Melbourne City FC vs Adelaide United FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2020-21

Melbourne City FC

4 – 1

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Adelaide United FC

Thu 13 May 2021 · 09:05 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 23' Stefan Mauk

Craig Noone 45' Y

Rostyn Griffiths 45' Y

Y 57' Joe Caletti

Y 89' Ben Halloran

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)

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

2021-05-13 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Adelaide United FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 May	Adelaide United FC	H	4–1	W
09 May	Brisbane Roar FC	H	3–2	W
05 May	Perth Glory FC	A	3–1	W
29 Apr	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	3–1	W
24 Apr	Macarthur FC	A	1–1	D
17 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	H	7–0	W

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 May	Melbourne City FC	A	1–4	L
07 May	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	0–0	D
30 Apr	Western United FC	H	0–0	D
25 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–2	L
18 Apr	Sydney FC	A	2–2	D
14 Apr	Macarthur FC	H	3–1	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' Welcome to AAMI Park that hosts another battle between Melbourne City FC and Adelaide United FC.
5' Melbourne City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
8' Scott Jamieson puts Melbourne City FC on the lead.
13' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne City FC and Adelaide United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
18' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
23' It’s a booking for Adelaide United FC player. Stefan Mauk gets a Yellow card.
28' Marco Tilio is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andrew Nabbout at the 28 minute mark.
33' Australia international Jordan Elsey has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
38' A quiet spell here at AAMI Park. Melbourne City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
43' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
45' Scott Galloway has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
45' It’s a booking for Melbourne City FC player. Craig Noone gets a Yellow card.
46' Another substitution for Adelaide United FC to replace Tomi Juric by Kusini Yengi on 46 minute.
51' Against the run of play, Ben Halloran has scored! This game has turned on its head.
56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
57' The referee calls foul for Joe Caletti. He receives a Yellow card.
62' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
67' The whistle greets Connor Metcalfe as he departs to be replaced by Adrian Luna.
68' Stefan Colakovski is ready to make an impact after coming on for Craig Noone at the 68 minute mark.
70' Another change for Adelaide United FC made on 70 minute. Joe Caletti leaves to be changed by Al Hassan Toure.
71' Jamie MacLaren doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
72' The deadlock is broken! Jamie MacLaren gets on the scoresheet on 72 minutes.
77' Melbourne City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
80' Daniel Georgievski has so much to prove this time. He replaces Scott Galloway on 80 minute.
82' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jamie MacLaren makes it 5-1.
83' The deadlock is broken! Jamie MacLaren gets on the scoresheet on 83 minutes.
88' Fresh legs for Adelaide United FC! Yarad Abetew comes on to replace Craig Goodwin.
89' The referee shows Adelaide United FC player a Yellow card on 89.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Craig Noone ↓ Stefan Colakovski 68'
8
Aiden O'Neill ↓ Nuno Reis 68'
2
Scott Galloway ↓ Daniel Georgievski 80'
9
Jamie MacLaren
15
Andrew Nabbout ↓ Marco Tilio 28'
10
Florin Berenguer
3
Scott Jamieson
18
Connor Metcalfe ↓ Adrian Luna 67'
22
Curtis Good
7
Rostyn Griffiths
1
Tom Glover

Bench

33
Matthew Sutton
5
Daniel Georgievski ↑ 80'
19
Ben Garuccio
4
Nuno Reis ↑ 68'
23
Marco Tilio ↑ 28'
20
Adrian Luna ↑ 67'
17
Stefan Colakovski ↑ 68'

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

46
Joe Gauci
7
Ryan Kitto ↑ 88'
35
Al Hassan Toure ↑ 70'
29
Kusini Yengi ↑ 46'
34
Yarad Abetew ↑ 88'
17
Mohamed Toure ↑ 80'

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	11
Ben Halloran	6
Ross McCormack	3
Craig Goodwin	3
Bernardo Oliveira	2
Dario Vidosic	2
Marcin Budzinski	2
Louis D'Arrigo	2

Head to Head

Melbourne City FC Form

2021-05-13 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Adelaide United FC W 2021-05-09 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Brisbane Roar FC W 2021-05-05 Perth Glory FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC W 2021-04-29 Melbourne City FC 3–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2021-04-24 Macarthur FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2021-04-17 Melbourne City FC 7–0 Melbourne Victory FC W

Adelaide United FC Form

2021-05-13 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Adelaide United FC L 2021-05-07 Adelaide United FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2021-04-30 Adelaide United FC 0–0 Western United FC D 2021-04-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC L 2021-04-18 Sydney FC 2–2 Adelaide United FC D 2021-04-14 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Macarthur FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.17 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.45 Adelaide United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC55% Draw22% Adelaide United FC23%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.62

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Adelaide United FC

45%

Melbourne City FC or Adelaide United FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC40% Draw39% Adelaide United FC21%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.3%

2 – 1

8.8%

2 – 2

6.3%

2 – 0

6.3%

3 – 1

6.3%

1 – 2

1 – 0

5.3%

3 – 2

4.6%

3 – 0

4.5%

0 – 0

4 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Adelaide United FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	16%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	20%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	13%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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