Thursday , 2 July 2026

Adelaide United FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2025
Adelaide United FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Melbourne City FC
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

Match Preview

Adelaide United FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League .

Match Details

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

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

8
7
6
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
11% Clean Sheets
Adelaide United FC this season
38% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Adelaide United FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
4/–
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Melbourne City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
3/–
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Adelaide United FC
Luka Jovanovic 11 G 3 A
Johnny Yull 4 G 5 A
Ethan Alagich 4 G 4 A
Ryan Kitto 3 G 1 A
Melbourne City FC
Max Caputo 8 G 1 A
Marcus Younis 7 G 3 A
Medin Memeti 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Adelaide United FC and Melbourne City FC has kicked off!
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Adelaide United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 9' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Luke Brattan.
  • 14' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Melbourne City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 16' The referee has no hesitation. Stefan Mauk is booked for Melbourne City FC — Yellow card on 16.
  • 21' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Adelaide United FC that had 233 games and scored 368 goals.
  • 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 is having his name booked by the referee on 28.
  • 33' It is a cagey affair so far. Adelaide United FC in their trying to find a way past Melbourne City FC's compact .
  • 38' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 38 minutes.
  • 41' Dzengis Cavusevic was booked on 41.
  • 46' Johan Absalonsen doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 51' Jordan Elsey has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 53' A goal from the Australia international Stefan Mauk! He fires home on 53 to make it 1-1!
  • 58' Adelaide United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 63' Manny Muscat gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Nathaniel Atkinson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 68' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 70' Bruno Fornaroli has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 70.
  • 74' The whistle greets Johan Absalonsen as he departs to be replaced by Ryan Kitto.
  • 79' The Adelaide United FC bench stirs into life. Nathan Konstandopoulos is withdrawn and Ryan Strain gets his opportunity.
  • 80' Nick Fitzgerald gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Oliver Bozanic and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' George Blackwood is replacing Dzengis Cavusevic for the Adelaide United FC side.
  • 86' It’s high time Marco Kurz made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamie MacLaren 11
Ben Halloran 6
Ross McCormack 3
Craig Goodwin 3
Bernardo Oliveira 2
Dario Vidosic 2
Marcin Budzinski 2
Louis D'Arrigo 2

Head to Head

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

Adelaide United FC Form

2018-03-16 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2018-03-03 Brisbane Roar FC 1–0 Adelaide United FC L 2018-02-24 Melbourne Victory FC 3–0 Adelaide United FC L 2018-02-17 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2018-02-03 Adelaide United FC 2–1 Perth Glory FC W 2018-01-27 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Adelaide United FC W

Melbourne City FC Form

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

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
8%
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.