Sydney vs Melbourne City: result 1-2 and analysis
A-LeagueRegular Season - 16Kick-off on February 26, 2022 at 08:45 AM (UTC)Allianz Stadium, Sydney
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What was the result of Sydney vs Melbourne City?
Melbourne City won 1-2 on February 26, 2022.
Goalscorers
- 32′P. RetreMelbourne City (o.g.)
- 53′M. NinkovićSydney
- 90′M. LeckieMelbourne City
Official lineup for Sydney vs Melbourne City
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Sydney
4-2-2-2- 27E. Kamsoba
- 14A. Le Fondre
- 8P. Retre
- 17A. Cáceres
- 6M. Amini
- 10M. Ninković
- 25C. Talbot
- 2J. Donachie
- 23R. Grant
- 4A. Wilkinson
- 1A. Redmayne
Melbourne City
3-3-1-3- 9J. Maclaren
- 15A. Nabbout
- 7M. Leckie
- 18C. Metcalfe
- 10F. Berenguer-Bohrer
- 2S. Galloway
- 22C. Good
- 6C. Jenkinson
- 4Nuno Reis
- 5R. Griffiths
- 1T. Glover
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sydney have 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats; Melbourne City 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2022 | Western United(away) | 0-1 | A-League |
| Feb 19, 2022 | Wellington Phoenix(away) | 1-1 | A-League |
| Feb 12, 2022 | Western United(home) | 1-1 | A-League |
| Feb 4, 2022 | Adelaide United(away) | 2-1 | A-League |
| Jan 30, 2022 | Central Coast Mariners(home) | 3-2 | A-League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2022 | Central Coast Mariners(home) | 3-2 | A-League |
| Feb 18, 2022 | Newcastle Jets(home) | 3-0 | A-League |
| Feb 15, 2022 | Adelaide United(home) | 1-2 | A-League |
| Feb 11, 2022 | Western Sydney Wanderers(away) | 3-1 | A-League |
| Feb 8, 2022 | Newcastle Jets(away) | 4-2 | A-League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Sydney wins, 1 draw, 3 Melbourne City wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2021 | Melbourne City 3-1 Sydney | A-League |
| Apr 10, 2021 | Sydney 1-1 Melbourne City | A-League |
| Feb 23, 2021 | Melbourne City 3-2 Sydney | A-League |
| Aug 30, 2020 | Sydney 1-0 Melbourne City | A-League |
| Aug 1, 2020 | Melbourne City 2-0 Sydney | A-League |
| Dec 29, 2019 | Sydney 2-1 Melbourne City | A-League |
Last archived meeting: Melbourne City vs Sydney on Jun 27, 2021
How many goals should we expect?
Sydney score 1.4 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Melbourne City score 1.9 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 1.4 | 1.1 | 3 | 9/15 | 7/15 |
| Melbourne City | 1.9 | 1.3 | 4 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Sydney sit 5th in A-League (39 points from 26 matches) and Melbourne City sit 6th (38 points from 26 matches).
The current season has no played match yet: final standings of the 2025-26 season.
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Sydney | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 25 | 39 |
| 6 | Melbourne City | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 38 |
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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