Sydney vs Melbourne City

Sydney

3 - 1

Melbourne City

🕒 Fri, 15 Dec 2017 08:50 Europe/London 📍 Unknown Venue 7955 🧑‍⚖️ Shaun Evans 🔁 Regular Season - 11 🏁 match finished

Season

2017-2018 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 11

Regular Season Table

Sydney 1 · Melbourne City 3

Referee Stats

Shaun Evans

17 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	41%
Draws	35%
Away wins	24%

Team Overview

Sydney (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-4-1

Goals For / Against

38 / 15

Avg: 2.53 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 2.27

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Melbourne City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-2-6

Goals For / Against

22 / 20

Avg: 1.57 / 1.43

Points

Avg: 1.43

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

2.27

PPG

1.43

2.53

1.57

1.00

1.43

79%

O2.5

77%

64%

BTTS

77%

Score 1st

League-position context

Sydney rank1st

Melbourne City rank3rd

Sydney points64

Melbourne City points43

Sydney: #1 · 64 pts · GD +42

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 43 pts above the play-off edge. 31 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Melbourne City: #3 · 43 pts · GD +8

7 pts off the top 2. 22 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Sydney last 5 home

W W L W W

Points12/15

Weighted index80

Goals12-3

Record4-0-1

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.

Melbourne City last 5 away

L W D L W

Points7/15

Weighted index40

Goals8-6

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.

Sydney trend breakdown

Over 2.579%

BTTS64%

BTTS + O2.557%

1H Over 0.586%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 93% · Over 3.5 57% · 1H BTTS 0%

Melbourne City trend breakdown

Over 2.577%

BTTS77%

BTTS + O2.569%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 23% · 1H BTTS 31%

Scoring reliability

Sydney score at home100%

Sydney clean sheet at home36%

Melbourne City score away100%

Melbourne City clean sheet away23%

First-goal patterns

Sydney score first0%

Sydney win after scoring first0%

Melbourne City score first0%

Melbourne City win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sydney 0% · Melbourne City 0%

Vs league average

Sydney score at home2.53 vs 1.61

Sydney concede at home1.00 vs 1.41

Melbourne City score away1.57 vs 1.41

Melbourne City concede away1.43 vs 1.61

Sydney score 58% above league average, while Melbourne City score 11% above league average.

Defensive side: Sydney are 29% below league average at home, and Melbourne City are 11% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Sydney goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Melbourne City goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	27
Home Wins	8
Draws	7
Away Wins	12
Over 2.5 Goals	16 (59.3%)
BTTS	15 (55.6%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	13
Home Wins	4
Draws	5
Away Wins	4
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (38.5%)
BTTS	9 (69.2%)

Sydney vs Melbourne City Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

17 Mar 2026 Sydney vs Melbourne City 0 - 1 03 Jan 2026 Melbourne City vs Sydney 0 - 0

2024-2025 Season

03 May 2025 Melbourne City vs Sydney 5 - 1 29 Mar 2025 Sydney vs Melbourne City 2 - 3

2023-2024 Season

24 Feb 2024 Sydney vs Melbourne City 1 - 1 03 Nov 2023 Melbourne City vs Sydney 2 - 0

2022-2023 Season

19 May 2023 Melbourne City vs Sydney 4 - 0 12 May 2023 Sydney vs Melbourne City 1 - 1 25 Feb 2023 Melbourne City vs Sydney 3 - 2 10 Dec 2022 Sydney vs Melbourne City 2 - 1

2021-2022 Season

06 Apr 2022 Melbourne City vs Sydney 4 - 0 26 Feb 2022 Sydney vs Melbourne City 1 - 2

2020-2021 Season

27 Jun 2021 Melbourne City vs Sydney 3 - 1 10 Apr 2021 Sydney vs Melbourne City 1 - 1 23 Feb 2021 Melbourne City vs Sydney 3 - 2

2018-2019 Season

17 Mar 2019 Sydney vs Melbourne City 0 - 2 03 Feb 2019 Sydney vs Melbourne City 2 - 0 02 Nov 2018 Melbourne City vs Sydney 0 - 3

2017-2018 Season

10 Feb 2018 Melbourne City vs Sydney 0 - 4 15 Dec 2017 Sydney vs Melbourne City 3 - 1 03 Nov 2017 Melbourne City vs Sydney 0 - 1

2016-2017 Season

01 Apr 2017 Sydney vs Melbourne City 3 - 0 24 Feb 2017 Melbourne City vs Sydney 1 - 3 09 Dec 2016 Sydney vs Melbourne City 1 - 1

2015-2016 Season

05 Mar 2016 Melbourne City vs Sydney 3 - 0 02 Jan 2016 Melbourne City vs Sydney 2 - 2 10 Oct 2015 Sydney vs Melbourne City 1 - 1