Sydney 0-1 Melbourne City — A-League, 17 Mar 2026
Melbourne City beat Sydney 1-0 in the A-League on 17 March 2026 at Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney. Max Caputo scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Sydney have won 0 and Melbourne City 3, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- Half-time0-0
- 46'out: Al Toure
- 0-153'assist: Daniel Arzani
- 62'Persistent fouling
- 63'
- 63'out: A. Walatee
- 63'
- 63'
- 69'out: M. Memeti
- 69'out: E. Durakovic
- 69'
- 76'
- 86'
- 86'
- Full-time0-1
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Sydney
- 8.2Paul Okon-EngstlerM
- 7.9Marcel TisserandD
- 7.6Piero QuispeM
- 7.2Harrison Devenish-MearesG
- 7.2Alexander GrantD
- 7.2Ben GaruccioD
- 7.2Tiago QuintalM
- 7.0Ahmet ArslanM
- 6.9Rhyan GrantD
- 6.7Alexandar PopovicD
- 6.5Apostolos StamatelopoulosF
- 6.3Abel WalateeM
- 6.3Mathias MacallisterF
- 6.3Rhys YoulleyM
- 6.2Al ToureF
- 6.2Víctor CampuzanoF
Melbourne City
- 8.0Germán FerreyraD
- 7.7Samuel SouprayenD
- 7.2Marcus YounisF
- 7.2Daniel ArzaniF
- 7.2Ryan TeagueM
- 7.2Nathaniel AtkinsonD
- 7.2Max CaputoF
- 7.2Patrick BeachG
- 7.0Elbasan RashaniF
- 6.9Kavian RahmaniM
- 6.9Zane SchreiberM
- 6.9Emin DurakovicM
- 6.9Aziz BehichD
- 6.7Harrison ShillingtonD
- 6.3Andreas KuenM
- 6.3Medin MemetiF
Line-ups
Melbourne City4-3-3
Sydney4-3-1-2
Substitutes
SydneyUfuk Talay
Substitutes
- 5Alexander Grant63'D7.2
- 16Joel KingD
- 35Al Toure46'F6.2
- 1G. HoefslootG
- 36Rhys Youlley86'M6.3
- 11A. Walatee63'M6.3
- 22M. Macallister63'F6.3
Melbourne CityAurelio Vidmar
Substitutes
- 2H. DelbridgeD
- 11E. Rashani63'F7.0
- 40J. NieuwenhuizenG
- 19Z. Schreiber69'M6.9
- 39E. Durakovic69'M6.9
- 36H. Shillington86'D6.7
- 35M. Memeti69'F6.3
Team statistics
56%Possession44%
16Total shots18
2Shots on target5
8Shots off target8
6Blocked shots5
1Corners5
0Offsides3
8Fouls7
1Yellow cards1
3Goalkeeper saves3
510Total passes402
434Accurate passes334
85%Pass accuracy83%
Sydney
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Okon-Engstler | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8.2 |
| Marcel Tisserand | 63 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.9 |
| Piero Quispe | 86 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7.6 |
| Harrison Devenish-Meares | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Alexander Grant | 27 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Ben Garuccio | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7.2 |
| Tiago Quintal | 63 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Ahmet Arslan | 90 | – | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Rhyan Grant | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Alexandar Popovic | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | 63 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Abel Walatee | 27 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Mathias Macallister | 27 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Rhys Youlley | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Al Toure | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Víctor Campuzano | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
Melbourne City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germán Ferreyra | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 8.0 |
| Samuel Souprayen | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Marcus Younis | 86 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7.2 |
| Daniel Arzani | 63 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Ryan Teague | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Nathaniel Atkinson | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Max Caputo | 69 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Patrick Beach | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Elbasan Rashani | 27 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Kavian Rahmani | 69 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Zane Schreiber | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Emin Durakovic | 21 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Aziz Behich | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Harrison Shillington | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Andreas Kuen | 69 | – | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Medin Memeti | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
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