Sydney vs Melbourne City – Preview, Tips and Odds

Australia: A-League - Play Offs

Sydney FC

Full Time

1:1

Melbourne City

Highlights and Stats

Sydney will test their abilities against Melbourne City on 12/05 in the 1st game of their semi-final battle in the knock-out phase in the A-League. The two contending teams will meet at Allianz Stadium.

Sydney vs Melbourne City Head to Head

Team	Last Game 2023/02/25	Last 20 Games
Sydney FC	loss	? Laway Whome Laway Lhome Laway Dhome Laway Dhome Laway Whome Lhome Whome Waway Waway Whome Waway Whome Waway Dhome Laway
Melbourne City	win	? Whome Laway Whome Waway Whome Daway Whome Daway Whome Laway Waway Laway Lhome Lhome Laway Lhome Laway Lhome Daway Whome

Worth Mentioning

The outcome of the most recent encounter between both sides was a win for Melbourne City who played at home, with the final score being 3:2. The match went down on 25th of February 2023. Hosting evidently helped in the previous 10 clashes, with the home side recording 7 wins and preventing its opponent from getting the better of them in 9 matches. No more than 2 of the 10 latest games ended in a draw. All of the previous five meetings produced over 2.5 goals and four witnessed goals at both ends. During this period, Sydney were not able to maintain a clean sheet, and Melbourne City kept a clean sheet on one occasion. The last few meetings between the two opposing sides had them netting quite the number of goals, with a total of 19 scored across the last 5 matches.

Sydney vs Melbourne City Last Games Averages

*Average Metrics based on available data from last 20 games

Sydney FCMelbourne City

• Goals

  1.55

  1.40

• Fouls

  12.20

  14.50

• Corners

  4.00

  5.20

• Offsides

  1.60

  2.35

• Cards

  2.25

  2.30

• Posession

  49%

  51%

2023/02/25 A-League

Sydney FCHMelbourne City

• Goals

  2

  3

• Fouls

  8

  9

• Corners

  7

  7

• Offsides

  3

  2

• Cards

  1

  2

• Posession

  53%

  47%

2022/12/10 A-League

HSydney FCMelbourne City

• Goals

  2

  1

• Fouls

  8

  17

• Corners

  4

  6

• Offsides

  2

  2

• Cards

  1

  5

• Posession

  45%

  55%

2022/04/06 A-League

Sydney FCHMelbourne City

• Goals

  0

  4

• Fouls

  10

  16

• Corners

  5

  3

• Offsides

  1

  4

• Cards

  3

  0

• Posession

  50%

  50%

2022/02/26 A-League

HSydney FCMelbourne City

• Goals

  1

  2

• Fouls

  12

  14

• Corners

  5

  3

• Offsides

  3

  0

• Cards

  3

  2

• Posession

  58%

  42%

2021/06/27 A-League

Sydney FCHMelbourne City

• Goals

  1

  3

• Fouls

  14

  15

• Corners

  1

  10

• Offsides

  0

  2

• Cards

  4

  2

• Posession

  30%

  70%

2021/04/10 A-League

HSydney FCMelbourne City

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  10

  10

• Corners

  7

  7

• Offsides

  0

  3

• Cards

  2

  1

• Posession

  42%

  58%

2021/02/23 A-League

Sydney FCHMelbourne City

• Goals

  2

  3

• Fouls

  10

  14

• Corners

  3

  3

• Offsides

  1

  1

• Cards

  5

  1

• Posession

  49%

  51%

2020/08/30 A-League

HSydney FCMelbourne City

• Goals

  0

  0

• Fouls

  18

  19

• Corners

  7

  9

• Offsides

  1

  1

• Cards

  2

  2

• Posession

  48%

  52%

2020/08/01 A-League

Sydney FCHMelbourne City

• Goals

  0

  2

• Fouls

  13

  19

• Corners

  6

  10

• Offsides

  1

  2

• Cards

  2

  2

• Posession

  50%

  50%

2019/12/29 A-League

HSydney FCMelbourne City

• Goals

  2

  1

• Fouls

  8

  20

• Corners

  5

  9

• Offsides

  0

  2

• Cards

  2

  3

• Posession

  49%

  51%

2019/03/17 A-League

HSydney FCMelbourne City

• Goals

  0

  2

• Fouls

  9

  14

• Corners

  3

  4

• Offsides

  3

  1

• Cards

  0

  1

• Posession

  55%

  45%

2019/02/03 A-League

HSydney FCMelbourne City

• Goals

  2

  0

• Fouls

  16

  13

• Corners

  2

  5

• Offsides

  4

  2

• Cards

  0

  3

• Posession

  36%

  64%

2018/11/02 A-League

Sydney FCHMelbourne City

• Goals

  3

  0

• Fouls

  15

  17

• Corners

  1

  2

• Offsides

  2

  4

• Cards

  1

  3

• Posession

  41%

  59%

2018/02/10 A-League

Sydney FCHMelbourne City

• Goals

  4

  0

• Fouls

  16

  13

• Corners

  1

  5

• Offsides

  0

  0

• Cards

  2

  1

• Posession

  49%

  51%

2017/12/15 A-League

HSydney FCMelbourne City

• Goals

  3

  1

• Fouls

  16

  14

• Corners

  5

  4

• Offsides

  1

  4

• Cards

  2

  4

• Posession

  57%

  43%

2017/11/03 A-League

Sydney FCHMelbourne City

• Goals

  1

  0

• Fouls

  14

  15

• Corners

  3

  4

• Offsides

  0

  4

• Cards

  2

  2

• Posession

  57%

  43%

2017/04/01 A-League

HSydney FCMelbourne City

• Goals

  3

  0

• Fouls

  15

  12

• Corners

  3

  6

• Offsides

  0

  3

• Cards

  3

  0

• Posession

  52%

  48%

2017/02/24 A-League

Sydney FCHMelbourne City

• Goals

  3

  1

• Fouls

  19

  18

• Corners

  4

  1

• Offsides

  4

  4

• Cards

  2

  6

• Posession

  59%

  41%

2016/12/09 A-League

HSydney FCMelbourne City

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  13

  21

• Corners

  3

  3

• Offsides

  2

  1

• Cards

  6

  3

• Posession

  40%

  60%

2016/03/05 A-League

Sydney FCHMelbourne City

• Goals

  0

  3

• Fouls

  0

  0

• Corners

  5

  3

• Offsides

  4

  5

• Cards

  2

  3

• Posession

  61%

  39%

ShowHideDetailed Stats

Sydney Form

Sydney recorded a 1:2 win while playing away in a clash against Western Sydney Wanderers in the A-League on May 6. The team is currently on a streak of four consecutive victories and has not seen defeat in six games. It appears location has little to no impact on how Sydney’s previous 10 encounters unfolded. These ended in 5 home victories and 3 wins for the visiting sides. Just 2 of the last 10 games of the club ended in draws. Two of the preceding five Sydney clashes resulted in over 2.5 goals, with both sides scoring in three of those. Throughout the period, the squad was capable of limiting its opponent to no goals in two games, while managing to find the back of the net at least once on every occasion. Based on statistics, their most recent 5 matches ended with an average of 2.80 goals.

• Goals
  1.70
• Fouls
  9.90
• Corners
  6.10
• Offsides
  2.40
• Cards
  2.10
• Posession
  54%

Melbourne City Form

The latest match of Melbourne City was against Western Sydney Wanderers on Friday, with the outcome being a 3:2 win at home. Presently the team is enjoying a streak of two victories in succession and has not experienced any losses in its eight games. The sides, involved in Melbourne City’s last ten meetings, had a considerable advantage when playing on homeground. The hosts won on six occasions, while losing just one time. Looking at the team’s previous five encounters, it becomes apparent that four featured over 2.5 goals and all witnessed goals at both ends. Throughout these, Melbourne City’s efforts to prevent a goal in their net proved futile and they scored a minimum of one goal in the process. Over the course of the team’s previous five games, the players netted 3.8 goals on average.

• Goals
  2.10
• Fouls
  11.70
• Corners
  7.20
• Offsides
  1.10
• Cards
  2.10
• Posession
  62%

Formations and Lineups

Sydney FC

Formation:4-2-3-1

• G1Andrew Redmayne
• D23Rhyan Grant
• D6Jack Rodwell
• D4Alex Wilkinson
• D3Joel King
• M26Luke Brattan
• M8Paulo Retre
• M17Anthony Caceres
• M22Max Burgess
• M11Róbert Mak
• F9Adam Le Fondre

1 Andrew Redmayne 23 Rhyan Grant 6 Jack Rodwell 4 Alex Wilkinson 3 Joel King 26 Luke Brattan 8 Paulo Retre 17 Anthony Caceres 22 Max Burgess 11 Róbert Mak 9 Adam Le Fondre

Melbourne City

Formation:4-2-3-1

• G1Tom Glover
• D25Callum Talbot
• D4Nuno Reis
• D22Curtis Good
• D38Jordan Bos
• M14Valon Berisha
• M10Florin Berenguer
• M23Marco Tilio
• M8Richard van der Venne
• M7Mathew Leckie
• F9Jamie MacLaren

1 Tom Glover 25 Callum Talbot 4 Nuno Reis 22 Curtis Good 38 Jordan Bos 14 Valon Berisha 10 Florin Berenguer 23 Marco Tilio 8 Richard van der Venne 7 Mathew Leckie 9 Jamie MacLaren

Popular Markets

This is a list of some of the most popular markets and their winning ratio for the last 10 games - head to head and for the respective teams individually. The probability column is an average calculation based ONLY on statistical data with the Head2Head column having a slight advantage.

	Last H2H	Last Sydney FC	Last Melbourne City	Probability	Value Odds Over
Sydney FC WIN	2/10	5/10	-	29.91%	3.34
DRAW	2/10	2/10	3/10	20.54%	4.87
Melbourne City WIN	6/10	-	5/10	49.55%	2.02
Over 2.5 Goals	7/10	5/10	7/10	64.00%	1.56
BTTS	7/10	5/10	10/10	73.00%	1.37
Over 4.5 Cards	5/10	4/10	4/10	44.00%	2.27
Over 10.5 Corners	6/10	6/10	4/10	54.00%	1.85
Sydney FC over 1.5 Goals	4/10	6/10	-	49.00%	2.04
Melbourne City over 1.5 Goals	6/10	-	7/10	64.50%	1.55

Match Details

Sydney FCvsMelbourne City

• 90+2`
  (in) D. Caballo(out) M. Burgess

  
• 88`
  

  C. GoodHolding
• 85`
  

  (in) T. Lam(out) C. Talbot
• 84`
  

  (in) S. Jamieson(out) F. Berenguer
• 84`
  (in) J. Girdwood-Reich(out) P. Retre

  
• 84`
  (in) P. Wood(out) A. Le Fondre

  
• 77`
  R. GrantHandling

  
• 76`
  

  (in) A. Nabbout(out) R. van der Venne
• 71`
  R. GrantGoal Disallowed - offside

  
• 70`
  J. KingHolding

  
• 64`
  A. Le Fondre (pen.)

  

  1 - 1
• 54`
  (in) J. Lolley(out) R. Mak

  
• 18`
  0 - 1

  

  M. LeckieV. Berisha