Sydney FC vs Melbourne City FC, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Sydney FC

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Melbourne City FC

53': Max Caputo

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Sydney FC are hosting Melbourne City FC at Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Timeline

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': Emin Durakovic (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 69'
69': Zane Schreiber (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'

Statistics

MCY		SYD
7	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	1
3	Saves	3
44.5	Possession	55.5
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

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 5,115

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Newcastle Jets	26	+16	48
2	Adelaide United	26	+10	43
3	Auckland FC	26	+13	42
4	Melbourne Victory	26	+11	40

Full Table

Line-Ups

Sydney FC (4-1-2-1-2)

No.	Name
12	Harrison Devenish-Meares (GK)
41	Alexandar Popovic
32	Marcel Tisserand
24	Paul Okon
17	Ben Garuccio
23	Rhyan Grant
70	Ahmet Arslan
7	Piero Quispe
20	Tiago Quintal
9	Víctor Campuzano
80	Apostolos Stamatelopoulos

Sydney FC Substitutes:

Al Hassan Toure, Alex Grant, Mathias Macallister, Abel Walatee, Joel King, Gus Hoefsloot, Rhys Youlley.

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

Melbourne City FC Substitutes:

Harrison Shillington, Zane Schreiber, Harrison Delbridge, James Nieuwenhuizen, Medin Memeti, Emin Durakovic, Elbasan Rashani.

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