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

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

Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts). Adelaide United FC are 2nd (43 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Melbourne City FC vs Adelaide United FC — let the football do the talking.
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne City FC in their trying to find a way past Adelaide United FC's compact .
8' GOAL! Scott Jamieson scores on 8.
13' The travelling Adelaide United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
18' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
23' A moment of madness from Stefan Mauk on 23 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Adelaide United FC will be frustrated.
28' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Andrew Nabbout by Marco Tilio on 28 minute.
33' A quiet spell here at AAMI Park. Adelaide United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
38' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Joshua Cavallo suffering a number of foals already.
43' 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.
45' Scott Galloway adds to his 0 season tally! Melbourne City FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
45' Craig Noone was booked on 45.
46' A tactical swap from Adelaide United FC — Kusini Yengi on, Tomi Juric off on 46 minutes.
51' Ben Halloran makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Adelaide United FC are in front.
56' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Adelaide United FC winning 100% of all matches.
57' Joe Caletti has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 57.
62' Louis D'Arrigo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
67' It is a substitution in Melbourne City FC team. Connor Metcalfe is replaced by Adrian Luna on 67 minute.
68' Stefan Colakovski gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Craig Noone and will look to change the dynamic.
70' A change in the Adelaide United FC ranks — Joe Caletti exits the field as Al Hassan Toure enters on 70.
71' Brilliant from the ! Jamie MacLaren makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 71.
72' The deadlock is broken! Jamie MacLaren gets on the scoresheet on 72 minutes.
77' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kusini Yengi made 233 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
80' The Melbourne City FC bench stirs into life. Scott Galloway is withdrawn and Daniel Georgievski gets his opportunity.
82' Magnificent from Jamie MacLaren! That is 110 goals in 302 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
83' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jamie MacLaren makes it 6-1.
88' Yarad Abetew gets the nod from Adelaide United FC. He replaces Craig Goodwin and will look to change the dynamic.
89' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ben Halloran.
It finishes all square. Melbourne City FC and Adelaide United FC share the spoils 4-1.

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
Yengi Kusini ↑ 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.