Melbourne City and Adelaide United are both riding high in the A-League with their 1st and 3rd positions respectively. Expect a great game!
- Melbourne City have the most scored goals (48) in A-League
- Adelaide United have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in A-League
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a A-League match only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Brisbane Roar, was also a home game here at AAMI Park. The away team is better rested.
Melbourne City form and stats
8-0-1 is the performance here at AAMI Park so far in the A-League, giving Melbourne City a total of 24 from their 9 games here. Outstanding results! After failing to beat Perth Glory here at AAMI Park, Melbourne has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with seven wins in a row.
Melbourne City's last game was hosting Brisbane Roar (placed 7th) and winning 3-2. In the game before, an away victory match versus Perth Glory with a 3-1 scoreline.
Melbourne enjoyed their 3-2 win against Brisbane Roar and the result could have been even better, as they hit the posts three times.
Melbourne are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found three matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won three, drew zero and lost zero.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the A-League game versus Wellington Phoenix in only three days. This game is also played here at AAMI Park.
It's goals goals goals for Melbourne who have scored 28 goals from 9 league home games. Melbourne have conceded 10 in these home matches.
Adelaide United form and stats
As the visiting team in A-League matches, Adelaide United have produced an overall stat of 3-2-5 so far.
S. Mauk was the last player to score for the away team. Adelaide haven't scored a league goal in the last 219 minutes. Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Adelaide goalkeeper Joe Gauci is eager to challenge this, with his 180 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Adelaide delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Wellington Phoenix (placed 9th) in their previous match; a A-League game.
After this away game Adelaide United return home for a A-League game against Brisbane Roar. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Adelaide United are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 18 times in 10 away games so far. For Adelaide, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Adelaide United - Melbourne 2-0, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - four - four (Melbourne wins - draws - Adelaide United wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. MacLaren 22 goals |   S. Mauk 7 goals |  T. Jurić 7 goals |
Melbourne City missing players
Adelaide United missing players
| Melbourne City | Adelaide United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 13 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 48 | 28 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 18 | 32 |
| 23 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 22 | 29 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 85% |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 75% |
| 65% | 89% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 90% | 65% |
| 50% | 67% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 70% | 45% |
| 35% | 44% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 30% | 20% |
| 60% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 65% |
| 30% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 30% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 18.5 | 21.4 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 12.2 | 13.1 |
| 6.5 | 7.6 | 8.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 37% | 41% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 43% | 37% |
- Adelaide United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Adelaide United have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in A-League
- All of Melbourne City's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Melbourne City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Melbourne City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Melbourne City have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Melbourne City have the most points (24) at home in A-League
- Melbourne City have the most scored goals (28) at home in A-League
- Melbourne City have the most scored goals (48) 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 (+18) at home in A-League
- Melbourne City have the the best goal difference (+25) in A-League
- Melbourne City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Melbourne City is in the best form (4-2-0)
| 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 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 25 | 41 |
| 2 | Sydney | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 32 |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 32 |
| 4 | Central Coast Mariners | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 32 |
| 5 | Macarthur | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 32 |
| 6 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 31 |
| 7 | Brisbane Roar | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 30 |
| 8 | Western United | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -2 | 28 |
| 9 | Wellington Phoenix | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 27 |
| 10 | Perth Glory | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -7 | 22 |
| 11 | Melbourne Victory | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 52 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -29 | 15 |
| 12 | Newcastle Jets | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -15 | 14 |