Melbourne City vs Sydney: result 0-0 and analysis
A-LeagueRegular Season - 11Kick-off on January 3, 2026 at 08:35 AM (UTC)AAMI Park, Melbourne
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What was the result of Melbourne City vs Sydney?
Melbourne City and Sydney drew 0-0 on January 3, 2026.
Official lineup for Melbourne City vs Sydney
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Melbourne City
4-3-3- 30A. Kuen
- 15A. Nabbout
- 35M. Memeti
- 39E. Durakovic
- 27K. Trewin
- 47Kavian Rahmani
- 16A. Behich
- 26S. Souprayen
- 22G. Ferreyra
- 13N. Atkinson
- 1P. Beach
Sydney
4-2-3-1- 9Víctor Campuzano
- 35A. Toure
- 7P. Quispe
- 11A. Walatee
- 24Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler
- 36R. Youlley
- 17B. Garuccio
- 5A. Grant
- 32M. Tisserand
- 23R. Grant
- 12Harrison Devenish-Meares
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Melbourne City have 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats; Sydney have 9, 1 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2025 | Perth Glory(home) | 1-3 | A-League |
| Dec 23, 2025 | Macarthur(home) | 1-1 | A-League |
| Dec 20, 2025 | Melbourne Victory(home) | 0-1 | A-League |
| Dec 10, 2025 | FC Seoul(away) | 1-1 | AFC Champions League Elite |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Newcastle Jets(away) | 1-0 | A-League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2025 | Newcastle Jets(away) | 0-2 | A-League |
| Dec 13, 2025 | Perth Glory(away) | 1-0 | A-League |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Central Coast Mariners(away) | 2-1 | A-League |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Western Sydney Wanderers(away) | 0-1 | A-League |
| Nov 22, 2025 | Melbourne Victory(home) | 3-0 | A-League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Melbourne City wins, 1 draw, 1 Sydney win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2025 | Melbourne City 5-1 Sydney | A-League |
| 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 |
Last archived meeting: Melbourne City vs Sydney on May 3, 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 1.5 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne City | 1.2 | 0.9 | 6 | 7/15 | 5/15 |
| Sydney | 1.5 | 1.0 | 6 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
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