Melbourne Victory FC vs Adelaide United FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2018-19

Melbourne Victory FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Adelaide United FC

Sat 8 Dec 2018 · 08:50 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 30' Ben Halloran

James Troisi 60' Y

Y 84' Vince Lia

Kosta Barbarouses 84' Y

Josh Hope 90' Y

Overview

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Melbourne Victory FC vs Adelaide United FC — A League .

Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2026/27)
Adelaide United FC 26 games · 43 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
Referee Wilson Brown
Referee Daniel Illievski
Referee Shaun Evans
Referee Lachlan Keevers

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

Melbourne Victory FC 24 games · Avg 2.8 goals Adelaide United FC

Last 5 meetings

2018-12-08 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Adelaide United FC 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Dec	Adelaide United FC	H	2–0	W
01 Dec	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	4–0	W
25 Nov	Sydney FC	A	2–1	W
11 Nov	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	4–1	W
03 Nov	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–0	W
28 Oct	Perth Glory FC	H	2–3	L

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	A	0–2	L
30 Nov	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–1	W
24 Nov	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	3–1	W
11 Nov	Perth Glory FC	H	0–2	L
04 Nov	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	3–0	W
26 Oct	Newcastle United Jets 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

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

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at . Melbourne Victory FC are looking to make home advantage count against Adelaide United FC.
5' Adelaide United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
9' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Georg Niedermeier trudges off to be replaced by James Troisi on 9 minutes.
14' Both keepers have barely been tested. Melbourne Victory FC and Adelaide United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
19' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne Victory FC and Adelaide United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
24' Nikola Mileusnic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
29' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
30' Controversy at the stadium! Ben Halloran argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Paul Izzo made 233 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
40' Adelaide United FC have won 368 goals from 233 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
45' The energy levels are beginning to show. Kevin Muscat might look to freshen things up shortly.
50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Melbourne Victory FC and Adelaide United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
55' Melbourne Victory FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Adelaide United FC backline.
60' It’s a booking for Melbourne Victory FC player. James Troisi gets a Yellow card.
62' The deadlock is broken! Kosta Barbarouses gets on the scoresheet on 62 minutes.
67' Melbourne Victory FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 67.
72' Adelaide United FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 3 meetings.
73' Scott Galloway makes way for Nikola Mileusnic at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Adelaide United FC.
78' Melbourne Victory FC is showing some good football. However, Melbourne Victory FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
80' The whistle greets Apostolos Stamatelopoulos as he departs to be replaced by Carlo Armiento.
81' Ola Toivonen has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 81 minutes.
84' Vince Lia was booked on 84.
84' The whistle greets Vince Lia as he departs to be replaced by Nathan Konstandopoulos.
86' Another change for Melbourne Victory FC made on 86 minute. James Troisi leaves to be changed by Josh Hope.
90' Josh Hope picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
90' The whistle greets Kosta Barbarouses as he departs to be replaced by Rahmat Akbari.
It finishes all square. Melbourne Victory FC and Adelaide United FC share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kevin Muscat

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

22
Michael Jakobsen
3
Scott Galloway ↓ Nikola Mileusnic 73'
20
Paul Izzo
2
Michael Marrone
23
Jordan Elsey
8
Isaias C
6
Vince Lia ↓ Nathan Konstandopoulos 84'
4
Ryan Strain
33
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos ↓ Carlo Armiento 80'
11
Craig Goodwin
26
Ben Halloran

Bench

Coach Marco Kurz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Bruno Fornaroli	6
Marco Rojas	4
Craig Goodwin	4
Stefan Mauk	3
Besart Berisha	3
Hiroshi Ibusuki	3
Riley McGree	2
Nikolaos Vergos	2

Head to Head

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2018-12-08 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Adelaide United FC W 2018-12-01 Melbourne Victory FC 4–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2018-11-25 Sydney FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2018-11-11 Melbourne Victory FC 4–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2018-11-03 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2018-10-28 Melbourne Victory FC 2–3 Perth Glory FC L

Adelaide United FC Form

2018-12-08 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Adelaide United FC L 2018-11-30 Adelaide United FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC W 2018-11-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–3 Adelaide United FC W 2018-11-11 Adelaide United FC 0–2 Perth Glory FC L 2018-11-04 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–3 Adelaide United FC W 2018-10-26 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Newcastle United Jets FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.01 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.33 Adelaide United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC54% Draw23% Adelaide United FC23%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.34

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Adelaide United FC

46%

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

10.3%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

6.5%

3 – 1

6.1%

1 – 2

6.1%

2 – 2

6.1%

0 – 0

3 – 0

4.7%

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 1

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%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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