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Melbourne City vs Adelaide UnitedResult, Lineups & H2H

A-League Men2025/20262025/2026
1
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2
Apr 26, 2026
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

Match Timeline

Man of the Match
90'+9Second Yellow
Adelaide United
Goal!
1-2
Luka Jovanovic
Luka Jovanovic
90'+8·Adelaide United
⚽
90'+6Yellow Card
Melbourne City
90'+6Yellow Card
Adelaide United
90'+6Yellow Card
Melbourne City
90'+6Yellow Card
Adelaide United
90'+2Yellow Card
Adelaide United
89'Yellow Card
Melbourne City
89'Substitution
Harry Crawford
Harry Crawford· Out
Adelaide United
85'Yellow Card
Besian Kutleshi
Besian Kutleshi
Melbourne City
Goal!
1-1
Luka Jovanovic
Luka Jovanovic
79'·Adelaide United
⚽
Adelaide United
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
70'Yellow Card
Melbourne City
Adelaide United
Adelaide United
63'Substitution
Besian Kutleshi
Besian Kutleshi· In
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
Goal!
1-0
Marcus Younis
Marcus Younis
17'·Melbourne City
⚽

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Melbourne City
Melbourne City
Adelaide United
Adelaide 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

Substitutes

40
JNJames Nieuwenhuizen
James Nieuwenhuizen
44
BKBesian Kutleshi
Besian Kutleshi
6.4

Starting XI

22
JSJ. Smits
J. Smits
6.6
44
RWRyan White
Ryan White
7.8
23
LDLuke Duzel
Luke Duzel
6.8
58
HCHarry Crawford
Harry Crawford
7.0
87
AAnselmo
Anselmo
7.0
12
JYJonny Yull
Jonny Yull
6.6

Substitutes

40
ECEthan Cox
Ethan Cox
52
SPSotiri Phillis
Sotiri Phillis
62
FTFabian Talladira
Fabian Talladira

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
7.3
50'00-
21(86%)
-
3/5
7.2
90'101/4
20(75%)
1
7/16
6.9
63'00-
19(84%)
2
4/8
6.9
90'01-
33(76%)
3
3/3
6.9
90'000/1
26(81%)
3
6/12
6.8
75'000/1
15(71%)
1
9/17
6.8
90'000/1
39(77%)
2
5/10
6.7
90'00-
25(60%)
-
1/1
6.7
27'000/1
6(50%)
1
3/7
6.6
63'00-
19(53%)
2
3/4
6.6
90'00-
46(86%)
1
6/13
6.5
40'00-
12(82%)
1
3/5
6.5
75'00-
30(70%)
1
4/10
6.5
15'00-
5(80%)
-
1/3
Besian Kutleshi
Besian Kutleshi
DF
6.4
27'001/1
15(80%)
1
3/6
6.0
15'00-
1(100%)
-
0/3

Melbourne City vs Adelaide United — computed insights

  • Luka Jovanovic's 90th-minute goal decided the match.(Score by goal: 17' 1-0, 79' 1-1, 90+8' 1-2.)
  • Adelaide United won 2-1 after trailing 0-1.(Score by goal: 17' 1-0, 79' 1-1, 90+8' 1-2.)
Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
Melbourne City15W4806113/1511-4
Adelaide United15W1901479/1510-6
Melbourne City — last 5 games
  1. D1-1 @ Perth Glory2026-03-22
  2. W3-0 vs Western Sydney Wanderers2026-04-04
  3. W2-1 vs Central Coast Mariners2026-04-07
  4. W2-0 vs Wellington Phoenix2026-04-12
  5. W3-2 @ Brisbane Roar2026-04-18
Adelaide United — last 5 games
  1. D1-1 @ Central Coast Mariners2026-03-14
  2. W4-2 @ Western Sydney Wanderers2026-03-20
  3. D1-1 vs Auckland2026-04-03
  4. D1-1 @ Newcastle Jets2026-04-11
  5. W3-1 vs Macarthur2026-04-19
Head-to-head, computed
Meetings on record
12
Period covered
2018-01-21 – 2025-11-21
Melbourne City wins
3
Draws
5
Adelaide United wins
4
Avg goals per meeting
3
Over 2.5 goals
58%
Both teams scored
58%
Home side won
50%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings
1W 1D 3L (Melbourne City view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time
2.6 vs 3
Most recent meetings (5 of 12)
DateHomeScoreAway
2025-11-21Adelaide United4-1Melbourne City
2025-04-26Melbourne City0-0Adelaide United
2025-02-07Adelaide United1-0Melbourne City
2024-01-25Melbourne City1-0Adelaide United
2023-10-29Adelaide United6-0Melbourne City
Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 155 earlier results)
TeamPosPldPtsGDFormForm rankForm vs pos
Melbourne City625381DWWWW1+5
Adelaide United425409DWDDW2+2
Table context
Points gap
2 ptsMelbourne City 38 · Adelaide United 40
Positions
#6 vs #4
Goals per game
1.28/1.24 vs 1.76/1.4scored/conceded per game · league average 1.43

How we calculate this

Previous Meetings

Head to Head