A total of 18 rounds of matches have been played and both Adelaide United and Melbourne City are at the right end of the league table. Let's go!
- Adelaide United is in the best form (3-3-0) in A-League
- Melbourne City have the most scored goals (42) in A-League
This has all the signs of an intriguing fixture with lots of action and bustle as both contenders are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Bring it on!
Adelaide United form and stats
17 points is a decent return from 8 A-League games here at Coopers Stadium for Adelaide United. The data says 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
Adelaide United shared the glory with Melbourne Victory in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. The hometeam coach Veart made a successful contribution in the game against Melbourne Victory, bringing on Irankunda who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw. Midfield player Halloran got a match rating of 7.42 in that game, the max score being 10. Halloran served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 27 successful passes (of 30 total).
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Western Sydney Wanderers that ended 4-4.Goals from both sides! That has been the case in 5 league fixtures in a row for this side. Could it happen again?
Adelaide United have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Coopers Stadium with 15 goals in 8 league matches.
Melbourne City form and stats
As the visiting team in A-League matches, Melbourne City have produced an overall stat of 5-2-2 so far.
Melbourne City are travelling after their nice 3-2 home win in the fixture against Sydney (placed 6th). Attacker MacLaren got a player rating of 8.23 in the game. "Man of the match" MacLaren scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
A 2-3 defeat away at Melbourne Victory before that.Will there be lots of goals? This team have played 5 consecutive league fixtures all featuring three or more goals (over 2.5 goals).
The travelling fans enjoy Melbourne's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 9 league matches away. Melbourne City have conceded 10 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The sides have played each other before in this season, with the result Melbourne City - Adelaide 3-3 logged in the official records. Head to head numbers (for the last ten meetings): Adelaide United won three games, five matches ended with a draw and Melbourne City have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / two. Maclaren loves to meet Adelaide United and have scored 8 goals in these games.
Top Goalscorers
  J. MacLaren 18 goals |   C. Goodwin 7 goals |  M. Leckie 6 goals |
Adelaide United missing players
Melbourne City missing players
| Adelaide United | Melbourne City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 17 | 42 |
| 29 | 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 89% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 83% |
| 56% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 56% | 67% |
| 39% | 12% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 22% | 12% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 28% |
| 67% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 61% |
| 17% | 38% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 39% |
| 17% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 6.3 | 6 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 15 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| 6.7 | 6.1 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| 3.1 | 3.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14.1 | 13.8 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 33 | 16.3 | 16.8 |
| 4.4 | 3.9 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.2 | 6.1 |
| 39% | 48% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 36% | 39% |
| 15.9 | 14 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3 | 11.6 | 9.9 |
| 5.2 | 4.6 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 4.6 | 3.9 |
- Adelaide United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Adelaide United is in the best form (3-3-0) in A-League
- Melbourne City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Melbourne City have the fewest conceded goals (10) away in A-League
- Melbourne City have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in A-League
- Melbourne City have the most points (17) away in A-League
- Melbourne City have the most scored goals (42) in A-League
- Melbourne City have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in A-League
- Melbourne City have the the best goal difference (+23) in A-League
- Melbourne City have the the best goal difference (+7) away in A-League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Melbourne City | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 23 | 37 |
| 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 28 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 28 |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 25 |
| 6 | Sydney | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | -2 | 24 |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 24 |
| 8 | Macarthur | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 22 | -11 | 21 |
| 9 | Brisbane Roar | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 20 |
| 10 | Perth Glory | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -7 | 20 |
| 11 | Western United | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -11 | 19 |
| 12 | Melbourne Victory | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 18 |
