Melbourne City FC vs Adelaide United FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2019-20

Melbourne City FC

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Adelaide United FC

Sun 20 Oct 2019 · 05:00 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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

Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2026/27)
Adelaide United FC 26 games · 43 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Daniel Illievski
Referee Shaun Evans
Referee Craig Zetter
Referee Tony Peart
Referee Jack Morgan

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

Melbourne City FC 21 games · Avg 3.1 goals Adelaide United FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-10-20 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC 2019-05-05 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC 2019-04-13 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Adelaide United FC 2019-02-09 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC 2018-12-16 Adelaide United FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Oct	Adelaide United FC	H	2–1	W
12 Oct	Melbourne Victory FC	A	0–0	D
05 May	Adelaide United FC	A	0–1	L
26 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	5–0	W
21 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	2–3	L
13 Apr	Adelaide United FC	H	0–0	D

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Oct	Melbourne City FC	A	1–2	L
11 Oct	Sydney FC	H	2–3	L
10 May	Perth Glory FC	A	3–3	D
05 May	Melbourne City FC	H	1–0	W
25 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	A	5–3	W
19 Apr	Melbourne Victory 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' Welcome to AAMI Park that hosts another battle between Melbourne City FC and Adelaide United FC.
5' Adelaide United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
15' Paul Izzo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Adelaide United FC so far.
20' With 1 assists to his name this season, Riley McGree is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne City FC.
24' Jamie MacLaren makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Melbourne City FC are in front.
28' A stunning finish from Jamie MacLaren — that came from absolutely nowhere!
33' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
38' Over 38 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
46' Adelaide United FC ring the changes. Yarad Abetew has done his job and it is now time for Lachlan Brook to step up.
51' Michael Marrone is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Adelaide United FC tonight.
56' Yarad Abetew needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
61' Josh Brillante has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lachlan Wales on 61 minute.
66' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
67' Riley McGree is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the midfielder.
71' A change in the Adelaide United FC ranks — Vince Lia exits the field as Nathan Konstandopoulos enters on 71.
72' Adelaide United FC ring the changes. Nikola Mileusnic has done his job and it is now time for Al Hassan Toure to step up.
77' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
79' It is a substitution in Melbourne City FC team. Jamie MacLaren is replaced by Adrian Luna on 79 minute.
84' Adelaide United FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Luka Jovanovic scoring 2 goals.
89' Melbourne City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Adelaide United FC backline.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erick Mombaerts

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Michael Maria
22
Michael Jakobsen C
20
Paul Izzo
2
Michael Marrone
7
Ryan Kitto
6
Vince Lia ↓ Nathan Konstandopoulos 71'
27
Louis D'Arrigo
17
Nikola Mileusnic ↓ Al Hassan Toure 72'
8
Riley McGree
11
Kristian Opseth
34
Yarad Abetew ↓ Lachlan Brook 46'

Bench

Coach Gertjan Verbeek

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Melbourne City FC Form

2019-10-20 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC W 2019-10-12 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Melbourne City FC D 2019-05-05 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L 2019-04-26 Melbourne City FC 5–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2019-04-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC L 2019-04-13 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Adelaide United FC D

Adelaide United FC Form

2019-10-20 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC L 2019-10-11 Adelaide United FC 2–3 Sydney FC L 2019-05-10 Perth Glory FC 3–3 Adelaide United FC D 2019-05-05 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC W 2019-04-25 Brisbane Roar FC 3–5 Adelaide United FC W 2019-04-19 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.71 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.37 Adelaide United FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC46% Draw25% Adelaide United FC29%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.08

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Adelaide United FC

54%

Melbourne City FC or Adelaide United FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC33% Draw44% Adelaide United FC23%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

7.1%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 0

6.7%

0 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

0 – 1

5.5%

3 – 1

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 0

3.7%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Adelaide United FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	20%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	16%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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