Match preview A-League: Sydney - Melbourne City at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium

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Competition: Australia A-League
Competition: Wed 30.December
Match begins: 08:05 (UTC)
Venue: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium (20505 seats)

This is the A-League season opener for these teams, who are finally competing for points again. Will Sydney or Melbourne City get that important first win?

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Melbourne City, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.

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Sydney form and stats

The manager S. Corica will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Wellington Phoenix in only three days.

Sydney could celebrate like crazy last season after winning the A-League. Home supporters are hoping for more of the same this season. In the home games here at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium they witnessed 9 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. In total the trophy was secured after W16 - D5 - L5 from 26 games.

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Melbourne City form and stats

The schedule is very tough for Melbourne City now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A A-League game at Adelaide United is waiting in only four days.

Let's have a look at how Melbourne City performed last season in the A-League: They landed a 2nd position in the league table after playing out 14 victories, 5 draws and 7 defeats. In total they scored 49 and conceded 37 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 2 and lost 5 with 27/22 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Sydney won eight games, zero matches ended with a draw and Melbourne City has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Sydney missing players

Melbourne City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sydney Melbourne City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Sydney Last season Melbourne City
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
28 15   Played P   14 28
18 11   Won W   6 15
5 1   Drew D   2 5
5 3   Lost L   6 8
52 27   Scored S   27 51
25 12   Conceded C   23 38
96% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   93% 93%
79% 67%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   79% 82%
57% 60%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   79% 68%
25% 20%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   57% 43%
14% 13%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   29% 21%
61% 60%   BTTS BTTS   71% 64%
29% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   14% 25%
14% 13%   Failed to Score F T   21% 18%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.2 1.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.6 2.4
2 1   Red cards R C   2 4
 
11.5 13.2   Shots (avg) S (   15.8 15.1
5.1 5.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   6.6 5.8
37% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 31%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Adelaide United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Brisbane Roar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Central Coast Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Macarthur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Melbourne City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Melbourne Victory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Newcastle Jets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Perth Glory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Sydney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Wellington Phoenix 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Western Sydney Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Western United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Adelaide United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Brisbane Roar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Central Coast Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Macarthur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Melbourne City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Melbourne Victory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Newcastle Jets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Perth Glory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Sydney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Wellington Phoenix 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Western Sydney Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Western United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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The A-League is the top level of the Australian football league system. Seasons run from October to May. Ten teams play a regular season of 27 fixtures to create a league table winner and the highest placed teams qualify for a playoff. The league winner is called the “premier” while the playoff winner is the “champion”. There is no set system for relegation, unlike most leagues in the world.