Thursday , 2 July 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' What a night it is going to be! Melbourne Victory FC welcome Adelaide United FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' It looks surprising Adelaide United FC does not make any changes. Isaias has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' The 37-year-old Rhys Williams has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Melbourne Victory FC and Adelaide United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' Adelaide United FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 3 meetings.
  • 24' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ben Garuccio.
  • 29' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Leroy George made 210 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 34' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 39' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 41' Melbourne Victory FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 41.
  • 46' Kosovo international Besart Berisha has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 51' Poor challenge from Carl Valeri. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 56' Adelaide United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 57' Nikola Mileusnic puts Adelaide United FC on the lead.
  • 62' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 63' Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses with the perfectly-timed delivery and Leroy George makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 65' A meaty challenge results in booking for Papa Babacar Diawara on 65.
  • 67' The referee shows Melbourne Victory FC player a Yellow card on 67.
  • 72' Adelaide United FC ring the changes. Nikola Mileusnic has done his job and it is now time for Ryan Kitto to step up.
  • 77' Besart Berisha picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 81' The whistle greets Nathan Konstandopoulos as he departs to be replaced by Vince Lia.
  • 82' Adelaide United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 82.
  • 87' George Blackwood gets the nod from Adelaide United FC. He replaces Papa Babacar Diawara and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' Besart Berisha puts Melbourne Victory FC on the lead.
  • 90' Another change for Melbourne Victory FC made on 90 minute. Besart Berisha leaves to be changed by Kenny Athiu.
  • 2-1 the final result. Adelaide United FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Besart Berisha 3
Hiroshi Ibusuki 3
Stefan Mauk 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.