Adelaide United vs Melbourne City Predictions, Lineups and Betting Tips

Adelaide United vs Melbourne City Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips

Match Details: 21st November | Coopers Stadium | Australia A-League | 08:35

An unbeaten Melbourne City head to Adelaide in what is the fifth game of the new A-League season. Melbourne are slight favourites and will be hoping to keep their unbeaten start to the season going while Adelaide with a win can go above Melbourne and rise as high as second (if results go their way).

Key Betting Tip: Melbourne double chance at 1.40 odds represents excellent value based on the tip provided by our team of in-house tipsters.

Adelaide United vs Melbourne City Predicted Lineups

Adelaide predicted XI: Smits, Kitto, Kikianis, Vriends, Pierias, Yull, Duzel, Alagich, Dukuly, Jovanovic, Goodwin

Just the one change following their 2-0 win last time out vs Western Sydney. Jonny Yull comes in for Muniz, Yull has started the season well picking up a goal and assist in his first four.

Melbourne predicted XI: Beach, Kutleshi, Ferreyra, Trewin, Antoniou, Schreiber, Kanamori, Kuen, Rahmani, Caputo, Mazzeo

One forced change from their 2-0 win in the Melbourne derby as Atkinson was forced off in the 15th minute, Antoniou comes in to replace him

Adelaide United vs Melbourne City Current League Standings

The season is just four games young but Melbourne are just one of two teams still unbeaten. They have eight points after four games, two wins and two draws and in this time they've conceded just the one goal. Adelaide have had a decent start, winning two and also losing two to put them in sixth place on six points, a win takes them above Melbourne however.

Adelaide United vs Melbourne City Head-to-Head Timeline

The last time the two sides met was in a thrilling 0-0, Melbourne should really of won though, creating 2.30Xg but were unable to capatilise on any of their chances.

Recent Head-to-Head Results:

• April 2025: Melbourne 0-0 Adelaide
• February 2025: Adelaide 1-0 Melbourne
• January 2024: Melbourne 1-0 Adelaide
• October 2023: Adelaide 6-0 Melbourne
• March 2023: Adelaide 4-2 Melbourne

Adelaide last five matches:

• Newcastle Jets 2-1 Adelaide (Australia Cup)
• Adelaide 2-1 Sydney FC (A-League)
• Macarthur FC 2-1 Adelaide (A-League)
• Auckland 2-1 Adelaide (A-League)
• Adelaide 2-0 Western Sydney (A-League)

Melbourne last five matches:

• Melbourne 2-1 Buriram United (AFC Champions League Elite)
• Melbourne 4-0 Perth Glory (A-League)
• Brisbane Roar 0-0 Melbourne (A-League)
• Machida Zelvia 1-2 Melbourne (AFC Champions League Elite)
• Melbourne Victory 0-2 Melbourne (A-League)

Adelaide United vs Melbourne City Predictions

Our advanced algorithm analyses over 200 data points to generate these predictions and has confidence with Melbourne keeping up their unbeaten streak, so Melbourne double or chance will be the prediction for the game

Key Players to Watch: Adelaide United vs Melbourne City

Craig Goodwin (Adelaide): The A-League veteran has returned to Adelaide again and opened up his account for the season last game and will be hoping to get on the scoresheet once again, he will be trying to replicate his 2022/23 season with Adelaide when he picked up 16 goals and 10 assists in 30 games

Max Caputo (Melbourne): The joint top scorer of the league with four goals has been in brilliant form. He scored in his last game and will be hungry for me against Adelaide

Adelaide United vs Melbourne City Match Facts

Broadcast Details: Discovery+ UK/TNT Sports 2

Stadium Information: Located in Adelaide is the Coopers Stadium, it holds up to 17,000 fans at a time

Referee: Unknown