Thursday , 1 October 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

Sydney FC are 5th (39 pts). Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sydney FC and Melbourne City FC.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Corica will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 9' The referee calls foul for Valon Berisha. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 10' Controversy at the stadium! Valon Berisha argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 15' Melbourne City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' Paulo Retre has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 21' Melbourne City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jamie MacLaren on 21.
  • 22' Jamie MacLaren makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Melbourne City FC are in front.
  • 23' Joe Lolley makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and Sydney FC are in front.
  • 24' Goal! Joe Lolley scores his 52 goal in 375 matches.
  • 29' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sydney FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 32' A meaty challenge results in booking for Luke Brattan on 32.
  • 37' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 42' It looks like no one’s ball. Sydney FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Sydney FC — Aaron Gurd on, Jack Rodwell off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Melbourne City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 57' Jamie MacLaren picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 58' A tactical swap from Sydney FC — Adam Le Fondre on, Patrick Wood off on 58 minutes.
  • 60' The referee shows Melbourne City FC player a Yellow card on 60.
  • 61' The England Adam Le Fondre breaks the deadlock on 61 minutes. 3-2!
  • 66' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Marco Tilio. He replaces Andrew Nabbout on 67 minute.
  • 72' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sydney FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 77' Curtis Good, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 81' The whistle greets Joe Lolley as he departs to be replaced by Adrian Segecic.
  • 82' Scott Galloway is replacing Callum Talbot for the Melbourne City FC side.
  • 87' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 88' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Taras Gomulka is hanging Thomas Lam on the field on 88 minute.
  • 90' Tom Glover has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Sydney FC. Anthony Caceres is replaced by Jaiden Kucharski.
  • With this win, Sydney FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Rhyan Grant 2
Milos Ninkovic 2
Paulo Retre 2
Jordan Courtney-Perkins 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.