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

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

Match Commentary

14': German Ferreyra (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 14'
49': Andreas Kuen (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 49'
59': Corey Hollman (Sydney FC) Substitution at 59'
71': Akol Akon (Sydney FC) Substitution at 71'
77': Takeshi Kanamori (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 77'
77': Max Caputo (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 77'
80': Samuel Souprayen (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 80'
81': Beckham Baker (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 81'
86': Tiago Quintal (Sydney FC) Substitution at 86'
86': Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) Substitution at 86'
86': Besian Kutleshi (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 86'

Statistics

SYD		MBC
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

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 5,035

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Wellington Phoenix	3	+6	9
2	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	3	+3	5
3	Macarthur FC	3	+1	5
4	Brisbane Roar FC	2	+1	4

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Melbourne City FC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Patrick Beach (GK)
26	Samuel Souprayen
22	German Ferreyra
16	Aziz Behich
13	Nathaniel Atkinson
27	Kai Trewin
39	Emin Durakovic
47	Kavian Rahmani
15	Andrew Nabbout
30	Andreas Kuen
35	Medin Memeti

Melbourne City FC Substitutes:

Max Caputo, Liam Bonetig, Zane Schreiber, James Nieuwenhuizen, Takeshi Kanamori, Beckham Baker, Besian Kutleshi.

Sydney FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Harrison Devenish-Meares (GK)
5	Alex Grant
32	Marcel Tisserand
17	Ben Garuccio
23	Rhyan Grant
7	Piero Quispe
24	Paul Okon-Engstler
36	Rhys Youlley
9	Víctor Campuzano
35	Al Hassan Toure
11	Abel Walatee

Sydney FC Substitutes:

Alexander Zaverdinos, Tiago Quintal, Alexandar Popovic, Patrick Wood, Akol Akon, Wataru Kamijo, Corey Hollman.

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