Sydney FC 2-3 Melbourne City
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Melbourne City won: Sydney FC 2-3 Melbourne City in the A-League (Round 24) on Sat, 29 Mar 2025 at Allianz Stadium, Sydney. Sydney FC goals: Jordan Courtney-Perkins 28', Douglas Costa 39'. Melbourne City goals: Medin Memeti 5', Max Caputo 35', Alessandro Lopane 61'. Expected goals: 1.30-1.31. Possession: 53-47. Player of the match: Marco Tilio (8.8).
Match report
Melbourne City beat Sydney FC 3-2
Melbourne City edged Sydney FC 3-2 away from home at Allianz Stadium on Saturday 29 March in the A-League.
Medin Memeti put Melbourne City ahead on 5' (0-1), Jordan Courtney-Perkins levelled for Sydney FC on 28' (1-1), Max Caputo restored Melbourne City's lead on 35' (1-2), Douglas Costa levelled for Sydney FC on 39' (2-2) and Alessandro Lopane restored Melbourne City's lead on 61' (2-3).
Sydney FC had 53% of the ball, shots were 17-22 (9-10 on target) and expected goals finished 1.30-1.31.
Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) was player of the match with an 8.8 rating.
Attendance: 13,268. Referee: Adam Kersey.
Match stats
| Sydney FC | Melbourne City | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 53 | 47 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.30 | 1.31 |
| Total shots | 17 | 22 |
| Shots on target | 9 | 10 |
| Touches in opposition box | 27 | 36 |
| Big chances | 3 | 1 |
| Big chances missed | 2 | 0 |
| Accurate passes | 386 (81%) | 331 (79%) |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 4 |
| Corners | 5 | 4 |
| Total shots | 17 | 22 |
| Shots off target | 6 | 6 |
| Shots on target | 9 | 10 |
| Blocked shots | 2 | 6 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 12 | 13 |
Lineups
Sydney FC (4-4-2): Harrison Devenish-Meares, Joel King, Alexandar Popovic, Alexander Grant, Jordan Courtney-Perkins, Douglas Costa, Wataru Kamijo, Léo Sena, Anthony Caceres, Joe Lolley, Patryk Klimala
Melbourne City (5-3-2): Patrick Beach, German Ferreyra, Samuel Souprayen, Kai Trewin, Nathaniel Atkinson, Aziz Behich, Marco Tilio, Andreas Kuen, Alessandro Lopane, Medin Memeti, Max Caputo
Key events
- 5' · Goal · Medin Memeti (Melbourne City)
- 10' · Substitution · Adrian Segecic for Léo Sena (Sydney FC)
- 19' · Yellow card · Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney FC)
- 28' · Goal · Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney FC)
- 35' · Goal · Max Caputo (Melbourne City)
- 39' · Goal · Douglas Costa (Sydney FC)
- 45'+5 · Yellow card · Aziz Behich (Melbourne City)
- 55' · Substitution · Zachary de Jesus for Joel King (Sydney FC)
- 59' · Yellow card · Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City)
- 61' · Goal · Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City)
- 64' · Substitution · Tiago Quintal for Joe Lolley (Sydney FC)
- 64' · Substitution · Jaiden Kucharski for Patryk Klimala (Sydney FC)
- 64' · Substitution · Corey Hollman for Alexandar Popovic (Sydney FC)
- 68' · Substitution · Kavian Rahmani for Medin Memeti (Melbourne City)
- 77' · Substitution · Harry Politidis for Max Caputo (Melbourne City)
- 77' · Substitution · Zane Schreiber for Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City)
- 79' · Yellow card · Patrick Beach (Melbourne City)
- 86' · Substitution · Yonatan Cohen for Marco Tilio (Melbourne City)
- 86' · Substitution · Lawrence Wong for Andreas Kuen (Melbourne City)
- 90'+6 · Yellow card · Lawrence Wong (Melbourne City)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won Sydney FC vs Melbourne City?
Melbourne City won, 2-3 (A-League) on Sat, 29 Mar 2025.
When and where is Sydney FC vs Melbourne City?
Sat, 29 Mar 2025, 06:00 UTC at Allianz Stadium, Sydney, A-League.