Sunday , 16 August 2026

Adelaide United FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2025
Adelaide United FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Melbourne Victory FC
Fri 20 Oct 2017 · 08:50 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Johan Absalonsen 45' Y
Y 45' Besart Berisha
Y 54' James Troisi
Y 61' Rhys Williams
Daniel Adlung 71' Y
Isaias 87' Y
Michael Marrone 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Adelaide United FC vs Melbourne Victory FC — A League .

Match Details

  • Referee Shaun Evans
  • Referee Daniel Elder
  • Referee Ashley Beecham
  • Referee George Lakrindis
18 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Newcastle United Jets FC 26 48
2 Adelaide United FC 26 43
3 Auckland FC 26 42
4 Melbourne Victory FC 26 40
5 Sydney FC 26 39
6 Melbourne City FC 26 38
7 Macarthur FC 26 34
8 Wellington Phoenix FC 26 33
9 Central Coast Mariners FC 26 32
10 Perth Glory FC 26 31
11 Brisbane Roar FC 26 26
12 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 21

Head-to-Head

10
5
9
Adelaide United FC 24 games · Avg 2.8 goals Melbourne Victory FC
Last 5 meetings
2017-10-20 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Melbourne Victory FC H 2–2 D
13 Oct Brisbane Roar FC A 2–1 W
08 Oct Wellington Phoenix FC A 1–1 D
Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Adelaide United FC A 2–2 D

Season Stats

Adelaide United FC Melbourne Victory FC
#2 Position #4
43 Points 40
26 Played 26
12 / 7 / 7 W / D / L 11 / 7 / 8
46 Scored 44
36 Conceded 33
+10 GD +11
1.65 PPG 1.54
46% Win % 42%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Adelaide United FC this season
23% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

Adelaide United FC are 2nd (43 pts). Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Adelaide United FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
4/–
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Melbourne Victory FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Adelaide United FC
Luka Jovanovic 11 G 3 A
Johnny Yull 4 G 5 A
Ethan Alagich 4 G 4 A
Ryan Kitto 3 G 1 A
Melbourne Victory FC
Nikolaos Vergos 7 G 1 A
Clarismario 6 G
Mata 5 G 12 A
Keegan Jelacic 5 G 2 A
Charles Nduka 5 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Adelaide United FC is hosting Melbourne Victory FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Rhys Williams has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' Nikola Mileusnic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Adelaide United FC tonight.
  • 13' Assisted by Leroy George with the perfectly-timed delivery and Besart Berisha makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 18' Mark Milligan has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 23' Vince Lia has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 23 minutes.
  • 28' It’s high time Marco Kurz made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 33' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 38' Over 38 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 43' A quiet spell here at . Adelaide United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 45' It’s a booking for Adelaide United FC player. Johan Absalonsen gets a Yellow card.
  • 50' Adelaide United FC have won 368 goals from 233 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 54' A meaty challenge results in booking for James Troisi on 54.
  • 59' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 61' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Rhys Williams.
  • 62' Vince Lia is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 67' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 69' Fresh legs for Adelaide United FC! Karim Matmour comes on to replace Nikola Mileusnic.
  • 71' It’s a booking for Adelaide United FC player. Daniel Adlung gets a Yellow card.
  • 75' Another change for Melbourne Victory FC made on 75 minute. Leroy George leaves to be changed by Mitchell Austin.
  • 80' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Adelaide United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 82' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Mitchell Austin makes it 2-2.
  • 85' Daniel Adlung makes way for Nathan Konstandopoulos at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Adelaide United FC.
  • 87' Isaias was booked on 87.
  • 89' The referee shows Adelaide United FC player a Yellow card on 89.
  • 90' The whistle greets Vince Lia as he departs to be replaced by Ryan Kitto.
  • The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Kurz

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kevin Muscat

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.94 Adelaide United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.83 Melbourne Victory FC xG
I would bet for: Adelaide United FC or Melbourne Victory FC 76% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Adelaide United FC43% Draw24% Melbourne Victory FC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.77
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Melbourne Victory FC
57%
Adelaide United FC or Melbourne Victory FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Adelaide United FC32% Draw39% Melbourne Victory FC29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
4.9%
3 – 2
4.5%
2 – 0
4.4%
1 – 3
4.4%
2 – 3
4.2%
1 – 0
4%
0 – 2
3.9%
0 – 1
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap Adelaide United FC covers Push Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 12% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 18% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 17% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.