Melbourne City vs Sydney: result 5-1 and analysis
A-LeagueRegular Season - 29Kick-off on May 3, 2025 at 07:00 AM (UTC)AAMI Park, Melbourne
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What was the result of Melbourne City vs Sydney?
Melbourne City won 5-1 on May 3, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 5′A. BehichMelbourne City
- 26′M. CaputoMelbourne City
- 34′M. TilioMelbourne City
- 57′A. KuenMelbourne City
- 66′P. KlimalaSydney
- 90′M. MemetiMelbourne City
Official lineup for Melbourne City vs Sydney
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Melbourne City
4-1-4-1- 17M. Caputo
- 23M. Tilio
- 30A. Kuen
- 21A. Lopane
- 10Y. Cohen
- 19Z. Schreiber
- 16A. Behich
- 27K. Trewin
- 22G. Ferreyra
- 13N. Atkinson
- 33P. Beach
Sydney
5-4-1- 11Douglas Costa
- 8A. Ouahim
- 17A. Cáceres
- 24W. Kamijo
- 7A. Segecic
- 10J. Lolley
- 4J. Courtney-Perkins
- 16J. King
- 41A. Popovic
- 23R. Grant
- 12Harrison Devenish-Meares
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Melbourne City have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats; Sydney have 7, 5 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2025 | Adelaide United(home) | 0-0 | A-League |
| Apr 19, 2025 | Western Sydney Wanderers(away) | 2-2 | A-League |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Brisbane Roar(home) | 3-2 | A-League |
| Apr 5, 2025 | Central Coast Mariners(home) | 1-0 | A-League |
| Mar 29, 2025 | Sydney(away) | 3-2 | A-League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2025 | Western United(away) | 0-1 | A-League |
| Apr 20, 2025 | Newcastle Jets(home) | 3-2 | A-League |
| Apr 16, 2025 | Home United(home) | 1-0 | AFC Champions League Two |
| Apr 12, 2025 | Auckland(home) | 2-2 | A-League |
| Apr 9, 2025 | Home United(away) | 0-2 | AFC Champions League Two |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Melbourne City wins, 2 draws, 1 Sydney win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2025 | Sydney 2-3 Melbourne City | A-League |
| Feb 24, 2024 | Sydney 1-1 Melbourne City | A-League |
| Nov 3, 2023 | Melbourne City 2-0 Sydney | A-League |
| Sep 24, 2023 | Melbourne City 1-2 Sydney | Australia Cup |
| May 19, 2023 | Melbourne City 4-0 Sydney | A-League |
| May 12, 2023 | Sydney 1-1 Melbourne City | A-League |
Last archived meeting: Sydney vs Melbourne City on Mar 29, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Melbourne City score 1.2 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Sydney score 1.8 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne City | 1.2 | 0.9 | 7 | 4/15 | 5/15 |
| Sydney | 1.8 | 1.5 | 4 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Melbourne City sit 12th in A-League (0 points from 1 match) and Sydney sit 3rd (1 point from 1 match).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sydney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Melbourne City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy