Thursday , 2 July 2026

Melbourne City FC vs Adelaide United FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2025-26
Melbourne City FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Adelaide United FC
Sun 26 Apr 2026 · 07:30 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Max Caputo 70' Y
Besian Kutleshi 85' Y
Harrison Delbridge 89' Y
Y 90' Jay Barnett
Y 90' Anselmo
German Ferreyra 90' Y
Y 90' Luka Jovanovic
Aziz Behich 90' Y
YR 90' Luka Jovanovic

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Alex King
  • Referee Sam Kelly (Australia)
19 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 6.1 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

6
7
8
Melbourne City FC 21 games · Avg 3.1 goals Adelaide United FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-26 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC 2025-11-21 Adelaide United FC 4–1 Melbourne City FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr Adelaide United FC H 1–2 L
18 Apr Brisbane Roar FC A 3–2 W
12 Apr Wellington Phoenix FC H 2–0 W
07 Apr Central Coast Mariners FC H 2–1 W
04 Apr Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 3–0 W
22 Mar Perth Glory FC A 1–1 D
Adelaide United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr Melbourne City FC A 2–1 W
19 Apr Macarthur FC H 3–1 W
11 Apr Newcastle United Jets FC A 1–1 D
03 Apr Auckland FC H 1–1 D
20 Mar Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 4–2 W
14 Mar Central Coast Mariners FC A 1–1 D

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' The travelling Adelaide United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne City FC that had 208 games and scored 386 goals.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 17' Goal! Marcus Younis scores his 6 goal in 205 matches.
  • 22' Melbourne City FC is showing some good football. However, Melbourne City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 27' Supporters expect more eagerness from Johnny Yull, as he is very good at scoring at AAMI Park with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' It’s high time Ayrton Andrioli made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' It is a substitution in Melbourne City FC team. Samuel Souprayen is replaced by Harrison Delbridge on 40 minute.
  • 45' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 50' Adelaide United 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.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' Max Caputo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 63' Time for substitution for Adelaide United FC. Yaya Dukuly is replaced by Luka Jovanovic.
  • 68' Adelaide United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 68.
  • 70' That looks like a foul for a card for Max Caputo.
  • 75' Medin Memeti is replacing Max Caputo for the Melbourne City FC side.
  • 78' Adelaide United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Craig Goodwin is hanging Anselmo on the field on 78 minute.
  • 79' Goal! Luka Jovanovic scores his 13 goal in 233 matches.
  • 84' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 85' Besian Kutleshi was booked on 85.
  • 89' That looks like a foul for a card for Harrison Delbridge.
  • 89' The Adelaide United FC manager makes a substitution. Harry Crawford departs to be replaced by Austin Ayoubi.
  • 90' Adelaide United FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Vidmar

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ayrton Andrioli

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2026-04-26 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC 2025-11-21 Adelaide United FC 4–1 Melbourne City FC 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

Melbourne City FC Form

2026-04-26 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC L 2026-04-18 Brisbane Roar FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC W 2026-04-12 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2026-04-07 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2026-04-04 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2026-03-22 Perth Glory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D

Adelaide United FC Form

2026-04-26 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC W 2026-04-19 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Macarthur FC W 2026-04-11 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2026-04-03 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Auckland FC D 2026-03-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–4 Adelaide United FC W 2026-03-14 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.31 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.49 Adelaide United FC xG
I would bet for: Melbourne City FC or Adelaide United FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC33% Draw28% Adelaide United FC39%
Actual: Adelaide United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Adelaide United FC
67%
Melbourne City FC or Adelaide United FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne City FC25% Draw46% Adelaide United FC29%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
8.1%
0 – 0
8%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 0
7%
0 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
5.6%
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 3
4.2%
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% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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