Melbourne City vs Sydney FC

A-League Men 3 Jan 2026, 08:35
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
0–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Sydney FC
Sydney FC
🏟 AAMI Park Round 11

Match report

Melbourne City played out a goalless draw with Sydney FC in the A-League Men on 3 January 2026.

Melbourne City had 23 shots to Sydney FC's 7.

The match was played at AAMI Park.

Shots 23 - 7 On target 9 - 4 Corners 9 - 2 Fouls 16 - 3 Yellow cards 3
9
Player of the match
Patrick Beach
Melbourne City · 4 saves
9 Harrison Devenish-Meares 9 saves
8 Nathaniel Atkinson captained the side
8 Aziz Behich 67 passes (93% accurate)
8 Marcel Tisserand captained the side
First half vs second half
Melbourne City stepped it up after the break, with 13 shots in the second half compared to 10 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 10–4 13–3
Shots On Goal 5–3 4–1
Ball Possession 54–46 —
Corners 4–2 5–0
Attacks 72–34 77–15
Match statistics
9 Corners 2
4 Substitution 4
149 Attacks 49
68 Dangerous Attacks 26
9 On Target 4
14 Off Target 3
23 Shots Total 7
9 Shots On Goal 4
9 Shots Off Goal 2
5 Shots Blocked 1
8 Shots Inside Box 5
15 Shots Outside Box 2
16 Fouls 3
9 Corners 2
61% Ball Possession 39%
3 Yellow Cards 0
4 Saves 9
643 Passes Total 423
565 Passes Accurate 348
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Melbourne City · 4-3-3
1 P. Beach
13 N. Atkinson 22 G. Ferreyra 26 S. Souprayen 16 A. Behich
47 K. Rahmani 27 K. Trewin 39 E. Durakovic
35 M. Memeti 15 A. Nabbout 30 A. Kuen
Sydney FC · 4-2-3-1
12 H. Devenish-Meares
23 R. Grant 32 M. Tisserand 5 A. Grant 17 B. Garuccio
36 R. Youlley 24 P. Okon-Engstler
11 A. Walatee 7 P. Quispe 35 Al Toure
9 V. Campuzano
Melbourne City
Coach
Aurelio Vidmar
Substitutes
  • 10 Takeshi Kanamori
  • 17 Max Caputo
  • 38 Beckham Baker
  • 44 Besian Kutleshi
  • 40 James Nieuwenhuizen
  • 4 Liam Bonetig
  • 19 Zane Schreiber
Sydney FC
Coach
Ufuk Talay
Substitutes
  • 6 Corey Hollman
  • 44 Akol Akon
  • 20 Tiago Quintal
  • 13 Patrick Wood
  • 30 Alexander Zaverdinos
  • 41 Alexandar Popovic
  • 8 Wataru Kamijo
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ C. Hollman ↓ R. Youlley Melbourne City
  • 71' ↑ A. Akon ↓ A. Walatee Melbourne City
  • 77' ↑ T. Kanamori ↓ M. Memeti Sydney FC
  • 77' ↑ M. Caputo ↓ A. Nabbout Sydney FC
  • 81' ↑ B. Baker ↓ A. Kuen Sydney FC
  • 86' ↑ P. Wood ↓ V. Campuzano Melbourne City
  • 86' ↑ T. Quintal ↓ A. Toure Melbourne City
  • 86' ↑ B. Kutleshi ↓ G. Ferreyra Sydney FC
Cards
  • 14' G. Ferreyra Melbourne City
  • 49' A. Kuen Melbourne City
  • 80' S. Souprayen Melbourne City
Head-to-head
Melbourne City 10 4 draws 2 Sydney FC
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
Melbourne City D D W W D
Sydney FC W D W L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Melbourne City vs Sydney FC?
Melbourne City drew 0-0 against Sydney FC on 3 January 2026.
Who won Melbourne City vs Sydney FC?
Neither — the match finished 0-0.
Where was Melbourne City vs Sydney FC played?
The match was played at AAMI Park.