Adelaide United vs Melbourne City

A-League Men 21 Nov 2025, 08:35
Adelaide United
Adelaide United
4–1
HT 2–1
FULL TIME
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
🏟 Coopers Stadium Round 5

Match report

Adelaide United cruised past Melbourne City 4-1 in the A-League Men on 21 November 2025.

Adelaide United had 11 shots to Melbourne City's 10.

D. Pierias was sent off in the 36th minute.

The match was played at Coopers Stadium.

Half-time 2-1 Shots 11 - 10 On target 6 - 1 Corners 1 - 6 Fouls 12 - 5 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 1
8
Player of the match
Ethan Alagich
Adelaide United · 1 goal
8 Luka Jovanovic 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Ryan White 1 goal
7 Jay Barnett 1 goal
7 Takeshi Kanamori 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–4 6–6
Shots On Goal 3–1 3–0
Ball Possession 39–61 —
Corners 1–2 0–4
Match statistics
1 Corners 6
4 Substitution 5
6 On Target 1
5 Off Target 9
11 Shots Total 10
6 Shots On Goal 1
2 Shots Off Goal 6
3 Shots Blocked 3
7 Shots Inside Box 5
4 Shots Outside Box 5
12 Fouls 5
1 Corners 6
1 Offsides 1
31% Ball Possession 69%
1 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
0 Saves 2
254 Passes Total 545
181 Passes Accurate 468
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Adelaide United · 4-4-2
22 J. Smits
20 D. Pierias 3 B. Vriends 4 P. Kikianis 7 R. Kitto
10 J. Muñiz 55 E. Alagich 23 L. Duzel 19 Y. Dukuly
9 L. Jovanovic 12 J. Yull
Melbourne City · 4-3-3
1 P. Beach
44 B. Kutleshi 22 G. Ferreyra 4 L. Bonetig 16 A. Behich
47 K. Rahmani 19 Z. Schreiber 30 A. Kuen
15 A. Nabbout 17 M. Caputo 10 T. Kanamori
Adelaide United
Coach
C. Veart
Substitutes
  • 36 Panashe Madanha
  • 14 Jay Barnett
  • 44 Ryan White
  • 42 Austin Ayoubi
  • 40 Ethan Cox
  • 62 Fabian Talladira
  • 65 Joey Garuccio
Melbourne City
Coach
Aurelio Vidmar
Substitutes
  • 36 Harrison Shillington
  • 37 Peter Antoniou
  • 20 Benjamin Mazzeo
  • 38 Beckham Baker
  • 35 Medin Memeti
  • 33 Dakota Ochsenham
  • 53 Angus Mackintosh
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ J. Barnett ↓ J. Yull Adelaide United
  • 46' ↑ P. Madanha ↓ J. Muniz Adelaide United
  • 64' ↑ R. White ↓ L. Jovanovic Adelaide United
  • 65' ↑ B. Mazzeo ↓ K. Rahmani Melbourne City
  • 65' ↑ H. Shillington ↓ B. Kutleshi Melbourne City
  • 65' ↑ P. Antoniou ↓ Z. Schreiber Melbourne City
  • 71' ↑ B. Baker ↓ T. Kanamori Melbourne City
  • 75' ↑ M. Memeti ↓ A. Nabbout Melbourne City
  • 90' ↑ A. Ayoubi ↓ L. Duzel Adelaide United
Cards
  • 36' D. Pierias Adelaide United
  • 45' P. Kikianis Adelaide United
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 4-1 against Melbourne City on 21 November 2025.
Who won Adelaide United vs Melbourne City?
Adelaide United won the match 4-1.
Where was Adelaide United vs Melbourne City played?
The match was played at Coopers Stadium.