Match

Melbourne City vs Adelaide United: result 3-3 and analysis

A-LeagueRegular Season - 14Kick-off on January 29, 2023 at 04:00 AM (UTC)AAMI Park, Melbourne

Melbourne City
3-3
Adelaide United

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What was the result of Melbourne City vs Adelaide United?

Melbourne City and Adelaide United drew 3-3 on January 29, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 1′G. BlackwoodAdelaide United
  • 12′T. LamMelbourne City
  • 17′R. KittoAdelaide United
  • 43′C. GoodwinAdelaide United
  • 52′M. LeckieMelbourne City
  • 90′J. MaclarenMelbourne City (pen.)

Official lineup for Melbourne City vs Adelaide United

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Melbourne City

4-2-3-1
  1. 9J. Maclaren
  1. 7M. Leckie
  2. 8R. van der Venne
  3. 23M. Tilio
  1. 14V. Berisha
  2. 13A. O'Neill
  1. 38J. Bos
  2. 22C. Good
  3. 6T. Lam
  4. 25C. Talbot
  1. 1T. Glover

Adelaide United

4-2-3-1
  1. 14G. Blackwood
  1. 11C. Goodwin
  2. 10Z. Clough
  3. 26B. Halloran
  1. 55E. Alagich
  2. 6L. D'Arrigo
  1. 7R. Kitto
  2. 8Isaías
  3. 41A. Popovic
  4. 21Javi López
  1. 46J. Gauci
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Melbourne City have 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats; Adelaide United have 5, 5 and 5.

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

Melbourne City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 21, 2023Brisbane Roar(away)0-0A-League
Jan 15, 2023Western Sydney Wanderers(away)1-1A-League
Jan 7, 2023Western United(home)4-0A-League
Jan 2, 2023Wellington Phoenix(away)3-1A-League
Dec 27, 2022Central Coast Mariners(home)1-0A-League
Adelaide United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 20, 2023Macarthur(home)1-0A-League
Jan 14, 2023Melbourne Victory(home)1-1A-League
Jan 7, 2023Central Coast Mariners(away)0-4A-League
Jan 2, 2023Perth Glory(home)2-0A-League
Dec 27, 2022Newcastle Jets(home)0-1A-League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Melbourne City wins, 3 draws, 1 Adelaide United win.

DateScoreCompetition
May 22, 2022Melbourne City 2-1 Adelaide UnitedA-League
May 18, 2022Adelaide United 0-0 Melbourne CityA-League
Feb 15, 2022Melbourne City 1-2 Adelaide UnitedA-League
Jan 15, 2022Adelaide United 2-2 Melbourne CityA-League
Nov 27, 2021Adelaide United 2-2 Melbourne CityA-League
May 13, 2021Melbourne City 4-1 Adelaide UnitedA-League

Last archived meeting: Melbourne City vs Adelaide United on May 22, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

Melbourne City score 1.7 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Adelaide United score 1.4 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Melbourne City1.70.877/158/15
Adelaide United1.41.539/158/15

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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