Adelaide v City by numbers

The rivalry fired up last time they met and as these two title aspirants prepare for Friday night’s do-or-die semi final at Coopers Stadium we look at the fixture’s history.

• Games played: 6
• Adelaide  United wins: 3
• Melbourne City wins: 3
• There have been 21 goals in the six previous meetings, with Adelaide edging it 11-10
• Yellow cards: 36 (18 apiece)
• Red cards: 2 (1 apiece)
• Games in Adelaide: There has been three fixtures between the Reds and City at Coopers Stadium, with City winning two of those (both this season)
• Biggest winning margin: Adelaide’s biggest win came last season, a 4-1 triumph at Coopers. 
• City’s largest win was earlier this campaign with a 4-2 victory.
• Four of the six wins in this fixture have come from the away team
• Spanish attacker Pablo Sanchez is the leading scorer in this fixture with three goals. 
• Bruce Djite, Aaron Mooy and Bruno Fornaroli all have two goals in this fixture.