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 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

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
#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' Three points are at stake. Melbourne City FC host Adelaide United FC — let the battle begin!
5' 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.
10' That is a Yellow card for Adelaide United FC. Bernardo will be fuming at that decision.
11' The Australia Jamie MacLaren breaks the deadlock on 11 minutes. 1-0!
16' Adelaide United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
17' Juande has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 17.
20' Magnificent from Javi Lopez! That is 5 goals in 286 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
35' Japan international Hiroshi Ibusuki has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
40' Melbourne City FC make a change. Marco Tilio trudges off to be replaced by Stefan Colakovski on 40 minutes.
42' Poor challenge from Stefan Mauk. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
46' A tactical swap from Adelaide United FC — Zach Clough on, Juande off on 46 minutes.
51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
52' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Scott Jamieson by Nuno Reis on 52 minute.
57' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
59' Nestor Irankunda is replacing Bernardo for the Adelaide United FC side.
64' Louis D'Arrigo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne City FC so far.
67' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lachlan Barr on 67.
72' Adelaide United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mohamed Toure is hanging Hiroshi Ibusuki on the field on 72 minute.
75' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Andrew Nabbout exits the field as Mathew Leckie enters on 75.
76' It is a substitution in Melbourne City FC team. Connor Metcalfe is replaced by Taras Gomulka on 76 minute.
81' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 81 minutes.
85' What a moment for Mohamed Toure! That strike on 85 puts his side firmly in control.
86' The whistle greets Stefan Mauk as he departs to be replaced by Joshua Cavallo.
90' That is a Yellow card for Melbourne City FC. Nuno Reis will be fuming at that decision.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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

4 / 4

1.48 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.67 Adelaide United FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne City FC or Adelaide United FC 73% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC35% Draw27% Adelaide United FC38%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.15

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Adelaide United FC

65%

Melbourne City FC or Adelaide United FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC26% Draw43% Adelaide United FC31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.5%

0 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

6.3%

0 – 2

5.9%

0 – 0

5.9%

1 – 0

5.6%

1 – 3

4.7%

2 – 0

4.7%

3 – 1

3.7%

2 – 3

3.5%

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%	17%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	19%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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