Melbourne City FC vs Adelaide United FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2024-25

Melbourne City FC

0 – 0

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Adelaide United FC

Sat 26 Apr 2025 · 09:35 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 15' Ethan Alagich

Kai Trewin 39' Y

German Ferreyra 50' Y

Y 60' Zach Clough

Y 80' Isaias Sanchez

Overview

Match Preview

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

Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2026/27)
Adelaide United FC 26 games · 43 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Kearney Robinson
Referee Shaun Evans

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

2025-04-26 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Adelaide United FC 2025-02-07 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Apr	Adelaide United FC	H	0–0	D
19 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–2	D
11 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	H	3–2	W
05 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	1–0	W
29 Mar	Sydney FC	A	3–2	W
12 Mar	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	0–1	L

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Apr	Melbourne City FC	A	0–0	D
22 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–1	D
18 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	3–2	W
12 Apr	Perth Glory FC	A	1–4	L
05 Apr	Sydney FC	H	2–3	L
29 Mar	Melbourne Victory FC	A	3–5	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

Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts). Adelaide United FC are 2nd (43 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Melbourne City FC welcome Adelaide United FC for this crunch clash at AAMI Park.
5' The travelling Adelaide United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' Marco Tilio has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
15' Ethan Alagich catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 15.
20' Adelaide United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Melbourne City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
32' Luka Jovanovic is replacing Archie Goodwin for the Adelaide United FC side.
37' 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.
39' Kai Trewin catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 39.
44' Melbourne City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
49' Adelaide United FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Luka Jovanovic scoring 2 goals.
50' German Ferreyra is having his name booked by the referee on 50.
55' A quiet spell here at AAMI Park. Melbourne City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
60' Adelaide United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 60.
61' Medin Memeti is replacing Max Caputo for the Melbourne City FC side.
66' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Melbourne City FC and Adelaide United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
69' Yaya Dukuly is replacing Ryan Kitto for the Adelaide United FC side.
74' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Zane Schreiber exits the field as Emin Durakovic enters on 74.
79' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
80' Isaias Sanchez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 80.
85' The supporters are chanting for Jay Barnett. He replaces Stefan Mauk on 85 minute.
86' Melbourne City FC make a change. Andreas Kuen trudges off to be replaced by Lawrence Wong on 86 minutes.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Vidmar

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

17
Ben Folami ↑ 85'
4
Jordan Elsey
1
James Delianov
14
Jay Barnett ↑ 85'
19
Yaya Dukuly ↑ 69'
9
Luka Jovanovic ↑ 32'
12
Johnny Yull ↑ 69'

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

2025-04-26 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Adelaide United FC D 2025-04-19 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D 2025-04-11 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Brisbane Roar FC W 2025-04-05 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2025-03-29 Sydney FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC W 2025-03-12 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L

Adelaide United FC Form

2025-04-26 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Adelaide United FC D 2025-04-22 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2025-04-18 Adelaide United FC 3–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2025-04-12 Perth Glory FC 4–1 Adelaide United FC L 2025-04-05 Adelaide United FC 2–3 Sydney FC L 2025-03-29 Melbourne Victory FC 5–3 Adelaide United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.3 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.46 Adelaide United FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne City FC or Adelaide United FC 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC37% Draw27% Adelaide United FC36%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.76

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Adelaide United FC

63%

Melbourne City FC or Adelaide United FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC25% Draw46% Adelaide United FC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

1 – 2

8.4%

0 – 1

8.3%

0 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

7.5%

1 – 0

7.3%

0 – 2

6.6%

2 – 2

5.5%

2 – 0

5.2%

1 – 3

4.1%

3 – 1

3.3%

0 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Adelaide United FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	18%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	20%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✗

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

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