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Predictions and Tips
The A-League meeting at AAMI Park on Saturday will see hosts Melbourne City welcome Adelaide United.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for Melbourne City v Adelaide United can be found here (plus the best game odds).
📊 Form Guide

Melbourne City
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Melbourne City prepare for this fixture following a 2-2 A-League drawn game versus Western Sydney Wanderers.
In that match, Melbourne City managed 63% possession and 20 attempts at goal with 7 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Melbourne City was Kai Trewin (13' Own goal, 36', 86'). At the other end, Western Sydney Wanderers got 18 shots on goal with 6 on target. Nicolas Milanović (9') scored for Western Sydney Wanderers.
Aurelio Vidmar's Melbourne City have seen rewards for their attempts on goal 11 times over their preceding six outings. The corresponding tally of goals that they have conceded in those same games stands at 7.
Ahead of this meeting, Melbourne City have not been beaten in their last 2 league matches at home.
Adelaide United
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Last time out, Adelaide United drew 1-1 in the A-League match with Brisbane Roar.
In that match, Adelaide United managed 43% possession and 9 shots at goal with 3 on target. The only player to score for Adelaide United was Dylan Pierias (11'). At the other end, Brisbane Roar had 13 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Asumah Abubakar (59') was the scorer for Brisbane Roar.
Adelaide United have been dangerous up front in their most recent fixtures, scoring 14 goals in their last 6 matches. This doesn’t mask the fact that Adelaide United have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 6 of those same games.
Ahead of this clash, Adelaide United have not won against Melbourne City in away games against them for the last 2 league matches.
🤜🤛 Head to head
A look at their most recent head-to-head meetings stretching back to 22/05/2022 tells us that Melbourne City have won 2 of them & Adelaide United 3, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 1.
There were also plenty of goals scored in those games, 23 overall at an average of 3.83 goals per meeting.
The previous league fixture featuring the two was A-League match day 18 on 07/02/2025 when the final score was Adelaide United 1-0 Melbourne City.
On that day, Adelaide United had 50% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Archie Goodwin (52').
At the other end, Melbourne City had 12 shots at goal with 1 on target.
The referee was Ben Abraham.
📰 Team News: Melbourne City
Samuel Souprayen (Calf problems), Mathew Leckie (Hamstring injury), James Jeggo (Sore muscles), Andrew Nabbout (Cruciate ligament tear), Jayden Necovski (Cruciate ligament tear) and James Nieuwenhuizen (Cruciate ligament injury) will be missing for Melbourne City manager Aurelio Vidmar.
📋 Team News: Adelaide United
Adelaide United manager Carl Veart has some current player fitness concerns. Bailey O'Neil (unknown injury) and Panashe Madanha (Hamstring injury) miss out here.
✨ Prediction
We’re of the opinion that Adelaide United will likely be able to find the net against this Melbourne City team, although that possibly won’t prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.
We’re expecting a very close game with a 2-1 winning score for Melbourne City after 90 minutes. Should be an interesting one.
Andre Moura, 09:10 26/04/2025
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?

⚽️ Team Focus:
Melbourne City
Formed: 2009
Stadium: AAMI Park (30,050)
Captain: Aziz Behich
Chairman: Khaldoon Al Mubarak
Manager: Aurelio Vidmar
Competitions: A-League position 2
🔑 Star Player: Yonatan Cohen
Regularly used in the Right Wing position, Yonatan Cohen was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. Having played his first senior match for Pisa in the 2021 - 2022 season, the gifted Forward has contributed 4 league goals in the A-League 2024 - 2025 season to date in 14 appearances.
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24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 50 | DWDDW |
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24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 44 | LWWWD |
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25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 43 | WDDWD |
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25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 42 | LWWLW |
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24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 41 | WWWLL |
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24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 37 | DLWDW |
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25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 37 | LLLWD |
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25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 33 | WDWDL |
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25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | -1 | 29 | LDLWL |
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25 | 5 | 11 | 9 | -21 | 26 | DWLLD |
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25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -14 | 24 | DWLLL |
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25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -20 | 18 | LLWDW |
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24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | -35 | 14 | LLLLW |
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Goals scored | 1.4 |
Goals conceded | 0.9 |
Time first goal scored | 38 |
Time first goal conceded | 36 |
Yellow cards | 2.2 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4.4 |
Biggest victory | 2-0 |
Biggest defeat | 3-1 |
Goals scored | 2.2 |
Goals conceded | 2.3 |
Time first goal scored | 26 |
Time first goal conceded | 33 |
Yellow cards | 1 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 4.7 |
Biggest victory | 4-0 |
Biggest defeat | 4-1 |
Max Caputo | 5 |
Medin Memeti | 5 |
Marco Tilio | 5 |
Yonatan Cohen | 4 |
Andreas Kuen | 3 |
Archie Goodwin | 13 |
Stefan Mauk | 8 |
Zach Clough | 7 |
Luka Jovanović | 4 |
Dylan Pierias | 4 |
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