In this 10th week match, on Sat Jan 15th, Adelaide United plays host to Melbourne City in a meeting of these two A-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, a perfect day for football. 7th placed Adelaide United is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Melbourne Victory. Nicholas D’Agostino struck first for Melbourne Victory in the 84th minute, then Craig Goodwin got the equalizer for Adelaide United in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Javi López earning them at least the one point. Adelaide United looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while melbourne City sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-3 draw against Western Sydney Wanderers. James Troisi struck first for Western Sydney Wanderers in the 5th minute, then Jack Rodwell added another in the 9th minute on a feed from Dimitri Petratos. Melbourne City is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Adelaide United and Melbourne City battled to a 2-2 draw. MacLaren scored the first goal for Melbourne City in the 28th minute, then Andrew Nabbout added another in the 61st minute on a feed from Nuno Miguel Pereira Reis.
Melbourne City’s top weapon lately has been Jamie MacLaren, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches. Craig Goodwin has been the most prolific scorer on Adelaide United in the last 5 matches with three goals.