Thursday , 2 July 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

Match Preview

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' The game is set. Melbourne City FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 1' George Blackwood doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 6' Over 6 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 11' Louis D'Arrigo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 12' What composure from Thomas Lam! The Finland international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 17' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ryan Kitto makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 22' Jamie MacLaren has been relatively quiet despite scoring 110 goals in his last 297 appearances.
  • 27' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tom Glover, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 29' The supporters are chanting for Hiroshi Ibusuki. He replaces George Blackwood on 29 minute.
  • 34' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 39' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 43' Craig Goodwin is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 46' A tactical swap from Melbourne City FC — Andrew Nabbout on, Marco Tilio off on 46 minutes.
  • 47' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Nuno Reis comes on to replace Thomas Lam.
  • 52' Mathew Leckie adds to his 0 season tally! Melbourne City FC lead 2-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 57' Melbourne City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Adelaide United FC backline.
  • 59' It is a substitution in Adelaide United FC team. Ethan Alagich is replaced by Juande on 59 minute.
  • 61' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Valon Berisha exits the field as Florin Berenguer enters on 61.
  • 66' 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 Javi Lopez suffering a number of foals already.
  • 67' A tactical swap from Adelaide United FC — Jonny Yull on, Juande off on 67 minutes.
  • 72' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 77' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Rado Vidosic will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 82' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Adelaide United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 83' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Aiden O'Neill by Scott Jamieson on 83 minute.
  • 88' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joe Gauci made 208 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • The final score is 3-3.

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
Dario Vidosic 2
Marcin Budzinski 2
Louis D'Arrigo 2
Nestor Irankunda 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.