Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

A League · 2025
Melbourne City FC
5 – 0
Full Time
Adelaide United FC
Sun 21 Jan 2018 · 08:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 44' Jordan Elsey
Dean Bouzanis 52' Y
Bart Schenkeveld 56' Y
Y 59' Isaias

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne City FC vs Adelaide United FC — A League .

Match Details

  • Referee Wilson Brown
  • Referee Daniel Illievski
  • Referee Shaun Evans
  • Referee Adam Fielding

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
2018-01-21 Melbourne City FC 5–0 Adelaide United FC 2017-10-28 Adelaide United FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jan Adelaide United FC H 5–0 W
28 Oct Adelaide United FC A 2–0 W
Adelaide United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jan Melbourne City FC A 0–5 L
14 Jan Sydney FC H 0–0 D
10 Jan Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 1–1 D
05 Jan Perth Glory FC A 3–0 W
30 Dec Brisbane Roar FC H 1–2 L
26 Dec Central Coast Mariners FC H 1–0 W

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' The ball is rolling at . Melbourne City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Adelaide United FC.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne City FC and Adelaide United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' Melbourne City FC have won 386 goals from 208 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nikola Mileusnic made 233 appearances and scored 23 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne City FC in their trying to find a way past Adelaide United FC's compact .
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' The deadlock is broken! Marcin Budzinski gets on the scoresheet on 30 minutes.
  • 35' The deadlock is broken! Marcin Budzinski gets on the scoresheet on 35 minutes.
  • 40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 44' Jordan Elsey was booked on 44.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Ben Garuccio. He replaces Jordan O'Doherty on 46 minute.
  • 51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 52' Melbourne City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 52.
  • 56' The referee calls foul for Bart Schenkeveld. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 59' Adelaide United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 61' George Blackwood is replacing Nikola Mileusnic for the Adelaide United FC side.
  • 66' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne City FC that had 208 games and scored 386 goals.
  • 67' The whistle greets Daniel Arzani as he departs to be replaced by Ross McCormack.
  • 72' Apostolos Stamatelopoulos has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 75' Another change for Melbourne City FC made on 75 minute. Nathaniel Atkinson leaves to be changed by Manny Muscat.
  • 80' Supporters expect more eagerness from George Blackwood, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 82' Stefan Mauk is replacing Marcin Budzinski for the Melbourne City FC side.
  • 84' Ersan Adem Gulum makes way for Taylor Regan at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Adelaide United FC.
  • 89' Dario Vidosic does the damage! The net is bulging and Melbourne City FC surge ahead!
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 5-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.59 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 Adelaide United FC xG
I would bet for: Melbourne City FC to win 69% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC69% Draw18% Adelaide United FC13%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.52
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
87%
Draw or Adelaide United FC
31%
Melbourne City FC or Adelaide United FC
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC53% Draw36% Adelaide United FC11%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted
5 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
10%
2 – 1
9%
3 – 0
8.4%
1 – 1
7.9%
3 – 1
7.7%
1 – 0
7.4%
4 – 0
5.4%
4 – 1
5%
0 – 0
4.2%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
3.6%
1 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Adelaide United FC covers
-2.5 30% — 70%
-2 30% 21% 49%
-1.5 51% — 49%
-1 51% 21% 28%
-0.5 72% — 28%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 7% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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