Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Melbourne City FC vs Adelaide United FC, A League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2026
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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Melbourne City FC to score. At the same time, Adelaide United FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Daniel Margush has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' The 29-year-old George Blackwood has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Melbourne City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' Melbourne City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Adelaide United FC backline.
  • 25' Adelaide United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Marcin Budzinski makes it 1-0.
  • 35' What a moment for Marcin Budzinski! That strike on 35 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 44' Adelaide United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 46' Adelaide United FC make a change. Jordan O'Doherty trudges off to be replaced by Ben Garuccio on 46 minutes.
  • 51' It looks surprising Adelaide United FC does not make any changes. Mark Ochieng has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 52' Dean Bouzanis picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 56' Bart Schenkeveld is having his name booked by the referee on 56.
  • 59' Controversy at the stadium! Isaias argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 61' George Blackwood gets the nod from Adelaide United FC. He replaces Nikola Mileusnic and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 66' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 67' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Daniel Arzani is replaced by Ross McCormack.
  • 72' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 75' A tactical swap from Melbourne City FC — Manny Muscat on, Nathaniel Atkinson off on 75 minutes.
  • 80' Melbourne City FC is showing some good football. However, Melbourne City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 82' A tactical swap from Melbourne City FC — Stefan Mauk on, Marcin Budzinski off on 82 minutes.
  • 84' The Adelaide United FC manager makes a substitution. Ersan Adem Gulum departs to be replaced by Taylor Regan.
  • 89' The Australia Dario Vidosic breaks the deadlock on 89 minutes. 3-0!
  • Another three points for Melbourne City FC.

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.