Melbourne City vs Sydney – Preview, Tips and Odds

Australia: A-League - Play Offs

Melbourne City

Full Time

4:0

Sydney FC

Highlights and Stats

Melbourne City will face Sydney for a showdown in the A-League. The game will take place on 19/05 as will welcome the opponents. This will be the 2ng leg of their playoff meeting, with the first ending in 1:1 stalemate.

Melbourne City vs Sydney Head to Head

Team	Last Game 2023/05/12	Last 20 Games
Melbourne City	draw	? Daway Whome Laway Whome Waway Whome Daway Whome Daway Whome Laway Waway Laway Lhome Lhome Laway Lhome Laway Lhome Daway
Sydney FC	draw	? Dhome Laway Whome Laway Lhome Laway Dhome Laway Dhome Laway Whome Lhome Whome Waway Waway Whome Waway Whome Waway Dhome

Worth Mentioning

The outcome of the most recent encounter between Melbourne City and Sydney was a 1:1 draw. The match went down on 12th of May 2023. Sydney was unable to win any of the previous two head-to-head matches, registering 1 defeat and 1 draw in the process. Playing at home turned out advantageous in the latest 10 meetings. The hosts went all guns on their opponents and secured 6 wins and remained unscathed in 9. Out of the last five matches between the opponents, four yielded over 2.5 goals and four witnessed goals scored at both ends of the field. In that period Melbourne City managed to keep one clean sheet, while Sydney conceded goals in all matches. From a statistical point of view, the latest five games between the sides finish with an average of 3.40 goals.

Melbourne City vs Sydney Last Games Averages

*Average Metrics based on available data from last 20 games

Melbourne CitySydney FC

• Goals

  1.30

  1.60

• Fouls

  15.40

  12.90

• Corners

  5.15

  3.75

• Offsides

  2.20

  1.50

• Cards

  2.20

  2.25

• Posession

  52%

  48%

2023/05/12 A-League

Melbourne CityHSydney FC

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  18

  14

• Corners

  2

  0

• Offsides

  2

  2

• Cards

  1

  2

• Posession

  61%

  39%

2023/02/25 A-League

HMelbourne CitySydney FC

• Goals

  3

  2

• Fouls

  9

  8

• Corners

  7

  7

• Offsides

  2

  3

• Cards

  2

  1

• Posession

  47%

  53%

2022/12/10 A-League

Melbourne CityHSydney FC

• Goals

  1

  2

• Fouls

  17

  8

• Corners

  6

  4

• Offsides

  2

  2

• Cards

  5

  1

• Posession

  55%

  45%

2022/04/06 A-League

HMelbourne CitySydney FC

• Goals

  4

  0

• Fouls

  16

  10

• Corners

  3

  5

• Offsides

  4

  1

• Cards

  0

  3

• Posession

  50%

  50%

2022/02/26 A-League

Melbourne CityHSydney FC

• Goals

  2

  1

• Fouls

  14

  12

• Corners

  3

  5

• Offsides

  0

  3

• Cards

  2

  3

• Posession

  42%

  58%

2021/06/27 A-League

HMelbourne CitySydney FC

• Goals

  3

  1

• Fouls

  15

  14

• Corners

  10

  1

• Offsides

  2

  0

• Cards

  2

  4

• Posession

  70%

  30%

2021/04/10 A-League

Melbourne CityHSydney FC

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  10

  10

• Corners

  7

  7

• Offsides

  3

  0

• Cards

  1

  2

• Posession

  58%

  42%

2021/02/23 A-League

HMelbourne CitySydney FC

• Goals

  3

  2

• Fouls

  14

  10

• Corners

  3

  3

• Offsides

  1

  1

• Cards

  1

  5

• Posession

  51%

  49%

2020/08/30 A-League

Melbourne CityHSydney FC

• Goals

  0

  0

• Fouls

  19

  18

• Corners

  9

  7

• Offsides

  1

  1

• Cards

  2

  2

• Posession

  52%

  48%

2020/08/01 A-League

HMelbourne CitySydney FC

• Goals

  2

  0

• Fouls

  19

  13

• Corners

  10

  6

• Offsides

  2

  1

• Cards

  2

  2

• Posession

  50%

  50%

2019/12/29 A-League

Melbourne CityHSydney FC

• Goals

  1

  2

• Fouls

  20

  8

• Corners

  9

  5

• Offsides

  2

  0

• Cards

  3

  2

• Posession

  51%

  49%

2019/03/17 A-League

Melbourne CityHSydney FC

• Goals

  2

  0

• Fouls

  14

  9

• Corners

  4

  3

• Offsides

  1

  3

• Cards

  1

  0

• Posession

  45%

  55%

2019/02/03 A-League

Melbourne CityHSydney FC

• Goals

  0

  2

• Fouls

  13

  16

• Corners

  5

  2

• Offsides

  2

  4

• Cards

  3

  0

• Posession

  64%

  36%

2018/11/02 A-League

HMelbourne CitySydney FC

• Goals

  0

  3

• Fouls

  17

  15

• Corners

  2

  1

• Offsides

  4

  2

• Cards

  3

  1

• Posession

  59%

  41%

2018/02/10 A-League

HMelbourne CitySydney FC

• Goals

  0

  4

• Fouls

  13

  16

• Corners

  5

  1

• Offsides

  0

  0

• Cards

  1

  2

• Posession

  51%

  49%

2017/12/15 A-League

Melbourne CityHSydney FC

• Goals

  1

  3

• Fouls

  14

  16

• Corners

  4

  5

• Offsides

  4

  1

• Cards

  4

  2

• Posession

  43%

  57%

2017/11/03 A-League

HMelbourne CitySydney FC

• Goals

  0

  1

• Fouls

  15

  14

• Corners

  4

  3

• Offsides

  4

  0

• Cards

  2

  2

• Posession

  43%

  57%

2017/04/01 A-League

Melbourne CityHSydney FC

• Goals

  0

  3

• Fouls

  12

  15

• Corners

  6

  3

• Offsides

  3

  0

• Cards

  0

  3

• Posession

  48%

  52%

2017/02/24 A-League

HMelbourne CitySydney FC

• Goals

  1

  3

• Fouls

  18

  19

• Corners

  1

  4

• Offsides

  4

  4

• Cards

  6

  2

• Posession

  41%

  59%

2016/12/09 A-League

Melbourne CityHSydney FC

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  21

  13

• Corners

  3

  3

• Offsides

  1

  2

• Cards

  3

  6

• Posession

  60%

  40%

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Melbourne City Form

Melbourne City’s last game ended in a draw while visiting Sydney with the score after the final whistle being 1:1. Prior to its most recent match, the team was on a run of two successive wins and remains undefeated in nine meetings. In the last 10 encounters of Melbourne City, playing at home proved to be very beneficial. The hosting side enjoyed a win 5 times and managed to stay undefeated in 9 matches. Out of the last five Melbourne City encounters, three produced over 2.5 goals and all witnessed goals at both ends. Within this timeframe they were not able to keep a single clean sheet and at least one goal was scored in all of the team’s games. Their last 5 outings turned out to be high scoring affairs with a total of 18 goals.

• Goals
  2.00
• Fouls
  12.40
• Corners
  6.90
• Offsides
  1.30
• Cards
  1.90
• Posession
  61%

Sydney Form

Sydney’s last match was against Melbourne City on Friday and it finished in a 1:1 draw at home. Not taking into account its latest encounter, the squad have had a streak of four successive victories and remains unbeaten in seven games. Playing at your own stadium had no significant role in the latest ten clashes for Sydney, as the teams involved enjoyed 4 home wins and 3 away wins. Looking at the team’s previous five encounters, it becomes apparent that two featured over 2.5 goals and three witnessed goals at both ends. Throughout these, Sydney’s efforts paid off as the team managed to prevent goals in their net two times and scored a minimum of one goal in all five. Over the course of the team’s previous five clashes, the sides scored an average of 2.8 goals.

• Goals
  1.70
• Fouls
  9.90
• Corners
  5.70
• Offsides
  2.10
• Cards
  1.90
• Posession
  53%

Formations and Lineups

Melbourne City

Formation:4-1-4-1

• G1Tom Glover
• D4Nuno Reis
• D6Thomas Lam
• D22Curtis Good
• D38Jordan Bos
• M13Aiden O'Neill
• M15Andrew Nabbout
• M14Valon Berisha
• M7Mathew Leckie
• M23Marco Tilio
• F9Jamie MacLaren

1 Tom Glover 4 Nuno Reis 6 Thomas Lam 22 Curtis Good 38 Jordan Bos 13 Aiden O'Neill 15 Andrew Nabbout 14 Valon Berisha 7 Mathew Leckie 23 Marco Tilio 9 Jamie MacLaren

Sydney FC

Formation:4-2-3-1

• G1Andrew Redmayne
• D23Rhyan Grant
• D4Alex Wilkinson
• D6Jack Rodwell
• D3Joel King
• M26Luke Brattan
• M8Paulo Retre
• M17Anthony Caceres
• M22Max Burgess
• M19Adrian Segecic
• F9Adam Le Fondre

1 Andrew Redmayne 23 Rhyan Grant 4 Alex Wilkinson 6 Jack Rodwell 3 Joel King 26 Luke Brattan 8 Paulo Retre 17 Anthony Caceres 22 Max Burgess 19 Adrian Segecic 9 Adam Le Fondre

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 Melbourne City	Last Sydney FC	Probability	Value Odds Over
Melbourne City WIN	6/10	5/10	-	49.55%	2.02
DRAW	3/10	4/10	3/10	29.46%	3.39
Sydney FC WIN	1/10	-	4/10	20.98%	4.77
Over 2.5 Goals	6/10	6/10	5/10	57.00%	1.75
BTTS	7/10	10/10	6/10	76.00%	1.32
Over 4.5 Cards	4/10	3/10	3/10	34.00%	2.94
Over 10.5 Corners	5/10	4/10	6/10	50.00%	2.00
Melbourne City over 1.5 Goals	6/10	6/10	-	60.00%	1.67
Sydney FC over 1.5 Goals	3/10	-	6/10	43.50%	2.30

Match Details

Melbourne CityvsSydney FC

• 83`
  (in) F. Berenguer(out) M. Leckie

  
• 83`
  

  (in) P. Wood(out) A. Le Fondre
• 83`
  (in) S. Galloway(out) J. Bos

  
• 82`
  R. van der VenneJ. Maclaren

  

  4 - 0
• 74`
  (in) C. Talbot(out) C. Good

  
• 74`
  (in) S. Jamieson(out) V. Berisha

  
• 73`
  (in) R. van der Venne(out) A. O'Neill

  
• 67`
  M. TilioA. O'Neill

  

  3 - 0
• 67`
  

  (in) J. Girdwood-Reich(out) P. Retre
• 67`
  

  (in) J. Lolley(out) A. Segecic
• 59`
  J. Rodwell (o.g.)

  

  2 - 0
• 45+2`
  T. LamTripping

  
• 43`
  

  L. BrattanTripping
• 37`
  C. GoodV. Berisha

  

  1 - 0
• 28`
  

  J. KingHolding
• 20`
  

  M. BurgessTripping