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 – 2

Full Time

Adelaide United FC

Tue 11 Aug 2020 · 09:30 UTC AAMI Park HT 45+3' · FT 45+12'

Josh Brillante 3' Y

Harrison Delbridge 32' Y

Richard Windbichler 66' Y

Craig Noone 67' R

Scott Galloway 84' Y

Florin Berenguer 90' Y

Jamie MacLaren 90' Y

Y 90' Taras Gomulka

Overview

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

Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2025/26)
Adelaide United FC 26 games · 43 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Lance Greenshields
Referee Alex King
Referee Alireza Faghani
Referee

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

2020-08-11 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Adelaide United FC 2020-02-01 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Melbourne City FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Aug	Adelaide United FC	H	2–2	D
01 Aug	Sydney FC	H	2–0	W
23 Mar	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–2	L
20 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	4–2	W
14 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	1–1	D
08 Mar	Perth Glory FC	A	3–2	W

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Aug	Melbourne City FC	A	2–2	D
06 Aug	Sydney FC	H	1–1	D
30 Jul	Perth Glory FC	H	5–3	W
25 Jul	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–1	D
19 Jul	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–0	W
15 Mar	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	0–3	L

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 game is set. Adelaide United FC kicks off things out of here…
3' The referee shows Melbourne City FC player a Yellow card on 3.
8' It looks surprising Adelaide United FC does not make any changes. Adrian Luna has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
13' Melbourne City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Adelaide United FC's shape.
18' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
23' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Melbourne City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
28' Harrison Delbridge is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne City FC so far.
32' That is a Yellow card for Melbourne City FC. Harrison Delbridge will be fuming at that decision.
34' Adrian Luna adds to his 0 season tally! Melbourne City FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
39' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
40' The deadlock is broken! Jamie MacLaren gets on the scoresheet on 40 minutes.
45' Paul Izzo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne City FC tonight.
50' Al Hassan Toure, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
55' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Melbourne City FC and Adelaide United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
57' Lachlan Brook makes way for Al Hassan Toure at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from Adelaide United FC.
62' Australia international Josh Brillante has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
66' Controversy at the stadium! Richard Windbichler argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
67' A meaty challenge results in booking for Craig Noone on 67.
71' The supporters are chanting for Scott Galloway. He replaces Lachlan Wales on 71 minute.
75' Time for substitution for Adelaide United FC. Ryan Kitto is replaced by Pacifique Niyongabire.
78' A stunning finish from Kristian Opseth — that came from absolutely nowhere!
80' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Adrian Luna departs to be replaced by Connor Metcalfe.
83' A tactical swap from Adelaide United FC — George Blackwood on, Stefan Mauk off on 83 minutes.
84' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Scott Galloway.
89' It looks like no one’s ball. Adelaide United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
90' Melbourne City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erick Mombaerts

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Stefan Mauk ↓ George Blackwood 83'
22
Michael Jakobsen C
20
Paul Izzo
23
Jordan Elsey
7
Ryan Kitto ↓ Pacifique Niyongabire 75'
18
Lachlan Brook ↓ Al Hassan Toure 57'
4
Ryan Strain
26
Ben Halloran
8
Riley McGree
11
Kristian Opseth
42
Taras Gomulka

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	11
Ben Halloran	6
Ross McCormack	3
Craig Goodwin	3
Andrew Nabbout	2
Bernardo Oliveira	2
Dario Vidosic	2
Marcin Budzinski	2

Head to Head

Melbourne City FC Form

2020-08-11 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Adelaide United FC D 2020-08-01 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Sydney FC W 2020-03-23 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC L 2020-03-20 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–4 Melbourne City FC W 2020-03-14 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2020-03-08 Perth Glory FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC W

Adelaide United FC Form

2020-08-11 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Adelaide United FC D 2020-08-06 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Sydney FC D 2020-07-30 Adelaide United FC 5–3 Perth Glory FC W 2020-07-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2020-07-19 Brisbane Roar FC 0–1 Adelaide United FC W 2020-03-15 Adelaide United FC 0–3 Newcastle United Jets FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.38 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.43 Adelaide United FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne City FC or Adelaide United FC 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC38% Draw27% Adelaide United FC35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.81

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Adelaide United FC

62%

Melbourne City FC or Adelaide United FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC26% Draw46% Adelaide United FC28%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

1 – 2

8.2%

2 – 1

7.9%

0 – 0

7.9%

0 – 1

7.6%

1 – 0

7.3%

0 – 2

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

5.6%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 1

3.6%

0 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Adelaide United FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	18%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	19%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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