Adelaide United FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2019-20

Adelaide United FC

3 – 1

Full Time

Melbourne City FC

Sat 1 Feb 2020 · 08:30 UTC Coopers Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Riley McGree 18' Y

Y 32' Curtis Good

Y 74' Harrison Delbridge

R 76' Harrison Delbridge

Nathan Konstandopoulos 86' Y

Overview

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

Adelaide United FC 26 games · 43 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Matthew Cream
Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
Referee Alex King
Referee Paul Cetrangolo
Referee

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

2020-02-01 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Melbourne City FC 2019-10-20 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC 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

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Feb	Melbourne City FC	H	3–1	W
26 Jan	Western United FC	A	4–3	W
17 Jan	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–0	W
11 Jan	Perth Glory FC	A	0–3	L
04 Jan	Sydney FC	A	1–2	L
27 Dec	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	2–3	L

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Feb	Adelaide United FC	A	1–3	L
25 Jan	Perth Glory FC	H	0–0	D
18 Jan	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	2–0	W
11 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	A	2–2	D
03 Jan	Western United FC	H	3–2	W
29 Dec	Sydney FC	A	1–2	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

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

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Adelaide United FC and Melbourne City FC is underway.
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 Josh Brillante suffering a number of foals already.
10' Susaeta is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne City FC tonight.
12' Brilliant from the ! Ben Halloran makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 12.
16' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Craig Noone makes it 1-1.
18' Riley McGree catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 18.
23' The travelling Melbourne City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
28' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
32' The referee has no hesitation. Curtis Good is booked for Melbourne City FC — Yellow card on 32.
37' It looks surprising Adelaide United FC does not make any changes. Nikola Mileusnic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
41' Ben Halloran puts Adelaide United FC on the lead.
46' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
47' George Blackwood adds to his 0 season tally! Adelaide United FC lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
52' Melbourne City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 52.
57' Melbourne City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
62' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
63' Adelaide United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kristian Opseth is hanging George Blackwood on the field on 63 minute.
68' Adelaide United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Melbourne City FC backline.
73' The Melbourne City FC bench stirs into life. Susaeta is withdrawn and Connor Metcalfe gets his opportunity.
74' Harrison Delbridge was booked on 74.
76' Harrison Delbridge was booked on 76.
78' Nathaniel Atkinson gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Craig Noone and will look to change the dynamic.
82' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Lachlan Wales comes on to replace Florin Berenguer.
86' Poor challenge from Nathan Konstandopoulos. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
90' Adelaide United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryan Kitto is hanging Nikola Mileusnic on the field on 90 minute.
Full Time. Adelaide United FC beats Melbourne City FC

Lineups

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Michael Maria
22
Michael Jakobsen C
20
Paul Izzo
23
Jordan Elsey
16
Nathan Konstandopoulos
4
Ryan Strain
27
Louis D'Arrigo
17
Nikola Mileusnic ↓ Ryan Kitto 90'
14
George Blackwood ↓ Kristian Opseth 63'
26
Ben Halloran
8
Riley McGree

Bench

Coach Gertjan Verbeek

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erick Mombaerts

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Adelaide United FC Form

2020-02-01 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Melbourne City FC W 2020-01-26 Western United FC 3–4 Adelaide United FC W 2020-01-17 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2020-01-11 Perth Glory FC 3–0 Adelaide United FC L 2020-01-04 Sydney FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC L 2019-12-27 Adelaide United FC 2–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L

Melbourne City FC Form

2020-02-01 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Melbourne City FC L 2020-01-25 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Perth Glory FC D 2020-01-18 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2020-01-11 Brisbane Roar FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D 2020-01-03 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Western United FC W 2019-12-29 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.88 Adelaide United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.13 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Adelaide United FC54% Draw24% Melbourne City FC22%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.01

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

46%

Adelaide United FC or Melbourne City FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Adelaide United FC39% Draw43% Melbourne City FC18%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.6%

1 – 0

8.5%

0 – 0

6.6%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

5.7%

2 – 2

5.4%

3 – 0

5.3%

0 – 1

4.8%

3 – 2

3.4%

0 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap	Adelaide United FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	22%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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