Thursday , 2 July 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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Adelaide United FC launch into their encounter with Melbourne City FC.
  • 5' It looks surprising Melbourne City FC does not make any changes. Louis D'Arrigo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Kusini Yengi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' The travelling Melbourne City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Adelaide United FC is showing some good football. However, Adelaide United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' Adelaide United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 28' Jamie MacLaren has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 28 minutes.
  • 33' Adelaide United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 36' Scott Jamieson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 41' Spain international Isaias has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 46' With 0 assists to his name this season, Florin Berenguer is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Adelaide United FC.
  • 51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 53' A meaty challenge results in booking for Aiden O'Neill on 53.
  • 58' Javi Lopez was booked on 58.
  • 58' Adelaide United FC make a change. Ryan Kitto trudges off to be replaced by Craig Goodwin on 58 minutes.
  • 61' The deadlock is broken! Andrew Nabbout gets on the scoresheet on 61 minutes.
  • 66' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 70' Fresh legs for Adelaide United FC! Mohamed Toure comes on to replace Louis D'Arrigo.
  • 73' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Andrew Nabbout on 73 minutes.
  • 75' Joshua Cavallo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 75.
  • 78' Goal! Stefan Mauk scores his 20 goal in 205 matches.
  • 81' A tactical swap from Melbourne City FC — Marco Tilio on, Andrew Nabbout off on 81 minutes.
  • 86' Adelaide United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 88' Stefan Colakovski has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jamie MacLaren on 88 minute.
  • 89' Melbourne City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' Ben Halloran has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 90 minutes.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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

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.