The season is still fairly new and the National Youth League table has to be read with caution. So far Melbourne City U21 find themselves in 4th position and Adelaide U21 are placed 3rd.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Melbourne City U21 form and stats
Three National Youth League home games done for Melbourne City U21, who are not happy collecting 2 points from these matches.
Melbourne City U21 manager P. Kratky and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Brisbane U21 (placed 2nd) in the National Youth League. Ahead of that match, Melbourne City U21 lost 1-3 at home to Melbourne Victory U21.
Trouble was brewing at the score 0-2 against Brisbane U21 last time out, but a goal from M. Najjar completed a comeback to a draw result for Melbourne City U21.
Goals decide football matches and Melbourne City U21 are scoring many of them at home; 7 on target from 3 league matches. Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Melbourne City U21 have allowed the opposition to score 9 goals here. Melbourne City U21 have allowed more than three conceded goals on average in their home matches so far.
Adelaide U21 form and stats
Adelaide U21 are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the National Youth League, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).
The supporters enjoyed Adelaide U21's previous game versus Perth Glory U21 (placed 5th), a National Youth League 4-2 win played at home. A 1-5 defeat away at Brisbane U21 before that.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Adelaide U21, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Adelaide U21 has managed 4 goals and let in 5 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Adelaide U21 - Melbourne City U21 3-2 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Melbourne City U21 3 wins, 1 draw and Adelaide U21 1 victory. As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 game had two or less.Melbourne City U21 missing players
Adelaide U21 missing players
| Melbourne City U21 | Adelaide U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 14 | 9 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 80% | 67% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 80% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 80% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 80% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 20% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 20% |
| 20% | 33% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 5.4 | 7.3 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 5.2 | 4.3 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2.2 | 2.3 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | 53 | 13 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| 35 | 25 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 31% | 28% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 26% |
- Adelaide U21 has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
- Adelaide U21 has the fewest matches over the total-line (2)
- Adelaide U21 have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Adelaide U21 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Adelaide U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Adelaide U21's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Melbourne City U21 has the fewest scored goals in the second half (6)
- Melbourne City U21 have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Melbourne City U21 have yet to win a game.
| Melbourne City U21 | Last season | Adelaide U21 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 8 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 19 | 11 | Scored | S | 7 | 15 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Conceded | C | 11 | 17 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 62% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 50% | ||
| 50% | 75% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 38% | ||
| 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 6 | 7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5 | ||
| 1.3 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 44 | 11 | Total Shots | T S | 22 | 36 | ||
| 27 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 19 | ||
| 30% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 26% | ||
| 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 Victory U21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 13 |
| 2 | Brisbane U21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 |
| 3 | Adelaide U21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Melbourne City U21 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 5 | Perth Glory U21 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -10 | 2 |