Sunday , 16 August 2026

Adelaide United FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2018-19 ELIMINATION FINALS

A League · 2018-19
Adelaide United FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Melbourne City FC
Sun 5 May 2019 · 09:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Isaias 27' Y
Y 36' Kearyn Baccus
Y 79' Luke Brattan
Ben Halloran 90' Y
Y 95' Riley McGree

Overview

Match Preview

Adelaide United FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League .

Match Details

  • Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
  • Referee Kurt Ams
  • Referee Daniel Elder
  • Referee Nathan MacDonald
  • 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
2019-05-05 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC 2019-04-13 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Adelaide United FC 2019-02-09 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC 2018-12-16 Adelaide United FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC 2018-03-16 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 May Melbourne City FC H 1–0 W
25 Apr Brisbane Roar FC A 5–3 W
19 Apr Melbourne Victory FC H 1–0 W
13 Apr Melbourne City FC A 0–0 D
07 Apr Wellington Phoenix FC H 3–1 W
31 Mar Central Coast Mariners FC A 1–0 W
Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 May Adelaide United FC A 0–1 L
26 Apr Central Coast Mariners FC H 5–0 W
21 Apr Wellington Phoenix FC A 2–3 L
13 Apr Adelaide United FC H 0–0 D
05 Apr Brisbane Roar FC H 4–1 W
30 Mar Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 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' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Adelaide United FC and Melbourne City FC.
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Florin Berenguer suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Melbourne City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' Riley McGree has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Adelaide United FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 25' Curtis Good is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Adelaide United FC tonight.
  • 27' Adelaide United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 32' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ritchie De Laet is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Adelaide United FC.
  • 36' Melbourne City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 41' Eugene Galekovic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 46' It looks like no one’s ball. Adelaide United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 51' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 61' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 66' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 71' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Adelaide United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 76' Adelaide United FC make a change. Nikola Mileusnic trudges off to be replaced by Papa Babacar Diawara on 76 minutes.
  • 79' That is a Yellow card for Melbourne City FC. Luke Brattan will be fuming at that decision.
  • 84' 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.
  • 89' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Adelaide United FC and Melbourne City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 90' A moment of madness from Ben Halloran on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Adelaide United FC will be frustrated.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Adelaide United FC players.

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
Luka Jovanovic 2
Andrew Nabbout 2
Bernardo Oliveira 2
Dario Vidosic 2

Head to Head

2019-05-05 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC 2019-04-13 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Adelaide United FC 2019-02-09 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC 2018-12-16 Adelaide United FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC 2018-03-16 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC

Adelaide United FC Form

2019-05-05 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC W 2019-04-25 Brisbane Roar FC 3–5 Adelaide United FC W 2019-04-19 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2019-04-13 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Adelaide United FC D 2019-04-07 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2019-03-31 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–1 Adelaide United FC W

Melbourne City FC Form

2019-05-05 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L 2019-04-26 Melbourne City FC 5–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2019-04-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC L 2019-04-13 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Adelaide United FC D 2019-04-05 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Brisbane Roar FC W 2019-03-30 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.59 Adelaide United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Adelaide United FC55% Draw26% Melbourne City FC19%
Actual: Adelaide United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
45%
Adelaide United FC or Melbourne City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Adelaide United FC36% Draw48% Melbourne City FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10.3%
2 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 1
6.4%
3 – 0
5.4%
1 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
3.2%
3 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap Adelaide United FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 24% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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