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 26 games · 43 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

4 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 8.5 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Newcastle United Jets FC	26	48
2	Adelaide United FC	26	43
3	Auckland FC	26	42
4	Melbourne Victory FC	26	40
5	Sydney FC	26	39
6	Melbourne City FC	26	38
7	Macarthur FC	26	34
8	Wellington Phoenix FC	26	33
9	Central Coast Mariners FC	26	32
10	Perth Glory FC	26	31
11	Brisbane Roar FC	26	26
12	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	26	21

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
#2	Position	#6
43	Points	38
26	Played	26
12 / 7 / 7	W / D / L	10 / 8 / 8
46	Scored	33
36	Conceded	33
+10	GD	+0
1.65	PPG	1.46
46%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Adelaide United FC are 2nd (43 pts). Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Adelaide United FC and Melbourne City FC is underway.
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
9' A meaty challenge results in booking for Luke Brattan on 9.
14' Ersan Adem Gulum needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
16' Stefan Mauk catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 16.
21' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
26' The 39-year-old Isaias has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
28' The referee shows Adelaide United FC player a Yellow card on 28.
33' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
38' Adelaide United FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Luka Jovanovic scoring 2 goals.
41' The referee shows Adelaide United FC player a Yellow card on 41.
46' Assisted by Nathan Konstandopoulos with the perfectly-timed delivery and Johan Absalonsen makes no mistake. 1-0!
51' Melbourne City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
53' Against the run of play, Stefan Mauk has scored! This game has turned on its head.
58' Adelaide United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
63' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Nathaniel Atkinson is replaced by Manny Muscat.
68' Michael Marrone has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
70' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Bruno Fornaroli.
74' The crowd applauds Johan Absalonsen as he leaves the pitch. Ryan Kitto steps in for Adelaide United FC.
79' Ryan Strain is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nathan Konstandopoulos at the 79 minute mark.
80' Oliver Bozanic makes way for Nick Fitzgerald at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne City FC.
81' George Blackwood is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dzengis Cavusevic at the 81 minute mark.
86' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Adelaide United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Nestor Irankunda	2
George Blackwood	2
Luka Jovanovic	2
Andrew Nabbout	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.31 Adelaide United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.56 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Adelaide United FC or Melbourne City FC 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Adelaide United FC32% Draw28% Melbourne City FC40%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.87

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

68%

Adelaide United FC or Melbourne City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Adelaide United FC24% Draw45% Melbourne City FC31%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.7%

0 – 1

0 – 0

7.5%

2 – 1

7.3%

0 – 2

6.8%

1 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

5.7%

2 – 0

4.8%

1 – 3

4.5%

0 – 3

3.5%

3 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap	Adelaide United FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	17%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	20%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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