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

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A League · 2024-25

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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 (2026/27)
Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ben Abraham
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

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

Adelaide United FC are 2nd (43 pts). Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Adelaide United FC and Melbourne City FC is underway.
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Adelaide United FC in their trying to find a way past Melbourne City FC's compact .
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Adelaide United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
14' Stefan Mauk has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 14.
19' Adelaide United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 19.
24' Adelaide United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne City FC's shape.
29' Adelaide United FC have won 368 goals from 233 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
34' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Adelaide United FC and Melbourne City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
39' Adelaide United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
44' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Adelaide United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
46' Time for substitution for Adelaide United FC. Ben Folami is replaced by Yaya Dukuly.
50' The referee shows Melbourne City FC player a card on 50.
52' Archie Goodwin is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
57' German Ferreyra picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
62' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 62 minutes.
67' Marco Tilio is replacing Harry Politidis for the Melbourne City FC side.
72' Adelaide United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
74' Adelaide United FC make a change. Archie Goodwin trudges off to be replaced by Austin Ayoubi on 74 minutes.
75' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Max Caputo exits the field as Michael Ghossaini enters on 75.
76' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marco Tilio on 76.
81' Melbourne City FC make a change. Lawrence Wong trudges off to be replaced by Emin Durakovic on 81 minutes.
86' Lawrence Wong has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Adelaide United FC to claim maximum 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
Nestor Irankunda	2
George Blackwood	2
Luka Jovanovic	2
Andrew Nabbout	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.