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On Friday, March 3, fourth-placed Adelaide United will play leaders Melbourne City at the Hindmarsh Stadium. In that match, Adelaide United had 60% possession and made 9 shots on goal, 5 of which were successful. Nestor Irankunda scored 87′ for Adelaide United. The hosts have not lost in seven league games and had drawn their two most recent contests.

Adelaide recently played Melbourne Victory to a 1-1 draw. Six minutes later, Victory’s goal in the 81st minute, scored by Bruno Fornaroli, was cancelled out by Nestory Irankunda. In contrast, Melbourne defeated Sydney FC 3-2 at home, rebounding from a 3-2 defeat against their rivals, Melbourne Victory. Within 30 minutes, Marco Tilio added a third and Jamie Maclaren scored twice.

Match details:

• NAME: Adelaide United – Melbourne City
• DATE: 3 Mar 2023
• TIME: 08:45 UTC
• VENUE: Coopers Stadium, Adelaide, Australia

Prediction

Since 2019, Adelaide has only lost once to Melbourne, but they haven’t won any of their last three games against them. However, the hosts are unbeaten in seven league games.

In contrast, Melbourne has dominated the league this season, remaining at the top of the standings since October. However, since 2018, they have not won at Adelaide. The two teams could draw again, this time with a lot of goals scored, as they did in the reverse match in January. Prediction: Melbourne City 2-2 Adelaide United

Head-to-Head

• The A-League has hosted all but one of the 41 competition encounters between the two teams. Adelaide is 15-13 ahead.
• Over 2.5 goals have been achieved in five of their last six meetings. In January, their reverse match ended in a 3-3 draw.
• Melbourne has drawn their last three games at Adelaide, but the hosts have not lost in their last six meetings at home.
• This year, both teams have had a successful run in the league, losing only once in nine games.
• Adelaide has scored at least three times in their last three games, while Melbourne has scored at least three times in four of their last five league games.
• With 42 goals in 17 games, the visitors have the best offensive record in the A-League this season.
• With a 19-goal defensive record, Melbourne also has the best record.

Team News

Irankunda will be hoping to earn a spot in the starting lineup this time around after scoring from 25 yards out to earn his team a point last week.

In the meantime, Josh Cavallo will be out for a long time for the visitors because he tore his Achilles tendon.

Mathew Leckie’s absence from action with a hamstring strain that will keep him out for at least six weeks was also a significant blow for the visitors recently.

Arion Sulemani, who has an ACL tear and will be out for a significant amount of time, joins him on the shelf.

LIneup

Adelaide United:

• Gauci;
• Lopez, Ansell, Popovic, Kitto;
• D’Arrigo, Alagich;
• Halloran, Clough, Goodwin;
• Ibusuki

Melbourne City:

• Glover;
• Bos, Lam, Reis, Talbor;
• O’Neill;
• Nabbout, Van der Venne, Berisha, Tilo;
• Maclaren

Betting Tips

At least one goal will be scored in the first half – Yes, Jamie Maclaren will score or assist at any time – Yes, Goals over/under 2.5 Goals over 2.5.

Where to watch

Watch the match on paramount +.

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