Sunday , 15 November 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

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

5
4
12
Sydney FC 21 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
#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' Sydney FC have kicked off against Melbourne City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Sydney FC have won 348 goals from 219 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' Adam Le Fondre, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Sydney FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 18' Harrison Delbridge puts Melbourne City FC on the lead.
  • 23' It looks surprising Melbourne City FC does not make any changes. Ryan McGowan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 28' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 33' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 38' Sydney FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 43' Sydney FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne City FC's shape.
  • 48' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 53' Paulo Retre is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
  • 58' Over 58 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 63' Melbourne City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 68' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sydney FC and Melbourne City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 72' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Harrison Delbridge by Scott Galloway on 72 minute.
  • 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' Sydney FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Melbourne City FC backline.
  • 86' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Lachlan Wales exits the field as Ramy Najjarine enters on 86.
  • 87' Another substitution for Sydney FC to replace Anthony Caceres by Alexander Baumjohann on 87 minute.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Sydney FC and Melbourne City FC (для сухой ничьи).

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
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

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
3 / 4
1.68 Sydney FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC51% Draw26% Melbourne City FC23%
Actual: Sydney FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.68
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
49%
Sydney FC or Melbourne City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC37% Draw46% Melbourne City FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
9.3%
0 – 0
8.8%
0 – 1
5.9%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
5.2%
3 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap Sydney FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 23% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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