Sunday , 16 August 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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sydney FC and Melbourne City FC get this one started.
  • 5' Melbourne City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 9' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Valon Berisha.
  • 10' Poor challenge from Valon Berisha. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' Nuno Reis, a Portugal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 21' Against the run of play, Jamie MacLaren has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 22' Magnificent from Jamie MacLaren! That is 110 goals in 298 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 23' What a strike from Joe Lolley! The score is 1-2.
  • 24' Joe Lolley with the second goal in the match!
  • 29' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sydney FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 32' The referee shows Sydney FC player a Yellow card on 32.
  • 37' Taras Gomulka has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 42' Melbourne City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Sydney FC team. Jack Rodwell is replaced by Aaron Gurd on 46 minute.
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 56' 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 Andrew Redmayne suffering a number of foals already.
  • 57' Melbourne City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 57.
  • 58' The Sydney FC bench stirs into life. Patrick Wood is withdrawn and Adam Le Fondre gets his opportunity.
  • 60' Thomas Lam has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 60.
  • 61' Adam Le Fondre has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 61 minutes.
  • 66' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Corica will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 67' It is a substitution in Melbourne City FC team. Andrew Nabbout is replaced by Marco Tilio on 67 minute.
  • 72' Sydney FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne City FC's shape.
  • 77' Thomas Lam is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne City FC so far.
  • 81' Joe Lolley makes way for Adrian Segecic at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sydney FC.
  • 82' The Melbourne City FC bench stirs into life. Callum Talbot is withdrawn and Scott Galloway gets his opportunity.
  • 87' Andrew Nabbout has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 88' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Taras Gomulka comes on to replace Thomas Lam.
  • 90' Tom Glover picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' The Sydney FC manager makes a substitution. Anthony Caceres departs to be replaced by Jaiden Kucharski.
  • Another three points for Sydney 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
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.