Adelaide United FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2024-25

Adelaide United FC

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Melbourne City FC

Fri 7 Feb 2025 · 08:35 UTC Coopers Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Stefan Mauk 14' Y

Y 50' Callum Talbot

Y 57' German Ferreyra

Y 76' Marco Tilio

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 Ben Abraham
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

23 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 3.7 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

2025-02-07 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC 2024-01-25 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Adelaide United FC 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

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Feb	Melbourne City FC	H	1–0	W
01 Feb	Sydney FC	A	1–4	L
22 Jan	Auckland FC	H	2–2	D
18 Jan	Melbourne Victory FC	H	3–2	W
11 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	2–1	W
06 Jan	Macarthur FC	A	2–1	W

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Feb	Adelaide United FC	A	0–1	L
25 Jan	Macarthur FC	A	0–1	L
18 Jan	Auckland FC	A	0–3	L
11 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–0	W
07 Jan	Western United FC	H	2–0	W
03 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	2–0	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' Adelaide United FC have kicked off against Melbourne City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Adelaide United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' Dylan Pierias has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
14' Stefan Mauk is having his name booked by the referee on 14.
19' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Adelaide United FC and Melbourne City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
24' Adelaide United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
29' Adelaide United FC have won 368 goals from 233 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
34' Adelaide United FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Luka Jovanovic scoring 2 goals.
39' Both keepers have barely been tested. Adelaide United FC and Melbourne City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
44' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Adelaide United FC and Melbourne City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
46' The whistle greets Ben Folami as he departs to be replaced by Yaya Dukuly.
50' Callum Talbot picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
52' Archie Goodwin makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Adelaide United FC are in front.
57' It’s a booking for Melbourne City FC player. German Ferreyra gets a card.
62' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Adelaide United FC that had 233 games and scored 368 goals.
67' The Melbourne City FC bench stirs into life. Harry Politidis is withdrawn and Marco Tilio gets his opportunity.
72' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
74' A tactical swap from Adelaide United FC — Austin Ayoubi on, Archie Goodwin off on 74 minutes.
75' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Max Caputo departs to be replaced by Michael Ghossaini.
76' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marco Tilio on 76.
81' Another change for Melbourne City FC made on 81 minute. Lawrence Wong leaves to be changed by Emin Durakovic.
86' Melbourne City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Adelaide United FC take all three points.

Lineups

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

27
Joshua Cavallo
19
Yaya Dukuly ↑ 46'
42
Austin Ayoubi ↑ 74'
44
Ryan White ↑ 74'
74
Amlani Tatu
58
Harry Crawford
60
Oscar Page

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

16
Aziz Behich
7
Mathew Leckie ↓ Zane Schreiber 67'
6
Steven Ugarkovic
2
Callum Talbot ↓ Nathaniel Atkinson 81'
33
Patrick Beach
38
Harry Politidis ↓ Marco Tilio 67'
26
Samuel Souprayen
17
Max Caputo ↓ Michael Ghossaini 75'
46
Benjamin Mazzeo
22
German Ferreyra
41
Lawrence Wong ↓ Emin Durakovic 81'

Bench

13
Nathaniel Atkinson ↑ 81'
23
Marco Tilio ↑ 67'
40
James Nieuwenhuizen
39
Emin Durakovic ↑ 81'
19
Zane Schreiber ↑ 67'
47
Kavian Rahmani
50
Michael Ghossaini ↑ 75'

Coach Aurelio Vidmar

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

2025-02-07 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC W 2025-02-01 Sydney FC 4–1 Adelaide United FC L 2025-01-22 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Auckland FC D 2025-01-18 Adelaide United FC 3–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2025-01-11 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC W 2025-01-06 Macarthur FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC W

Melbourne City FC Form

2025-02-07 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L 2025-01-25 Macarthur FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L 2025-01-18 Auckland FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC L 2025-01-11 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2025-01-07 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Western United FC W 2025-01-03 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.01 Adelaide United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.01 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Adelaide United FC to win 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Adelaide United FC59% Draw23% Melbourne City FC18%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3.02

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

41%

Adelaide United FC or Melbourne City FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Adelaide United FC42% Draw42% Melbourne City FC16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

2 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

9.6%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

6.5%

3 – 1

6.4%

3 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

4.9%

1 – 2

4.8%

0 – 1

4.2%

3 – 2

3.3%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap	Adelaide United FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	18%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	23%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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