Melbourne City FC vs Adelaide United FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2021-22

Melbourne City FC

1 – 2

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Adelaide United FC

Tue 15 Feb 2022 · 08:55 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 10' Bernardo

Y 17' Juande

Y 42' Stefan Mauk

Y 67' Lachlan Barr

Nuno Reis 90' Y

Overview

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Melbourne City FC vs Adelaide United FC — A League .

Melbourne City FC 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Adelaide United FC 3 games · 1 pts (2026/27)

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

2022-02-15 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC 2021-11-27 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Feb	Adelaide United FC	H	1–2	L
11 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	3–1	W
08 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	4–2	W
29 Jan	Western United FC	A	0–1	L
27 Nov	Adelaide United FC	A	2–2	D
19 Nov	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–1	W

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Feb	Melbourne City FC	A	2–1	W
12 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–1	D
04 Feb	Sydney FC	H	1–2	L
30 Jan	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	2–1	W
27 Nov	Melbourne City FC	H	2–2	D
20 Nov	Perth Glory FC	A	1–1	D

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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Melbourne City FC and Adelaide United FC has kicked off!
5' 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 Lachlan Barr suffering a number of foals already.
10' Poor challenge from Bernardo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
11' Melbourne City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jamie MacLaren on 11.
16' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
17' Juande is having his name booked by the referee on 17.
20' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Javi Lopez makes no mistake. 1-1!
25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
40' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Stefan Colakovski comes on to replace Marco Tilio.
42' A meaty challenge results in booking for Stefan Mauk on 42.
46' A change in the Adelaide United FC ranks — Juande exits the field as Zach Clough enters on 46.
51' Marco Tilio is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Adelaide United FC tonight.
52' Another change for Melbourne City FC made on 52 minute. Scott Jamieson leaves to be changed by Nuno Reis.
57' Melbourne City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Adelaide United FC's shape.
59' Nestor Irankunda gets the nod from Adelaide United FC. He replaces Bernardo and will look to change the dynamic.
64' Adelaide United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 64.
67' Poor challenge from Lachlan Barr. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
72' Hiroshi Ibusuki makes way for Mohamed Toure at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Adelaide United FC.
75' Mathew Leckie is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andrew Nabbout at the 75 minute mark.
76' A tactical swap from Melbourne City FC — Taras Gomulka on, Connor Metcalfe off on 76 minutes.
81' Melbourne City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Adelaide United FC backline.
85' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mohamed Toure makes no mistake. 1-2!
86' A change in the Adelaide United FC ranks — Stefan Mauk exits the field as Joshua Cavallo enters on 86.
90' That is a Yellow card for Melbourne City FC. Nuno Reis will be fuming at that decision.
Another three points for Adelaide United FC.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

20
Zach Clough ↑ 46'
10
Isaias ↑ 86'
27
Joshua Cavallo ↑ 86'
23
Jacob Tratt
17
Mohamed Toure ↑ 72'
66
Nestor Irankunda ↑ 59'
50
Steven Hall

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

2022-02-15 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC L 2022-02-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC W 2022-02-08 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–4 Melbourne City FC W 2022-01-29 Western United FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L 2021-11-27 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D 2021-11-19 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC W

Adelaide United FC Form

2022-02-15 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC W 2022-02-12 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2022-02-04 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Sydney FC L 2022-01-30 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC W 2021-11-27 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D 2021-11-20 Perth Glory FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.4 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.43 Adelaide United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC52% Draw23% Adelaide United FC25%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.83

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Adelaide United FC

48%

Melbourne City FC or Adelaide United FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC43% Draw37% Adelaide United FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 1

8.3%

3 – 1

6.9%

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

6.1%

1 – 2

Actual

3 – 0

4.9%

3 – 2

4.9%

1 – 0

4.9%

4 – 1

4.1%

0 – 0

3.3%

4 – 2

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Adelaide United FC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	17%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	20%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	12%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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