Melbourne City vs Sydney

Melbourne City

0 - 0

Sydney

🕒 Sat, 03 Jan 2026 08:35 Europe/London 📍 AAMI Park 🧑‍⚖️ Shaun Evans 🔁 Regular Season - 11 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 11

Regular Season Table

Melbourne City 6 · Sydney 5

Referee Stats

Shaun Evans

15 matches · 3.93 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.93
Reds avg	0.20
Penalties avg	0.67
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	60%
Draws	27%
Away wins	13%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 0-0.
Melbourne City outshot their opponent (23-7).
Melbourne City controlled possession (61%).

Team Overview

Melbourne City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-2-5

Goals For / Against

18 / 13

Avg: 1.38 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.54

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sydney (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-3-5

Goals For / Against

16 / 13

Avg: 1.07 / 0.87

Points

Avg: 1.60

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this A-League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.54

PPG

1.60

1.38

1.07

1.00

0.87

54%

O2.5

38%

46%

BTTS

23%

54%

Score 1st

23%

League-position context

Melbourne City rank6th

Sydney rank5th

Melbourne City points38

Sydney points39

Melbourne City: #6 · 38 pts · GD +0

5 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sydney: #5 · 39 pts · GD +8

4 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Melbourne City last 5 home

L W W W L

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals9-6

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Sydney last 5 away

W D W L L

Points7/15

Weighted index62

Goals3-5

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Melbourne City trend breakdown

Over 2.554%

BTTS46%

BTTS + O2.538%

1H Over 0.562%

Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 23% · 1H BTTS 8%

Sydney trend breakdown

Over 2.538%

BTTS23%

BTTS + O2.523%

1H Over 0.531%

Also: Over 0.5 85% · Over 1.5 54% · Over 3.5 15% · 1H BTTS 8%

Scoring reliability

Melbourne City score at home77%

Melbourne City clean sheet at home38%

Sydney score away54%

Sydney clean sheet away46%

First-goal patterns

Melbourne City score first54%

Melbourne City win after scoring first71%

Sydney score first23%

Sydney win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Melbourne City 20% · Sydney 29%

Avg first goal minute: Melbourne City 18.6' · Sydney 18.7'

Vs league average

Melbourne City score at home1.38 vs 1.53

Melbourne City concede at home1.00 vs 1.34

Sydney score away1.07 vs 1.34

Sydney concede away0.87 vs 1.53

Melbourne City score 9% below league average, while Sydney score 20% below league average.

Defensive side: Melbourne City are 25% below league average at home, and Sydney are 43% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Melbourne City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

Sydney goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

61-75 4

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

61%

39%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

643

423

Passes Accurate

565

348

Passes %

88%

82%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

14'

14' G. Ferreyra

49'

49' A. Kuen

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ R. Youlley

1st substitution · For: C. Hollman

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ A. Walatee

2nd substitution · For: Akol Akon

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ M. Memeti

1st substitution · For: T. Kanamori

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ A. Nabbout

2nd substitution · For: M. Caputo

80'

80' S. Souprayen

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ A. Kuen

3rd substitution · For: Beckham Baker

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ Víctor Campuzano

3rd substitution · For: P. Wood

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ A. Toure

4th substitution · For: T. Quintal

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ G. Ferreyra

4th substitution · For: Besian Kutleshi

Melbourne City vs Sydney 0-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Melbourne City drew 0-0 with Sydney on Saturday, 03 January 2026 in A-League. The match was refereed by Shaun Evans. It was played at AAMI Park.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. G. Ferreyra received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 14'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. A. Kuen received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 49'. Melbourne City made their 1st substitution at 59', with R. Youlley replacing C. Hollman. Melbourne City made their 2nd substitution at 71', with A. Walatee replacing Akol Akon. Sydney made their 1st substitution at 77', with M. Memeti replacing T. Kanamori. Sydney made their 2nd substitution at 77', with A. Nabbout replacing M. Caputo. S. Souprayen received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 80'. Sydney made their 3rd substitution at 81', with A. Kuen replacing Beckham Baker. Melbourne City made their 3rd substitution at 86', with Víctor Campuzano replacing P. Wood. Melbourne City made their 4th substitution at 86', with A. Toure replacing T. Quintal. Sydney made their 4th substitution at 86', with G. Ferreyra replacing Besian Kutleshi.

Melbourne City used 4 substitutions while Sydney used 4 substitutions. Melbourne City got 3 yellow cards.