Match summary
Melbourne City beat Sydney 1-0 in the A-League Men, Regular Season.
Sydney vs Melbourne City in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Melbourne City moved from 11th to 7th in the A-League Men table with this result.4 places up. Table rebuilt from 124 results before kickoff and 125 after it; 12 teams; 25 points after 20 matches.
- Melbourne City, 11th before kickoff, beat Sydney, who were 3rd.Pre-kickoff table rebuilt from 124 earlier results of this stage: Melbourne City 22 points from 19, Sydney 33 from 20.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Sydney2W 2D 1L
SydneyMelbourne City
8Pointsof 153
6Goals scored2
5Goals conceded7
2Clean sheets2
5Scored in a row0
4Unbeaten in a row2
1Without a win5
1Conceded in a row0
Head to head10 meetings · Feb 2018 – Jan 2026
- Sydney wins
- 3
- Draws
- 2
- Melbourne City wins
- 5
3.2goals per meeting
50%both teams scored
70%3+ goals
30%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsSydney 0W 2D 3L · 3 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 124 earlier results
SydneyMelbourne City
#3Position#11
33Points20 v 19 games22
+8Goal difference-7
1.4Scored per gameleague avg 1.421.05
1Conceded per game1.42
#6Form table position#10
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
SydneyMelbourne City
- 86'Substitution · Melbourne City · Harrison Shillington · InOut: Marcus Younis
- Substitution · Sydney · Rhys Youlley · InOut: Piero Quispe86'
- Yellow Card · Sydney · Paul Okon-Engstler76'
- Yellow Card · Sydney · —76'
- 69'Substitution · Melbourne City · Medin Memeti · InOut: Max Caputo
- 69'Substitution · Melbourne City · Zane Schreiber · InOut: Kavian Rahmani
- 69'Substitution · Melbourne City · Emin Durakovic · InOut: Andreas Kuen
- Substitution · Sydney · Abel Walatee · InOut: Tiago Quintal63'
- 63'Substitution · Melbourne City · Elbasan Rashani · InOut: Daniel Arzani
- Substitution · Sydney · Alexander Grant · InOut: Marcel Tisserand63'
- Substitution · Sydney · Mathias Macallister · InOut: Apostolos Stamatelopoulos63'
- 62'Yellow Card · Melbourne City · Andreas Kuen
- 53'Goal · Melbourne City · Max Caputo0-1
- Substitution · Sydney · Al Hassan Touré · InOut: Víctor Campuzano46'
Match Statistics
Match stats
SydneyMelbourne City
56%Ball Possession44%
16Shots Total18
2Shots On Target5
1Corners5
8Fouls7
1Yellow Cards1
0Offsides3
3Saves3
510Passes402
8Shots Off Target8
99Attacks93
43Dangerous Attacks48
10Shots Inside Box13
6Shots Outside Box5
0Goals1
7Free Kicks8
6Shots Blocked5
5Substitutions5
0Hit Woodwork1
26Tackles26
0Assists1
434Accurate Passes334
0Injuries1
13Total Crosses17
1Accurate Crosses4
2Interceptions8
0Big Chances Created6
0Big Chances Missed5
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-3-1-2 · 4-3-3
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 56(89%) | 6 | 13/19 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 40(90%) | 1 | 3/6 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/5 | 38(89%) | 1 | 5/10 | |
| 7.2 | 86' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 45(87%) | 6 | 10/16 | |
| 7.2 | 63' | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 27(74%) | 3 | 7/10 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 38(76%) | - | - | |
| 6.9 | 63' | 0 | 0 | - | 35(94%) | 1 | 1/1 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 44(81%) | 2 | 8/15 | |
| 6.7 | 63' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 11(73%) | 2 | 4/10 | |
Mathias Macallister FW | 6.6 | 27' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| 6.6 | 27' | 0 | 0 | - | 41(80%) | 1 | 2/4 | |
| 6.5 | 46' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 7(100%) | 1 | 2/7 | |
| 6.5 | 27' | 0 | 0 | - | 17(94%) | - | 0/2 | |
| 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 93(91%) | 1 | 4/8 | |
| 6.2 | 44' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(33%) | - | 0/3 | |
Rhys Youlley MF | - | 4' | 0 | 0 | - | 14(79%) | - | 0/1 |