Thursday , 2 July 2026

Sydney FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2021-22
Sydney FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Melbourne City FC
Sat 26 Feb 2022 · 08:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Rhyan Grant 41' Y
Connor O'Toole 66' Y
Y 73' Jamie MacLaren
Y 73' Florin Berenguer
Y 74' Jamie MacLaren

Overview

Match Preview

Sydney FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League .

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
2022-02-26 Sydney FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC 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

Recent Form

Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Feb Melbourne City FC H 1–2 L
23 Feb Western United FC A 0–1 L
19 Feb Wellington Phoenix FC A 1–1 D
12 Feb Western United FC H 1–1 D
04 Feb Adelaide United FC A 2–1 W
30 Jan Central Coast Mariners FC H 3–2 W
Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Feb Sydney FC A 2–1 W
22 Feb Central Coast Mariners FC A 2–3 L
18 Feb Newcastle United Jets FC H 3–0 W
15 Feb Adelaide United FC H 1–2 L
11 Feb Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 3–1 W
08 Feb Newcastle United Jets FC A 4–2 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' What a night it is going to be! Sydney FC welcome Melbourne City FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' Sydney 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.
  • 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' Melbourne City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Melbourne City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 32' A goal from the Australia international Mathew Leckie! He fires home on 32 to make it 0-1!
  • 37' With 0 assists to his name this season, Elvis Kamsoba is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne City FC.
  • 41' Rhyan Grant is having his name booked by the referee on 41.
  • 46' Marco Tilio has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 49' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Scott Galloway is replaced by Scott Jamieson.
  • 53' The Serbia Milos Ninkovic breaks the deadlock on 53 minutes. 1-1!
  • 58' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 59' Adam Le Fondre makes way for Bobo at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sydney FC.
  • 60' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marco Tilio is hanging Rostyn Griffiths on the field on 60 minute.
  • 65' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sydney FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 66' The referee shows Sydney FC player a Yellow card on 66.
  • 70' A tactical swap from Sydney FC — Kosta Barbarouses on, Elvis Kamsoba off on 70 minutes.
  • 73' Jamie MacLaren catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 73.
  • 74' Jamie MacLaren is having his name booked by the referee on 74.
  • 79' It looks like no one’s ball. Melbourne City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 80' It is a substitution in Sydney FC team. Milos Ninkovic is replaced by Max Burgess on 80 minute.
  • 81' The crowd applauds Connor Metcalfe as he leaves the pitch. Tsubasa Endoh steps in for Melbourne City FC.
  • 86' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 90' The crowd applauds Jamie MacLaren as he leaves the pitch. Stefan Colakovski steps in for Melbourne City FC.
  • 1-2 the final result. Sydney FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Milos Ninkovic 2
Paulo Retre 2
Jordan Courtney-Perkins 2
Kosta Barbarouses 2

Head to Head

2022-02-26 Sydney FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC 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

Sydney FC Form

2022-02-26 Sydney FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC L 2022-02-23 Western United FC 1–0 Sydney FC L 2022-02-19 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Sydney FC D 2022-02-12 Sydney FC 1–1 Western United FC D 2022-02-04 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Sydney FC W 2022-01-30 Sydney FC 3–2 Central Coast Mariners FC W

Melbourne City FC Form

2022-02-26 Sydney FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC W 2022-02-22 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC L 2022-02-18 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2022-02-15 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC L 2022-02-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC W 2022-02-08 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–4 Melbourne City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.36 Sydney FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Sydney FC or Melbourne City FC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC34% Draw28% Melbourne City FC38%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
66%
Sydney FC or Melbourne City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sydney FC26% Draw46% Melbourne City FC28%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
0 – 0
8.2%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
7.9%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 0
7.6%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
5.6%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 1
3.6%
0 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap Sydney FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 19% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 19% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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