Melbourne City v Adelaide United

Melbourne City vs Adelaide United Preview

Melbourne City will be desperate to avoid a third league defeat on the trot in the Australian A-League on Thursday night when they play host to Adelaide United at their AAMI Park following a recent 2-1 defeat away from home at Central Coast Mariners, while Adelaide United extended their unbeaten run in the A-League to three matches after recording a 4-3 home win against Sydney FC last time out.

Melbourne City's recent defeats at the hands of Western Sydney Wanderers and Central Coast Mariners have resulted in Aurelio Vidmar's side dropping down to a disappointing eighth place although the hosts still remain level on points with sixth placed Sydney FC ahead of this midweek clash.

The bigger picture shows Melbourne City have suffered just two defeats out of their last eight games overall in the A-League whilst the hosts have also picked up four wins during this period which have come in the form of victories over Newcastle Jets, Perth Glory, Brisbane Roar and Western United, so Vidmar's side know they are more than capable of grabbing all three points in this tussle. Form and results on home soil have also been largely impressive for Melbourne City as they have been handed just three losses from their previous 22 home games overall in the A-League which includes collecting 13 wins in the process.

Adelaide United will be looking to build upon their recent 4-3 home win against Sydney FC when they make their way to Victoria to take on Melbourne City but wins overall have been hard to come by so far this season for Thomas Veart's side as they have registered just three victories from their last 11 matches.

Wins against Western United, Newcastle Jets and Sydney FC have also maintained Adelaide United's interest in making a claim for a top six finish come the end of the season but the visitors have also slipped to five defeats within this sequence of results as well.

Of the total of five league wins to date from their total of 13 league matches overall, four of these have been recorded on home soil at their Coopers Stadium while Adelaide United have managed to win just once on their travels within their five outings so far this term while also being handed losses at Macarthur, Western Sydney Wanderers and Melbourne Victory which have seen the visitors lose their last three on the trot on the road.

Melbourne City v Adelaide United Verdict

Despite losing their last two games on the trot, Melbourne City will fancy their chances of returning to winning ways on Thursday night against a poor-travelling Adelaide United outfit who have struggled away from home this season.

Therefore, our main bet will be Melbourne City win @ 1.72

Other side bets worth considering:

Melbourne City win & Over 3.5 goals @ 3.20

Correct Score: Melbourne City 3-1 @ 12.00