Adelaide United vs Melbourne City Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 21 Nov 2025

A-League Betting Preview: Adelaide United vs Melbourne City

Adelaide United take on Melbourne City at Coopers Stadium, with kick-off set for 03:35 on Friday 21 November.

Adelaide and Melbourne City look likely to play out a high-scoring encounter, with Over 2.5 looking like a sound wager on the Total Goals market. You can get a price of -149 for this outcome which looks worth snapping up.

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Adelaide United won 2-0 when hosting Western Sydney at Coopers Stadium in their last league game. That means it’s now been two A-League home wins on the spin. The South Australia side had the majority of the ball boasting 54% possession and eight shots on target, while Luka Jovanovic and Craig Goodwin each scored one goal.

Melbourne City triumphed in their previous game. It was away from home where Melbourne Victory were beaten 2-0 at AAMI Park. Aurelio Vidmar's men had just 35% possession and totalled four shots on goal, while Max Caputo and Peter Antoniou were both on target.

Head-to-Head Statistics

AAMI Park played host to the last encounter between Adelaide and City, with the former playing away. The clash ended in a 0-0 draw. The previous 10 H2H games have featured four Adelaide wins, four draws and two City victories.

A-League		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
3	Melb City	4	2	2	0	7	1	6	7:1	8
6	Adelaide United	4	2	0	2	6	5	1	6:5	6

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3 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws, averaging 1.5 goals from 5.5 shots on goal and 9.8 attempts. United have had 52.5% possession and 5.6 corners per game. On average, they have conceded 1.8 goals from 5.3 shots on goal and 12.0 attempts, while their opponents have been awarded 4.9 corners.

Top goalscorers Archie Goodwin and Luka Jovanovic have found the net 3 times, with Stefan Mauk scoring 2. Yaya Dukuly has recorded the most assists with 3.

City have won 5 and drawn 5, with an average of 1.9 goals from 5.4 shots on goal and 11.9 attempts. The Cranbourne East outfit have averaged 54.0% possession, 5.0 corners taken and 3.4 corners against, while conceding 0.5 goals from 3.9 shots on goal and 9.6 attempts.

Max Caputo has top scored with 5, while Yonatan Cohen, Aziz Behich and Kai Trewin are next on 2. Marco Tilio is the top assists provider in the last 10 games with 3.

Adelaide United vs Melbourne City Prediction & Betting Tips

We’ve broken down Adelaide United vs Melbourne City from every angle, offering our expert match prediction, expected final score, best corners pick, player prop recommendations and a well-constructed bet builder.

Match Prediction

There are reasons to suggest goals are on the cards for this A-League fixture. Therefore, backing Over 2.5 Goals looks the ticket, especially at attractive betting odds of -149.

Team news can have a significant impact on the betting odds, and we factor this in alongside recent form and the latest A-League stats when making our football predictions.

Key Adelaide United vs Melbourne City league stats:

• The 2.5 line has been covered in 4 of the last 5 Adelaide games.
• The 2.5 line has been covered in 15 of the last 20 Adelaide games.

The best bookies are estimating that there is a 59.9% likelihood of this pick landing a return. After careful examination, our experts have this probability somewhere between 65-70%. This bet can therefore be backed with confidence.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Adelaide 2 - 1 City

Adelaide are available at +850 when it comes to them winning 2-1. We like a correct score play and the chance to bag a nice return if our prediction is right.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Luka Jovanovic to Score +245

Luka Jovanovic (United) has scored three goals in his past five A-League games. We believe that there is merit in backing him for an Anytime Goalscorer prop wager at +245 which means we need to him to be on the scoresheet.

Latest Luka Jovanovic Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+245

First

+650

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Corners Prediction

Under 10.5 Corners -147

The 10.5 Total Corners line has not been covered in nine straight Melbourne City matches, with six of the past ten Adelaide games having the same outcome. If you agree with our verdict that the Total Corners line is too high, go for odds of -147 that the teams go under.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Adelaide

Total

10.50 5.60 4.90

Home

12.50 7.60 4.90

Away

10.40 5.00 5.40

City

Total

8.40 5.00 3.40

Home

7.60 5.30 2.30

Away

9.00 5.10 3.90

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 10.5

-100

Under 10.5

-147

Adelaide Corners

Over 5.5

+107

Under 5.5

-159

City Corners

Over 4.5

-130

Under 4.5

-114

Most Corners

1

-114

X

+700

2

+118

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Adelaide United vs Melbourne City Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

The bookies have betting odds of +138 for Melbourne City to win this A-League clash, while you could instead opt for Adelaide United at +160, with the draw being the third Full-Time Result option at +250.

If you fancy City to win, then the +104 for them on the Asian Handicap -0.25 is a potential wager. You get a full payout if they beat Adelaide and half your stake back if it ends in a draw.

The Total Goals market indicates that Over 2.5 Goals is the betting favourite right now. A different approach is a Both Teams to Score bet and Yes has been priced at -179.

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Full-Time Result

1

+160

X

+250

2

+138

Half-Time Result

1

+205

X

+138

2

+185

Double Chance

1X

-189

12

-370

X2

-222

Draw No Bet

1

-109

2

-132

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp +0.25

-147

2 Hcp -0.25

+104

Total Goals

Under 2.5

+104

Over 2.5

-149

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-179

No

+123

Max Caputo is the market leader to be First Goalscorer at +350. Alternatively, there’s the chance to back him to find the net at any stage at +117.

Max Caputo (City)

First

+117

Anytime

+350

Craig Goodwin (United)

First

+225

Anytime

+600

Luka Jovanovic (United)

First

+245

Anytime

+650

Benjamin Mazzeo (City)

First

+290

Anytime

+750

Jake Najdovski (United)

First

+310

Anytime

+800

Amlani Tatu (United)

First

+320

Anytime

+900

Yaya Dukuly (United)

First

+325

Anytime

+900

Andreas Kuen (City)

First

+340

Anytime

+900

Ben Folami (United)

First

+410

Anytime

+1200

Dylan Pierias (United)

First

+430

Anytime

+1200

Austin Ayoubi (United)

First

+460

Anytime

+1200

Jonny Yull (United)

First

+500

Anytime

+1400

Emin Durakovic (City)

First

+575

Anytime

+1600

Zane Schreiber (City)

First

+600

Anytime

+1700

Ethan Alagich (United)

First

+600

Anytime

+1700

Fabian Talladira (United)

First

+700

Anytime

+2000

Harrison Shillington (City)

First

+750

Anytime

+2200

Ryan Kitto (United)

First

+750

Anytime

+2200

Adelaide have managed three consecutive victories at Coopers Stadium. The South Australia side have secured five victories, three defeats and two draws in the previous 10 home games, netting an average of 2.10 goals per match and conceding 1.80.

Melbourne City haven’t tasted defeat in eight consecutive away matches. Aurelio Vidmar's men have collected four wins, four draws and two defeats in the past 10 away games, recording an average of 1.40 goals per match and conceding 0.90.

The most recent Coopers Stadium meeting saw Adelaide claim a 1-0 win over City. We’ve seen three drawn games in the past 9 H2H meetings at Coopers Stadium along with six Adelaide wins.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Adelaide United Home Stats		5-2-3	3.90	2.10	1.80	7	3	8	2
Melbourne City Away Stats		4-4-2	2.30	1.40	0.90	4	6	4	6

• W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
• G = Avg. Goals
• GF = Avg. Goals For
• GA = Avg. Goals Against
• O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
• U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
• B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
• B-No = Matches BTTS No

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Adelaide United vs Melbourne City Lineups & Team News

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