Melbourne City vs Sydney FC Prediction: I expect a tough encounter in front of the net

Melbourne City vs Sydney FC: Prediction and odds on the A-League match on May 03, 2025

The Australia A-League Round 29 last matchup of the season between Melbourne City and Sydney FC will kick off at AAMI Park Stadium. Melbourne City with 45 points ranked in 2nd place in the league table, will aim to secure a win on their home soil and snap their winless streak of two games to maintain their place in the league table. Meanwhile, Sydney FC will aim to secure a win to get back to winning ways and find a place in the A-League quarter-finals playoff promotion. Let’s analyze previous results, overall performance, recent forms, and my betting opinion on how to place your bets.

Melbourne City: Forms and Statistics

Melbourne City recorded two ties and three wins during their last five games. They tied in their two previous games against Western Sydney FC and Adelaide United. However, they were victorious against Brisbane Roar, Central Coast Mariners, and Sydney FC. During these games, they have scored nine goals while conceding six. Melbourne City are now ranked in 2nd place in the league table, having 45 points in 25 games. In this match, Melbourne City will aim to secure a win on their home soil and bounce back to winning ways to maintain their place in the A-League playoff semi-finals promotion.

Melbourne City: Lineup

🔖 Melbourne City’ Predicted XI (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Patrick Beach

Defender players: Aziz Behich, Kai Trewin, German Ferreyra, Nathaniel Atkinson

Midfielder players: Steven Ugarkovic, Alessandro Lopane, Andreas Kuen

Attacking players: Marco Tilio, Yonatan Cohen, Max Caputo

⛔️ Unavailable: Nieuwenhuizen (Injured), Necovski (Injured), Jeggo (Injured), Leckie (Injured), Nabbout (Injured), Samuel Souprayen (Injury)

👤 Head Coach: Aurelio Vidmar

Sydney FC: Forms and Statistics

Sydney FC snapped their unbeaten streak of three during their last four games against Western United in a 0-1 loss. Before the match, they were victorious against Newcastle Jets and Lion City, but they tied against Auckland FC. During these games, they have scored six goals while conceding five. Sydney FC have gained 37 points in 25 games, positioning them in 8th place in the league table, below the A-League quarter-finals playoff promotion. Coming into this match on the road, Sydney FC will aim to secure a win and bounce back to winning ways to find a place in the A-League quarter-finals playoff promotion.

Sydney FC: Lineups

🔖 Sydney FC’s Predicted XI (5-4-1):

Goalkeeper: Harrison Devenish-Meares

Defender players: Alexandar Popovic, Joel King, Jordan Courtney-Perkins, Rhyan Grant

Midfielder players: Anas Ouahim, Anthony Caceres, Douglas Costa, Adrian Segecic

Attacking players: Joe Lolley, Jaiden Kucharski

⛔️ Unavailable: Alex Grant (Injury), Aaron Gurd (Collarbone Injury)

👤 Head Coach: Ufuk Talay

Melbourne City vs Sydney FC: Head-to-head statistics

Throughout their last five games, Melbourne City won three, while Sydney FC won one, and both teams tied in one game. However, both teams scored against one another in three games, and more than two goals were recorded in three games.

Melbourne City vs Sydney FC: Betting tips & Odds

• In one of their last five games between Melbourne City and Sydney FC have have had BTTS at halftime. This option is provided on the Betway bookmaker website for odds of 3.26
• In three of their last five games between Melbourne City and Sydney FC have had Over 3.5 goals. This option is provided on the Bet365 bookmaker website for odds of 2.22
• In four of their last five games between Melbourne City and Sydney FC have had TO 1.25. This option is provided on the 1xbet bookmaker website for odds of 1.78
• In four of their last five games between Melbourne City and Sydney FC have had TO 10 Corners. This option is provided on the Bet365 bookmaker website for odds of 2.00

Melbourne City vs Sydney FC match prediction 03 May 2025

I expect a tough encounter between Melbourne City and Sydney FC in this match. Therefore, I expect multiple corner kicks to be recorded since both teams will focus on goals. However, I expect more than one goal early since both teams will aim to secure a win, and I expect more than three goals to be recorded.

Below are our predictions for this game.

Our match prediction: HF TO 1.25 for a coefficient of 1.78 in the 1XBet bookmaker.

Our betting tip on the match: Over 3.5 for a coefficient of 2.22 in the Betway bookmaker.

Our final betting tip on the match: Corners Over 10 for a coefficient of 2.00 in the Bet365 bookmaker.