On Friday, Melbourne City will play Sydney in the second leg of the A-League semi-finals at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium. The visitors have qualified for the final in three of their last four seasons, while the hosts have made it to the Grand Final three times in the past three seasons.
Last week, the first leg in Sydney ended in a 1-1 draw. After a VAR review, Mathew Leckie’s goal, which he scored in the 18th minute, was allowed to stand. VAR assumed a part in the final part again as Sydney was granted a punishment, which Adam Le Fondre switched in the 64th moment over completely to balance for his side.
Melbourne City FC vs Sydney FC Match Details :
- Melbourne City v Sydney
- A-League Australia
- Date – 19/05/2023
- Starting time – 09:45 UTC
- Venue: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne City FC vs Sydney FC Prediction :
The hosts will have the upper hand in this match because they are unbeaten in all competitions at Friday’s venue this season. A positive sign for them is that they have won six of their last seven games at home. In contrast, the Sky Blues haven’t lost in any of their last three away games.
The two groups have been equally paired in their new gatherings and the primary leg was the same. We anticipate that they will also be closely matched in this matchup, but Melbourne is expected to win by a sliver due to their advantage at home.
Prediction: Melbourne City 2-1 Sydney
Melbourne City FC vs Sydney FC Head to Head :
In all competitions, the two teams have competed 40 times. These matches have been close, with the visitors holding a 15-14 advantage in wins while 11 games have ended in draws. They have played each other three times this season, each winning one game and drawing one, and their results have been even.
Before their gathering in the main leg, they made right two times in the last series, with the gatherings occurring in the Great Last of the 2020-21 and 2019-20 missions. In 2021, Melbourne prevailed, while Sydney won the title in 2020. In all competitions, Melbourne City FC has scored at least three goals in each of their last four home games against the visitors.
This season, City have not lost at home in any competition. The visitors are unbeaten in their last seven games, while the hosts are unbeaten in their previous nine games. The visitors have been outscored 10-4 in City’s last three home games against them.
Melbourne City FC vs Sydney FC Team news :
By scoring in the first leg, Leckie gave his manager credit for getting him back into the starting lineup, which could help him keep his spot on the team this time around. In that match, Valon Berisha was included in the first team as well. However, the hosts are likely to be without Aiden O’Neill once more because of an injury that kept him out of the previous match.
After bringing an injury concern into the Sydney FC matchday squad the previous week, Joe Lolley was a surprise inclusion, and after making an appearance from the bench, he may be an option from the very first minute this time around. Another player who showed up late due to a fitness issue was Robert Mak. He was unable to play the entire 90 minutes, but with more training time, that might have changed this time.
Melbourne City FC vs Sydney FC Betting Tips :
- Sydney FC scores one goal against Melbourne City FC, while Melbourne City FC scores 2.4 goals against Sydney FC.
- Sydney FC’s exhibition of the last 5 matches is superior to Melbourne City Fc’s.
- Sydney FC haven’t lost in their last 7 games.
- For the past seven matches, Sydney FC has scored at least one goal.
Melbourne City FC vs Sydney FC Lineups :
Melbourne City:
- Glover (GK);
- Talbot, Lam, Good, Bos;
- Berenguer-Bohrer, Berisha, Van der Venne;
- Leckie, Maclaren, Tilio
Sydney FC:
- Redmayne (GK);
- Grant, Rodwell, Wilkinson, King;
- Caceres, Brattan, Retre, Mak;
- Burgess, Le Fondre
Melbourne City FC vs Sydney FC Where to Watch :
| Country | Channels |
| United Kingdom | BoxNation |
| Germany | DAZN, DAZN2 |
| United States | Fox Soccer Plus, ViX |
| France | Molotov, Free, L’Equipe, L’Equipe Web |
| Nepal | SONY TEN 3 HD, Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3 |
| India | JioTV, SONY TEN 3 HD, SONY TEN 3, Sony LIV |
| Sri Lanka | Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3, SONY TEN 3 HD |