Melbourne City vs Sydney FC

Australia • A-League Men - Group Stage • 2026/2027 • Group Stage

Melbourne City

06:0031 October 2026

Sydney FC

Match information

Country: Australia
Competition: A-League Men - Group Stage
Season: 2026/2027
Stage: Group Stage
Date: 31 October 2026
Kick-off: 06:00
Stadium: AAMI Park

Prediction

Melbourne City win18%

Draw34%

Sydney FC win48%

Full prediction

Clubs

Melbourne City

Founded: 2008
Country: Australia
Stadium: Casey Fields VFL Oval
City: Melbourne
Capacity: 9 000
Surface: grass

Sydney FC

Founded: 2004
Country: Australia
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
City: Sydney
Capacity: 22 000
Surface: grass

Recent form

Melbourne City

LLWLD

Sydney FC

WWLDW

Standings

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
3	Macarthur FC	2	+1	4
4	Sydney FC	2	+1	4
5	Brisbane Roar	1	+1	3
…
9	Central Coast Mariners	2	-2	1
10	Melbourne City	2	-2	1
11	Adelaide United	1	-1	0

Full standings

Head-to-head

17 March 2026 • A-League Men • Sydney FC 0 : 1 Melbourne City (Half-time 0 : 0)
3 January 2026 • A-League Men • Melbourne City 0 : 0 Sydney FC (Half-time 0 : 0)
3 May 2025 • A-League Men • Melbourne City 5 : 1 Sydney (Half-time 3 : 0)
29 March 2025 • A-League Men • Sydney 2 : 3 Melbourne City (Half-time 2 : 2)
24 February 2024 • A-League Men • Sydney 1 : 1 Melbourne City (Half-time 1 : 0)

Full H2H

1X2 odds

Bookmaker	1	X	2
WilliamHill	2.05	3.30	3.30
bet365	2.00	3.60	3.50
Marathon	2.04	3.46	3.38
Betfair	2.00	3.50	3.40
BetVictor	2.00	3.40	3.60
Pncl	2.00	3.65	3.59
Sbo	2.00	3.12	3.25
1xBet	2.12	3.59	3.50
Betano	2.07	3.50	3.55

Best odds: 1 - 2.12 | X - 3.65 | 2 - 3.60

Double Chance

1X: 1.32
X2: 1.81
12: 1.31

Both Teams To Score

Yes: 1.75
No: 2.10

Over / Under

Over 0.5: 1.06
Under 0.5: 11.60
Over 1.5: 1.31
Under 1.5: 3.64
Over 2.5: 1.94
Under 2.5: 1.93
Over 3.5: 3.40
Under 3.5: 1.36
Over 4.5: 7.00
Under 4.5: 1.14
Over 5.5: 13.00
Under 5.5: 1.05

Asian Handicap

Handicap	Melbourne City	Sydney FC
-3.5 / +3.5	13.00	1.01
-2.5 / +2.5	8.15	1.06
-2 / +2	7.28	1.10
-1.5 / +1.5	3.86	1.28
-1 / +1	3.06	1.42
0 / 0	1.56	2.70
+1 / -1	1.10	6.80
+1.5 / -1.5	1.10	7.50

Match result probability

Melbourne City win18%

Draw34%

Sydney FC win48%

Estimated chances based on statistics; not a betting tip.

Double chance

1X: 52%
X2: 82%
12: 66%

Total goals

Over 1.5: 47%
Under 1.5: 53%
Over 2.5: 21%
Under 2.5: 79%
Over 3.5: 8%
Under 3.5: 92%

Both teams to score

Yes: 27%
No: 73%

Asian handicap

Handicap	Melbourne City	Sydney FC
+4.5 / -4.5	100%	0%
+3.5 / -3.5	99%	2%
+2.5 / -2.5	94%	6%
+1.5 / -1.5	80%	20%
+0.5 / -0.5	52%	48%
-0.5 / +0.5	18%	82%
-1.5 / +1.5	4%	96%
-2.5 / +2.5	1%	99%
-3.5 / +3.5	0%	100%
-4.5 / +4.5	0%	100%

Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.

Coaches

Melbourne City: Aurelio Vidmar
Sydney FC: Patrick Kisnorbo

Missing players

Sydney FC

1Gus Hoefsloot - injured
18Jacob Farrell - injured

Squad - Melbourne City

#	Player	Age	Apps	Goals	Assists	YC	Rating
Goalkeepers
1	Macklin Freke	27	1	0	0	0	4.90
40	James Nieuwenhuizen	22	-	-	-	-	-
Defenders
2	Harrison Delbridge	34	1	0	0	0	6.30
4	Liam Bonetig	21	1	0	0	0	6.90
13	Nathaniel Atkinson	27	1	0	0	0	6.20
16	Aziz Behich	35	1	0	0	1	5.90
18	Julio Cascante	33	-	-	-	-	-
22	Peter Antoniou	19	-	-	-	-	-
34	Jayden Necovski	18	-	-	-	-	-
36	Mathew Baker	17	-	-	-	-	-
Midfielders
5	Rossetto Matheus	30	-	-	-	-	-
10	Emiliano Marcondes	31	-	-	-	-	-
14	Besian Kutleshi	17	1	0	0	0	6.00
19	Quinn MacNicol	18	1	1	0	0	7.20
24	Kavian Rahmani	19	1	0	1	0	7.30
41	Lawrence Wong	19	1	0	0	0	6.70
	Luka Demuth	16	-	-	-	-	-
Forwards
7	Mathew Leckie	35	1	0	0	0	6.30
9	Max Caputo	21	1	0	0	0	6.70
11	Awer Mabil	31	1	0	0	1	6.30
15	Andrew Nabbout	33	1	0	0	0	6.30
20	Benjamin Mazzeo	21	-	-	-	-	-
23	Medin Memeti	19	1	0	0	0	6.90
37	Akeem Gerald	16	-	-	-	-	-
38	Beckham Baker	18	-	-	-	-	-
39	Roland Ballah	18	-	-	-	-	-
77	Takeshi Kanamori	32	-	-	-	-	-

Squad - Sydney FC

#	Player	Age	Apps	Assists	YC	Rating
Goalkeepers
1	Gus Hoefsloot injured	20	-	-	-	-
12	Harrison Devenish-Meares	29	1	0	0	8.00
30	Alexander Zaverdinos	19	-	-	-	-
Defenders
2	James Overy	18	1	0	0	6.90
4	Jordan Courtney-Perkins	23	1	0	0	7.30
17	Benjamin Garuccio	31	1	0	1	7.20
18	Jacob Farrell injured	23	-	-	-	-
23	Rhyan Grant	35	1	0	0	7.20
28	Ethan Dyer	17	-	-	-	-
34	Tyler Williams	18	-	-	-	-
41	Alexandar Popovic	24	1	0	1	7.90
Midfielders
8	Wataru Kamijo	20	1	0	0	6.90
14	Takahiro Sekine	31	1	0	0	6.90
15	Jake Hollman	25	1	0	1	7.30
20	Tiago Quintal	20	1	0	0	6.30
29	Joseph Lacey	19	-	-	-	-
36	Rhys Youlley	21	1	0	0	7.30
38	Samuel Lancaster	19	-	-	-	-
Forwards
7	Akol Akon	17	1	0	0	6.20
9	Oriola Sunday	23	1	0	1	6.00
9	Victor Campuzano Bonilla	29	-	-	-	-
16	Gabriel Popovic	23	1	0	0	6.30
22	Mathias Macallister	19	-	-	-	-
33	Marin France	19	-	-	-	-
35	Al-Hassan Toure	26	1	0	0	6.90
59	Zach Harrison	16	-	-	-	-

Head-to-head

Last 10 meetings

Melbourne City wins6

Draws3

Sydney FC wins1

Goals: Melbourne City: 21 (2.1)
Goals: Sydney FC: 9 (0.9)
Goals per match: 3.0
Both teams scored: 6 / 10
Over 2.5 goals: 5 / 10

Results

17 March 2026 • A-League Men • Sydney FC 0 : 1 Melbourne City (Half-time 0 : 0)
3 January 2026 • A-League Men • Melbourne City 0 : 0 Sydney FC (Half-time 0 : 0)
3 May 2025 • A-League Men • Melbourne City 5 : 1 Sydney (Half-time 3 : 0)
29 March 2025 • A-League Men • Sydney 2 : 3 Melbourne City (Half-time 2 : 2)
24 February 2024 • A-League Men • Sydney 1 : 1 Melbourne City (Half-time 1 : 0)
3 November 2023 • A-League Men • Melbourne City 2 : 0 Sydney (Half-time 1 : 0)
24 September 2023 • Australia Cup • Melbourne City 1 : 2 Sydney (Half-time 0 : 1)
19 May 2023 • A-League Men • Melbourne City 4 : 0 Sydney (Half-time 1 : 0)
12 May 2023 • A-League Men • Sydney 1 : 1 Melbourne City (Half-time 0 : 1)
25 February 2023 • A-League Men • Melbourne City 3 : 2 Sydney (Half-time 3 : 1)

Form: last 10 matches

	Melbourne City	Sydney FC
W-D-L	5-1-4	5-3-2
Scored (per match)	15 (1.5)	16 (1.6)
Conceded (per match)	13 (1.3)	10 (1.0)
Clean sheets	3 / 10	3 / 10
Both teams scored	5 / 10	5 / 10
Over 2.5 goals	5 / 10	4 / 10

Recent form - Melbourne City

D24 October 2026 • A-League Men • Melbourne Victory 1 : 1 Melbourne City (Half-time 1 : 0)
L17 October 2026 • A-League Men • Auckland FC 3 : 1 Melbourne City (Half-time 1 : 1)
W25 September 2026 • Club Friendlies • Oakleigh Cannons 0 : 2 Melbourne City (Half-time 0 : 1)
L11 August 2026 • Australia Cup • Queensland Lions 2 : 0 Melbourne City (Half-time 1 : 0)
L7 August 2026 • Club Friendlies • Melbourne City 0 : 2 Palermo (Half-time 0 : 1)
W26 July 2026 • Australia Cup • Weston Bears 0 : 3 Melbourne City (Half-time 0 : 1)
L26 April 2026 • A-League Men • Melbourne City 1 : 2 Adelaide United (Half-time 1 : 0)
W18 April 2026 • A-League Men • Brisbane Roar 2 : 3 Melbourne City (Half-time 1 : 0)
W12 April 2026 • A-League Men • Melbourne City 2 : 0 Wellington Phoenix (Half-time 1 : 0)
W7 April 2026 • A-League Men • Melbourne City 2 : 1 Central Coast Mariners (Half-time 1 : 0)

Recent form - Sydney FC

W25 October 2026 • A-League Men • Sydney FC 2 : 1 Adelaide United (Half-time 0 : 1)
D16 October 2026 • A-League Men • Sydney FC 0 : 0 WS Wanderers (Half-time 0 : 0)
L9 September 2026 • Australia Cup • Sydney FC 0 : 2 Melbourne Victory (Half-time 0 : 1)
W18 August 2026 • Australia Cup • SD Raiders 0 : 1 Sydney FC (Half-time 0 : 1)
W9 August 2026 • Australia Cup • Brisbane Roar 2 : 4 Sydney FC (Half-time 1 : 3)
W21 July 2026 • Australia Cup • Bayswater 1 : 5 Sydney FC (Half-time 1 : 2)
L23 May 2026 • A-League Men • Auckland FC 1 : 0 Sydney FC (Half-time 0 : 0)
D9 May 2026 • A-League Men • Sydney FC 1 : 1 Newcastle Jets (Half-time 0 : 0)
W2 May 2026 • A-League Men • Melbourne Victory 0 : 1 Sydney FC (Half-time 0 : 0)
D26 April 2026 • A-League Men • Sydney FC 2 : 2 Auckland FC (Half-time 0 : 0)

Standings - Regular season

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	6
2	WS Wanderers	2	1	1	0	5	2	+3	4
3	Macarthur FC	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4
4	Sydney FC	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
5	Brisbane Roar	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
6	Auckland FC	2	1	0	1	5	6	-1	3
7	Newcastle Jets	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	2
8	Melbourne Victory	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1
9	Central Coast Mariners	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2	1
10	Melbourne City	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2	1
11	Adelaide United	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
12	Perth Glory	2	0	0	2	2	4	-2	0

#	Team	P	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	WS Wanderers	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
2	Macarthur FC	1	1	0	1	1	0	1
3	Newcastle Jets	1	1	0	2	2	0	1
4	Melbourne City	2	1	1	2	4	-2	1
5	Wellington Phoenix	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Sydney FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Brisbane Roar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Melbourne Victory	1	0	1	1	2	-1	0
9	Adelaide United	1	0	1	1	2	-1	0
10	Central Coast Mariners	1	0	1	0	2	-2	0
11	Perth Glory	2	0	2	2	4	-2	0
12	Auckland FC	1	0	1	2	5	-3	0

Top scorers

#	Player	Team	Goals
1	L. Brook	Auckland FC	6
2	L. Rose	Newcastle Jets	6
2	M. Caputo	Melbourne City	6
4	S. Cosgrove	Auckland FC	5
5	T. Lawrence	Perth Glory	5
6	H. Sawyer	Macarthur FC	5
6	I. Eze	Wellington Phoenix	5
6	N. Vergos	Melbourne Victory	5
9	A. Badolato	Newcastle Jets	4
9	J. Randall	Auckland FC	4
11	J. Lolley	Sydney FC	4
11	L. Jovanovic	Adelaide United	4
13	A. Toure	Sydney FC	4
13	K. Barbarouses	WS Wanderers	4
15	C. Goodwin	Adelaide United	3
15	W. Dobson	Newcastle Jets	3
17	A. Taggart	Perth Glory	3
17	E. Adams	Newcastle Jets	3
17	J. Vidic	Brisbane Roar	3
17	V. Campuzano	Sydney FC	3
4	Andrew Nabbout	Melbourne Heart	1
16	Quinn MacNicol	Melbourne Heart	1
18	Sunday Oriola	Sydney	1
26	Rhys Youlley	Sydney	1