Adelaide United vs Melbourne City

A-League Men 29 Oct 2023, 08:00
Adelaide United
Adelaide United
6–0
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
🏟 Coopers Stadium (Adelaide) 👤 S. Evans Round 2

Match report

Adelaide United thrashed Melbourne City 6-0 in the A-League Men on 29 October 2023. It was 2-0 at half-time, with 4 more goals in the second half.

Melbourne City dominated possession with 60% of the ball, while Adelaide United had 15 shots to Melbourne City's 13.

The match was played at Coopers Stadium (Adelaide), with S. Evans in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 40% - 60% Shots 15 - 13 On target 7 - 2 Corners 3 - 1 Fouls 7 - 8 Yellow cards 4
10
Player of the match
Bernardo
Adelaide United · 2 goals, 1 assist
9 Ben Halloran 2 assists
8 Nestory Irankunda 1 goal
8 Ryan Tunnicliffe 1 goal
8 Joe Gauci captained the side
First half vs second half
Adelaide United stepped it up after the break, with 11 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–7 11–6
Shots On Goal 1–1 6–1
Ball Possession 37–63 —
Corners 2–1 1–0
Attacks 47–51 36–52
Match statistics
0 Penalty 1
5 Substitution 5
83 Attacks 103
50 Dangerous Attacks 53
8 On Target 1
8 Off Target 13
15 Shots Total 13
7 Shots On Goal 2
6 Shots Off Goal 6
2 Shots Blocked 5
8 Shots Inside Box 6
7 Shots Outside Box 7
7 Fouls 8
3 Corners 1
0 Offsides 1
40% Ball Possession 60%
2 Yellow Cards 2
2 Saves 2
373 Passes Total 560
306 Passes Accurate 493
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Adelaide United · 4-2-3-1
46 J. Gauci
36 P. Madanha 41 A. Popovic 4 N. Ansell 7 R. Kitto
8 Isaías 37 J. Yull
66 N. Irankunda 10 Z. Clough 26 B. Halloran
9 H. Ibusuki
Melbourne City · 4-3-3
1 J. Young
25 C. Talbot 4 N. Reis 26 S. Souprayen 16 A. Behich
21 A. Lopane 6 S. Ugarkovic 17 T. Antonis
44 M. Jakolis 9 J. MacLaren 8 H. Sakhi
Adelaide United
Coach
C. Veart
Substitutes
  • 3 Ben Warland
  • 49 Musa Toure
  • 43 Giuseppe Bovalina
  • 31 Bernardo
  • 22 Ryan Tunnicliffe
  • 1 James Delianov
  • 55 Ethan Alagich
Melbourne City
Coach
R. Vidosic
Substitutes
  • 11 Léo Natel
  • 37 Max Caputo
  • 35 Zane Schreiber
  • 2 Scott Galloway
  • 38 Harry Politidis
  • 33 Patrick Beach
  • 22 Curtis Good
Substitutions
  • 45+1' ↑ B. Warland ↓ A. Popovic Adelaide United
  • 46' ↑ Léo Natel ↓ A. Lopane Melbourne City
  • 59' ↑ G. Bovalina ↓ P. Madanha Adelaide United
  • 59' ↑ M. Toure ↓ H. Ibusuki Adelaide United
  • 65' ↑ M. Caputo ↓ T. Antonis Melbourne City
  • 71' ↑ B. Oliveira ↓ J. Yull Adelaide United
  • 72' ↑ R. Tunnicliffe ↓ N. Irankunda Adelaide United
  • 76' ↑ Z. Schreiber ↓ S. Ugarković Melbourne City
  • 85' ↑ H. Politidis ↓ A. Behich Melbourne City
  • 85' ↑ S. Galloway ↓ H. Sakhi Melbourne City
Cards
  • 18' I. Sanchez Adelaide United
  • 47' P. Madanha Adelaide United
  • 49' A. Behich Melbourne City
  • 90+0' Leo Natel Melbourne City
Head-to-head
Adelaide United 6 6 draws 3 Melbourne City
2026-04-26 Melbourne City vs Adelaide United 0 - 0
2025-11-21 Adelaide United vs Melbourne City 4 - 1
2025-04-26 Melbourne City vs Adelaide United 0 - 0
2025-02-07 Adelaide United vs Melbourne City 1 - 0
2024-01-25 Melbourne City vs Adelaide United 1 - 0
2023-10-29 Adelaide United vs Melbourne City 6 - 0
Recent form
Adelaide United D D D W L
Melbourne City D D W L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Adelaide United vs Melbourne City?
Adelaide United won 6-0 against Melbourne City on 29 October 2023.
Who won Adelaide United vs Melbourne City?
Adelaide United won the match 6-0.
Where was Adelaide United vs Melbourne City played?
The match was played at Coopers Stadium (Adelaide).
Who had more possession in Adelaide United vs Melbourne City?
Melbourne City had 60% of possession, compared to 40% for the other side.