Australian A-League Men

FT Saturday, January 3, 2026
Sydney FC WLWWL 0
–
Melbourne City FC WDLDL 0
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SYD000
MBC000
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium · 5,035 att. · ESPN+

Team Stats

3
Fouls
16
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
9
9
Saves
4
39.4
Possession
60.6
7
SHOTS
23
4
ON GOAL
9
0.6
On Target %
0.4
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
1
Blocked Shots
5
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

MBC leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

MBC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Patrick BeachG
  2. 26Samuel SouprayenCD-L
  3. 22German FerreyraCD-R
  4. 16Aziz BehichLB
  5. 13Nathaniel AtkinsonRB
  6. 27Kai TrewinCM
  7. 39Emin DurakovicLM
  8. 47Kavian RahmaniRM
  9. 15Andrew NabboutF
  10. 30Andreas KuenLF
  11. 35Medin MemetiRF

Substitutes

  1. 17Max CaputoSUB
  2. 4Liam BonetigSUB
  3. 19Zane SchreiberSUB
  4. 40James NieuwenhuizenSUB
  5. 10Takeshi KanamoriSUB
  6. 38Beckham BakerSUB
  7. 44Besian KutleshiSUB

SYD · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Harrison Devenish-MearesG
  2. 5Alex GrantCD-L
  3. 32Marcel TisserandCD-R
  4. 17Ben GaruccioLB
  5. 23Rhyan GrantRB
  6. 7Piero QuispeAM
  7. 24Paul Okon-EngstlerLM
  8. 36Rhys YoulleyRM
  9. 9Víctor CampuzanoF
  10. 35Al Hassan ToureAM-L
  11. 11Abel WalateeAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 30Alexander ZaverdinosSUB
  2. 20Tiago QuintalSUB
  3. 41Alexandar PopovicSUB
  4. 13Patrick WoodSUB
  5. 44Akol AkonSUB
  6. 8Wataru KamijoSUB
  7. 6Corey HollmanSUB

Timeline

  1. 14' German Ferreyra (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 14'
  2. 49' Andreas Kuen (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 49'
  3. 59' Corey Hollman (Sydney FC) Substitution at 59'
  4. 71' Akol Akon (Sydney FC) Substitution at 71'
  5. 77' Takeshi Kanamori (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 77'
  6. 77' Max Caputo (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 77'
  7. 80' Samuel Souprayen (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 80'
  8. 81' Beckham Baker (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 81'
  9. 86' Tiago Quintal (Sydney FC) Substitution at 86'
  10. 86' Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) Substitution at 86'
  11. 86' Besian Kutleshi (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 86'

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