Thursday , 2 July 2026

Sydney FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2022-23
Sydney FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Melbourne City FC
Sat 10 Dec 2022 · 08:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 9' Valon Berisha
Y 10' Valon Berisha
Luke Brattan 32' Y
Y 57' Jamie MacLaren
Y 60' Thomas Lam
Y 90' Tom Glover
Y 90' Scott Jamieson

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
2022-12-10 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC 2022-04-06 Melbourne City FC 4–0 Sydney FC 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

Recent Form

Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Dec Melbourne City FC H 2–1 W
12 Nov Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 0–1 L
06 Nov Brisbane Roar FC A 1–3 L
29 Oct Macarthur FC A 3–2 W
23 Oct Adelaide United FC H 2–2 D
16 Oct Western United FC A 3–1 W
Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Dec Sydney FC A 1–2 L
12 Nov Newcastle United Jets FC A 2–1 W
05 Nov Perth Glory FC H 4–0 W
30 Oct Wellington Phoenix FC H 2–2 D
22 Oct Melbourne Victory FC A 2–0 W
14 Oct Brisbane Roar FC A 2–0 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' The wait is over. Melbourne City FC get us underway at .
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 9' It’s a booking for Melbourne City FC player. Valon Berisha gets a Yellow card.
  • 10' The referee calls foul for Valon Berisha. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 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.
  • 20' It looks surprising Melbourne City FC does not make any changes. Taras Gomulka has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 21' What composure from Jamie MacLaren! The Australia international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 22' Jamie MacLaren doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 23' GOAL! Joe Lolley scores on 23.
  • 24' What a strike from Joe Lolley! The score is 2-2.
  • 29' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 32' Controversy at the stadium! Luke Brattan argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 37' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sydney FC and Melbourne City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 42' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 46' Another substitution for Sydney FC to replace Jack Rodwell by Aaron Gurd on 46 minute.
  • 51' Melbourne City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 56' Melbourne City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 57' Controversy at the stadium! Jamie MacLaren argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 58' A change in the Sydney FC ranks — Patrick Wood exits the field as Adam Le Fondre enters on 58.
  • 60' Controversy at the stadium! Thomas Lam argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 61' Adam Le Fondre doubles the advantage! 3-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 66' 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.
  • 67' Andrew Nabbout makes way for Marco Tilio at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne City FC.
  • 72' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 77' Melbourne City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 81' Adrian Segecic gets the nod from Sydney FC. He replaces Joe Lolley and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' Callum Talbot makes way for Scott Galloway at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne City FC.
  • 87' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sydney FC and Melbourne City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 88' Taras Gomulka is ready to make an impact after coming on for Thomas Lam at the 88 minute mark.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Tom Glover. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 90' The whistle greets Anthony Caceres as he departs to be replaced by Jaiden Kucharski.
  • 2-1 the final result. Melbourne City 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
Paulo Retre 2
Jordan Courtney-Perkins 2
Kosta Barbarouses 2
Joe Lolley 2

Head to Head

2022-12-10 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC 2022-04-06 Melbourne City FC 4–0 Sydney FC 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

Sydney FC Form

2022-12-10 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC W 2022-11-12 Sydney FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2022-11-06 Brisbane Roar FC 3–1 Sydney FC L 2022-10-29 Macarthur FC 2–3 Sydney FC W 2022-10-23 Sydney FC 2–2 Adelaide United FC D 2022-10-16 Western United FC 1–3 Sydney FC W

Melbourne City FC Form

2022-12-10 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC L 2022-11-12 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC W 2022-11-05 Melbourne City FC 4–0 Perth Glory FC W 2022-10-30 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2022-10-22 Melbourne Victory FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC W 2022-10-14 Brisbane Roar FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.25 Sydney FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Sydney FC or Melbourne City FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC37% Draw29% Melbourne City FC34%
Actual: Sydney FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.56
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
63%
Sydney FC or Melbourne City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC25% Draw48% Melbourne City FC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
9.8%
0 – 1
9%
1 – 0
8.6%
1 – 2
8%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
3.2%
0 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap Sydney FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 19% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 20% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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