Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sydney FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2024-25
Sydney FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Melbourne City FC
Sat 29 Mar 2025 · 06:00 UTC Sydney Football Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Jordan Courtney-Perkins 19' Y
Y 45' Aziz Behich
Y 59' Nathaniel Atkinson
Y 79' Patrick Beach
Y 90' Lawrence Wong

Overview

Match Preview

Sydney FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League at Sydney Football Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Adam Kersey
  • Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

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
2025-03-29 Sydney FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC 2024-02-24 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 2023-11-03 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Sydney FC 2023-05-19 Melbourne City FC 4–0 Sydney FC 2023-05-12 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Mar Melbourne City FC H 2–3 L
16 Mar Wellington Phoenix FC H 1–1 D
01 Mar Macarthur FC A 2–0 W
22 Feb Perth Glory FC A 0–0 D
08 Feb Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 3–3 D
01 Feb Adelaide United FC H 4–1 W
Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Mar Sydney FC A 3–2 W
12 Mar Newcastle United Jets FC H 0–1 L
07 Mar Macarthur FC H 2–0 W
28 Feb Wellington Phoenix FC A 1–0 W
22 Feb Melbourne Victory FC A 2–2 D
15 Feb Perth Glory FC H 1–0 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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sydney FC and Melbourne City FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Goal! Medin Memeti scores his 6 goal in 212 matches.
  • 10' Another change for Sydney FC made on 10 minute. Leo Sena leaves to be changed by Adrian Segecic.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 19' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Jordan Courtney-Perkins on 19 minutes.
  • 24' Melbourne City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 28' Jordan Courtney-Perkins has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 28 minutes.
  • 33' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sydney FC and Melbourne City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 35' The deadlock is broken! Max Caputo gets on the scoresheet on 35 minutes.
  • 39' Goal! Douglas Costa scores his 21 goal in 533 matches.
  • 44' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' That is a card for Melbourne City FC. Aziz Behich will be fuming at that decision.
  • 50' The travelling Melbourne City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 55' It is a substitution in Sydney FC team. Joel King is replaced by Zachary de Jesus on 55 minute.
  • 59' Nathaniel Atkinson is having his name booked by the referee on 59.
  • 61' Alessandro Lopane is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 64' Another substitution for Sydney FC to replace Joe Lolley by Tiago Quintal on 64 minute.
  • 68' Another change for Melbourne City FC made on 68 minute. Medin Memeti leaves to be changed by Kavian Rahmani.
  • 73' Australia international Patrick Beach has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 77' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Max Caputo exits the field as Harry Politidis enters on 77.
  • 79' Patrick Beach picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 84' Over 84 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 86' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yonatan Cohen is hanging Marco Tilio on the field on 86 minute.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Lawrence Wong.
  • The final score is 2-3.

Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ufuk Talay

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Vidmar

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamie MacLaren 11
Adam Le Fondre 6
Mathew Leckie 6
Marco Tilio 4
Medin Memeti 2
Rhyan Grant 2
Milos Ninkovic 2
Paulo Retre 2

Head to Head

2025-03-29 Sydney FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC 2024-02-24 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 2023-11-03 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Sydney FC 2023-05-19 Melbourne City FC 4–0 Sydney FC 2023-05-12 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC

Sydney FC Form

2025-03-29 Sydney FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC L 2025-03-16 Sydney FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2025-03-01 Macarthur FC 0–2 Sydney FC W 2025-02-22 Perth Glory FC 0–0 Sydney FC D 2025-02-08 Sydney FC 3–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2025-02-01 Sydney FC 4–1 Adelaide United FC W

Melbourne City FC Form

2025-03-29 Sydney FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC W 2025-03-12 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2025-03-07 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Macarthur FC W 2025-02-28 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC W 2025-02-22 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D 2025-02-15 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Perth Glory FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.81 Sydney FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Sydney FC or Melbourne City FC 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sydney FC38% Draw25% Melbourne City FC37%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.44
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
62%
Sydney FC or Melbourne City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC32% Draw41% Melbourne City FC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
5.3%
1 – 0
5.2%
3 – 1
5%
0 – 0
4.7%
0 – 1
4.6%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 2
4.1%
1 – 3
4%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap Sydney FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 19% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 17% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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