Match summary
Adelaide United beat Melbourne City 2-1 in the A-League Men.
Melbourne City vs Adelaide UnitedResult, Lineups & H2H
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Melbourne City vs Adelaide United in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Luka Jovanovic's 90th-minute goal decided the match.Adelaide United's goal 2 of 2 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 2-1 final score.
- Adelaide United won 2-1 after trailing 0-1.Trailed from the 17th minute; timeline of 3 goals matches the final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Melbourne City4W 1D 0L
Melbourne CityAdelaide United
13Pointsof 159
11Goals scored10
4Goals conceded6
2Clean sheets0
6Scored in a row14
8Unbeaten in a row9
1Conceded in a row7
Head to head12 meetings · Jan 2018 – Nov 2025
- Melbourne City wins
- 3
- Draws
- 5
- Adelaide United wins
- 4
3goals per meeting
58%both teams scored
58%3+ goals
50%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsMelbourne City 1W 1D 3L · 2.6 goals per game
Meetings
- A-League MenAdelaide United4-1Melbourne City
- A-League MenMelbourne City0-0Adelaide United
- A-League MenAdelaide United1-0Melbourne City
- A-League MenMelbourne City1-0Adelaide United
- A-League MenAdelaide United6-0Melbourne City
Show all 12 meetings
- A-League MenMelbourne City1-2Adelaide United
- A-League MenAdelaide United2-2Melbourne City
- A-League MenAdelaide United2-2Melbourne City
- A-League MenMelbourne City2-1Adelaide United
- A-League MenMelbourne City1-1Adelaide United
- A-League MenAdelaide United1-1Melbourne City
- A-League MenMelbourne City5-0Adelaide United
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 155 earlier results
Melbourne CityAdelaide United
#6Position#4
38Points25 v 25 games40
+1Goal difference+9
1.28Scored per gameleague avg 1.431.76
1.24Conceded per game1.4
#1Form table position#2
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Melbourne CityAdelaide United
- 90+9'Second Yellow · Adelaide United · Luka JovanovicSecond Yellow
- 90+8'Goal · Adelaide United · Luka Jovanovic1-2
- Yellow Card · Melbourne City · Aziz Behich90+6'
- 90+6'Yellow Card · Adelaide United · Anselmo
- Yellow Card · Melbourne City · Germán Ferreyra90+6'
- 90+6'Yellow Card · Adelaide United · Luka Jovanovic
- 90+2'Yellow Card · Adelaide United · Jay Barnett
- Yellow Card · Melbourne City · Harrison Delbridge89'
- 89'Substitution · Adelaide United · Austin Ayoubi · InOut: Harry Crawford
- Yellow Card · Melbourne City · Besian Kutleshi85'
- 79'Goal · Adelaide United · Luka Jovanovic1-1
- 78'Substitution · Adelaide United · Craig Goodwin · InOut: Anselmo
- Substitution · Melbourne City · Medin Memeti · InOut: Max Caputo75'
- Substitution · Melbourne City · Lawrence Wong · InOut: Andreas Kuen75'
- Yellow Card · Melbourne City · Max Caputo70'
- 63'Substitution · Adelaide United · Juan Muñiz · InOut: Luke Duzel
- 63'Substitution · Adelaide United · Luka Jovanovic · InOut: Yaya Dukuly
- Substitution · Melbourne City · Besian Kutleshi · InOut: Emin Durakovic63'
- Substitution · Melbourne City · Mathew Leckie · InOut: Zane Schreiber63'
- Substitution · Melbourne City · Harrison Delbridge · InOut: Samuel Souprayen40'
- Goal · Melbourne City · Marcus Younis1-017'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Melbourne CityAdelaide United
43%Ball Possession57%
9Shots Total17
2Shots On Target5
3Corners10
11Fouls13
5Yellow Cards5
1Offsides1
2Saves1
332Passes441
5Shots Off Target6
126Attacks125
90Dangerous Attacks87
7Shots Inside Box13
2Shots Outside Box4
1Goals2
13Free Kicks11
2Shots Blocked6
5Substitutions4
0Hit Woodwork1
19Tackles20
1Assists0
252Accurate Passes359
0Red Cards1
0Ball Safe1
1Injuries0
11Total Crosses23
1Accurate Crosses6
7Interceptions9
61Duels Won62
1Big Chances Created4
1Big Chances Missed2
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-1-4-1 · 4-3-3
Manager: Ayrton Andrioli
Starting XI
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HC
Harry Crawford7.0
Substitutes
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EC
Ethan Cox-
SP
Sotiri Phillis-
FT
Fabian TalladiraPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.3 | 50' | 0 | 0 | - | 21(86%) | - | 3/5 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/4 | 20(75%) | 1 | 7/16 | |
| 6.9 | 63' | 0 | 0 | - | 19(84%) | 2 | 4/8 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 1 | - | 33(76%) | 3 | 3/3 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 26(81%) | 3 | 6/12 | |
| 6.8 | 75' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 15(71%) | 1 | 9/17 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 39(77%) | 2 | 5/10 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 25(60%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 6.7 | 27' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 6(50%) | 1 | 3/7 | |
| 6.6 | 63' | 0 | 0 | - | 19(53%) | 2 | 3/4 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 46(86%) | 1 | 6/13 | |
| 6.5 | 40' | 0 | 0 | - | 12(82%) | 1 | 3/5 | |
| 6.5 | 75' | 0 | 0 | - | 30(70%) | 1 | 4/10 | |
| 6.5 | 15' | 0 | 0 | - | 5(80%) | - | 1/3 | |
Besian Kutleshi DF | 6.4 | 27' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 15(80%) | 1 | 3/6 |
| 6.0 | 15' | 0 | 0 | - | 1(100%) | - | 0/3 |