Sunday , 16 August 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 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' Adelaide United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne City FC and Adelaide United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' Melbourne City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' Marcin Budzinski does the damage! The net is bulging and Melbourne City FC surge ahead!
  • 35' A goal from the Poland international Marcin Budzinski! He fires home on 35 to make it 2-0!
  • 40' The -year-old Daniel Adlung has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 44' The referee calls foul for Jordan Elsey. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Ben Garuccio. He replaces Jordan O'Doherty on 46 minute.
  • 51' 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.
  • 52' Dean Bouzanis is having his name booked by the referee on 52.
  • 56' Bart Schenkeveld is having his name booked by the referee on 56.
  • 59' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Isaias.
  • 61' The Adelaide United FC bench stirs into life. Nikola Mileusnic is withdrawn and George Blackwood gets his opportunity.
  • 66' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Melbourne City FC and Adelaide United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 67' Ross McCormack is ready to make an impact after coming on for Daniel Arzani at the 67 minute mark.
  • 72' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 75' The whistle greets Nathaniel Atkinson as he departs to be replaced by Manny Muscat.
  • 80' Adelaide United FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Luka Jovanovic scoring 2 goals.
  • 82' Another change for Melbourne City FC made on 82 minute. Marcin Budzinski leaves to be changed by Stefan Mauk.
  • 84' Taylor Regan is replacing Ersan Adem Gulum for the Adelaide United FC side.
  • 89' Dario Vidosic makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Melbourne City FC are in front.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Melbourne City FC take all three points.

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.