Melbourne City FC vs Adelaide United FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2023-24

Melbourne City FC

1 – 0

Full Time

Adelaide United FC

Thu 25 Jan 2024 · 08:45 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 35' Ryan Tunnicliffe

Terry Antonis 69' Y

Y 79' Isaias Sanchez

Y 84' Luka Jovanovic

Overview

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Melbourne City FC vs Adelaide United FC — A League at AAMI Park.

Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2025/26)
Adelaide United FC 26 games · 43 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Kearney Robinson
Referee Ben Abraham

7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2024-01-25 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Adelaide United FC 2023-10-29 Adelaide United FC 6–0 Melbourne City FC 2023-03-03 Adelaide United FC 4–2 Melbourne City FC 2023-01-29 Melbourne City FC 3–3 Adelaide United FC 2022-02-15 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Jan	Adelaide United FC	H	1–0	W
21 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–2	L
12 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	0–1	L
07 Jan	Western United FC	A	2–1	W
28 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	H	8–1	W
23 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	H	0–0	D

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Jan	Melbourne City FC	A	0–1	L
13 Jan	Sydney FC	H	4–3	W
08 Jan	Macarthur FC	H	1–1	D
04 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	2–2	D
30 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	A	0–2	L
22 Dec	Newcastle United Jets 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

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' That's the starting whistle at AAMI Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Melbourne City FC and Adelaide United FC.
5' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Terry Antonis makes it 1-0.
10' Jamie Young is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Adelaide United FC tonight.
15' It looks like no one’s ball. Melbourne City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
20' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Melbourne City FC and Adelaide United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne City FC and Adelaide United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
35' Adelaide United FC player sees a card in front of him.
40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luka Jovanovic, as he is very good at scoring at AAMI Park with 2 goals in the last 1 games.
45' Adelaide United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
46' Another substitution for Adelaide United FC to replace Ryan Tunnicliffe by Luke Duzel on 46 minute.
51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
56' Melbourne City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
59' Melbourne City FC ring the changes. Leo Natel has done his job and it is now time for Andrew Nabbout to step up.
64' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
66' The whistle greets Zach Clough as he departs to be replaced by Luka Jovanovic.
69' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Terry Antonis.
74' A quiet spell here at AAMI Park. Adelaide United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
76' A tactical swap from Adelaide United FC — Austin Ayoubi on, Hiroshi Ibusuki off on 76 minutes.
77' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Benjamin Mazzeo is replaced by Alessandro Lopane.
79' The referee has no hesitation. Isaias Sanchez is booked for Adelaide United FC — card on 79.
84' Luka Jovanovic was booked on 84.
89' It is a substitution in Melbourne City FC team. Tolgay Arslan is replaced by Zane Schreiber on 89 minute.
That’s it! Another goalless match for Melbourne City FC and Adelaide United FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Jamie Young
17
Terry Antonis
6
Steven Ugarkovic
2
Scott Galloway
9
Jamie MacLaren
11
Leo Natel ↓ Andrew Nabbout 59'
22
Curtis Good
25
Callum Talbot
10
Tolgay Arslan ↓ Zane Schreiber 89'
18
Jordon Hall
46
Benjamin Mazzeo ↓ Alessandro Lopane 77'

Bench

Coach Mike van Houten

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

21
Javi Lopez
27
Joshua Cavallo
23
Luke Duzel ↑ 46'
40
Ethan Cox
55
Ethan Alagich ↑ 46'
17
Luka Jovanovic ↑ 66'
42
Austin Ayoubi ↑ 76'

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

2024-01-25 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Adelaide United FC W 2024-01-21 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC L 2024-01-12 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-01-07 Western United FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC W 2023-12-28 Melbourne City FC 8–1 Brisbane Roar FC W 2023-12-23 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC D

Adelaide United FC Form

2024-01-25 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Adelaide United FC L 2024-01-13 Adelaide United FC 4–3 Sydney FC W 2024-01-08 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Macarthur FC D 2024-01-04 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2023-12-30 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Adelaide United FC L 2023-12-22 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.52 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.43 Adelaide United FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne City FC or Adelaide United FC 74% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC41% Draw26% Adelaide United FC33%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 2.95

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Adelaide United FC

59%

Melbourne City FC or Adelaide United FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC29% Draw45% Adelaide United FC26%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.8%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

7.1%

0 – 1

6.6%

2 – 0

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

4.2%

1 – 3

3.7%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Adelaide United FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	19%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	18%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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