Adelaide United vs Melbourne City Predictions

• Adelaide United have ended a run of four losses by picking up two wins from their last two.
• Melbourne City are now unbeaten in four but have only managed to win two of those matches.
• Adelaide United have scored an average of 1.71 goals per game this game and conceded at exactly the same rate.
• Melbourne City have scored 29 goals in 15 games but have conceded 22 as they continue to provide plenty of excitement this season.

Will Adelaide make it three wins in a row?

Adelaide United have continued to pick up wins in blocks of results this season, having consecutive runs of four losses and four wins at times this season and they are currently sitting with two wins in a row as that trend continues. They come into this contest off the back of wins over Western United and Melbourne Victory and this has allowed them to climb into fifth place.

Goals have certainly been forthcoming in games featuring Adelaide this season with the side seeing an average of 3.4 goals per game so far. Their attacking and defensive records are identical and this has led to 35% of their matches beating the 3.5 goal line and 85% beating the 2.5 goal line. Goals have been consistently throughout the season with their recent record seeing 3.8 goals in their matches over the last five weeks.

Melbourne City lost ground last week; a win is needed to close the gap

Last weekends draw with Perth Glory, coupled with Sydney’s win over Melbourne Victory meant that City fell 10 points behind the leaders and the chances of them overturning that deficit look bleak with Sydney looking impressive. Melbourne City are unbeaten in four now however and wins over Newcastle Jets and Western United have ensured they continue to lead the chasing pack in the hunt for the title.

Similarly to their opponents this weekend, there have been plenty of goals in Melbourne City games this season. They also have a record of having an average of 3.4 goals per match this season but their offensive record is slightly better than Adelaide with an average of 1.93 goals scored per game. They have needed to improve defensively all season but are scoring at such a rate that they have still managed to win eight of their 15 matches this season.

Who will win the battle of the highscorers this weekend?

This game definitely looks like the goals will be flowing with these two sides scoring 53 goals between them so far this year. Both teams have scored in Adelaide games 78% of the time whilst the 2.5 goal line has been beaten in 12 of their 14 matches. Melbourne City hold a similar record with both teams scoring in 66% of their matches and the goal line being beaten in 12 of their 15 matches this season. That leads us to believing that both teams will score and the 3.5 goal line will be beaten in a match that should be full of goals.

This match could go either way with both teams capable of scoring, and conceding, any number of goals. We’ve just erred on the side of Melbourne City however with the goal scoring talents of Jamie Maclaren looking like they could be the difference maker. The striker has 13 goals in 15 matches this season and with him looking in great form, we’re predicting that Melbourne City will run out 3-2 winners in one of the games of the season so far.