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

Full Time

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

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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 Shaun Evans

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

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

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…
5' Adelaide United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' It’s high time Aurelio Vidmar made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' Ethan Alagich was booked on 15.
20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Zane Schreiber made 208 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
25' Melbourne City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Adelaide United FC backline.
30' It looks surprising Melbourne City FC does not make any changes. Zach Clough has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
32' The whistle greets Archie Goodwin as he departs to be replaced by Luka Jovanovic.
37' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
39' Kai Trewin was booked on 39.
44' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne City FC in their trying to find a way past Adelaide United FC's compact .
49' Adelaide United FC have won 368 goals from 233 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
50' Poor challenge from German Ferreyra. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
55' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
60' Adelaide United FC player sees a card in front of him.
61' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Max Caputo departs to be replaced by Medin Memeti.
66' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
69' The crowd applauds Ryan Kitto as he leaves the pitch. Yaya Dukuly steps in for Adelaide United FC.
74' Melbourne City FC make a change. Zane Schreiber trudges off to be replaced by Emin Durakovic on 74 minutes.
79' Adelaide United FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Luka Jovanovic scoring 2 goals.
80' It’s a booking for Adelaide United FC player. Isaias Sanchez gets a card.
85' A change in the Adelaide United FC ranks — Stefan Mauk exits the field as Jay Barnett enters on 85.
86' The supporters are chanting for Lawrence Wong. He replaces Andreas Kuen on 86 minute.
The final score is 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
Louis D'Arrigo	2
Nestor Irankunda	2
George Blackwood	2
Luka Jovanovic	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.