Sunday , 16 August 2026

Melbourne City FC vs Adelaide United FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2025-26
Melbourne City FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Adelaide United FC
Sun 26 Apr 2026 · 07:30 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Max Caputo 70' Y
Besian Kutleshi 85' Y
Harrison Delbridge 89' Y
Y 90' Jay Barnett
Y 90' Anselmo
German Ferreyra 90' Y
Y 90' Luka Jovanovic
Aziz Behich 90' Y
YR 90' Luka Jovanovic

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne City FC vs Adelaide United FC — A League at AAMI Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Alex King
  • Referee Sam Kelly (Australia)
19 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 6.1 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

6
7
8
Melbourne City FC 21 games · Avg 3.1 goals Adelaide United FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-26 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC 2025-11-21 Adelaide United FC 4–1 Melbourne City FC 2025-04-26 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Adelaide United FC 2025-02-07 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC 2024-01-25 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Adelaide United FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr Adelaide United FC H 1–2 L
18 Apr Brisbane Roar FC A 3–2 W
12 Apr Wellington Phoenix FC H 2–0 W
07 Apr Central Coast Mariners FC H 2–1 W
04 Apr Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 3–0 W
22 Mar Perth Glory FC A 1–1 D
Adelaide United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr Melbourne City FC A 2–1 W
19 Apr Macarthur FC H 3–1 W
11 Apr Newcastle United Jets FC A 1–1 D
03 Apr Auckland FC H 1–1 D
20 Mar Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 4–2 W
14 Mar Central Coast Mariners FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Melbourne City FC Adelaide United FC
#6 Position #2
38 Points 43
26 Played 26
10 / 8 / 8 W / D / L 12 / 7 / 7
33 Scored 46
33 Conceded 36
+0 GD +10
1.46 PPG 1.65
38% Win % 46%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season
11% Clean Sheets
Adelaide United FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
3/–
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Adelaide United FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
4/–
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne City FC
Max Caputo 8 G 1 A
Marcus Younis 7 G 3 A
Medin Memeti 5 G 1 A
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds AAMI Park will turn into a battlefield for Melbourne City FC and Adelaide United FC.
  • 5' Australia international Max Caputo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 17' GOAL! Marcus Younis fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 22' Melbourne City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 27' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 32' Over 32 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 37' Adelaide United FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Luka Jovanovic scoring 2 goals.
  • 40' The supporters are chanting for Harrison Delbridge. He replaces Samuel Souprayen on 40 minute.
  • 45' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Zane Schreiber suffering a number of foals already.
  • 50' Adelaide United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 55' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 60' Lawrence Wong, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 63' Time for substitution for Adelaide United FC. Yaya Dukuly is replaced by Luka Jovanovic.
  • 68' Melbourne City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 70' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Max Caputo.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Medin Memeti. He replaces Max Caputo on 75 minute.
  • 78' Fresh legs for Adelaide United FC! Craig Goodwin comes on to replace Anselmo.
  • 79' Luka Jovanovic makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Adelaide United FC are in front.
  • 84' Melbourne City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 85' Besian Kutleshi is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
  • 89' Harrison Delbridge is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
  • 89' A change in the Adelaide United FC ranks — Harry Crawford exits the field as Austin Ayoubi enters on 89.
  • 90' Jay Barnett has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Melbourne City FC.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Vidmar

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ayrton Andrioli

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamie MacLaren 11
Ben Halloran 6
Ross McCormack 3
Craig Goodwin 3
Dario Vidosic 2
Marcin Budzinski 2
Louis D'Arrigo 2
Nestor Irankunda 2

Head to Head

2026-04-26 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC 2025-11-21 Adelaide United FC 4–1 Melbourne City FC 2025-04-26 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Adelaide United FC 2025-02-07 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC 2024-01-25 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Adelaide United FC

Melbourne City FC Form

2026-04-26 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC L 2026-04-18 Brisbane Roar FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC W 2026-04-12 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2026-04-07 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2026-04-04 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2026-03-22 Perth Glory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D

Adelaide United FC Form

2026-04-26 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC W 2026-04-19 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Macarthur FC W 2026-04-11 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2026-04-03 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Auckland FC D 2026-03-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–4 Adelaide United FC W 2026-03-14 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.31 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.49 Adelaide United FC xG
I would bet for: Melbourne City FC or Adelaide United FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC33% Draw28% Adelaide United FC39%
Actual: Adelaide United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Adelaide United FC
67%
Melbourne City FC or Adelaide United FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne City FC25% Draw46% Adelaide United FC29%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
8.1%
0 – 0
8%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 0
7%
0 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
5.6%
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 3
4.2%
3 – 1
3.3%
0 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Adelaide United FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 18% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 20% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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