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Melbourne City vs Adelaide United: result 2-2 and analysis

A-LeagueRegular Season - 25Kick-off on August 11, 2020 at 09:30 AM (UTC)AAMI Park, Melbourne

Melbourne City
2-2
Adelaide United

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What was the result of Melbourne City vs Adelaide United?

Melbourne City and Adelaide United drew 2-2 on August 11, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 34′A. LunaMelbourne City
  • 40′J. MaclarenMelbourne City
  • 77′K. OpsethAdelaide United (pen.)
  • 90′B. HalloranAdelaide United

Official lineup for Melbourne City vs Adelaide United

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Melbourne City

4-3-3
  1. 10F. Berenguer-Bohrer
  2. 9J. Maclaren
  3. 19L. Wales
  1. 11C. Noone
  2. 20A. Luna
  3. 6J. Brillante
  1. 13N. Atkinson
  2. 22C. Good
  3. 40R. Windbichler
  4. 4H. Delbridge
  1. 1T. Glover

Adelaide United

4-3-3
  1. 26B. Halloran
  2. 11K. Opseth
  3. 18L. Brook
  1. 8R. McGree
  2. 42T. Gomulka
  3. 6S. Mauk
  1. 7R. Kitto
  2. 22M. Jakobsen
  3. 23J. Elsey
  4. 4R. Strain
  1. 20P. Izzo
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Melbourne City have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Adelaide United have 6, 2 and 7.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Melbourne City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 1, 2020Sydney(home)2-0A-League
Mar 23, 2020Newcastle Jets(away)1-2A-League
Mar 20, 2020Central Coast Mariners(away)4-2A-League
Mar 14, 2020Western Sydney Wanderers(home)1-1A-League
Mar 8, 2020Perth Glory(away)3-2A-League
Adelaide United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 6, 2020Sydney(home)1-1A-League
Jul 30, 2020Perth Glory(home)5-3A-League
Jul 25, 2020Wellington Phoenix(away)1-1A-League
Jul 19, 2020Brisbane Roar(away)1-0A-League
Mar 15, 2020Newcastle Jets(home)0-3A-League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Melbourne City wins, 2 draws, 2 Adelaide United wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 1, 2020Adelaide United 3-1 Melbourne CityA-League
Oct 20, 2019Melbourne City 2-1 Adelaide UnitedA-League
May 5, 2019Adelaide United 1-0 Melbourne CityA-League
Apr 13, 2019Melbourne City 0-0 Adelaide UnitedA-League
Feb 9, 2019Melbourne City 1-1 Adelaide UnitedA-League
Dec 16, 2018Adelaide United 0-2 Melbourne CityA-League

Last archived meeting: Adelaide United vs Melbourne City on Feb 1, 2020

How many goals should we expect?

Melbourne City score 1.6 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Adelaide United score 1.6 and concede 2.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Melbourne City1.61.3410/159/15
Adelaide United1.62.1310/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Melbourne City sit 4th in A-League (7 points from 4 matches) and Adelaide United sit 12th (1 point from 3 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Melbourne City4211667
12Adelaide United3012381

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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