Melbourne Victory FC vs Adelaide United FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2020-21

Melbourne Victory FC

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Adelaide United FC

Sun 23 May 2021 · 08:10 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 50' Juande

Y 51' Juande

Y 58' Joshua Cavallo

Y 73' Ben Halloran

Y 74' Ben Halloran

Y 90' Javi Lopez

Dylan Ryan 90' Y

Y 90' Craig Goodwin

Overview

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Melbourne Victory FC vs Adelaide United FC — A League at AAMI Park.

Melbourne Victory FC 4 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Adelaide United FC 3 games · 1 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

Head-to-Head

Melbourne Victory FC 25 games · Avg 2.8 goals Adelaide United FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-23 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Adelaide United FC 2021-03-13 Melbourne Victory FC 1–3 Adelaide United FC 2020-02-29 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC 2020-01-17 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2019-11-23 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 May	Adelaide United FC	H	0–1	L
19 May	Sydney FC	A	0–2	L
14 May	Macarthur FC	A	1–3	L
09 May	Perth Glory FC	A	1–2	L
06 May	Macarthur FC	H	1–2	L
02 May	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	1–1	D

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 May	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–0	W
19 May	Perth Glory FC	A	1–2	L
16 May	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–0	W
13 May	Melbourne City FC	A	1–4	L
07 May	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	0–0	D
30 Apr	Western United FC	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

Melbourne Victory FC		Adelaide United FC
#9	Position	#12
3	Points	1
4	Played	3
0 / 3 / 1	W / D / L	0 / 1 / 2
5	Scored	3
6	Conceded	8
-1	GD	-5
0.75	PPG	0.33
0%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Adelaide United FC this season

Melbourne Victory FC are 9th (3 pts). Adelaide United FC are 12th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/1

61-75

3/1

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Adelaide United FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/4

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC

Keegan Jelacic	2 G
Jordi Valadon	2 G
Charles Nduka	1 G	2 A

Adelaide United FC

Brody Burkitt	2 G
Joey Garuccio	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Melbourne Victory FC vs Adelaide United FC — let the football do the talking.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
15' Melbourne Victory FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Melbourne Victory FC and Adelaide United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
25' 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.
30' Adelaide United FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Joey Garuccio scoring 1 goals.
35' Louis D'Arrigo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
39' The Australia Craig Goodwin breaks the deadlock on 39 minutes. 0-1!
44' Adelaide United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
46' The Melbourne Victory FC manager makes a substitution. Jay Barnett departs to be replaced by Elvis Kamsoba.
50' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Juande on 50 minutes.
51' The Adelaide United FC bench stirs into life. Stefan Mauk is withdrawn and Joe Caletti gets his opportunity.
51' A moment of madness from Juande on 51 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Adelaide United FC will be frustrated.
52' The whistle greets Stefan Mauk as he departs to be replaced by Joe Caletti.
57' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
58' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joshua Cavallo on 58.
61' It is a substitution in Adelaide United FC team. Juande is replaced by Louis D'Arrigo on 61 minute.
62' Adelaide United FC make a change. Juande trudges off to be replaced by Louis D'Arrigo on 62 minutes.
67' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Adama Traore made 214 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
72' Melbourne Victory FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Adelaide United FC backline.
73' Adelaide United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
74' Ben Halloran picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
77' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Nishan Velupillay on, Ben Folami off on 77 minutes.
78' Nishan Velupillay is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ben Folami at the 78 minute mark.
79' The whistle greets Joshua Cavallo as he departs to be replaced by Javi Lopez.
82' Brandon Lauton has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adama Traore on 82 minute.
87' 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.
90' Adelaide United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Adelaide United FC take all three points.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Kean

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

8
Stefan Mauk ↓ Joe Caletti 52'
28
Juande ↓ Louis D'Arrigo 62'
22
Michael Jakobsen
23
Jordan Elsey
7
Ryan Kitto
4
Ryan Strain
24
Pacifique Niyongabire ↓ Yaya Dukuly 62'
11
Craig Goodwin
26
Ben Halloran
1
James Delianov
27
Joshua Cavallo ↓ Javi Lopez 79'

Bench

21
Javi Lopez ↑ 79'
18
Joe Caletti ↑ 52'
2
Michael Marrone
6
Louis D'Arrigo ↑ 62'
19
Yaya Dukuly ↑ 62'
29
Yengi Kusini
33
Dakota Ochsenham

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Bruno Fornaroli	6
Marco Rojas	4
Craig Goodwin	4
Stefan Mauk	3
Besart Berisha	3
Hiroshi Ibusuki	3
Vince Lia	2
Ola Toivonen	2

Head to Head

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2021-05-23 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Adelaide United FC L 2021-05-19 Sydney FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2021-05-14 Macarthur FC 3–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2021-05-09 Perth Glory FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2021-05-06 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Macarthur FC L 2021-05-02 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Central Coast Mariners FC D

Adelaide United FC Form

2021-05-23 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Adelaide United FC W 2021-05-19 Perth Glory FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC L 2021-05-16 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2021-05-13 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Adelaide United FC L 2021-05-07 Adelaide United FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2021-04-30 Adelaide United FC 0–0 Western United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

1.87 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.23 Adelaide United FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne Victory FC or Adelaide United FC 75% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC44% Draw25% Adelaide United FC31%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.1

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Adelaide United FC

56%

Melbourne Victory FC or Adelaide United FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC37% Draw43% Adelaide United FC20%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.2%

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

7.8%

1 – 0

7.7%

1 – 2

6.1%

0 – 0

6.1%

3 – 1

5.8%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 0

4.8%

0 – 1

Actual

3 – 2

3.6%

0 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Adelaide United FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	16%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	22%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✗

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