Sydney and Melbourne City are both riding high in the A-League with their 1st and 2nd positions respectively. Expect a great game!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
It's quite the trip for Melbourne City when visiting Sydney as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
Sydney form and stats
Sydney, who have the the best goal difference (+24) in A-League, have performed here at Spotless Stadium this season with 9 wins from 13 A-League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 3.
Sydney's last game was hosting Perth Glory and winning 2-0. Preceding that match was a defeat to Western United (1-2).
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Sydney have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found one match with the results: Won zero, drawn one and lost zero.
The Sydney fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 13 league matches. Sydney are not conceding a lot of goals here at Spotless Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 13 matches.
Melbourne City form and stats
Playing away, Melbourne City, who have the most scored goals (27) away in A-League, have won 6 games, drawn 2 and suffered 5 defeats in the A-League this season.
Impressive finishing from Jamie MacLaren secured the home win 2-0 against Western United in their previous game. Prior to that result Melbourne City won their away game at Western United. The scoreline was 3-1.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Melbourne City in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Melbourne City, three draws and seven defeats.
The Melbourne City manager E. Mombaerts has got the team scoring on the road, with 27 away goals in 13 league matches. In the opposite end, Melbourne have conceded 22 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Melbourne City - Sydney 2-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Sydney won eight, Melbourne City won two and zero draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. MacLaren 23 goals |   A. Le Fondre 21 goals |  K. Barbarouses 7 goals |
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| Sydney | Melbourne City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 14 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 13 | 27 |
| 17 | 10 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 51 | 26 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 27 | 51 |
| 25 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 22 | 37 |
| 96% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 93% |
| 81% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 85% | 85% |
| 59% | 64% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 85% | 70% |
| 26% | 21% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 62% | 44% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 31% | 22% |
| 63% | 64% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 77% | 67% |
| 26% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 26% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 15% | 15% |
| 5.1 | 5.4 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| 5.2 | 5.7 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5 | 5.3 |
| 1.2 | 1.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 307 | 184 | 31 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 206 | 408 |
| 134 | 76 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 87 | 157 |
| 38% | 34% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 31% | 32% |
- Melbourne City has the most matches over the total-line (18)
- Melbourne City has the most scored goals (27) away
- Melbourne City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sydney has the fewest conceded goals (25)
- Sydney has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11)
- Sydney has the most points (28) at home
- Sydney has the most points from losing position (15)
- Sydney has the the best goal difference (+12) at home
- Sydney has the the best goal difference (+24)
- Sydney have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sydney have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sydney | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 24 | 53 |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 37 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 47 |
| 3 | Wellington Phoenix | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 41 |
| 4 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 40 |
| 5 | Western United | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 46 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 39 |
| 6 | Perth Glory | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 37 |
| 7 | Adelaide United | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 44 | 49 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 26 | -5 | 36 |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -8 | 34 |
| 9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -5 | 33 |
| 10 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -11 | 23 |
| 11 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 26 | 55 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 30 | -29 | 18 |