First-placed Sydney FC host second-placed Melbourne City FC on Sunday evening – and both sides are out to improve on disappointing Week 11 performances. We take a look at Sunday’s (29/12/2019) A-League 2019/2020 Round 12 match is between Sydney FC and Melbourne City.
When: Sunday 29th December, 6:30PM
Where: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Bet: Bet On This Match HERE
Preview:
Sydney are 8-1-1 but their six-match winning streak was halted by an underwhelming 2-all draw in Wellington. The defending champs were arguably fortunate to walk away with a point against the plucky Phoenix after conceding two goals for the first time since Week 1.
Melbourne City have been stuck in a win-loss pattern for six games and are coming off a 2-1 defeat to Melbourne Victory. Their lack of consistency after starting the season on fire is a concern for manager Erick Mombaerts.
Melbourne City ended an eight-match losing streak with a 2-0 away upset of the eventual champs last season. Remarkably, only one of the teams’ last eight clashes saw both teams score.
Sydney boast the best attacking and defensive stats in the A-League by a fair margin. City FC can score a goal but have conceded the second-most in the competition, which should be a telling factor at Jubilee Oval.
Odds:
Tip: Sydney FC at $1.91
Correct Score: Sydney FC 1 – 0 at $7.00
Teams:
Sydney FC squad: 1.Andrew REDMAYNE (gk), 2.Patrick FLOTTMANN, 4.Alex WILKINSON (c), 5.Alex BAUMJOHANN, 6.Ryan McGOWAN, 7. Michael ZULLO, 8.Paulo RETRE, 9.Adam LE FONDRE, 10.Milos NINKOVIC, 11.Kosta BARBAROUSES, 12.Trent BUHAGIAR, 16.Joel KING, 17.Anthony CACERES, 18.Luke IVANOVIC, 20.Tom HEWARD-BELLE (gk), 21.Harry VAN DER SAAG, 23.Rhyan GRANT, 24.Marco TILIO, 25. Ryan TEAGUE, 26.Luke BRATTAN.
**2-4 to be omitted**
Ins: 7. Michael ZULLO (return from injury), 24.Marco TILIO (promoted), 25. Ryan TEAGUE (promoted).
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 3.Ben WARLAND (ACL), 13. Brandon O’NEILL (knee), 19. Chris ZUVELA (knee)
Melbourne City FC squad: 1.Tom GLOVER (gk), 2.Scott GALLOWAY, 3.Scott JAMIESON (c), 4.Harrison DELBRIDGE, 6.Josh BRILLANTE, 7.Rostyn GRIFFITHS, 8.Javier CABRERA, 9.Jamie MACLAREN, 10.Florin BERENGUER 11.Craig NOONE, 13.Nathaniel ATKINSON, 19.Lachlan WALES, 20.Adrian LUNA, 21.Ramy NAJJARINE, 22.Curtis GOOD, 23.Dean BOUZANIS (gk), 30.Moudi NAJJAR, 34.Connor METCALFE, 40.Richard WINDBICHLER, 49.Stefan COLAKOVSKI
**2-4 to be omiteed**
Ins: 30.Moudi Najjar (promoted), 49.Stefan COLAKOVSKI (promoted)
Outs: nil
Unavailable: 17.Denis GENREAU (shoulder)
*Odds correct at time of posting. Subject to change