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Sydney FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2020-21
Sydney FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Melbourne City FC
Sat 10 Apr 2021 · 07:05 UTC Leichhardt Oval HT 45+4' · FT 45+11'
Paulo Retre 29' Y
Y 37' Florin Berenguer
Kosta Barbarouses 65' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sydney FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League at Leichhardt Oval.

Match Details

  • Referee Kurt Ams
  • Referee Nathan MacDonald
  • Referee Stephen Lucas
  • Referee Alex King
  • Referee David Walsh

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
2021-04-10 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 2021-02-23 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Sydney FC 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

Recent Form

Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Apr Melbourne City FC H 1–1 D
07 Apr Perth Glory FC H 1–0 W
04 Apr Melbourne Victory FC A 3–0 W
28 Mar Adelaide United FC A 0–1 L
24 Mar Perth Glory FC A 1–1 D
13 Mar Newcastle United Jets FC H 2–1 W
Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Apr Sydney FC A 1–1 D
05 Apr Wellington Phoenix FC A 3–2 W
01 Apr Western United FC A 1–2 L
26 Mar Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 4–1 W
22 Mar Central Coast Mariners FC H 2–0 W
12 Mar Macarthur FC H 3–0 W

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' What a night it is going to be! Sydney FC welcome Melbourne City FC for this crunch clash at Leichhardt Oval.
  • 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sydney FC and Melbourne City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' Sydney FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' Sydney FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' Melbourne City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 29' Poor challenge from Paulo Retre. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 34' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 37' That is a Yellow card for Melbourne City FC. Florin Berenguer will be fuming at that decision.
  • 42' It’s high time Steve Corica made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 47' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 51' Another change for Melbourne City FC made on 51 minute. Andrew Nabbout leaves to be changed by Stefan Colakovski.
  • 54' A stunning finish from Kosta Barbarouses — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 59' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 64' A quiet spell here at Leichhardt Oval. Sydney FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 65' That is a Yellow card for Sydney FC. Kosta Barbarouses will be fuming at that decision.
  • 66' Melbourne City FC make a change. Florin Berenguer trudges off to be replaced by Nuno Reis on 66 minutes.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Luke Ivanovic. He replaces Bobo on 68 minute.
  • 73' Nuno Reis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne City FC so far.
  • 76' A tactical swap from Melbourne City FC — Marco Tilio on, Craig Noone off on 76 minutes.
  • 81' Time for substitution for Sydney FC. Milos Ninkovic is replaced by Alexander Baumjohann.
  • 82' Sydney FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Trent Buhagiar is hanging Kosta Barbarouses on the field on 82 minute.
  • 87' Melbourne City FC have won 386 goals from 208 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Corica

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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

2021-04-10 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 2021-02-23 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Sydney FC 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

Sydney FC Form

2021-04-10 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2021-04-07 Sydney FC 1–0 Perth Glory FC W 2021-04-04 Melbourne Victory FC 0–3 Sydney FC W 2021-03-28 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Sydney FC L 2021-03-24 Perth Glory FC 1–1 Sydney FC D 2021-03-13 Sydney FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W

Melbourne City FC Form

2021-04-10 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2021-04-05 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC W 2021-04-01 Western United FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC L 2021-03-26 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2021-03-22 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2021-03-12 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Macarthur FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.34 Sydney FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Sydney FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sydney FC42% Draw29% Melbourne City FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.4
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
58%
Sydney FC or Melbourne City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC29% Draw50% Melbourne City FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.3%
1 – 0
11.1%
0 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
8.3%
2 – 0
7.9%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
2.3%

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% 22% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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