Melbourne City vs Adelaide United

Melbourne City

1 - 2

Adelaide United

🕒 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 08:30 Europe/London 📍 AAMI Park 🧑‍⚖️ Alexander George King 🔁 Regular Season - 26 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 26

Regular Season Table

Melbourne City 6 · Adelaide United 2

Referee Stats

Alexander George King

19 matches · 3.79 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.79
Reds avg	0.11
Penalties avg	0.11
Over 4.5 cards	26%
Home wins	37%
Draws	32%
Away wins	32%

How the match was won

Adelaide United outshot their opponent (9-17).
Adelaide United controlled possession (57%).
Adelaide United had the sharper finishing (2-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Melbourne City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-2-5

Goals For / Against

18 / 13

Avg: 1.38 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.54

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Adelaide United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-4

Goals For / Against

22 / 20

Avg: 1.57 / 1.43

Points

Avg: 1.43

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

1.54

PPG

1.43

1.38

1.57

1.00

1.43

54%

O2.5

69%

46%

BTTS

92%

54%

Score 1st

23%

League-position context

Melbourne City rank6th

Adelaide United rank2nd

Melbourne City points38

Adelaide United points43

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.

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.

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

Melbourne City last 5 home

L W W W L

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals9-6

Record3-0-2

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

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Adelaide United last 5 away

W D W D D

Points9/15

Weighted index69

Goals9-6

Record2-3-0

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Melbourne City trend breakdown

Over 2.554%

BTTS46%

BTTS + O2.538%

1H Over 0.562%

Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 23% · 1H BTTS 8%

Adelaide United trend breakdown

Over 2.569%

BTTS92%

BTTS + O2.569%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 23% · 1H BTTS 38%

Scoring reliability

Melbourne City score at home77%

Melbourne City clean sheet at home38%

Adelaide United score away100%

Adelaide United clean sheet away8%

First-goal patterns

Melbourne City score first54%

Melbourne City win after scoring first71%

Adelaide United score first23%

Adelaide United win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Melbourne City 20% · Adelaide United 60%

Avg first goal minute: Melbourne City 18.6' · Adelaide United 33.0'

Vs league average

Melbourne City score at home1.38 vs 1.53

Melbourne City concede at home1.00 vs 1.34

Adelaide United score away1.57 vs 1.34

Adelaide United concede away1.43 vs 1.53

Melbourne City score 9% below league average, while Adelaide United score 17% above league average.

Defensive side: Melbourne City are 25% below league average at home, and Adelaide United are 6% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Melbourne City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

Adelaide United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

61-75 6

31-45 4

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

0-15 4

16-30 4

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

43%

57%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

334

439

Passes Accurate

253

362

Passes %

76%

82%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Younis

Normal Goal · Assist: H. Shillington

40' ↑↓

↑↓

40' ⇄ S. Souprayen

1st substitution · For: H. Delbridge

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ E. Durakovic

2nd substitution · For: Besian Kutleshi

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Z. Schreiber

3rd substitution · For: M. Leckie

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ L. Đuzel

1st substitution · For: Juan Muñiz

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Y. Dukuly

2nd substitution · For: L. Jovanović

70'

70' M. Caputo

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ M. Caputo

4th substitution · For: M. Memeti

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ A. Kuen

5th substitution · For: Lawrence Wong

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ Anselmo

3rd substitution · For: C. Goodwin

79' ⚽

⚽

79' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

L. Jovanović

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Goodwin

86'

86' Besian Kutleshi

89'

89' H. Delbridge

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ H. Crawford

4th substitution · For: A. Ayoubi

90+2'

90+2' J. Barnett

90+6'

90+6' G. Ferreyra

90+6'

90+6' L. Jovanović

90+6'

90+6' A. Behich

90+8' ⚽

⚽

90+8' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

L. Jovanović

Normal Goal · Assist: Ryan White

90+10'

90+10' L. Jovanović

Melbourne City vs Adelaide United 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Adelaide United beat Melbourne City 2-1 on Sunday, 26 April 2026 in A-League. The match was refereed by Alexander George King. It was played at AAMI Park.

First half: Melbourne City took the lead at 17' when M. Younis scored, with the assist credited to H. Shillington, making the score 1-0. Melbourne City made their 1st substitution at 40', with S. Souprayen replacing H. Delbridge.

Second half: Melbourne City made their 2nd substitution at 63', with E. Durakovic replacing Besian Kutleshi. Melbourne City made their 3rd substitution at 63', with Z. Schreiber replacing M. Leckie. Adelaide United made their 1st substitution at 63', with L. Đuzel replacing Juan Muñiz. Adelaide United made their 2nd substitution at 63', with Y. Dukuly replacing L. Jovanović. M. Caputo received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 70'. Melbourne City made their 4th substitution at 75', with M. Caputo replacing M. Memeti. Melbourne City made their 5th substitution at 75', with A. Kuen replacing Lawrence Wong. Adelaide United made their 3rd substitution at 78', with Anselmo replacing C. Goodwin. Adelaide United leveled the score at 79' when L. Jovanović scored, with the assist credited to C. Goodwin, making the score 1-1. Besian Kutleshi received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 86'. H. Delbridge received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 89'. Adelaide United made their 4th substitution at 89', with H. Crawford replacing A. Ayoubi. J. Barnett received a yellow card for Adelaide United at 90+2'. G. Ferreyra received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 90+6'. L. Jovanović received a yellow card for Adelaide United at 90+6'. A. Behich received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 90+6'. Adelaide United took the lead at 90+8' when L. Jovanović scored, with the assist credited to Ryan White, making the score 1-2. L. Jovanović received a red card for Adelaide United at 90+10'.

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