Melbourne City 0-0 Sydney — A-League, 3 Jan 2026
Melbourne City and Sydney drew 0-0 in the A-League on 3 January 2026 at AAMI Park, Melbourne. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Melbourne City have won 4 and Sydney 0, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 14'Foul
- Half-time0-0
- 49'Foul
- 59'out: C. Hollman
- 71'out: A. Akon
- 77'out: T. Kanamori
- 77'out: Max Caputo
- 80'Time wasting
- 81'
- 86'
- 86'out: P. Wood
- 86'out: T. Quintal
- Full-time0-0
Player ratings
8.7
Top rated
Melbourne City
- 8.7Patrick BeachG
- 7.9Aziz BehichD
- 7.7Nathaniel AtkinsonD
- 7.0Samuel SouprayenD
- 6.9Takeshi KanamoriF
- 6.9Kai TrewinM
- 6.9Kavian RahmaniM
- 6.6Emin DurakovicM
- 6.6Besian KutleshiD
- 6.6Germán FerreyraD
- 6.3Max CaputoF
- 6.3Andreas KuenF
- 6.2Medin MemetiF
- 6.2Beckham BakerF
- 5.9Andrew NabboutF
Sydney
- 8.6Harrison Devenish-MearesG
- 7.6Marcel TisserandD
- 7.3Rhys YoulleyM
- 7.3Alexander GrantD
- 7.3Paul Okon-EngstlerM
- 7.3Rhyan GrantD
- 7.0Piero QuispeM
- 6.9Corey HollmanM
- 6.9Ben GaruccioD
- 6.7Patrick WoodF
- 6.6Akol AkonF
- 6.5Al ToureM
- 6.3Abel WalateeM
- 6.3Tiago QuintalF
- 6.3Víctor CampuzanoF
Line-ups
Sydney4-2-3-1
Melbourne City4-3-3
Substitutes
Melbourne CityAurelio Vidmar
Substitutes
- 10T. Kanamori77'F6.9
- 17Max Caputo77'F6.3
- 40J. NieuwenhuizenG
- 19Z. SchreiberM
- 4L. BonetigD
- 38B. Baker81'F6.2
- 44B. Kutleshi86'D6.6
SydneyUfuk Talay
Substitutes
- 13P. Wood86'F6.7
- 6C. Hollman59'M6.9
- 41A. PopovicD
- 20T. Quintal86'F6.3
- 8W. KamijoM
- 44A. Akon71'F6.6
- 30A. ZaverdinosG
Team statistics
61%Possession39%
23Total shots7
9Shots on target4
9Shots off target2
5Blocked shots1
9Corners2
16Fouls3
3Yellow cards0
4Goalkeeper saves9
643Total passes423
565Accurate passes348
88%Pass accuracy82%
Melbourne City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Beach | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8.7 |
| Aziz Behich | 90 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | 2 | 7.9 |
| Nathaniel Atkinson | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Samuel Souprayen | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Takeshi Kanamori | 13 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Kai Trewin | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Kavian Rahmani | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Emin Durakovic | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Besian Kutleshi | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Germán Ferreyra | 86 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Max Caputo | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Andreas Kuen | 81 | – | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Medin Memeti | 77 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Beckham Baker | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Andrew Nabbout | 77 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 5.9 |
Sydney
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Devenish-Meares | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8.6 |
| Marcel Tisserand | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.6 |
| Rhys Youlley | 59 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Alexander Grant | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Paul Okon-Engstler | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Rhyan Grant | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Piero Quispe | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Corey Hollman | 31 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Ben Garuccio | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Patrick Wood | 10 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Akol Akon | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Al Toure | 86 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Abel Walatee | 71 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Tiago Quintal | 10 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Víctor Campuzano | 86 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Recent Form
Melbourne CityLDLWD
- L28 Dec 25HPerth Glory1-3
- D23 Dec 25HMacarthur1-1
- L20 Dec 25HMelbourne Victory0-1
- W06 Dec 25ANewcastle Jets1-0
- D29 Nov 25ACentral Coast Mariners0-0
SydneyLWWLW
- L20 Dec 25ANewcastle Jets0-2
- W13 Dec 25APerth Glory1-0
- W06 Dec 25ACentral Coast Mariners2-1
- L29 Nov 25AWestern Sydney Wanderers0-1
- W22 Nov 25HMelbourne Victory3-0
Head-to-head
- 03 May 25Melbourne City5-1Sydney
- 29 Mar 25Sydney2-3Melbourne City
- 24 Feb 24Sydney1-1Melbourne City
- 03 Nov 23Melbourne City2-0Sydney
- 19 May 23Melbourne City4-0Sydney
- 12 May 23Sydney1-1Melbourne City
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