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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 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
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
#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' In just a few seconds Leichhardt Oval will turn into a battlefield for Sydney FC and Melbourne City FC.
  • 5' Sydney FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Milos Ninkovic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne City FC.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sydney FC and Melbourne City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 29' It’s a booking for Sydney FC player. Paulo Retre gets a Yellow card.
  • 34' 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 Connor Metcalfe suffering a number of foals already.
  • 37' That is a Yellow card for Melbourne City FC. Florin Berenguer will be fuming at that decision.
  • 42' Kosta Barbarouses has been relatively quiet despite scoring 56 goals in his last 211 appearances.
  • 47' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 51' Stefan Colakovski is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andrew Nabbout at the 51 minute mark.
  • 54' Kosta Barbarouses has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 54 minutes.
  • 59' Curtis Good needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 64' Melbourne City FC have won 387 goals from 209 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 65' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kosta Barbarouses on 65.
  • 66' Florin Berenguer makes way for Nuno Reis at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne City FC.
  • 68' The Sydney FC manager makes a substitution. Bobo departs to be replaced by Luke Ivanovic.
  • 73' It looks surprising Melbourne City FC does not make any changes. Bobo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 76' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marco Tilio is hanging Craig Noone on the field on 76 minute.
  • 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' Fresh legs for Sydney FC! Trent Buhagiar comes on to replace Kosta Barbarouses.
  • 87' Melbourne City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

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
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

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
1.76 Sydney FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sydney FC48% Draw26% Melbourne City FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
52%
Sydney FC or Melbourne City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC36% Draw44% Melbourne City FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 0
8.7%
2 – 0
8.3%
0 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
5.5%
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 0
4.8%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap Sydney FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 22% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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