Sydney FC vs Melbourne City 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 45': Al Hassan Toure (Sydney FC) Substitution at 45'
- 53': Max Caputo (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 53'
- 62': Andreas Kuen (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 62'
- 63': Abel Walatee (Sydney FC) Substitution at 63'
- 63': Alex Grant (Sydney FC) Substitution at 63'
- 63': Elbasan Rashani (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 63'
- 63': Mathias Macallister (Sydney FC) Substitution at 63'
- 69': Medin Memeti (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 69'
- 69': Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 69'
- 69': Emin Durakovic (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 69'
- 76': Paul Okon (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 76'
- 86': Harrison Shillington (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 86'
- 86': Rhys Youlley (Sydney FC) Substitution at 86'
Game Information
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Australian A-League Men Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +12 | Newcastle Jets | 21 | 40 | 7 |
| +15 | Auckland FC | 21 | 39 | 4 |
| +7 | Sydney FC | 21 | 33 | 8 |
| +7 | Melbourne Victory | 21 | 32 | 7 |
Statistics
 MCY |
SYD |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 44.6 | Possession | 55.4 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Sydney FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Harrison Devenish-Meares (GK) |
| 41 | Alexandar Popovic |
| 32 | Marcel Tisserand |
| 17 | Ben Garuccio |
| 23 | Rhyan Grant |
| 7 | Piero Quispe |
| 24 | Paul Okon  |
| 9 | Víctor Campuzano |
| 20 | Tiago Quintal |
| 70 | Ahmet Arslan |
| 80 | Apostolos Stamatelopoulos |
Melbourne City FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Beach (GK) |
| 26 | Samuel Souprayen |
| 22 | German Ferreyra |
| 16 | Aziz Behich |
| 13 | Nathaniel Atkinson |
| 8 | Ryan Teague |
| 30 | Andreas Kuen |
| 47 | Kavian Rahmani |
| 17 | Max Caputo |
| 14 | Daniel Arzani |
| 28 | Marcus Younis |
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