Adelaide United vs Melbourne City

Adelaide United

4 - 1

Melbourne City

🕒 Fri, 21 Nov 2025 08:35 Europe/London 📍 Coopers Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Shaun Evans 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 5

Regular Season Table

Adelaide United 2 · Melbourne City 6

Referee Stats

Shaun Evans

15 matches · 3.93 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.93
Reds avg	0.20
Penalties avg	0.67
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	60%
Draws	27%
Away wins	13%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-10).
Melbourne City controlled possession (69%).
Adelaide United had the sharper finishing (6-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Adelaide United (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-3-4

Goals For / Against

25 / 20

Avg: 1.79 / 1.43

Points

Avg: 1.71

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Melbourne City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-7-3

Goals For / Against

16 / 21

Avg: 1.14 / 1.50

Points

Avg: 1.36

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this A-League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.71

PPG

1.36

1.79

1.14

1.43

1.50

62%

O2.5

38%

69%

BTTS

54%

69%

Score 1st

38%

League-position context

Adelaide United rank2nd

Melbourne City rank6th

Adelaide United points43

Melbourne City points38

Adelaide United: #2 · 43 pts · GD +10

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 11 pts above the play-off edge. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Melbourne City: #6 · 38 pts · GD +0

5 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Adelaide United last 5 home

W D D W L

Points8/15

Weighted index62

Goals11-6

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Melbourne City last 5 away

W D W L D

Points8/15

Weighted index64

Goals6-7

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Adelaide United trend breakdown

Over 2.562%

BTTS69%

BTTS + O2.546%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 46% · 1H BTTS 0%

Melbourne City trend breakdown

Over 2.538%

BTTS54%

BTTS + O2.531%

1H Over 0.562%

Also: Over 0.5 85% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 31% · 1H BTTS 15%

Scoring reliability

Adelaide United score at home85%

Adelaide United clean sheet at home15%

Melbourne City score away77%

Melbourne City clean sheet away38%

First-goal patterns

Adelaide United score first69%

Adelaide United win after scoring first67%

Melbourne City score first38%

Melbourne City win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Adelaide United 50% · Melbourne City 50%

Avg first goal minute: Adelaide United 28.7' · Melbourne City 33.6'

Vs league average

Adelaide United score at home1.79 vs 1.53

Adelaide United concede at home1.43 vs 1.34

Melbourne City score away1.14 vs 1.34

Melbourne City concede away1.50 vs 1.53

Adelaide United score 17% above league average, while Melbourne City score 15% below league average.

Defensive side: Adelaide United are 7% above league average at home, and Melbourne City are 2% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Adelaide United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

76-90+ 6

0-15 4

46-60 4

16-30 3

31-45 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

31-45 2

Melbourne City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

16-30 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

76-90+ 6

31-45 4

46-60 2

61-75 2

16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

31%

69%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

254

547

Passes Accurate

181

470

Passes %

71%

86%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

0' L. Jovanović

12' ⚽

⚽

12' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

E. Alagich

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Jovanović

15' ⚽

⚽

15' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

L. Jovanović

Normal Goal · Assist: Y. Dukuly

36'

36' D. Pierias

38'

38' 📺 VAR

D. Pierias

40' ⚽

⚽

40' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

T. Kanamori

Normal Goal

45'

45' P. Kikianis

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Yull

1st substitution · For: J. Barnett

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Juan Muñiz

2nd substitution · For: P. Madanha

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ L. Jovanović

3rd substitution · For: Ryan White

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ Kavian Rahmani

1st substitution · For: B. Mazzeo

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ Besian Kutleshi

2nd substitution · For: H. Shillington

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ Z. Schreiber

3rd substitution · For: Peter Antoniou

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ T. Kanamori

4th substitution · For: Beckham Baker

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ A. Nabbout

5th substitution · For: M. Memeti

79' ⚽

⚽

79' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

Ryan White

Normal Goal

84' ⚽

⚽

84' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

J. Barnett

Normal Goal

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ L. Đuzel

4th substitution · For: A. Ayoubi

Adelaide United vs Melbourne City 4-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Adelaide United beat Melbourne City 4-1 on Friday, 21 November 2025 in A-League. The match was refereed by Shaun Evans. It was played at Coopers Stadium.

First half: L. Jovanović received a yellow card for Adelaide United during the match. Adelaide United took the lead at 12' when E. Alagich scored, with the assist credited to L. Jovanović, making the score 1-0. Adelaide United extended the lead at 15' when L. Jovanović scored, with the assist credited to Y. Dukuly, making the score 2-0. D. Pierias received a red card for Adelaide United at 36'. VAR intervened at 38' in favour of Adelaide United. Melbourne City reduced the deficit at 40' when T. Kanamori scored, making the score 2-1. P. Kikianis received a yellow card for Adelaide United at 45'.

Second half: Adelaide United made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Yull replacing J. Barnett. Adelaide United made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Juan Muñiz replacing P. Madanha. Adelaide United made their 3rd substitution at 64', with L. Jovanović replacing Ryan White. Melbourne City made their 1st substitution at 65', with Kavian Rahmani replacing B. Mazzeo. Melbourne City made their 2nd substitution at 65', with Besian Kutleshi replacing H. Shillington. Melbourne City made their 3rd substitution at 65', with Z. Schreiber replacing Peter Antoniou. Melbourne City made their 4th substitution at 71', with T. Kanamori replacing Beckham Baker. Melbourne City made their 5th substitution at 75', with A. Nabbout replacing M. Memeti. Adelaide United extended the lead at 79' when Ryan White scored, making the score 3-1. Adelaide United extended the lead at 84' when J. Barnett scored, making the score 4-1. Adelaide United made their 4th substitution at 90', with L. Đuzel replacing A. Ayoubi.

Adelaide United used 4 substitutions while Melbourne City used 5 substitutions. Adelaide United got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.