Sunday , 15 November 2026

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

A League · 2018-19
Adelaide United FC
0 – 2
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

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

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

8
7
6
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' We are underway at Coopers Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bart Schenkeveld made 208 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne City FC that had 208 games and scored 386 goals.
  • 15' The travelling Melbourne City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 23' Ramy Najjarine gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Ritchie De Laet and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 25' A stunning finish from Jordan Elsey — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 30' Adelaide United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne City FC's shape.
  • 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 40' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ramy Najjarine.
  • 45' Melbourne City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 46' Ryan Kitto is replacing Nikola Mileusnic for the Adelaide United FC side.
  • 48' Adelaide United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 50' The deadlock is broken! Luke Brattan gets on the scoresheet on 50 minutes.
  • 55' A quiet spell here at Coopers Stadium. Melbourne City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 60' Adelaide United FC is showing some good football. However, Adelaide United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 65' A change in the Adelaide United FC ranks — Michael Marrone exits the field as Ryan Strain enters on 65.
  • 70' Rostyn Griffiths gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Dario Vidosic and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' Adelaide United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 78' Melbourne City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 83' It looks like no one’s ball. Melbourne City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Nathan Konstandopoulos. He replaces Ken Ilso on 86 minute.
  • 90' Osama Malik is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kearyn Baccus at the 90 minute mark.
  • 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

Bench

Coach Marco Kurz

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Warren Joyce

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

2018-12-16 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

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
0.9 Adelaide United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.26 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Melbourne City FC to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Adelaide United FC19% Draw23% Melbourne City FC58%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 3.16
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw
42%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
81%
Adelaide United FC or Melbourne City FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Adelaide United FC12% Draw40% Melbourne City FC48%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
9.4%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 1
9.2%
0 – 3
7.9%
1 – 3
7.1%
0 – 0
5.8%
0 – 4
4.4%
2 – 2
4.2%
1 – 4
4%
2 – 1
3.8%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap Adelaide United FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 9% 87%
-0.5 13% — 87%
+0.5 33% — 67%
+1 33% 23% 44%
+1.5 56% — 44%
+2 56% 20% 24%
+2.5 76% — 24%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

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