Melbourne City vs Adelaide United
Ref: A. KingAAMI Park, Melbourne · 30,050 cap
Match recap
Adelaide United beat Melbourne City 2–1 in their A-League fixture. Younis scored for Melbourne City; Jovanović and Jovanović replied for Adelaide United. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.61 for Melbourne City versus 2.29 for Adelaide United. Melbourne City sit 6th in the A-League table while Adelaide United are 2nd.
First Half
-5'
Anselmo
Yellow Card
-5'
Dukuly
Yellow Card
⚽
Younis
Assist: Shillington
⇄
Souprayen
Second Half
63'
⇄
Đuzel
⇄
Schreiber
⇄
Durakovic
63'
⇄
Dukuly
Caputo
Yellow Card
⇄
Caputo
⇄
Kuen
78'
⇄
Anselmo
79'
⚽
Jovanović
Assist: Goodwin
Besian Kutleshi
Yellow Card
89'
⇄
Crawford
Delbridge
Yellow Card
90+2'
Barnett
Yellow Card
90+6'
Jovanović
Yellow Card
Ferreyra
Yellow Card
Behich
Yellow Card
90+9'
Jovanović
Red Card
90+9'
Jovanović
Yellow Card
90'
⚽
Jovanović
| # | 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
Melbourne CityAdelaide United
3Won
Statistical edge
3–11
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.61VS2.29
Attack0 · 6 won
9
Shots
17
2
Shots on target
5
7
Shots in the box
13
2
Shots outside box
4
5
Shots off goal
6
3
Corners
10
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
43%
Possession
57%
332
Total passes
441
252
Accurate passes
359
76%
Pass accuracy
81%
Discipline2 · 0 won
11
Fouls
13
5
Yellow cards
5
0
Red cards
1
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
1
2
Blocked shots
6
Melbourne City
4-1-4-1
Adelaide United
4-3-3Melbourne City
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 1Patrick BeachG
- 11Elbasan RashaniM
- 16Aziz Eraltay BehichD
- 17Max CaputoF
- 19Zane SchreiberM
- 22Germán Julio César FerreyraD
- 26Samuel SouprayenD
- 28Marcus YounisM
- 30Andreas KuenM
- 36Harrison ShillingtonD
- 39Emin DurakovicM
Substitutes
- 2Harrison Andrew DelbridgeD
- 7Mathew Allan LeckieF
- 10Takeshi KanamoriF
- 35Medin MemetiF
- 40James Sigurd NieuwenhuizenG
- 41Lawrence WongM
- 44Besian KutleshiD
Adelaide United
4-3-3Starting XI
- 3Bart VriendsD
- 4Panagiotis KikianisD
- 12Jonny YullF
- 14Jay BarnettD
- 19Yaya DukulyD
- 22Joshua Gerardus Petrus Wilhelm SmitsG
- 23Luke ĐuzelM
- 55Ethan AlagichM
- 58Harry CrawfordF
- 87AnselmoF
Substitutes
- 9Luka JovanovićF
- 10Juan MuñizM
- 11Craig Alexander GoodwinF
- 40Ethan Anthony Robert CoxG
- 42Austin AyoubiM
- 52Sotiri PhillisD
- 62F. TalladiraM
Melbourne City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aziz Behich(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/3 |
| Andreas Kuen | M | 75 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/4 |
| Elbasan Rashani | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Marcus Younis | M | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 0/3 |
| Harrison Shillington | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Emin Durakovic | M | 63 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Germán Ferreyra | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Souprayen | D | 40 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zane Schreiber | M | 63 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Max Caputo | F | 75 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Patrick Beach | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Takeshi Kanamori | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Nieuwenhuizen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Delbridge | D | 50 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mathew Leckie | F | 27 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Medin Memeti | F | 15 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Besian Kutleshi | D | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Lawrence Wong | M | 15 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Adelaide United
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan White | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2/3 |
| Harry Crawford | F | 89 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Bart Vriends(C) | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anselmo | F | 78 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Panagiotis Kikianis | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Jay Barnett | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jonny Yull | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/6 |
| Ethan Alagich | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Luke Duzel | M | 63 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Yaya Dukuly | D | 63 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/4 |
| Joshua Smits | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Fabian Talladira | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sotiri Phillis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Cox | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luka Jovanovic | F | 36 | 7.2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Austin Ayoubi | M | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Muniz | M | 27 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Goodwin | F | 12 | 6.6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |