Sydney FC 0–5 Melbourne City: Result, Stats & Highlights

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Sydney FC

0–5

Melbourne City

25 October 2026 · 5:45 PM AEDT
Allianz Stadium, Sydney

Match summary

Sydney FC vs Melbourne City finished 0–5 in A-League Women on 25 October 2026 at Allianz Stadium, Sydney. Goals: C. Vine 13′, M. Hayashi 16′, D. Jackson 24′, C. Mclean 30′ (own goal), M. Ayres 53′ (penalty).

Goals & key moments

1. 13′

   Goal · C. Vine

   Melbourne City · First half

   Assist: A. Keane · 0–1

2. 16′

   Goal · M. Hayashi

   Melbourne City · First half

   Assist: A. Prakash · 0–2

3. 24′

   Goal · D. Jackson

   Melbourne City · First half

   0–3

4. 30′

   Own goal · C. Mclean

   Sydney FC · First half

   0–4

5. 53′

   Penalty goal · M. Ayres

   Melbourne City · Second half

   0–5

Match stats

— means the figure is not available. xG (expected goals) estimates the quality of chances, rather than the final score. xA estimates the chance of an assist; xGOT measures the quality of shots on target.

Full matchFirst halfSecond half

Full match

Statistic	Sydney FC	Melbourne City
Possession	41.2%	58.8%
Shots	4	18
Shots on target	2	12
Expected goals (xG)	0.36	2.02
Corners	—	7
Passes	329	471
Pass accuracy	70.2%	79.8%
Fouls committed	8	9
Offsides	2	1
Yellow cards	1	—
Saves	7	2

Attack

Statistic	Sydney FC	Melbourne City
Shots off target	2	3
Shots blocked	—	3
Shots inside the box	3	13
Shots outside the box	1	5
Headers	—	1
Left-footed shots	1	2
Right-footed shots	3	15
Open-play shots	4	11
Big chances created	—	1
Big chances scored	—	2
Touches in opposition box	4	24
Chances created	4	13
Assists	—	2
Penalty-area entries	15	24
Final-third entries	44	65
Open-play xG	0.36	0.96
Set-play xG	—	0.33
Expected goals on target (xGOT)	0.5	3.93
Expected assists (xA)	0.06	0.43

Passing & possession

Statistic	Sydney FC	Melbourne City
Completed passes	231	376
Final-third passes	56	86
Completed final-third passes	21	41
Crosses	7	17
Completed crosses	—	6
Long balls	51	54
Accurate long balls	11	27
Forward passes	145	158
Backward passes	46	62
Touches	494	629
Dispossessed	4	12
Possession lost	148	152

Duels & defending

Statistic	Sydney FC	Melbourne City
Duels won	38	25
Duels lost	25	38
Aerial duels won	1	—
Aerial duels lost	—	1
Dribbles attempted	11	18
Successful dribbles	4	6
Tackles	24	11
Tackles won	18	10
Interceptions	11	5
Clearances	19	12
Headed clearances	7	—
Ball recoveries	41	34
Blocked passes	4	4
Blocks	3	—
Fouls won	9	8

Goalkeeping

Statistic	Sydney FC	Melbourne City
Diving saves	2	—
Saves from inside the box	4	2
Saves from outside the box	4	—
Sweeper actions	—	1
Successful sweeper actions	—	1
Goalkeeper throws	7	2
Accurate goalkeeper throws	6	2
Goal kicks	4	7
Goals conceded	5	—

First half

Statistic	Sydney FC	Melbourne City
Possession	36.6%	63.4%
Shots	1	10
Shots on target	1	5
Corners	—	3
Passes	154	268
Pass accuracy	61%	78.7%
Fouls committed	4	4
Offsides	1	1
Yellow cards	0	—
Saves	2	1

Attack

Statistic	Sydney FC	Melbourne City
Shots off target	0	2
Shots blocked	—	3
Shots inside the box	1	9
Shots outside the box	0	1
Headers	—	0
Left-footed shots	0	2
Right-footed shots	1	8
Open-play shots	1	6
Big chances created	—	1
Big chances scored	—	1
Touches in opposition box	1	15
Chances created	1	7
Assists	—	2
Penalty-area entries	9	11
Final-third entries	29	35

Passing & possession

Statistic	Sydney FC	Melbourne City
Completed passes	94	211
Final-third passes	36	44
Completed final-third passes	9	19
Crosses	4	8
Completed crosses	—	4
Long balls	35	28
Accurate long balls	4	12
Forward passes	76	92
Backward passes	27	38
Touches	224	350
Dispossessed	1	5
Possession lost	77	87

Duels & defending

Statistic	Sydney FC	Melbourne City
Duels won	20	10
Duels lost	10	20
Aerial duels won	1	—
Aerial duels lost	—	1
Dribbles attempted	2	13
Successful dribbles	1	4
Tackles	14	2
Tackles won	10	2
Interceptions	6	3
Clearances	6	6
Headed clearances	4	—
Ball recoveries	22	19
Blocked passes	4	2
Blocks	2	—
Fouls won	4	4

Goalkeeping

Statistic	Sydney FC	Melbourne City
Diving saves	0	—
Saves from inside the box	2	1
Saves from outside the box	0	—
Sweeper actions	—	1
Successful sweeper actions	—	1
Goalkeeper throws	2	1
Accurate goalkeeper throws	2	1
Goal kicks	2	3
Goals conceded	4	—

Second half

Statistic	Sydney FC	Melbourne City
Possession	46.2%	53.8%
Shots	3	8
Shots on target	1	7
Corners	—	4
Passes	175	203
Pass accuracy	78.3%	81.3%
Fouls committed	4	5
Offsides	1	0
Yellow cards	1	—
Saves	5	1

Attack

Statistic	Sydney FC	Melbourne City
Shots off target	2	1
Shots blocked	—	0
Shots inside the box	2	4
Shots outside the box	1	4
Headers	—	1
Left-footed shots	1	0
Right-footed shots	2	7
Open-play shots	3	5
Big chances created	—	0
Big chances scored	—	1
Touches in opposition box	3	9
Chances created	3	6
Assists	—	0
Penalty-area entries	6	13
Final-third entries	15	30

Passing & possession

Statistic	Sydney FC	Melbourne City
Completed passes	137	165
Final-third passes	20	42
Completed final-third passes	12	22
Crosses	3	9
Completed crosses	—	2
Long balls	16	26
Accurate long balls	7	15
Forward passes	69	66
Backward passes	19	24
Touches	270	279
Dispossessed	3	7
Possession lost	71	65

Duels & defending

Statistic	Sydney FC	Melbourne City
Duels won	18	15
Duels lost	15	18
Aerial duels won	0	—
Aerial duels lost	—	0
Dribbles attempted	9	5
Successful dribbles	3	2
Tackles	10	9
Tackles won	8	8
Interceptions	5	2
Clearances	13	6
Headed clearances	3	—
Ball recoveries	19	15
Blocked passes	0	2
Blocks	1	—
Fouls won	5	4

Goalkeeping

Statistic	Sydney FC	Melbourne City
Diving saves	2	—
Saves from inside the box	2	1
Saves from outside the box	4	—
Sweeper actions	—	0
Successful sweeper actions	—	0
Goalkeeper throws	5	1
Accurate goalkeeper throws	4	1
Goal kicks	2	4
Goals conceded	1	—

Line-ups

Player stats

Min = minutes played. Shots / on target exclude penalty shoot-outs. Figures shown as — are unavailable.

Sydney FC

Melbourne City

Shots & match momentum

Match momentum

Relative attacking momentum through the match. Taller bars indicate a stronger spell; they do not represent possession or win probability.

Sydney FC above · Melbourne City below

Kick-off → Full time · each bar represents a match minute

Read momentum minute by minute

Period	Minute	Sydney FC	Melbourne City
First half	1′	0.010	0.020
First half	2′	0.004	0.012
First half	3′	0.009	0.008
First half	4′	0.005	0.008
First half	5′	0.008	0.015
First half	6′	0.009	0.014
First half	7′	0.005	0.009
First half	8′	0.007	0.005
First half	9′	0.005	0.003
First half	10′	0.004	0.006
First half	11′	0.027	0.006
First half	12′	0.016	0.005
First half	13′	0.008	0.044
First half	14′	0.009	0.025
First half	15′	0.005	0.013
First half	16′	0.008	0.057
First half	17′	0.004	0.029
First half	18′	0.008	0.019
First half	19′	0.005	0.047
First half	20′	0.004	0.026
First half	21′	0.003	0.016
First half	22′	0.002	0.012
First half	23′	0.003	0.016
First half	24′	0.002	0.021
First half	25′	0.002	0.011
First half	26′	0.001	0.011
First half	27′	0.001	0.008
First half	28′	0.006	0.091
First half	29′	0.006	0.049
First half	30′	0.003	0.078
First half	31′	0.002	0.041
First half	32′	0.007	0.024
First half	33′	0.008	0.036
First half	34′	0.004	0.045
First half	35′	0.004	0.056
First half	36′	0.038	0.033
First half	37′	0.023	0.017
First half	38′	0.012	0.010
First half	39′	0.008	0.006
First half	40′	0.006	0.003
First half	41′	0.007	0.002
First half	42′	0.006	0.001
First half	43′	0.003	0.001
First half	44′	0.006	0.014
First half	45′	0.008	0.012
First half	45+1′	0.010	0.007
First half	45+2′	0.005	0.003
Second half	46′	0.008	0.004
Second half	47′	0.003	0.005
Second half	48′	0.002	0.031
Second half	49′	0.002	0.017
Second half	50′	0.001	0.012
Second half	51′	0.001	0.017
Second half	52′	0.001	0.025
Second half	53′	0.001	0.012
Second half	54′	0.001	0.006
Second half	55′	0.003	0.078
Second half	56′	0.004	0.065
Second half	57′	0.015	0.034
Second half	58′	0.008	0.030
Second half	59′	0.004	0.019
Second half	60′	0.008	0.014
Second half	61′	0.006	0.029
Second half	62′	0.003	0.017
Second half	63′	0.011	0.010
Second half	64′	0.006	0.005
Second half	65′	0.008	0.006
Second half	66′	0.005	0.005
Second half	67′	0.005	0.007
Second half	68′	0.004	0.007
Second half	69′	0.008	0.004
Second half	70′	0.005	0.004
Second half	71′	0.006	0.003
Second half	72′	0.008	0.003
Second half	73′	0.006	0.002
Second half	74′	0.003	0.014
Second half	75′	0.002	0.007
Second half	76′	0.011	0.004
Second half	77′	0.011	0.014
Second half	78′	0.007	0.009
Second half	79′	0.027	0.018
Second half	80′	0.017	0.010
Second half	81′	0.013	0.005
Second half	82′	0.012	0.007
Second half	83′	0.011	0.037
Second half	84′	0.011	0.041
Second half	85′	0.007	0.025
Second half	86′	0.004	0.013
Second half	87′	0.002	0.006
Second half	88′	0.001	0.003
Second half	89′	0.004	0.004
Second half	90′	0.004	0.002
Second half	90+1′	0.003	0.037
Second half	90+2′	0.015	0.019
Second half	90+3′	0.012	0.010
Second half	90+4′	0.006	0.006

All shots · 23 attempts

Minute	Player / team	Result	Body part	Play	xG	xGOT
13′First half	C. VineMelbourne City	Goal	Right foot	Open play	0.36	0.91
16′First half	M. HayashiMelbourne City	Goal	Right foot	Open play	0.04	0.2
19′First half	C. VineMelbourne City	Woodwork	Right foot	Open play	0.16	0
19′First half	C. VineMelbourne City	Blocked	Right foot	Open play	0.16	0
24′First half	D. JacksonMelbourne City	Goal	Right foot	Open play	0.03	0.61
28′First half	A. KeaneMelbourne City	Saved	Left foot	Open play	0.05	0.05
30′First half	C. McleanSydney FC	Goal	Header	Open play	—	—
34′First half	R. StottMelbourne City	Blocked	Right foot	Corner	0.05	0
35′First half	A. KeaneMelbourne City	Blocked	Right foot	Corner	0.04	0
35′First half	A. KeaneMelbourne City	Woodwork	Left foot	Corner	0.07	0
35′First half	M. AyresMelbourne City	Saved	Right foot	Corner	0.03	0.2
37′First half	F. WebberSydney FC	Saved	Right foot	Open play	0.06	0.16
48′Second half	A. KeaneMelbourne City	Saved	Right foot	Corner	0.08	0.29
50′Second half	M. AyresMelbourne City	Saved	Right foot	Open play	0.02	0.4
52′Second half	D. JacksonMelbourne City	Saved	Right foot	Open play	0.02	0.02
53′Second half	M. AyresMelbourne City	Goal	Right foot	Penalty	0.73	0.93
56′Second half	M. AyresMelbourne City	Saved	Right foot	Open play	0.07	0.26
57′Second half	F. WebberSydney FC	Off target	Left foot	Open play	0.14	0
58′Second half	K. RoestbakkenMelbourne City	Off target	Right foot	Open play	0.04	0
76′Second half	C. McleanSydney FC	Off target	Right foot	Open play	0.04	0
81′Second half	F. WebberSydney FC	Saved	Right foot	Open play	0.13	0.34
83′Second half	A. MedwinMelbourne City	Blocked	Header	Corner	0.05	0
90+1′Second half	C. BiggsMelbourne City	Saved	Right foot	Open play	0.02	0.06

Recent form & head-to-head

This season (2026-27) only: up to five completed matches before this fixture, newest first. W = win, D = draw, L = loss.

Sydney FC

• DSydney FC 2–2 Adelaide UnitedSun 18 Oct

Melbourne City

• WWellington Phoenix 1–2 Melbourne CitySun 18 Oct

Head-to-head

No earlier matches to show this season.

Current standings

Latest season standings, not the positions before this match.

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2	Melbourne City	2	2	0	0	7	1	6	6
8	Sydney FC	2	0	1	1	2	7	-5	1

Where to watch in Australia

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Matchday information

Competition

A-League Women

Season

2026-27

Stage

Regular Season

Matchweek

2

Kick-off

25 October 2026, 5:45 PM AEDT

Venue

Allianz Stadium, Sydney

Final whistle

25 Oct, 8:42 PM AEDT

Calendar events reserve approximately two hours. Final scores appear after full time.