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

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

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 wait is over. Melbourne City FC get us underway at Coopers Stadium.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' Jordan Elsey is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Adelaide United FC tonight.
12' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ben Halloran makes no mistake. 1-0!
16' A goal from the England international Craig Noone! He fires home on 16 to make it 1-1!
18' The referee calls foul for Riley McGree. He receives a Yellow card.
23' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lachlan Wales, as he is very good at scoring at Coopers Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
28' A quiet spell here at Coopers Stadium. Melbourne City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
32' Melbourne City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 32.
37' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
41' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ben Halloran makes no mistake. 2-1!
46' George Blackwood is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Adelaide United FC so far.
47' Goal! George Blackwood scores his 21 goal in 233 matches.
52' Melbourne City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
57' 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 Jamie MacLaren suffering a number of foals already.
62' Both keepers have barely been tested. Adelaide United FC and Melbourne City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
63' The Adelaide United FC manager makes a substitution. George Blackwood departs to be replaced by Kristian Opseth.
68' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 68 minutes.
73' Connor Metcalfe is replacing Susaeta for the Melbourne City FC side.
74' It’s a booking for Melbourne City FC player. Harrison Delbridge gets a Yellow card.
76' The referee has no hesitation. Harrison Delbridge is booked for Melbourne City FC — Red card on 76.
78' The whistle greets Craig Noone as he departs to be replaced by Nathaniel Atkinson.
82' Lachlan Wales is replacing Florin Berenguer for the Melbourne City FC side.
86' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nathan Konstandopoulos.
90' Adelaide United FC make a change. Nikola Mileusnic trudges off to be replaced by Ryan Kitto on 90 minutes.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Adelaide United FC players.

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
Dario Vidosic	2
Marcin Budzinski	2
Louis D'Arrigo	2
Nestor Irankunda	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.