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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
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 Leichhardt Oval. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Australia international Anthony Caceres has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Melbourne City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. Sydney FC in their trying to find a way past Melbourne City FC's compact .
  • 20' Sydney FC have won 341 goals from 215 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' Andrew Redmayne has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 29' Paulo Retre catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 29.
  • 34' Tom Glover is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sydney FC tonight.
  • 37' Controversy at the stadium! Florin Berenguer argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 42' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andrew Nabbout, as he is very good at scoring at Leichhardt Oval with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 47' A quiet spell here at Leichhardt Oval. Sydney FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 51' The supporters are chanting for Stefan Colakovski. He replaces Andrew Nabbout on 51 minute.
  • 54' GOAL! Kosta Barbarouses scores on 54. Assisted by Ryan McGowan
  • 59' Florin Berenguer has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 64' Ryan McGowan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sydney FC so far.
  • 65' Controversy at the stadium! Kosta Barbarouses argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 66' Nuno Reis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Florin Berenguer at the 66 minute mark.
  • 68' Another change for Sydney FC made on 68 minute. Bobo leaves to be changed by Luke Ivanovic.
  • 73' Rostyn Griffiths has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 208 appearances.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Craig Noone is replaced by Marco Tilio.
  • 81' Sydney FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alexander Baumjohann is hanging Milos Ninkovic on the field on 81 minute.
  • 82' Kosta Barbarouses makes way for Trent Buhagiar at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sydney FC.
  • 87' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sydney FC 1-1 Melbourne City FC.

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.