Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

A League · 2025
Melbourne Victory FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Adelaide United FC
Sat 24 Feb 2018 · 08:50 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 14' Jordan O'Doherty
Matias Sanchez 35' Y
R 55' Dzengis Cavusevic
Jason Geria 64' Y
Y 78' Taylor Regan

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne Victory FC vs Adelaide United FC — A League .

Match Details

  • Referee Daniel Illievski
  • Referee Alex King
  • Referee Lachlan Keevers
  • Referee George Lakrindis

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

9
5
10
Melbourne Victory FC 24 games · Avg 2.8 goals Adelaide United FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-02-24 Melbourne Victory FC 3–0 Adelaide United FC 2017-12-08 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC 2017-10-20 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Feb Adelaide United FC H 3–0 W
08 Dec Adelaide United FC H 1–2 L
20 Oct Adelaide United FC A 2–2 D
Adelaide United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Feb Melbourne Victory FC A 0–3 L
17 Feb Central Coast Mariners FC H 2–2 D
03 Feb Perth Glory FC H 2–1 W
27 Jan Wellington Phoenix FC A 1–0 W
21 Jan Melbourne City FC A 0–5 L
14 Jan Sydney FC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Melbourne Victory FC and Adelaide United FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Adelaide United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 14' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jordan O'Doherty on 14.
  • 19' The travelling Adelaide United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 22' A goal from the Australia international Taylor Regan! He fires home on 22 to make it 0-1!
  • 27' Australia international Jason Geria has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 29' Leroy George doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 34' 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.
  • 35' Matias Sanchez is having his name booked by the referee on 35.
  • 40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 46' Adelaide United FC make a change. Ryan Kitto trudges off to be replaced by Dzengis Cavusevic on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Melbourne Victory FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 55' It’s a booking for Adelaide United FC player. Dzengis Cavusevic gets a Red card.
  • 59' Brilliant from the ! Besart Berisha makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 59.
  • 62' Another substitution for Adelaide United FC to replace Daniel Adlung by Nathan Konstandopoulos on 62 minute.
  • 64' The referee shows Melbourne Victory FC player a Yellow card on 64.
  • 69' Daniel Adlung has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 70' Adelaide United FC make a change. Nikola Mileusnic trudges off to be replaced by Michael Marrone on 70 minutes.
  • 73' James Donachie is replacing Thomas Deng for the Melbourne Victory FC side.
  • 78' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Taylor Regan.
  • 80' Christian Theoharous gets the nod from Melbourne Victory FC. He replaces Leroy George and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 85' Ryan Kitto, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 86' Besart Berisha makes way for Pierce Waring at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne Victory FC.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kevin Muscat

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Kurz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2018-02-24 Melbourne Victory FC 3–0 Adelaide United FC 2017-12-08 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC 2017-10-20 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2018-02-24 Melbourne Victory FC 3–0 Adelaide United FC W 2017-12-08 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC L 2017-10-20 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC D

Adelaide United FC Form

2018-02-24 Melbourne Victory FC 3–0 Adelaide United FC L 2018-02-17 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2018-02-03 Adelaide United FC 2–1 Perth Glory FC W 2018-01-27 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Adelaide United FC W 2018-01-21 Melbourne City FC 5–0 Adelaide United FC L 2018-01-14 Adelaide United FC 0–0 Sydney FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.09 Melbourne Victory FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 Adelaide United FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne Victory FC54% Draw23% Adelaide United FC23%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Adelaide United FC
46%
Melbourne Victory FC or Adelaide United FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne Victory FC41% Draw41% Adelaide United FC18%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8%
1 – 0
7.1%
3 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
5.7%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
4%
0 – 1
3.8%
4 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap Melbourne Victory FC covers Push Adelaide United FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 17% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 22% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 12% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✗
Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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