The league table tells us that 17 points separate the pair of combatants in this A-League fixture. Melbourne City hold both the points- and home stadium advantage.
- Melbourne City have the most scored goals (61) in A-League
- Sydney have the most conceded goals in the first half (26) in A-League
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Sydney, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.
Melbourne City and Sydney should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Melbourne City form and stats
Melbourne City have been outstanding at home so far in the A-League with 10 wins, 3 draws and only 0 losses. There’s a good atmosphere here at AAMI Park after three straight home wins.
Melbourne City shared the glory with Sydney in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Melbourne's goalie Glover played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Sydney with a stunning six saves.
Before that, Melbourne City had a home game versus Western Sydney Wanderers which ended with a victory 3-2.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Melbourne City handle that role? We have found 10 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Goals from both teams! That has happened in 15 league games in a row for this club. Could it happen again?
Melbourne are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (37 goals in 13 games). Melbourne City have conceded 15 in these home matches.
Sydney form and stats
Playing away, Sydney have won 6 games, drawn 2 and suffered 5 defeats in the A-League this season. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Sydney are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
There were no winners in Sydney's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Melbourne City. Which player has bagged at least one goal six matches in a row for the away team? The correct answer is Fondre and that is impressive stuff! Brattan got a match rating of 7.65 in that game, top player of the team. Brattan dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 53 successful passes (of 62 total).
Preceding that game was the away victory against Western Sydney Wanderers with the score of 2-1.The travelling fans enjoy Sydney's attacking play in away games, having scored 20 goals in 13 league matches away. Sydney have conceded 17 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is what happened when the teams met earlier this season; Sydney - Melbourne City 1-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Melbourne City victories, two draws and two Sydney wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less. Maclaren loves to play against Sydney and have scored 8 goals in these encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  J. MacLaren 24 goals |   A. Le Fondre 12 goals |  R. Mak 10 goals |
Melbourne City missing players
Sydney missing players
| Melbourne City | Sydney | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 16 | 10 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 62 | 37 | 14 | Scored | S | 5 | 22 | 43 |
| 33 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 18 | 41 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 93% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 79% | 79% |
| 67% | 85% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 57% |
| 48% | 62% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 36% | 39% |
| 30% | 38% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 78% | 77% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 64% | 61% |
| 22% | 23% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 21% | 18% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.2 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
| 4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 16.8 | 17.3 | 15.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.8 | 15.2 | 15.9 |
| 6.3 | 7.1 | 7.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
| 37% | 40% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 30% | 28% |
| 10.3 | 8.1 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 12.3 | 12.1 |
| 4.4 | 3.5 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
- Melbourne City have not yet lost a game at home.
- Melbourne City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Melbourne City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Melbourne City have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Melbourne City have the most points (33) at home in A-League
- Melbourne City have the most scored goals (37) at home in A-League
- Melbourne City have the most scored goals (61) in A-League
- Melbourne City have the most scored goals in the first half (29) in A-League
- Melbourne City have the the best goal difference (+22) at home in A-League
- Melbourne City have the the best goal difference (+29) in A-League
- Melbourne City have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Melbourne City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sydney have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (15) in A-League
- Sydney have the most conceded goals in the first half (26) in A-League
- Sydney have the most points from losing position (20) in A-League
- Sydney haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Melbourne City | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 61 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 29 | 55 |
| 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 44 |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 53 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 29 | 7 | 42 |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 41 |
| 5 | Sydney | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 38 |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 25 | -6 | 35 |
| 7 | Western United | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 47 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 24 | -13 | 32 |
| 8 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -7 | 30 |
| 9 | Perth Glory | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 46 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -10 | 29 |
| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -15 | 29 |
| 11 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -5 | 28 |
| 12 | Macarthur | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 48 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 32 | -17 | 26 |
