Adelaide United FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2022-23

Adelaide United FC

4 – 2

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Melbourne City FC

Fri 3 Mar 2023 · 08:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 81' Andrew Nabbout

Overview

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Adelaide United FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League .

Adelaide United FC 3 games · 1 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne City FC 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

Head-to-Head

Adelaide United FC 21 games · Avg 3.1 goals Melbourne City FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-03-03 Adelaide United FC 4–2 Melbourne City FC 2023-01-29 Melbourne City FC 3–3 Adelaide United FC 2022-02-15 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC 2021-11-27 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC 2021-05-13 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Adelaide United FC

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Mar	Melbourne City FC	H	4–2	W
26 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–1	D
19 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	4–4	D
11 Feb	Western United FC	A	3–2	W
04 Feb	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–1	W
29 Jan	Melbourne City FC	A	3–3	D

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Mar	Adelaide United FC	A	2–4	L
25 Feb	Sydney FC	H	3–2	W
18 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	A	2–3	L
11 Feb	Perth Glory FC	A	4–2	W
04 Feb	Macarthur FC	H	6–1	W
29 Jan	Adelaide United FC	H	3–3	D

Season Stats

Adelaide United FC		Melbourne City FC
#12	Position	#4
1	Points	7
3	Played	4
0 / 1 / 2	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 1
3	Scored	6
8	Conceded	6
-5	GD	+0
0.33	PPG	1.75
0%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Adelaide United FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

Adelaide United FC are 12th (1 pts). Melbourne City FC are 4th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Adelaide United FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/4

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Melbourne City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Adelaide United FC

Brody Burkitt	2 G
Joey Garuccio	1 G

Melbourne City FC

Andrew Nabbout	2 G
Emiliano Marcondes	1 G	2 A
Matheus Rossetto	1 G
Awer Mabil	1 G
Quinn MacNicol	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Adelaide United FC vs Melbourne City FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Marco Tilio, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
9' The deadlock is broken! Andrew Nabbout gets on the scoresheet on 9 minutes.
14' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
19' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
24' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 24 minutes.
29' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
32' Luka Jovanovic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Hiroshi Ibusuki at the 32 minute mark.
33' Melbourne City FC ring the changes. Nuno Reis has done his job and it is now time for Scott Galloway to step up.
38' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Adelaide United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
43' 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.
48' Against the run of play, Lachlan Barr has scored! This game has turned on its head.
50' Sensational shot from Craig Goodwin. Adelaide United FC is back in the lead.
55' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
57' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Louis D'Arrigo makes no mistake. 3-1!
58' A goal from the Australia international Louis D'Arrigo! He fires home on 58 to make it 4-1!
60' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Richard van der Venne is replaced by Scott Jamieson.
62' A goal from the Australia international Marco Tilio! He fires home on 62 to make it 4-2!
67' Adelaide United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
71' Adelaide United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jay Barnett is hanging Louis D'Arrigo on the field on 71 minute.
76' It is a substitution in Adelaide United FC team. Luka Jovanovic is replaced by Ethan Alagich on 76 minute.
81' The referee shows Melbourne City FC player a Yellow card on 81.
82' The crowd applauds Andrew Nabbout as he leaves the pitch. Callum Talbot steps in for Melbourne City FC.
85' GOAL! Nestor Irankunda fires home to make it 5-2!
90' Max Caputo gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Valon Berisha and will look to change the dynamic.
It finishes all square. Adelaide United FC and Melbourne City FC share the spoils 4-2.

Lineups

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Thomas Lam
14
Valon Berisha ↓ Max Caputo 90'
13
Aiden O'Neill
8
Richard van der Venne ↓ Scott Jamieson 60'
9
Jamie MacLaren
15
Andrew Nabbout ↓ Callum Talbot 82'
4
Nuno Reis ↓ Scott Galloway 33'
22
Curtis Good
23
Marco Tilio
1
Tom Glover
38
Jordan Bos

Bench

33
Matthew Sutton
2
Scott Galloway ↑ 33'
10
Florin Berenguer
3
Scott Jamieson ↑ 60'
25
Callum Talbot ↑ 82'
18
Jordon Hall
37
Max Caputo ↑ 90'

Coach Rado Vidosic

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

2023-03-03 Adelaide United FC 4–2 Melbourne City FC W 2023-02-26 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2023-02-19 Adelaide United FC 4–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2023-02-11 Western United FC 2–3 Adelaide United FC W 2023-02-04 Adelaide United FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC W 2023-01-29 Melbourne City FC 3–3 Adelaide United FC D

Melbourne City FC Form

2023-03-03 Adelaide United FC 4–2 Melbourne City FC L 2023-02-25 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Sydney FC W 2023-02-18 Melbourne Victory FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC L 2023-02-11 Perth Glory FC 2–4 Melbourne City FC W 2023-02-04 Melbourne City FC 6–1 Macarthur FC W 2023-01-29 Melbourne City FC 3–3 Adelaide United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.16 Adelaide United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.63 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 84% + Both teams to score 81%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Adelaide United FC40% Draw20% Melbourne City FC40%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes81% 0% No19%

Avg goals/match: 4.79

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	95%	5%
± 2.5	84%	16%
± 3.5	69%	31%
± 4.5	51%	49%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

60%

Adelaide United FC or Melbourne City FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Adelaide United FC28% Draw34% Melbourne City FC38%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

6.5%

1 – 2

6.2%

2 – 3

5.6%

1 – 1

5.4%

1 – 3

5.3%

2 – 1

5.1%

3 – 2

4.6%

3 – 3

2 – 4

3.7%

3 – 1

3.6%

1 – 4

3.5%

0 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap	Adelaide United FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	10%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	14%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	17%	31%
+1.5	69%	—	31%
+2	69%	14%	17%
+2.5	83%	—	17%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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