Melbourne City FC vs Sydney FC Highlights - October 31, 2026

Melbourne City FC beat Sydney FC 2-1 in A-League on October 31, 2026. The match was played at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium.

Emiliano Marcondes (46'), Awer Mabil (62') scored for Melbourne City FC. Al Hassan Toure (36') scored for Sydney FC.

Melbourne City FC went into the game in position 9, on 1 points. They had won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 in their previous five.

At kick-off Sydney FC stood in position 5 with 4 points. Their previous five had brought 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeats.

Sydney FC arrived unbeaten in 2.

Al Hassan Toure shot wide for Sydney FC on 8 minutes. Soon after, Andrew Nabbout could not find the target for Melbourne City FC (9').

Medin Memeti sent an effort off target for Melbourne City FC (10'). Awer Mabil forced a save for Melbourne City FC on 26 minutes.

Oriola Sunday picked out Al Hassan Toure, who scored for Sydney FC (36').

After the break, Emiliano Marcondes scored for Melbourne City FC on 46 minutes after a pass from Julio Cascante.

The keeper had to be alert to keep out Emiliano Marcondes’s effort (48'). Emiliano Marcondes picked out Awer Mabil, who scored for Melbourne City FC (62').

Shortly afterwards, Jordan Courtney-Perkins was booked for Sydney FC (65'). The referee cautioned Alexandar Popovic of Sydney FC on 69 minutes.

Andrew Nabbout shot wide for Melbourne City FC on 78 minutes. Moments later, Ben Garuccio saw a shot blocked (79').

Joseph Lacey could not find the target for Sydney FC (79'). Takeshi Kanamori tested the goalkeeper for Melbourne City FC (89').

Substitutions: Melbourne City FC 5, Sydney FC 4.

Sydney FC controlled 51% of possession. Melbourne City FC had 15 shots with 5 on target, while Sydney FC had 9 and 2.

Goalkeeper saves: Melbourne City FC 0, Sydney FC 3. Corners: Melbourne City FC 2, Sydney FC 3.

Sydney FC completed the most passes, 410 in total at 73.9% accuracy. The referee produced 2 yellow cards.