Week 24 brings us a match on Feb 15th, where Adelaide United will travel to Melbourne to battle Melbourne City in a meeting of these two A-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Melbourne City is fresh off their 3-1 win against Western Sydney Wanderers. Mathew Leckie struck first for Melbourne City in the 36th minute, then Mathew Leckie added another in the 43rd minute. Melbourne City is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while adelaide United is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Sydney. Elvis Kamsoba struck first for Sydney in the 10th minute on a feed from Buhagiar, but Stefan Mauk got the equalizer for Adelaide United in the 32nd minute. Adelaide United is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
Melbourne City and Adelaide United last played eachother at the Coopers Stadium on the 15th of January. Adelaide United and Melbourne City battled to a 2-2 draw. Andrew Nabbout struck first for Melbourne City in the 24th minute on a feed from Mathew Leckie, then George Blackwood tied it up for Adelaide United in the 60th minute .
Craig Goodwin has been the most effective weapon for Adelaide United lately. The Australian attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches. MacLaren has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Melbourne City.