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Melbourne City vs Sydney
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

A-League Men2026/20272026/2027
2
-FT
1
Oct 31, 2026
AAMI Park

Match Timeline

86'Substitution
Mathias Macallister
Mathias Macallister· In
Sydney
79'Substitution
Roland Ballah
Roland Ballah· In
Melbourne City
73'Substitution
Liam Bonetig
Liam Bonetig· In
Melbourne City
73'Substitution
Joseph Lacey
Joseph Lacey· In
Sydney
73'Substitution
James Overy
James Overy· In
Akol Akon
Akol Akon· Out
Sydney
69'Yellow Card
Sydney
Sydney
Melbourne City
Sydney
Melbourne City
Goal!
2-1
Awer Mabil
Awer Mabil
62'·Melbourne City
⚽
Goal!
1-1
Emiliano Marcondes
Emiliano Marcondes
46'·Melbourne City
⚽
46'Substitution
Besian Kutleshi
Besian Kutleshi· Out
Melbourne City
Goal!
0-1
Al Hassan Touré
Al Hassan Touré
36'·Sydney
⚽

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Melbourne City
Melbourne City
Sydney
Sydney
49%Ball Possession51%
15Shots Total9
5Shots On Target2
2Corners3
14Fouls14
0Yellow Cards2
1Offsides3
0Saves3
389Passes410
10Shots Off Target6
127Attacks99
53Dangerous Attacks40
12Shots Inside Box5
3Shots Outside Box4
2Goals1
14Free Kicks14
0Shots Blocked1
5Substitutions4
1Hit Woodwork0
20Tackles17
2Assists1
275Accurate Passes303
18Total Crosses11
5Accurate Crosses4
10Interceptions11
81Duels Won54
3Big Chances Created0
2Big Chances Missed0

Team Lineups

Starting XI

40
James Nieuwenhuizen
James Nieuwenhuizen
6.5
14
Besian Kutleshi
Besian Kutleshi
6.5

Substitutes

4
Liam Bonetig
Liam Bonetig
6.5
38
Beckham Baker
Beckham Baker
39
Roland Ballah
Roland Ballah
6.6
50
Jonty Benfield
Jonty Benfield

Substitutes

2
James Overy
James Overy
6.4
22
Mathias Macallister
Mathias Macallister
6.5
28
Ethan Dyer
Ethan Dyer
29
Joseph Lacey
Joseph Lacey
6.5
30
Alexander Zaverdinos
Alexander Zaverdinos

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
90'00-
57(74%)
2
8/11
44'112/2
15(60%)
-
3/11
90'102/2
31(77%)
2
7/13
73'01-
42(86%)
3
8/9
63'000/4
25(68%)
4
11/21
90'000/1
42(76%)
1
7/8
79'000/3
21(67%)
-
11/17
90'00-
37(70%)
1
5/6
90'00-
34(76%)
1
6/10
Roland Ballah
Roland Ballah
FW
11'00-
3(100%)
1
1/2
26'001/1
3(33%)
-
0/1
Besian Kutleshi
Besian Kutleshi
MF
46'000/1
14(57%)
3
7/10
Liam Bonetig
Liam Bonetig
DF
17'00-
5(60%)
1
1/1
27'00-
15(80%)
1
2/4
James Nieuwenhuizen
James Nieuwenhuizen
GK
90'00-
32(47%)
-
1/1
64'000/1
13(54%)
-
3/10

Melbourne City vs Sydney H2H, Form & Key Stats

  • Melbourne City won 2-1 after trailing 0-1.(Score by goal: 36' 0-1, 46' 1-1, 62' 2-1.)
Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
Melbourne City15D114244/155-8
Sydney15W1201110/157-5
Melbourne City — last 5 games
  1. W3-0 @ Weston Workers FC2026-07-26
  2. L0-2 vs Palermo2026-08-07
  3. L0-2 @ Queensland Lions2026-08-11
  4. L1-3 @ Auckland2026-10-17
  5. D1-1 @ Melbourne Victory2026-10-24
Sydney — last 5 games
  1. W4-2 @ Brisbane Roar2026-08-09
  2. W1-0 @ SD Raiders2026-08-18
  3. L0-2 vs Melbourne Victory2026-09-09
  4. D0-0 vs Western Sydney Wanderers2026-10-16
  5. W2-1 vs Adelaide United2026-10-25
Goal markets & scoring rates
TeamGamesAvg goalsOver 1.5Over 2.5Over 3.5BTTSClean sheetsFailed to score
Melbourne City152.487%40%13%53%33%20%
Sydney152.260%33%20%47%40%33%
Venue split (Home vs Away)
TeamWherePldWDLGoalsPPGOver 2.5Clean sheets
Melbourne CityHome63129-61.6750%33%
SydneyAway852114-52.1325%50%
1st half vs 2nd half scoring
TeamGames1H goals2H goals2H share1H Over 0.5HT W-D-L
Melbourne City158-712-960%87%6-3-6
Sydney157-513-865%47%4-8-3
Head-to-head, computed
Meetings on record
11
Period covered
2018-02-10 – 2026-03-17
Melbourne City wins
6
Draws
2
Sydney wins
3
Avg goals per meeting
3
Over 2.5 goals
64%
Both teams scored
45%
Home side won
27%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings
3W 2D 0L (Melbourne City view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time
2.8 vs 3
Most recent meetings (5 of 11)
DateHomeScoreAway
2026-03-17Sydney0-1Melbourne City
2026-01-03Melbourne City0-0Sydney
2025-05-03Melbourne City5-1Sydney
2025-03-29Sydney2-3Melbourne City
2024-02-24Sydney1-1Melbourne City
Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 13 earlier results)
TeamPosPldPtsGDFormForm rankForm vs pos
Melbourne City921-2LD8+1
Sydney5241DW2+3
Table context
Points gap
3 ptsMelbourne City 1 · Sydney 4
Positions
#9 vs #5
Goals per game
1/2 vs 1/0.5scored/conceded per game · league average 1.46

How we calculate this

A-League Men Standings

A-League Men · 2026/2027

Full standings
#TeamPGDPTS
13+69
23+35
33+15
42+14
5304
63-14
73-14
83+23
93-12
103-22
113-32
122-50

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

A-League Men
Sydney
3 matches
#7Position#5
4Points4
1Wins1
1Draws1
1Losses1
4Goals3
1.33Goals per game1.00
5Goals conceded3
1.67Goals per game conceded1.00

Melbourne City vs Sydney — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (3 vs 3 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityMelbourne City 36% · X · Draw 26% · Sydney 38%
1 · Home Win
36%
X · Draw
26%
2 · Away Win
38%
Projected Goals (xG Model)
1.26 vs 1.31
Projected Total: 2.57
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
52%
Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)
27% / 28%
Melbourne City / Sydney
Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):
1 - 1(12.6%)0 - 1(10.0%)1 - 0(9.7%)
Last Matches

Recent matches

Oct 24
1-1
Melbourne Victory
@ Melbourne Victory
Away
Oct 17
1-3
Auckland
@ Auckland
Away
Aug 11
0-2
Queensland Lions
@ Queensland Lions
Away
Aug 7
0-2
Palermo
vs Palermo
Home
Jul 26
3-0
Weston Workers FC
@ Weston Workers FC
Away
Previous Meetings
Head to Head

Melbourne City vs Sydney — Head to Head

Match summary

Melbourne City beat Sydney 2-1 in the A-League Men, Regular Season.

Across 11 previous meetings on record, Melbourne City won 6 and Sydney won 3, with 2 draws (3 goals per game).

Goals came from Emiliano Marcondes (46') and Awer Mabil (62') for Melbourne City and Al Hassan Touré (36') for Sydney.