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

Match Details

Referee Kearney Robinson
Referee Ben Abraham

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

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
#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' Welcome to AAMI Park that hosts another battle between Melbourne City FC and Adelaide United FC.
5' The Australia Terry Antonis breaks the deadlock on 5 minutes. 1-0!
10' Leo Natel has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 149 appearances.
15' The 22-year-old Ethan Alagich has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
20' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne City FC in their trying to find a way past Adelaide United FC's compact .
25' Adelaide United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
30' Callum Talbot, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
35' That is a card for Adelaide United FC. Ryan Tunnicliffe will be fuming at that decision.
40' A quiet spell here at AAMI Park. Adelaide United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
46' Another substitution for Adelaide United FC to replace Ryan Tunnicliffe by Luke Duzel on 46 minute.
51' Melbourne City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Adelaide United FC's shape.
56' James Delianov is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Adelaide United FC so far.
59' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Andrew Nabbout comes on to replace Leo Natel.
64' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 64 minutes.
66' Another substitution for Adelaide United FC to replace Zach Clough by Luka Jovanovic on 66 minute.
69' It’s gonna be a card for Terry Antonis.
74' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
76' The crowd applauds Hiroshi Ibusuki as he leaves the pitch. Austin Ayoubi steps in for Adelaide United FC.
77' Alessandro Lopane is ready to make an impact after coming on for Benjamin Mazzeo at the 77 minute mark.
79' The referee has no hesitation. Isaias Sanchez is booked for Adelaide United FC — card on 79.
84' Poor challenge from Luka Jovanovic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
89' Melbourne City FC ring the changes. Tolgay Arslan has done his job and it is now time for Zane Schreiber to step up.
The final score is 1-0.

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
Luka Jovanovic	2
Andrew Nabbout	2
Bernardo Oliveira	2
Dario Vidosic	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

2 / 4

2.44 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.18 Adelaide United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC59% Draw21% Adelaide United FC20%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.62

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Adelaide United FC

41%

Melbourne City FC or Adelaide United FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC47% Draw37% Adelaide United FC16%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

9.1%

1 – 1

8.5%

2 – 0

3 – 1

7.3%

3 – 0

6.3%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

5.3%

4 – 1

4.5%

1 – 2

4.5%

3 – 2

4.4%

0 – 0

3.9%

4 – 0

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Adelaide United FC covers
-2.5	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	19%	57%
-1.5	43%	—	57%
-1	43%	21%	36%
-0.5	64%	—	36%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	10%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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