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by Devesh Jaganath | in A-League Predictions
Matchday 5 in the A-League kicks off with Adelaide United playing host to Melbourne City at Coopers Stadium on Friday. The Reds are sixth in the league standings, while the City Boys are third after four games. Let’s get into the match prediction!
Adelaide United have made a mixed start to the 2025-26 season, now on six points after splitting their first four games, two wins and two defeats.
The Reds went into the international break off the back of a 2-0 victory over Western Sydney Wanderers. Luka Jovanovic picked up a goal and an assist in the match and now has three goal involvements in his last two appearances.
The hosts’ both wins this season came at home, and they are unbeaten in their last 10 matches against this opponent at this venue dating back to 2018 (W5 D5).
Meanwhile, Melbourne City have taken eight points from their four games this term (W2 D2) and are one of only two teams that have yet to lose a match in the top flight this season.
Max Caputo scored the opener in City’s 2-0 win over Melbourne Victory in the last match. The attacker has now netted four goals in as many league games for the team this season.
The visitors have taken five points from their three away league games to date (W1 D2) and only conceded one goal in those matches.
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The Best Betting Odds for Adelaide United v Melbourne City Match
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | Bonus up to |
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2.82 | 3.75 | 2.2 |
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2.75 | 3.4 | 2.25 |
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2.75 | 3.4 | 2.3 |
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2.8 | 3.6 | 2.3 |
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2.63 | 3.5 | 2.38 |
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What is the prediction for the football match between Adelaide United and Melbourne City?
Our prediction for the Adelaide United vs Melbourne City match is: 2-4 match goals.
Probabilities according to our algorithm* of possible 1X2 football predictions and best odds for the match on 21/11/2025 between Adelaide United and Melbourne City in A-League :
- The Sportytrader ⭐ algorithm estimates a probability of 41.06% for a win of Adelaide United against Melbourne City with odds of 2.85 at BC Game.
- The probability according to Sportytrader ⭐ for a draw between Adelaide United vs Melbourne City is 22.07% with odds of 3.75 at Bet365.
- Our prediction model gives a 36.87% chance ⭐ for a win of Melbourne City vs Adelaide United with odds of 2.38 at Unibet.
Adelaide United vs Melbourne City Form
Adelaide United and Melbourne City's standings in the A-League
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3
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8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
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6
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Adelaide United and Melbourne City Last Matches
3/6 (50%)
0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
7 Nov 2025 - A-League
1 Nov 2025 - A-League
27 Oct 2025 - A-League
17 Oct 2025 - A-League
5 Aug 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
30 Jul 2025 - FFA Cup
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
7 Nov 2025 - A-League
17 Oct 2025 - A-League
18 Apr 2025 - A-League
5 Apr 2025 - A-League
14 Mar 2025 - A-League
8 Mar 2025 - A-League
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
1 Nov 2025 - A-League
27 Oct 2025 - A-League
5 Aug 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
30 Jul 2025 - FFA Cup
9 May 2025 - A-League
26 Apr 2025 - A-League
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
8 Nov 2025 - A-League
4 Nov 2025 - AFC Champions League
31 Oct 2025 - A-League
25 Oct 2025 - A-League
21 Oct 2025 - AFC Champions League
18 Oct 2025 - A-League
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
25 Oct 2025 - A-League
21 Oct 2025 - AFC Champions League
16 Sept 2025 - AFC Champions League
31 May 2025 - A-League
24 May 2025 - A-League
3 May 2025 - A-League
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
8 Nov 2025 - A-League
4 Nov 2025 - AFC Champions League
31 Oct 2025 - A-League
18 Oct 2025 - A-League
1 Oct 2025 - AFC Champions League
30 Jul 2025 - FFA Cup
Adelaide United vs Melbourne City Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
60 %
20 %
20 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
26 Apr 2025 - A-League
7 Feb 2025 - A-League
25 Jan 2024 - A-League
29 Oct 2023 - A-League
3 Mar 2023 - A-League
Adelaide United vs Melbourne City last Lineups
Formation : 4 - 4 - 2
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Most goals and assists
Adelaide United
Melbourne City
L. Jovanovic
(2 Goals)
M. Caputo
(5 Goals)
L. Jovanovic
(1 Assists)
,
D. Pierias
(1 Assists)
,
J. Yull
(1 Assists)
,
E. Alagich
(1 Assists)
,
Y. Dukuly
(1 Assists)
,
C. Goodwin
(1 Assists)
T. Kanamori
(2 Assists)
, 
A. Kuen
(2 Assists)
Adelaide United - Melbourne City Key Points
- All four of Adelaide United’s league games this season have ended with between 2-4 goals.
- Adelaide United have scored two or more goals in each of their last five home league matches.
- Three of Melbourne City’s four league games this season have ended with between 2-4 goals.
- Melbourne City have only failed to score in one of their last eight away league matches.
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Our Adelaide United vs Melbourne City Prediction
While Melbourne City have been installed as the favourites for this match, they have not fared well at Coopers Stadium in recent times, losing on their last three visits here and winless in 10.
However, it’s tough to write off the City Boys given their unbeaten record in the league this season. Both these sides have decent attacking records this term, so we’re expecting a few goals in this one. Our Adelaide United vs Melbourne City prediction is 2-4 match goals.
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