Sunday , 16 August 2026

Adelaide United FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2021-22
Adelaide United FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Melbourne City FC
Sat 27 Nov 2021 · 08:45 UTC Coopers Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 36' Scott Jamieson
Y 53' Aiden O'Neill
Javi Lopez 58' Y
Y 73' Andrew Nabbout
Joshua Cavallo 75' Y
Y 89' Connor Metcalfe

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2021-11-27 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC 2021-05-13 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Adelaide United FC 2020-08-11 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Adelaide United FC 2020-02-01 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Melbourne City FC 2019-10-20 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Nov Melbourne City FC H 2–2 D
20 Nov Perth Glory FC A 1–1 D
03 Jun Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 2–2 D
29 May Sydney FC H 1–4 L
23 May Melbourne Victory FC A 1–0 W
19 May Perth Glory FC A 1–2 L
Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Nov Adelaide United FC A 2–2 D
19 Nov Brisbane Roar FC H 2–1 W
10 Jun Newcastle United Jets FC H 1–2 L
06 Jun Melbourne Victory FC A 1–1 D
25 May Brisbane Roar FC A 0–3 L
16 May Wellington Phoenix FC H 2–2 D

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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Adelaide United FC to score. At the same time, Melbourne City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' It looks surprising Adelaide United FC does not make any changes. Marco Tilio has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Louis D'Arrigo, as he is very good at scoring at Coopers Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 25' Adelaide United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Melbourne City FC backline.
  • 28' Jamie MacLaren adds to his 0 season tally! Melbourne City FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 33' Isaias needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 36' It’s a booking for Melbourne City FC player. Scott Jamieson gets a Yellow card.
  • 41' It is a cagey affair so far. Adelaide United FC in their trying to find a way past Melbourne City FC's compact .
  • 46' Ryan Kitto has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 51' 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.
  • 53' Poor challenge from Aiden O'Neill. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 58' Controversy at the stadium! Javi Lopez argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 58' Adelaide United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Craig Goodwin is hanging Ryan Kitto on the field on 58 minute.
  • 61' A stunning finish from Andrew Nabbout — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 66' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 70' Mohamed Toure gets the nod from Adelaide United FC. He replaces Louis D'Arrigo and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' Poor challenge from Andrew Nabbout. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 75' Controversy at the stadium! Joshua Cavallo argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 78' Stefan Mauk doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 81' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marco Tilio is hanging Andrew Nabbout on the field on 81 minute.
  • 86' Javi Lopez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 88' Melbourne City FC ring the changes. Jamie MacLaren has done his job and it is now time for Stefan Colakovski to step up.
  • 89' The referee has no hesitation. Connor Metcalfe is booked for Melbourne City FC — Yellow card on 89.
  • 90' What a strike from Ben Halloran! The score is 2-2.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamie MacLaren 11
Ben Halloran 6
Craig Goodwin 3
Ross McCormack 3
Dario Vidosic 2
Marcin Budzinski 2
Louis D'Arrigo 2
Nestor Irankunda 2

Head to Head

2021-11-27 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC 2021-05-13 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Adelaide United FC 2020-08-11 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Adelaide United FC 2020-02-01 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Melbourne City FC 2019-10-20 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC

Adelaide United FC Form

2021-11-27 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D 2021-11-20 Perth Glory FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2021-06-03 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2021-05-29 Adelaide United FC 1–4 Sydney FC L 2021-05-23 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Adelaide United FC W 2021-05-19 Perth Glory FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC L

Melbourne City FC Form

2021-11-27 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D 2021-11-19 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC W 2021-06-10 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2021-06-06 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2021-05-25 Brisbane Roar FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC L 2021-05-16 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.85 Adelaide United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Adelaide United FC or Melbourne City FC 75% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Adelaide United FC43% Draw25% Melbourne City FC32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
57%
Adelaide United FC or Melbourne City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Adelaide United FC33% Draw41% Melbourne City FC26%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5.3%
3 – 1
5.1%
1 – 0
5.1%
0 – 0
4.5%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
4.2%
0 – 2
4.1%
1 – 3
3.9%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap Adelaide United FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 19% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 17% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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