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

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A League · 2019-20

Melbourne City FC

2 – 1

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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 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Adelaide United FC 3 games · 1 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	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

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
#4	Position	#12
7	Points	1
4	Played	3
2 / 1 / 1	W / D / L	0 / 1 / 2
6	Scored	3
6	Conceded	8
+0	GD	-5
1.75	PPG	0.33
50%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Adelaide United FC this season

Melbourne City FC are 4th (7 pts). Adelaide United FC are 12th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Adelaide United FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/4

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne City FC

Andrew Nabbout	2 G
Emiliano Marcondes	1 G	2 A
Matheus Rossetto	1 G
Awer Mabil	1 G
Quinn MacNicol	1 G

Adelaide United FC

Brody Burkitt	2 G
Joey Garuccio	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Melbourne City FC kicks off things out of here…
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
15' A quiet spell here at AAMI Park. Adelaide United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
20' Craig Noone is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Adelaide United FC so far.
24' Jamie MacLaren does the damage! The net is bulging and Melbourne City FC surge ahead!
28' What composure from Jamie MacLaren! The Australia international strokes it home. 2-0.
33' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
38' It looks surprising Adelaide United FC does not make any changes. Al Hassan Toure has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
43' Adelaide United 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.
46' The Adelaide United FC manager makes a substitution. Yarad Abetew departs to be replaced by Lachlan Brook.
51' Adelaide United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
61' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Lachlan Wales departs to be replaced by Josh Brillante.
66' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Melbourne City FC and Adelaide United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
67' Riley McGree doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
71' Vince Lia makes way for Nathan Konstandopoulos at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Adelaide United FC.
72' Al Hassan Toure gets the nod from Adelaide United FC. He replaces Nikola Mileusnic and will look to change the dynamic.
77' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gertjan Verbeek might look to freshen things up shortly.
79' Jamie MacLaren makes way for Adrian Luna at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne City FC.
84' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne City FC and Adelaide United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
89' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
Melbourne City FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Louis D'Arrigo	2
Nestor Irankunda	2
George Blackwood	2
Luka Jovanovic	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

4 / 4

2.63 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.12 Adelaide United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Melbourne City FC to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC63% Draw20% Adelaide United FC17%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.75

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Adelaide United FC

37%

Melbourne City FC or Adelaide United FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC51% Draw36% Adelaide United FC13%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.2%

1 – 1

7.7%

3 – 1

7.7%

3 – 0

1 – 0

5.9%

4 – 1

5.1%

2 – 2

4.9%

4 – 0

4.6%

3 – 2

4.3%

1 – 2

3.8%

0 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Adelaide United FC covers
-2.5	28%	—	72%
-2	28%	20%	52%
-1.5	48%	—	52%
-1	48%	20%	32%
-0.5	68%	—	32%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	8%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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