Adelaide United FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2018-19

Adelaide United FC

0 – 2

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Melbourne City FC

Sun 16 Dec 2018 · 08:00 UTC Coopers Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 40' Ramy Najjarine

Ryan Kitto 48' Y

Y 78' Kearyn Baccus

Overview

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Adelaide United FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League at Coopers Stadium.

Adelaide United FC 26 games · 43 pts (2025/26)
Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Matthew Cream
Referee Chris Beath
Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
Referee Daniel Elder
Referee Anton Shchetinin

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

2018-12-16 Adelaide United FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC 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 Dec	Melbourne City FC	H	0–2	L
08 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	A	0–2	L
30 Nov	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–1	W
24 Nov	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	3–1	W
11 Nov	Perth Glory FC	H	0–2	L
04 Nov	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	3–0	W

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Dec	Adelaide United FC	A	2–0	W
08 Dec	Perth Glory FC	A	0–1	L
02 Dec	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	3–0	W
24 Nov	Brisbane Roar FC	A	0–2	L
09 Nov	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	2–0	W
02 Nov	Sydney FC	H	0–3	L

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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Adelaide United FC to score. At the same time, Melbourne City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Adelaide United FC and Melbourne City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' Ramy Najjarine is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Adelaide United FC so far.
15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
23' It is a substitution in Melbourne City FC team. Ritchie De Laet is replaced by Ramy Najjarine on 23 minute.
25' Jordan Elsey adds to his 0 season tally! Adelaide United FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
30' 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.
35' Adelaide United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne City FC's shape.
40' Melbourne City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
45' Both keepers have barely been tested. Adelaide United FC and Melbourne City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
46' A tactical swap from Adelaide United FC — Ryan Kitto on, Nikola Mileusnic off on 46 minutes.
48' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ryan Kitto.
50' Luke Brattan does the damage! The net is bulging and Melbourne City FC surge ahead!
55' Over 55 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
60' 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.
65' Ryan Strain is ready to make an impact after coming on for Michael Marrone at the 65 minute mark.
70' Melbourne City FC ring the changes. Dario Vidosic has done his job and it is now time for Rostyn Griffiths to step up.
75' A quiet spell here at Coopers Stadium. Melbourne City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
78' Kearyn Baccus was booked on 78.
83' The 34-year-old Kearyn Baccus has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
86' Adelaide United FC ring the changes. Ken Ilso has done his job and it is now time for Nathan Konstandopoulos to step up.
90' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Kearyn Baccus is replaced by Osama Malik.
Adelaide United FC will have plenty to reflect on. Melbourne City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

22
Michael Jakobsen
3
Scott Galloway
20
Paul Izzo
2
Michael Marrone ↓ Ryan Strain 65'
23
Jordan Elsey
8
Isaias C
6
Vince Lia
17
Nikola Mileusnic ↓ Ryan Kitto 46'
11
Craig Goodwin
26
Ben Halloran
10
Ken Ilso ↓ Nathan Konstandopoulos 86'

Bench

Coach Marco Kurz

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Warren Joyce

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Adelaide United FC Form

2018-12-16 Adelaide United FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC L 2018-12-08 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Adelaide United FC L 2018-11-30 Adelaide United FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC W 2018-11-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–3 Adelaide United FC W 2018-11-11 Adelaide United FC 0–2 Perth Glory FC L 2018-11-04 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–3 Adelaide United FC W

Melbourne City FC Form

2018-12-16 Adelaide United FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC W 2018-12-08 Perth Glory FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L 2018-12-02 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2018-11-24 Brisbane Roar FC 2–0 Melbourne City FC L 2018-11-09 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2018-11-02 Melbourne City FC 0–3 Sydney FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.19 Adelaide United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.49 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Adelaide United FC or Melbourne City FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Adelaide United FC30% Draw29% Melbourne City FC41%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.68

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw

59%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

70%

Adelaide United FC or Melbourne City FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Adelaide United FC22% Draw47% Melbourne City FC31%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

0 – 1

9.2%

0 – 0

8.8%

1 – 2

8.7%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

7.2%

2 – 1

2 – 2

5.2%

2 – 0

4.8%

1 – 3

4.3%

0 – 3

3.6%

3 – 1

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap	Adelaide United FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	17%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	21%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	13%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

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