Thursday , 2 July 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' KICK OFF: Melbourne City FC gets underway.
  • 5' Australia international Eugene Galekovic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Michael Jakobsen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Adelaide United FC tonight.
  • 15' It’s high time Marco Kurz made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 27' Adelaide United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 32' Adelaide United FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 36' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kearyn Baccus.
  • 41' Melbourne City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 46' Luke Brattan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Adelaide United FC so far.
  • 51' The 33-year-old Curtis Good has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 61' The home supporters are growing impatient. Adelaide United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 66' Melbourne City FC have won 386 goals from 208 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 71' Melbourne City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 71.
  • 76' The Adelaide United FC manager makes a substitution. Nikola Mileusnic departs to be replaced by Papa Babacar Diawara.
  • 79' A meaty challenge results in booking for Luke Brattan on 79.
  • 84' 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.
  • 89' 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.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ben Halloran.
  • It finishes all square. Adelaide United FC and Melbourne City FC share the spoils 1-0.

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

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.