Sunday , 16 August 2026

Melbourne City FC vs Adelaide United FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2022-23
Melbourne City FC
3 – 3
Full Time
Adelaide United FC
Sun 29 Jan 2023 · 04:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Melbourne City FC vs Adelaide United FC — A League .

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

6
7
8
Melbourne City FC 21 games · Avg 3.1 goals Adelaide United FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-01-29 Melbourne City FC 3–3 Adelaide United FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Jan Adelaide United FC H 3–3 D
21 Jan Brisbane Roar FC A 0–0 D
15 Jan Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 1–1 D
07 Jan Western United FC H 4–0 W
02 Jan Wellington Phoenix FC A 3–1 W
27 Dec Central Coast Mariners FC H 1–0 W
Adelaide United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Jan Melbourne City FC A 3–3 D
20 Jan Macarthur FC H 1–0 W
14 Jan Melbourne Victory FC H 1–1 D
07 Jan Central Coast Mariners FC A 0–4 L
02 Jan Perth Glory FC H 2–0 W
27 Dec Newcastle United Jets FC H 0–1 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' Three points are at stake. Melbourne City FC host Adelaide United FC — let the battle begin!
  • 1' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. George Blackwood makes it 0-1.
  • 6' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 11' Adelaide United FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Luka Jovanovic scoring 2 goals.
  • 12' A stunning finish from Thomas Lam — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 17' Sensational shot from Ryan Kitto. Adelaide United FC is back in the lead.
  • 22' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 27' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 29' A change in the Adelaide United FC ranks — George Blackwood exits the field as Hiroshi Ibusuki enters on 29.
  • 34' 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.
  • 39' A quiet spell here at . Adelaide United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 43' Against the run of play, Craig Goodwin has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 46' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Marco Tilio exits the field as Andrew Nabbout enters on 46.
  • 47' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Nuno Reis comes on to replace Thomas Lam.
  • 52' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mathew Leckie makes no mistake. 2-3!
  • 57' 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.
  • 59' Time for substitution for Adelaide United FC. Ethan Alagich is replaced by Juande.
  • 61' Florin Berenguer is replacing Valon Berisha for the Melbourne City FC side.
  • 66' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Jonny Yull. He replaces Juande on 67 minute.
  • 72' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 72 minutes.
  • 77' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 82' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 83' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Aiden O'Neill exits the field as Scott Jamieson enters on 83.
  • 88' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Adelaide United FC that had 233 games and scored 368 goals.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rado Vidosic

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamie MacLaren 11
Ben Halloran 6
Ross McCormack 3
Craig Goodwin 3
George Blackwood 2
Luka Jovanovic 2
Andrew Nabbout 2
Bernardo Oliveira 2

Head to Head

2023-01-29 Melbourne City FC 3–3 Adelaide United FC 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

Melbourne City FC Form

2023-01-29 Melbourne City FC 3–3 Adelaide United FC D 2023-01-21 Brisbane Roar FC 0–0 Melbourne City FC D 2023-01-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2023-01-07 Melbourne City FC 4–0 Western United FC W 2023-01-02 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC W 2022-12-27 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W

Adelaide United FC Form

2023-01-29 Melbourne City FC 3–3 Adelaide United FC D 2023-01-20 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Macarthur FC W 2023-01-14 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2023-01-07 Central Coast Mariners FC 4–0 Adelaide United FC L 2023-01-02 Adelaide United FC 2–0 Perth Glory FC W 2022-12-27 Adelaide United FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.19 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.67 Adelaide United FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne City FC49% Draw23% Adelaide United FC28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.86
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Adelaide United FC
51%
Melbourne City FC or Adelaide United FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne City FC37% Draw38% Adelaide United FC25%
Actual: Adelaide United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
8.2%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
6.3%
3 – 1
5.9%
2 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
4.9%
1 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
3.8%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
3.5%
0 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Adelaide United FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 19% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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