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Australian A-League | Gameweek 29
May 3, 2025 at 8am UK
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Sydney FC

Melbourne City
5 - 1
Sydney FC

Behich (5'), Caputo (26'), Tilio (34'), Kuen (57'), Memeti (90+5')
FT(HT: 3-0)
Klimala (66')
Popovic (36'), Ouahim (54'), Klimala (55'), Grant (70')
Coverage of the Australian A-League clash between Melbourne City and Sydney FC.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Melbourne City 0-0 Adelaide United
Saturday, April 26 at 10.35am in Australian A-League
Last Game: Western Utd 1-0 Sydney FC
Sunday, April 27 at 8am in Australian A-League

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Melbourne City win with a probability of 54.59%. A win for Sydney FC had a probability of 23.11% and a draw had a probability of 22.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Melbourne City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.85%) and 2-0 (8.43%). The likeliest Sydney FC win was 1-2 (6.01%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.31%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 1.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Melbourne City would win this match.

Result
Melbourne CityDrawSydney FC
54.59% (-1.157 -1.16) 22.3% (0.22 0.22) 23.11% (0.938 0.94)
Both teams to score 58.54% (0.508 0.51)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
59.18% (0.090999999999994 0.09)40.82% (-0.089999999999996 -0.09)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.79% (0.092999999999996 0.09)63.21% (-0.091999999999999 -0.09)
Melbourne City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
85.08% (-0.345 -0.34)14.91% (0.346 0.35)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
56.7% (-0.662 -0.66)43.29% (0.663 0.66)
Sydney FC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.79% (0.87299999999999 0.87)31.2% (-0.872 -0.87)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.46% (1.008 1.01)67.54% (-1.007 -1.01)
Score Analysis
    Melbourne City 54.59%
    Sydney FC 23.11%
    Draw 22.3%
Melbourne CityDrawSydney FC
2-1 @ 9.81% (-0.046000000000001 -0.05)
1-0 @ 8.85% (-0.146 -0.15)
2-0 @ 8.43% (-0.244 -0.24)
3-1 @ 6.22% (-0.107 -0.11)
3-0 @ 5.34% (-0.223 -0.22)
3-2 @ 3.63% (0.026 0.03)
4-1 @ 2.96% (-0.088 -0.09)
4-0 @ 2.54% (-0.139 -0.14)
4-2 @ 1.72% (-0.0090000000000001 -0.01)
5-1 @ 1.13% (-0.048 -0.05)
5-0 @ 0.97% (-0.065 -0.07)
Other @ 2.98%
Total : 54.59%
1-1 @ 10.31% (0.08 0.08)
2-2 @ 5.71% (0.109 0.11)
0-0 @ 4.65% (-0.019 -0.02)
3-3 @ 1.41% (0.043 0.04)
Other @ 0.21%
Total : 22.3%
1-2 @ 6.01% (0.187 0.19)
0-1 @ 5.42% (0.106 0.11)
0-2 @ 3.16% (0.135 0.14)
1-3 @ 2.33% (0.126 0.13)
2-3 @ 2.22% (0.094 0.09)
0-3 @ 1.23% (0.08 0.08)
Other @ 2.75%
Total : 23.11%

Head to Head
Mar 29, 2025 6am
Gameweek 24
Sydney FC
2-3
Melbourne City
Memeti (5'), Caputo (35'), Lopane (61')
Behich (45+5'), Atkinson (59'), Beach (79'), Wong (90+5')
Feb 24, 2024 6.40am
Gameweek 18
Sydney FC
1-1
Melbourne City
Courtney-Perkins (29')
Brattan (43'), Burgess (84'), Redmayne (87')
Tilio (61')
Lopane (76')
Nov 3, 2023 8.45am
Gameweek 3
Melbourne City
2-0
Sydney FC
Ugarkovic (45'), MacLaren (46')
Talbot (30'), Good (56')

King (26'), Wood (38')
May 19, 2023 10.45am
Melbourne City
4-0
Sydney FC
Good (37'), Rodwell (59' og.), Tilio (67'), Van der Venne (82')
Lam (45+2')

King (28'), Brattan (43')
Burgess (20')
May 12, 2023 10.45am
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Auckland FC26158349272253
2Melbourne CityMelbourne City26146641251648
3Western UnitedWestern Utd26145755371847
4Western Sydney WanderersWestern Sydney26137658401846
5Melbourne VictoryVictory2612774436843
6Adelaide UnitedAdelaide United2610885355-238
7Sydney FCSydney FC2610795346737
8Macarthur2696115045533
9Newcastle JetsNewcastle Jets2686124344-130
10Central Coast MarinersCentral Coast26511102951-2226
11Wellington PhoenixWellington2666142743-1624
12Brisbane RoarBrisbane Roar2656153251-1921
13Perth GloryPerth Glory2645172256-3417


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