Sydney FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2025-26

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Melbourne City FC

Tue 17 Mar 2026 · 08:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Sydney FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League .

Sydney FC 26 games · 39 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Daniel Elder
Referee Jake Rose (Australia)

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

Sydney FC 20 games · Avg 2.9 goals Melbourne City FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-03-17 Sydney FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC 2026-01-03 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Sydney FC 2025-05-03 Melbourne City FC 5–1 Sydney FC 2025-03-29 Sydney FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC 2024-02-24 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Sydney FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Mar	Melbourne City FC	H	0–1	L
07 Mar	Melbourne Victory FC	H	2–2	D
01 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–0	W
21 Feb	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–0	W
17 Feb	Auckland FC	H	1–1	D
14 Feb	Adelaide United FC	H	1–2	L

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Mar	Sydney FC	A	1–0	W
28 Feb	Auckland FC	A	0–3	L
21 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–3	L
07 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	1–1	D
30 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	2–2	D
24 Jan	Macarthur FC	A	2–6	L

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sydney FC is hosting Melbourne City FC for another epic battle.
Another three points for Melbourne City FC.

Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	11
Mathew Leckie	6
Adam Le Fondre	6
Marco Tilio	4
Jordan Courtney-Perkins	2
Kosta Barbarouses	2
Joe Lolley	2
Max Caputo	2

Head to Head

Sydney FC Form

2026-03-17 Sydney FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC L 2026-03-07 Sydney FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC D 2026-03-01 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Sydney FC W 2026-02-21 Sydney FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2026-02-17 Sydney FC 1–1 Auckland FC D 2026-02-14 Sydney FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC L

Melbourne City FC Form

2026-03-17 Sydney FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC W 2026-02-28 Auckland FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC L 2026-02-21 Melbourne City FC 1–3 Melbourne Victory FC L 2026-02-07 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2026-01-30 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D 2026-01-24 Macarthur FC 6–2 Melbourne City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.29 Sydney FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.17 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Sydney FC or Melbourne City FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sydney FC36% Draw30% Melbourne City FC34%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.46

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

64%

Sydney FC or Melbourne City FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sydney FC27% Draw49% Melbourne City FC24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

10.7%

1 – 0

9.9%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 0

6.9%

0 – 2

5.7%

2 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

3.5%

3 – 0

2.9%

1 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap	Sydney FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	20%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	18%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

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