Melbourne City vs Sydney FC Round 3 Tips, Prediction & Preview

Andrew Hendrie: Nov 3, 2023

Melbourne City and Sydney FC are both desperate for their first win of the season when they square off to launch A-League Round 3 action on Friday night.

Melbourne City vs Sydney FC Tips, Prediction & Preview

Sydney FC vs Melbourne City free A-League Round 3 prediction, tips and preview – Seven of the last eight meetings have produced Over 2.5 goals…

Melbourne City vs Sydney FC H2H Prediction

Melbourne City vs Sydney FC Tips

Best Over 2.5 goals odds $1.53 with bet365

City and Sydney have lost both of their games to start the season
Over 2.5 goals has landed in seven of the last eight meetings between the teams
City have seen Over 2.5 goals in six of their last seven A-League games
Sydney have seen Over 2.5 goals in six of their last eight games in all competitions
Sydney last beat City away in the league back in 2018

Melbourne City vs Sydney FC Same Game Multi Tips

Melbourne City vs Sydney FC Match Details

🇦🇺 Competition: A-League
📅 Date: Friday November 3
⏰ Time: 7.45pm AEDT
🏟️ Stadium: AAMI Park (Melbourne)

Melbourne City vs Sydney FC Head to Head

24/9/23: City 1-2 Sydney
19/5/23: City 4-0 Sydney
12/5/23: Sydney 1-1 City
25/2/23: City 3-2 Sydney
10/12/22: Sydney 2-1 City

Melbourne City vs Sydney FC Preview & Prediction

It’s been a nightmare start to the season for heavyweight clubs Melbourne City and Sydney FC – can either team bounce back for their first win of the campaign on Friday night?

Remarkably, City and Sydney are languishing at the foot of the ladder after two rounds, with City suffering defeats against Western and Adelaide, while Sydney have fallen to Victory and Brisbane.

It’s the nature of their last defeats that will concern fans of both teams – City were absolutely humiliated in a 6-0 loss on the road against Adelaide, while Sydney were battered 3-0 against Brisbane, a team they just defeated in the Australia Cup final a few weeks ago.

City have now conceded six goals in two of their last three A-League games if you go back to last season’s Grand Final loss to the Mariners.

Radio Vidosic has become the first casualty of the season, with City announcing his departure on Wednesday, with Aurelio Vidmar taking over coaching duties for the remainder of the season.

Steve Corica could well find himself under similar pressure if Sydney put in another lacklustre performance here, with the Sky Blues the only team yet to find the back of the net this season.

VERDICT:

Very tough to back either team to win with any confidence. A share of the spoils represents the best value in the H2H market.

We’ll back Over 2.5 goals for our best bet. City have seen Over 2.5 goals in six of their last seven A-League games, while Sydney have gone over in six of their last eight in all competitions. Seven of the last eight meetings between the teams have also produced Over 2.5 goals (Best Over 2.5 goals odds $1.53 with bet365.)

Melbourne City vs Sydney FC Stats

City and Sydney have lost both of their games to start the season
Over 2.5 goals has landed in seven of the last eight meetings between the teams
City have seen Over 2.5 goals in six of their last seven A-League games
Sydney have seen Over 2.5 goals in six of their last eight games in all competitions
Sydney last beat City away in the league back in 2018