Sydney 3-1 Melbourne City — A-League, 15 Dec 2017
Sydney beat Melbourne City 3-1 in the A-League on 15 December 2017 at Allianz Stadium, Sydney. L. Brattan, A. Mierzejewski, Bobô, A. Brosque got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Sydney have won 3 and Melbourne City 1, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 7'
- 30'
- 0-137'assist: M. Jakobsen
- 1-144'
- 45'
- 2-145+3'Penalty
- Half-time2-1
- 48'
- 60'out: M. Ninković
- 67'out: Daniel Arzani
- 70'
- 80'out: S. Ryall
- 85'
- 88'
- 90'
- 3-190+6'assist: A. Mierzejewski
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Sydney
- 7.7Adrian MierzejewskiM
- 7.4Joshua BrillanteM
- 7.1Jordy BuijsD
- 7.1Luke WilkshireD
- 7.0Alex BrosqueM
- 6.9BobôF
- 6.8Andrew RedmayneG
- 6.8Alex WilkinsonD
- 6.7Sebastian RyallD
- 6.6David CarneyM
- 6.6Brandon O'NeillM
- 6.6Matt SimonF
- 6.4Michael ZulloD
- 6.2Miloš NinkovićM
Melbourne City
- 8.3Luke BrattanM
- 7.2Michael JakobsenD
- 6.7Osama MalikM
- 6.6Iacopo La RoccaD
- 6.5Marcin BudzińskiF
- 6.5Stefan MaukM
- 6.4Nick FitzgeraldM
- 6.4Scott JamiesonD
- 6.4Ross McCormackF
- 6.3Daniel ArzaniM
- 6.1Nathaniel AtkinsonD
- 6.1Dean BouzanisG
- 6.0Bart SchenkeveldD
- 5.7Manny MuscatD
Line-ups
Melbourne City4-2-3-1
Sydney4-2-3-1
Substitutes
SydneyG. Arnold
Substitutes
- 10M. Ninković60'M6.2
- 8P. RetreM
- 18M. Simon88'F6.6
- 30T. Heward-BelleG
- 22S. Ryall80'D6.7
Melbourne CityW. Joyce
Substitutes
- 14Daniel Arzani67'M6.3
- 18E. GalekovićG
- 37Nathaniel Atkinson30'D6.1
- 21R. TongyikD
- 27M. Budziński85'F6.5
Team statistics
57%Possession43%
12Total shots11
5Shots on target3
4Shots off target5
3Blocked shots3
5Corners4
1Offsides4
16Fouls14
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards1
2Goalkeeper saves2
474Total passes346
388Accurate passes259
82%Pass accuracy75%
Sydney
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Mierzejewski | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | 7.7 |
| Joshua Brillante | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| Jordy Buijs | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.1 |
| Luke Wilkshire | 80 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Alex Brosque | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Bobô | 88 | 1 | – | 6 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Andrew Redmayne | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Alex Wilkinson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Sebastian Ryall | 10 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| David Carney | 60 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Brandon O'Neill | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Matt Simon | 2 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Michael Zullo | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Miloš Ninković | 30 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
Melbourne City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Brattan | 90 | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 2 | 8.3 |
| Michael Jakobsen | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Osama Malik | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Iacopo La Rocca | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Marcin Budziński | 5 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Stefan Mauk | 67 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Nick Fitzgerald | 85 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.4 |
| Scott Jamieson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.4 |
| Ross McCormack | 30 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Daniel Arzani | 23 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Nathaniel Atkinson | 60 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.1 |
| Dean Bouzanis | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
| Bart Schenkeveld | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.0 |
| Manny Muscat | 70 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.7 |
Recent Form
SydneyWWWWL
- W09 Dec 17AWestern Sydney Wanderers5-0
- W01 Dec 17AAdelaide United1-0
- W25 Nov 17HBrisbane Roar3-1
- W18 Nov 17HNewcastle Jets2-1
- L10 Nov 17ACentral Coast Mariners0-2
Melbourne CityWWLLD
- W10 Dec 17HCentral Coast Mariners1-0
- W02 Dec 17ANewcastle Jets2-1
- L24 Nov 17HPerth Glory1-3
- L17 Nov 17ABrisbane Roar1-3
- D12 Nov 17HWestern Sydney Wanderers1-1
Head-to-head
- 03 Nov 17Melbourne City0-1Sydney
- 01 Apr 17Sydney3-0Melbourne City
- 24 Feb 17Melbourne City1-3Sydney
- 09 Dec 16Sydney1-1Melbourne City
- 05 Mar 16Melbourne City3-0Sydney
- 02 Jan 16Melbourne City2-2Sydney
Most recent meetings