Melbourne City vs Sydney: Result & Match Report — October 31, 2026

Melbourne City vs Sydney Match Summary

Competition

A-League

Round

3

Date and time

October 31, 2026 · 06:00 UTC

Status

Final

Venue

AAMI Park

City

Melbourne

Referee

Benjamin Abraham, Australia

Melbourne City vs Sydney Match Statistics

Melbourne City vs Sydney Match Timeline

1. 37′ GoalNormal Goal Sydney

   A. Toure · Assist: O. Sunday

2. 46′ SubstitutionSubstitution 1 Melbourne City

   Besian Kutleshi → E. Marcondes

3. 46′ GoalNormal Goal Melbourne City

   E. Marcondes · Assist: J. Cascante

4. 62′ GoalNormal Goal Melbourne City

   A. Mabil · Assist: E. Marcondes

5. 64′ SubstitutionSubstitution 2 Melbourne City

   Q. Macnicol → M. Leckie

6. 64′ SubstitutionSubstitution 1 Sydney

   A. Toure → T. Quintal

7. 64′ SubstitutionSubstitution 3 Melbourne City

   M. Memeti → T. Kanamori

8. 65′ CardYellow Card Sydney

   J. Courtney-Perkins

9. 69′ CardYellow Card Sydney

   A. Popovic

10. 73′ SubstitutionSubstitution 2 Sydney

    W. Kamijo → J. Lacey

11. 73′ SubstitutionSubstitution 3 Sydney

    A. Akon → J. Overy

12. 73′ SubstitutionSubstitution 4 Melbourne City

    J. Cascante → L. Bonetig

13. 79′ SubstitutionSubstitution 5 Melbourne City

    A. Nabbout → R. Ballah

14. 86′ SubstitutionSubstitution 4 Sydney

    T. Sekine → Mathias Macallister

Melbourne City vs Sydney Lineups

MEL

Melbourne City

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Final

Starting XI

1. 40
   J. Nieuwenhuizen
   G
2. 13
   N. Atkinson
   D
3. 18
   J. Cascante
   D
4. 2
   H. Delbridge
   D
5. 16
   A. Behich
   D
6. 14
   Besian Kutleshi
   M
7. 24
   Kavian Rahmani
   M
8. 23
   M. Memeti
   M
9. 19
   Q. Macnicol
   M
10. 11
    A. Mabil
    M
11. 15
    A. Nabbout
    F

Substitutes

10 E. Marcondes7 M. Leckie77 T. Kanamori4 L. Bonetig39 R. Ballah38 Beckham Baker

SYD

Sydney

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Final

Starting XI

1. 12
   Harrison Devenish-Meares
   G
2. 23
   R. Grant
   D
3. 41
   A. Popovic
   D
4. 4
   J. Courtney-Perkins
   D
5. 17
   B. Garuccio
   D
6. 36
   R. Youlley
   M
7. 8
   W. Kamijo
   M
8. 35
   A. Toure
   M
9. 14
   T. Sekine
   M
10. 7
    A. Akon
    M
11. 9
    O. Sunday
    F

Substitutes

20 T. Quintal2 J. Overy29 J. Lacey22 Mathias Macallister30 Alexander Zaverdinos28 Ethan Dyer16 Gabriel Popovic

This match has finished, so the odds are no longer available.

Melbourne City vs Sydney · Totals

Historical estimates from 18 unique matches before kickoff. Each match counts once; percentages show how often the total was exceeded in 90 minutes.

Team Form Before the Match

MEL

Melbourne City Form

D

Melbourne Victory A-League · Oct 24, 2026

1–1

L

Auckland A-League · Oct 17, 2026

3–1

D

Auckland A-League · May 2, 2026

1–1

L

Adelaide United A-League · Apr 26, 2026

1–2

W

Brisbane Roar A-League · Apr 18, 2026

2–3

SYD

Sydney Form

W

Adelaide United A-League · Oct 25, 2026

2–1

D

Western Sydney Wanderers A-League · Oct 16, 2026

0–0

L

Auckland A-League · May 23, 2026

1–0

D

Newcastle Jets A-League · May 16, 2026

1–1

D

Newcastle Jets A-League · May 9, 2026

1–1

Standings Before Melbourne City vs Sydney

#	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	MAC Macarthur	2	1	1	0	3	2	1	4
5	SYD Sydney	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	4
6	AUC Auckland	3	1	1	1	6	7	-1	4
9	CCM Central Coast Mariners	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2	1
10	MEL Melbourne City	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2	1
11	AU Adelaide United	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0

Table before kickoff · Season 2026 · Oct 31, 2026 06:00 UTC