Adelaide United vs Melbourne City
Ref: Shaun Evans, AustraliaCoopers Stadium, Adelaide · 17,000 cap
Match recap
Adelaide United beat Melbourne City 4–1 in their A-League fixture. Alagich, Jovanović, and Barnett scored for Adelaide United; Kanamori replied for Melbourne City. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.31 for Adelaide United versus 0.86 for Melbourne City. Adelaide United sit 2nd in the A-League table while Melbourne City are 6th.
First Half
Jovanović
Yellow Card
⚽
Alagich
Assist: Jovanović
⚽
Jovanović
Assist: Dukuly
Pierias
Red Card
VAR
VAR Review
40'
⚽
Kanamori
Kikianis
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Muñiz
⇄
Yull
⇄
Jovanović
65'
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Besian Kutleshi
65'
⇄
Schreiber
65'
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Rahmani
71'
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Kanamori
75'
⇄
Nabbout
⚽
Goal
⚽
Barnett
⇄
Đuzel
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle Jets | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | +16 | 48 |
| 2 |  Adelaide United | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | +10 | 43 |
| 3 |  Auckland | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | +13 | 42 |
| 5 |  Sydney | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 39 |
| 6 |  Melbourne City | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 38 |
| 7 |  Macarthur | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 34 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Adelaide UnitedMelbourne City
3Won
Statistical edge
3–11
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.31VS0.86
Attack3 · 3 won
11
Shots
10
6
Shots on target
1
7
Shots in the box
5
4
Shots outside box
5
2
Shots off goal
6
1
Corners
6
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
31%
Possession
69%
254
Total passes
547
181
Accurate passes
470
71%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline0 · 3 won
12
Fouls
5
2
Yellow cards
0
1
Red cards
0
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
2
3
Blocked shots
3
Adelaide United
4-4-2
Melbourne City
4-3-3Adelaide United
4-4-2Starting XI
- 3B. VriendsD
- 4P. KikianisD
- 7R. KittoD
- 9L. JovanovićF
- 10Juan MuñizM
- 12J. YullF
- 19Y. DukulyM
- 20D. PieriasD
- 22J. SmitsG
- 23L. ĐuzelM
- 55E. AlagichM
Substitutes
- 14J. BarnettM
- 36P. MadanhaF
- 40E. CoxG
- 42A. AyoubiM
- 62F. TalladiraM
- 65Joey GaruccioM
Melbourne City
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1P. BeachG
- 4L. BonetigD
- 10T. KanamoriF
- 15A. NabboutF
- 16A. BehichD
- 17M. CaputoF
- 19Z. SchreiberM
- 22G. FerreyraD
- 30A. KuenM
- 44Besian KutleshiD
- 47Kavian RahmaniM
Substitutes
- 20B. MazzeoF
- 33D. OchsenhamG
- 35M. MemetiF
- 36H. ShillingtonD
- 37Peter AntoniouD
- 38Beckham BakerF
- 53Angus MackintoshM
Adelaide United
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Jovanovic | F | 64 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/3 |
| Ethan Alagich | M | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Jonny Yull | F | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Bart Vriends(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yaya Dukuly | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Ryan Kitto | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Muñiz | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Panagiotis Kikianis | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Smits | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Duzel | M | 89 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Dylan Pierias | D | 36 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Fabian Talladira | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Austin Ayoubi | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Cox | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joey Garuccio | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan White | M | 26 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Panashe Madanha | F | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jay Barnett | M | 45 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
Melbourne City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takeshi Kanamori | F | 71 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Andreas Kuen | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Aziz Behich(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Kavian Rahmani | M | 65 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Max Caputo | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Liam Bonetig | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Germán Ferreyra | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Andrew Nabbout | F | 75 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Besian Kutleshi | D | 65 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Zane Schreiber | M | 65 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Patrick Beach | G | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Angus Mackintosh | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dakota Ochsenham | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beckham Baker | F | 19 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Medin Memeti | F | 15 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Benjamin Mazzeo | F | 25 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Harrison Shillington | D | 25 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Peter Antoniou | D | 25 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |