Sunday , 16 August 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)
18 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 3.9 goals/game

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
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
#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 ball is rolling at Sydney Football Stadium. Sydney FC are looking to make home advantage count against Melbourne City FC.
  • 5' GOAL! Medin Memeti fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 10' A change in the Sydney FC ranks — Leo Sena exits the field as Adrian Segecic enters on 10.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Aurelio Vidmar might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 19' Jordan Courtney-Perkins has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 19.
  • 24' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 28' Jordan Courtney-Perkins is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 33' Aziz Behich is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sydney FC tonight.
  • 35' Max Caputo adds to his 0 season tally! Melbourne City FC lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 39' What composure from Douglas Costa! The Brazil international strokes it home. 2-2.
  • 44' Melbourne City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 45' It’s a booking for Melbourne City FC player. Aziz Behich gets a card.
  • 50' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sydney FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 55' Zachary de Jesus gets the nod from Sydney FC. He replaces Joel King and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 59' A moment of madness from Nathaniel Atkinson on 59 minutes earns him a card. Melbourne City FC will be frustrated.
  • 61' Against the run of play, Alessandro Lopane has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 64' Sydney FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tiago Quintal is hanging Joe Lolley on the field on 64 minute.
  • 68' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kavian Rahmani is hanging Medin Memeti on the field on 68 minute.
  • 73' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Melbourne City FC winning 50% of all matches.
  • 77' Harry Politidis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Max Caputo at the 77 minute mark.
  • 79' It’s a booking for Melbourne City FC player. Patrick Beach gets a card.
  • 84' 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.
  • 86' Marco Tilio makes way for Yonatan Cohen at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne City FC.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Lawrence Wong. He receives a card.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Kosta Barbarouses 2
Joe Lolley 2
Max Caputo 2
Medin Memeti 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
4 / 4
1.39 Sydney FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.53 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Sydney FC or Melbourne City FC 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC33% Draw27% Melbourne City FC40%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
67%
Sydney FC or Melbourne City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC26% Draw45% Melbourne City FC29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 1
7.7%
0 – 1
7.4%
0 – 0
7.2%
1 – 0
6.6%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
5.9%
2 – 0
5.2%
1 – 3
4.3%
3 – 1
3.6%
0 – 3
3.1%

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% 18% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 20% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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