Sydney FC vs Melbourne City

A-League Men 17 Mar 2026, 08:00
Sydney FC
Sydney FC
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
🏟 Sydney Football Stadium 👤 D. Elder Round 21

Match report

Melbourne City edged past Sydney FC 1-0 in the A-League Men on 17 March 2026. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Melbourne City had 18 shots to Sydney FC's 16.

The match was played at Sydney Football Stadium, with D. Elder in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 54% - 46% Shots 16 - 18 On target 2 - 5 Corners 1 - 5 Fouls 8 - 7 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Marcel Tisserand
Sydney FC · captained the side
8 Paul Okon-Engstler captained the side
8 Piero Quispe captained the side
8 Germán Ferreyra captained the side
8 Samuel Souprayen 69 passes (90% accurate)
First half vs second half
Melbourne City came out stronger after half-time, with 11 second-half shots against 7 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 11–7 5–11
Shots On Goal 2–3 0–2
Ball Possession 48–52 —
Corners 1–1 0–4
Attacks 37–50 62–43
Match statistics
1 Corners 5
5 Substitution 5
99 Attacks 93
43 Dangerous Attacks 48
2 On Target 5
14 Off Target 13
54% Ball Possession 46%
16 Shots Total 18
2 Shots On Goal 5
8 Shots Off Goal 8
6 Shots Blocked 5
10 Shots Inside Box 13
6 Shots Outside Box 5
8 Fouls 7
1 Corners 5
0 Offsides 3
55% Ball Possession 45%
1 Yellow Cards 1
3 Saves 3
506 Passes Total 400
434 Passes Accurate 332
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Sydney FC · 4-4-2
12 H. Devenish-Meares
23 R. Grant 32 M. Tisserand 41 A. Popovic 17 B. Garuccio
20 T. Quintal 24 P. Okon-Engstler 7 P. Quispe 9 V. Campuzano
80 A. Stamatelopoulos 70 A. Arslan
Melbourne City · 4-3-3
1 P. Beach
13 N. Atkinson 22 G. Ferreyra 26 S. Souprayen 16 A. Behich
47 K. Rahmani 8 R. Teague 30 A. Kuen
28 M. Younis 17 M. Caputo 14 D. Arzani
Sydney FC
Coach
Ufuk Talay
Substitutes
  • 35 Al Hassan Toure
  • 5 Alex Grant
  • 11 Abel Walatee
  • 22 Mathias Macallister
  • 36 Rhys Youlley
  • 1 Gus Hoefsloot
  • 16 Joel King
Melbourne City
Coach
Aurelio Vidmar
Substitutes
  • 11 Elbasan Rashani
  • 19 Zane Schreiber
  • 39 Emin Durakovic
  • 35 Medin Memeti
  • 36 Harrison Shillington
  • 40 James Nieuwenhuizen
  • 2 Harrison Delbridge
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ A. Toure ↓ V. Campuzano Sydney FC
  • 63' ↑ A. Grant ↓ M. Tisserand Sydney FC
  • 63' ↑ A. Walatee ↓ T. Quintal Sydney FC
  • 63' ↑ M. Macallister ↓ A. Stamatelopoulos Sydney FC
  • 63' ↑ E. Rashani ↓ D. Arzani Melbourne City
  • 69' ↑ M. Memeti ↓ M. Caputo Melbourne City
  • 69' ↑ E. Durakovic ↓ A. Kuen Melbourne City
  • 69' ↑ Z. Schreiber ↓ K. Rahmani Melbourne City
  • 86' ↑ R. Youlley ↓ P. A. Quispe Cordova Sydney FC
  • 86' ↑ H. Shillington ↓ M. Younis Melbourne City
Cards
  • 62' A. Kuen Melbourne City
  • 76' P. Okon-Engstler Sydney FC
Head-to-head
Sydney FC 2 4 draws 10 Melbourne City
2026-03-17 Sydney FC vs Melbourne City 0 - 1
2026-01-03 Melbourne City vs Sydney FC 0 - 0
2025-05-03 Melbourne City vs Sydney 5 - 1
2025-03-29 Sydney vs Melbourne City 2 - 3
2024-02-24 Sydney vs Melbourne City 1 - 1
2023-11-03 Melbourne City vs Sydney 2 - 0
Recent form
Sydney FC L D D L L
Melbourne City D D W L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Sydney FC vs Melbourne City?
Sydney FC lost 0-1 against Melbourne City on 17 March 2026.
Who won Sydney FC vs Melbourne City?
Melbourne City won the match 1-0.
Where was Sydney FC vs Melbourne City played?
The match was played at Sydney Football Stadium.
Who had more possession in Sydney FC vs Melbourne City?
Sydney FC had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.