Adelaide United FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Fri 16 Mar 2018 · 08:50 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 9' Luke Brattan

Y 16' Stefan Mauk

Jordan Elsey 28' Y

Dzengis Cavusevic 41' Y

Y 70' Bruno Fornaroli

Overview

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Adelaide United FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League .

Adelaide United FC 3 games · 1 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne City FC 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jarred Gillett
Referee Matthew Cream
Referee Chris Beath
Referee Paul Cetrangolo

5 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

Head-to-Head

Adelaide United FC 21 games · Avg 3.1 goals Melbourne City FC

Last 5 meetings

2018-03-16 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 2018-01-21 Melbourne City FC 5–0 Adelaide United FC 2017-10-28 Adelaide United FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	Melbourne City FC	H	1–1	D
03 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	A	0–1	L
24 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	A	0–3	L
17 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–2	D
03 Feb	Perth Glory FC	H	2–1	W
27 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–0	W

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	Adelaide United FC	A	1–1	D
21 Jan	Adelaide United FC	H	5–0	W
28 Oct	Adelaide United FC	A	2–0	W

Season Stats

Adelaide United FC		Melbourne City FC
#12	Position	#4
1	Points	7
3	Played	4
0 / 1 / 2	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 1
3	Scored	6
8	Conceded	6
-5	GD	+0
0.33	PPG	1.75
0%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Adelaide United FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

Adelaide United FC are 12th (1 pts). Melbourne City FC are 4th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Adelaide United FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/4

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Melbourne City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Adelaide United FC

Brody Burkitt	2 G
Joey Garuccio	1 G

Melbourne City FC

Andrew Nabbout	2 G
Emiliano Marcondes	1 G	2 A
Matheus Rossetto	1 G
Awer Mabil	1 G
Quinn MacNicol	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Adelaide United FC have kicked off against Melbourne City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
9' Luke Brattan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 9.
14' Over 14 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
16' Stefan Mauk picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
21' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
26' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Adelaide United FC and Melbourne City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
28' Jordan Elsey catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 28.
33' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
38' The 32-year-old Ryan Kitto has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
41' Dzengis Cavusevic was booked on 41.
46' Adelaide United FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Johan Absalonsen on 45.
51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
53' The Australia Stefan Mauk breaks the deadlock on 53 minutes. 1-1!
58' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
63' Melbourne City FC make a change. Nathaniel Atkinson trudges off to be replaced by Manny Muscat on 63 minutes.
68' Adelaide United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
70' Bruno Fornaroli has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 70.
74' Adelaide United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryan Kitto is hanging Johan Absalonsen on the field on 74 minute.
79' A tactical swap from Adelaide United FC — Ryan Strain on, Nathan Konstandopoulos off on 79 minutes.
80' Nick Fitzgerald is replacing Oliver Bozanic for the Melbourne City FC side.
81' The supporters are chanting for George Blackwood. He replaces Dzengis Cavusevic on 81 minute.
86' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

20
Paul Izzo
2
Michael Marrone
23
Jordan Elsey
8
Isaias C
16
Nathan Konstandopoulos ↓ Ryan Strain 79'
17
Nikola Mileusnic
19
Ben Garuccio
22
Ersan Adem Gulum
37
Daniel Adlung
11
Johan Absalonsen ↓ Ryan Kitto 74'
77
Dzengis Cavusevic ↓ George Blackwood 81'

Bench

1
Daniel Margush
5
Taylor Regan
7
Ryan Kitto ↑ 74'
29
Ryan Strain ↑ 79'
14
George Blackwood ↑ 81'

Coach Marco Kurz

Melbourne City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	11
Ben Halloran	6
Ross McCormack	3
Craig Goodwin	3
Marcin Budzinski	2
Louis D'Arrigo	2
Nestor Irankunda	2
George Blackwood	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.02 Adelaide United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.33 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Adelaide United FC21% Draw23% Melbourne City FC56%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.35

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw

44%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

79%

Adelaide United FC or Melbourne City FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Adelaide United FC14% Draw39% Melbourne City FC47%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

9.5%

1 – 2

9.4%

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

7.8%

1 – 3

7.2%

0 – 3

7.2%

0 – 0

4.9%

2 – 2

4.7%

1 – 4

4.3%

0 – 4

4.2%

2 – 1

4.1%

2 – 3

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap	Adelaide United FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	9%	86%
-0.5	14%	—	86%
+0.5	35%	—	65%
+1	35%	22%	43%
+1.5	57%	—	43%
+2	57%	19%	24%
+2.5	76%	—	24%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Adelaide United FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Melbourne City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Adelaide United FC Form

Melbourne City FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Clean Sheet