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Harrison Delbridge has received a two-match A-League suspension, leaving Melbourne City desperately light on defensive options.

Melbourne City centre-back Harrison Delbridge has received a two-game suspension for his red-card tackle on Adelaide United winger Nikola Mileusnic, leaving the A-League club's defensive stocks desperately thin.

Delbridge received his third red card of the season when he lost control of the ball, then slid into Mileusnic in the 76th minute of City's 3-1 loss to the Reds on Friday night.

The FFA Match Review Panel determined Delbridge had committed the offence of 'serious foul play' and offered him a two-match suspension, one more than the one-game minimum.

The ban means Delbridge is set to miss Friday's Melbourne derby against Melbourne Victory, then their away trip to Wellington.

Delbridge's suspension compounds a knee injury to injury replacement-signing Jack Hendry, meaning Curtis Good could be the club's only genuine central defender for the next two weeks.

Delbridge has until 2pm Tuesday to appeal the sanction.