Adelaide United FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2023-24

Adelaide United FC

6 – 0

Full Time

Melbourne City FC

Sun 29 Oct 2023 · 08:00 UTC Coopers Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Isaias Sanchez 18' Y

Panashe Madanha 47' Y

Y 49' Aziz Behich

Y 90' Leo Natel

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 Shaun Evans
Referee Sarah Ho (Australia)

18 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/game

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

2023-10-29 Adelaide United FC 6–0 Melbourne City FC 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

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Oct	Melbourne City FC	H	6–0	W
20 Oct	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	3–0	W
20 May	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	0–2	L
13 May	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	1–2	L
05 May	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	2–0	W
28 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	1–4	L

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Oct	Adelaide United FC	A	0–6	L
21 Oct	Western United FC	H	1–2	L
19 May	Sydney FC	H	4–0	W
12 May	Sydney FC	A	1–1	D
28 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	3–2	W
22 Apr	Western United FC	A	3–1	W

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' What a night it is going to be! Adelaide United FC welcome Melbourne City FC for this crunch clash at Coopers Stadium.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' It looks surprising Melbourne City FC does not make any changes. Jamie MacLaren has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
14' The Australia Nestor Irankunda breaks the deadlock on 14 minutes. 1-0!
18' Isaias Sanchez was booked on 18.
23' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
28' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Melbourne City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
29' Against the run of play, Callum Talbot has scored! This game has turned on its head.
34' Ryan Kitto has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
39' It is a cagey affair so far. Adelaide United FC in their trying to find a way past Melbourne City FC's compact .
44' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 44 minutes.
45' The Adelaide United FC manager makes a substitution. Alexandar Popovic departs to be replaced by Benjamin Warland.
46' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Leo Natel is hanging Alessandro Lopane on the field on 46 minute.
47' Adelaide United FC player sees a card in front of him.
49' A meaty challenge results in booking for Aziz Behich on 49.
54' It’s high time Rado Vidosic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
59' Giuseppe Bovalina is ready to make an impact after coming on for Panashe Madanha at the 59 minute mark.
60' It is a substitution in Adelaide United FC team. Hiroshi Ibusuki is replaced by Musa Toure on 60 minute.
65' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Terry Antonis is replaced by Max Caputo.
70' The 35-year-old Nuno Reis has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
72' Adelaide United FC ring the changes. Nestor Irankunda has done his job and it is now time for Ryan Tunnicliffe to step up.
75' A stunning finish from Ryan Tunnicliffe — that came from absolutely nowhere!
77' Zane Schreiber is ready to make an impact after coming on for Steven Ugarkovic at the 77 minute mark.
81' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Musa Toure makes it 3-1.
85' A tactical swap from Melbourne City FC — Scott Galloway on, Hamza Sakhi off on 85 minutes.
88' Brilliant from the ! Bernardo Oliveira makes it 4-1 with a superb finish on 88.
90' Poor challenge from Leo Natel. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
That’s it! Another goalless match for Adelaide United FC and Melbourne City FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Zach Clough
4
Nick Ansell
46
Joe Gauci
7
Ryan Kitto
26
Ben Halloran
9
Hiroshi Ibusuki ↓ Musa Toure 60'
66
Nestor Irankunda ↓ Ryan Tunnicliffe 72'
8
Isaias Sanchez
41
Alexandar Popovic ↓ Benjamin Warland 45'
36
Panashe Madanha ↓ Giuseppe Bovalina 59'
37
Johnny Yull ↓ Bernardo Oliveira 72'

Bench

22
Ryan Tunnicliffe ↑ 72'
1
James Delianov
55
Ethan Alagich
31
Bernardo Oliveira ↑ 72'
43
Giuseppe Bovalina ↑ 59'
49
Musa Toure ↑ 60'
3
Benjamin Warland ↑ 45'

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

2
Scott Galloway ↑ 85'
11
Leo Natel ↑ 46'
22
Curtis Good
33
Patrick Beach
45
Harry Politidis ↑ 85'
37
Max Caputo ↑ 65'
35
Zane Schreiber ↑ 77'

Coach Rado Vidosic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	11
Ben Halloran	6
Ross McCormack	3
Craig Goodwin	3
Luka Jovanovic	2
Andrew Nabbout	2
Bernardo Oliveira	2
Dario Vidosic	2

Head to Head

Adelaide United FC Form

2023-10-29 Adelaide United FC 6–0 Melbourne City FC W 2023-10-20 Adelaide United FC 3–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2023-05-20 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–0 Adelaide United FC L 2023-05-13 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2023-05-05 Adelaide United FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2023-04-28 Adelaide United FC 1–4 Central Coast Mariners FC L

Melbourne City FC Form

2023-10-29 Adelaide United FC 6–0 Melbourne City FC L 2023-10-21 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Western United FC L 2023-05-19 Melbourne City FC 4–0 Sydney FC W 2023-05-12 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2023-04-28 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2023-04-22 Western United FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.61 Adelaide United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Adelaide United FC63% Draw20% Melbourne City FC17%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.82

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

37%

Adelaide United FC or Melbourne City FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Adelaide United FC49% Draw36% Melbourne City FC15%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–0 not predicted

6 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 1

7.7%

2 – 0

7.6%

3 – 1

7.5%

3 – 0

6.4%

1 – 0

5.5%

2 – 2

5.2%

4 – 1

3 – 2

4.6%

4 – 0

4.1%

1 – 2

4.1%

0 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap	Adelaide United FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	19%	54%
-1.5	46%	—	54%
-1	46%	20%	34%
-0.5	66%	—	34%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	9%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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