Sunday , 16 August 2026

Melbourne Victory FC vs Adelaide United FC, A League 2025 ELIMINATION FINALS

A League · 2025
Melbourne Victory FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Adelaide United FC
Sun 22 Apr 2018 · 08:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 24' Ben Garuccio
Rhys Williams 41' Y
Carl Valeri 51' Y
Y 65' Papa Babacar Diawara
Leigh Broxham 67' Y
Besart Berisha 77' Y
Y 82' Vince Lia

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne Victory FC vs Adelaide United FC — A League .

Match Details

  • Referee Matthew Cream
  • Referee Chris Beath
  • Referee Shaun Evans
  • Referee Andrew Lindsay

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
2018-04-22 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC 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
22 Apr Adelaide United FC H 2–1 W
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
22 Apr Melbourne Victory FC A 1–2 L
15 Apr Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 3–2 W
08 Apr Sydney FC A 0–3 L
30 Mar Wellington Phoenix FC H 3–1 W
23 Mar Newcastle United Jets FC H 5–2 W
16 Mar Melbourne City FC H 1–1 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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Melbourne Victory FC to score. At the same time, Adelaide United FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Adelaide United FC is showing some good football. However, Adelaide United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' Melbourne Victory FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Adelaide United FC's shape.
  • 20' Adelaide United 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.
  • 24' Ben Garuccio picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 29' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 34' Besart Berisha has been relatively quiet despite scoring 30 goals in his last 335 appearances.
  • 39' It looks like no one’s ball. Adelaide United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 41' A moment of madness from Rhys Williams on 41 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Melbourne Victory FC will be frustrated.
  • 46' Adelaide United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 51' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Carl Valeri.
  • 56' A quiet spell here at . Adelaide United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 57' A goal from the Australia international Nikola Mileusnic! He fires home on 57 to make it 0-1!
  • 62' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Adelaide United FC that had 233 games and scored 368 goals.
  • 63' GOAL! Leroy George fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 65' Adelaide United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 67' Melbourne Victory FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 72' Fresh legs for Adelaide United FC! Ryan Kitto comes on to replace Nikola Mileusnic.
  • 77' Besart Berisha was booked on 77.
  • 81' The Adelaide United FC bench stirs into life. Nathan Konstandopoulos is withdrawn and Vince Lia gets his opportunity.
  • 82' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Vince Lia.
  • 87' The whistle greets Papa Babacar Diawara as he departs to be replaced by George Blackwood.
  • 89' Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses with the perfectly-timed delivery and Besart Berisha makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 90' Another change for Melbourne Victory FC made on 90 minute. Besart Berisha leaves to be changed by Kenny Athiu.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Melbourne Victory FC take all three points.

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
Marco Rojas 4
Craig Goodwin 4
Stefan Mauk 3
Besart Berisha 3
Hiroshi Ibusuki 3
Ola Toivonen 2
Leroy George 2

Head to Head

2018-04-22 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC 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

2018-04-22 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC W 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

2018-04-22 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC L 2018-04-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Adelaide United FC W 2018-04-08 Sydney FC 3–0 Adelaide United FC L 2018-03-30 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2018-03-23 Adelaide United FC 5–2 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2018-03-16 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.03 Melbourne Victory FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Adelaide United FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne Victory FC52% Draw23% Adelaide United FC25%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.41
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Adelaide United FC
48%
Melbourne Victory FC or Adelaide United FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne Victory FC38% Draw41% Adelaide United FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.8%
2 – 2
6.2%
1 – 2
6.2%
1 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
6.1%
0 – 0
4.7%
3 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
4.2%
0 – 1
3.9%
0 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap Melbourne Victory FC covers Push Adelaide United FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 16% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 21% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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