydney FC 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

Sydney FC Form

2020-08-30 Sydney FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC W 2020-08-26 Sydney FC 2–0 Perth Glory FC W 2020-08-15 Sydney FC 1–2 Western United FC L 2020-08-10 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Sydney FC D 2020-08-06 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Sydney FC D 2020-08-01 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Sydney FC L

Melbourne City FC Form

2020-08-30 Sydney FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L 2020-08-26 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Western United FC W 2020-08-19 Western United FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC W 2020-08-11 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Adelaide United FC D 2020-08-01 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Sydney FC W 2020-03-23 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.25 Sydney FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Sydney FC or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC45% Draw30% Melbourne City FC25%
Actual: Sydney FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.14
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
55%
Sydney FC or Melbourne City FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC29% Draw52% Melbourne City FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
14%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
8.8%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
5.6%
0 – 2
4.4%
2 – 2
3.7%
3 – 0
3.6%
3 – 1
3.4%
1 – 3
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap Sydney FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 23% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 16% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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