Tuesday , 6 October 2026

Adelaide United FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2023-24
Adelaide United FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Melbourne Victory FC
Sat 9 Mar 2024 · 09:15 UTC Coopers Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Nick Ansell 55' Y
Y 87' Roderick Miranda
Y 90' Paul Izzo

Overview

Match Preview

Adelaide United FC vs Melbourne Victory FC — A League at Coopers Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Alireza Faghani
  • Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)
7 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 12.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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
2024-03-09 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2023-12-30 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Adelaide United FC 2023-11-04 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC 2023-02-26 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC 2023-01-14 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar Melbourne Victory FC H 1–2 L
03 Mar Wellington Phoenix FC A 2–3 L
24 Feb Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 1–2 L
17 Feb Sydney FC A 1–2 L
09 Feb Perth Glory FC H 3–3 D
03 Feb Central Coast Mariners FC H 0–4 L
Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar Adelaide United FC A 2–1 W
03 Mar Brisbane Roar FC A 2–3 L
25 Feb Central Coast Mariners FC H 0–1 L
20 Feb Western United FC H 2–1 W
17 Feb Melbourne City FC A 0–0 D
10 Feb Macarthur FC H 0–1 L

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Coopers Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Adelaide United FC and Melbourne Victory FC.
  • 5' Salim Khelifi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Nick Ansell is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne Victory FC tonight.
  • 25' Melbourne Victory FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 30' Adelaide United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 33' Bruno Fornaroli doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 38' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 3 times this season with Melbourne Victory FC winning 33.33% of all matches.
  • 43' Melbourne Victory FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 46' Another substitution for Adelaide United FC to replace Austin Ayoubi by Nestor Irankunda on 46 minute.
  • 51' Nestor Irankunda adds to his 1 season tally! Adelaide United FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 55' The referee calls foul for Nick Ansell. He receives a card.
  • 57' The deadlock is broken! Bruno Fornaroli gets on the scoresheet on 57 minutes.
  • 62' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 67' Time for substitution for Melbourne Victory FC. Jake Brimmer is replaced by Jordi Valadon.
  • 68' Daniel Arzani is ready to make an impact after coming on for Salim Khelifi at the 68 minute mark.
  • 73' Melbourne Victory FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 73.
  • 74' Luka Jovanovic makes way for Hiroshi Ibusuki at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Adelaide United FC.
  • 77' Fabian Monge makes way for Roly Bonevacia at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne Victory FC.
  • 78' Johnny Yull gets the nod from Adelaide United FC. He replaces Ethan Alagich and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 83' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 84' Jason Geria makes way for Kasey Bos at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne Victory FC.
  • 87' Roderick Miranda catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 87.
  • 90' Melbourne Victory FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 90' Another substitution for Adelaide United FC to replace Ryan Tunnicliffe by Luke Duzel on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Melbourne Victory FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Popović

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Bruno Fornaroli 6
Marco Rojas 4
Craig Goodwin 4
Stefan Mauk 3
Besart Berisha 3
Hiroshi Ibusuki 3
Leroy George 2
Daniel Arzani 2

Head to Head

2024-03-09 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2023-12-30 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Adelaide United FC 2023-11-04 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC 2023-02-26 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC 2023-01-14 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC

Adelaide United FC Form

2024-03-09 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 2024-03-03 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–2 Adelaide United FC L 2024-02-24 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-02-17 Sydney FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC L 2024-02-09 Adelaide United FC 3–3 Perth Glory FC D 2024-02-03 Adelaide United FC 0–4 Central Coast Mariners FC L

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2024-03-09 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2024-03-03 Brisbane Roar FC 3–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 2024-02-25 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2024-02-20 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Western United FC W 2024-02-17 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC D 2024-02-10 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Macarthur FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.5 Adelaide United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.72 Melbourne Victory FC xG
I would bet for: Adelaide United FC or Melbourne Victory FC 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Adelaide United FC32% Draw26% Melbourne Victory FC42%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.22
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw
58%
Draw or Melbourne Victory FC
68%
Adelaide United FC or Melbourne Victory FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Adelaide United FC26% Draw43% Melbourne Victory FC31%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.4%
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
6.2%
0 – 2
5.9%
0 – 0
5.6%
1 – 0
5.3%
1 – 3
4.9%
2 – 0
4.5%
3 – 1
3.7%
2 – 3
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap Adelaide United FC covers Push Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 17% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 19% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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