Adelaide United vs Melbourne Victory

Adelaide United

2 - 1

Melbourne Victory

🕒 Sat, 17 Jan 2026 08:35 Europe/London 📍 Coopers Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Lachlan Keevers 🔁 Regular Season - 13 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 13

Regular Season Table

Adelaide United 2 · Melbourne Victory 4

Referee Stats

Lachlan Keevers

16 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.00
Reds avg	0.13
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	38%
Home wins	38%
Draws	25%
Away wins	38%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (15-19).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
Physical contest: 7 yellows.

Team Overview

Adelaide United (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-3-4

Goals For / Against

25 / 20

Avg: 1.79 / 1.43

Points

Avg: 1.71

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Melbourne Victory (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-3-5

Goals For / Against

18 / 19

Avg: 1.38 / 1.46

Points

Avg: 1.38

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this A-League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.71

PPG

1.38

1.79

1.38

1.43

1.46

62%

O2.5

54%

69%

BTTS

46%

69%

Score 1st

62%

League-position context

Adelaide United rank2nd

Melbourne Victory rank4th

Adelaide United points43

Melbourne Victory points40

Adelaide United: #2 · 43 pts · GD +10

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 11 pts above the play-off edge. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Melbourne Victory: #4 · 40 pts · GD +11

3 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Adelaide United last 5 home

W D D W L

Points8/15

Weighted index62

Goals11-6

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Melbourne Victory last 5 away

W D D W W

Points11/15

Weighted index69

Goals12-7

Record3-2-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Adelaide United trend breakdown

Over 2.562%

BTTS69%

BTTS + O2.546%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 46% · 1H BTTS 0%

Melbourne Victory trend breakdown

Over 2.554%

BTTS46%

BTTS + O2.546%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 38% · 1H BTTS 31%

Scoring reliability

Adelaide United score at home85%

Adelaide United clean sheet at home15%

Melbourne Victory score away69%

Melbourne Victory clean sheet away31%

First-goal patterns

Adelaide United score first69%

Adelaide United win after scoring first67%

Melbourne Victory score first62%

Melbourne Victory win after scoring first63%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Adelaide United 50% · Melbourne Victory 0%

Avg first goal minute: Adelaide United 28.7' · Melbourne Victory 38.3'

Vs league average

Adelaide United score at home1.79 vs 1.53

Adelaide United concede at home1.43 vs 1.34

Melbourne Victory score away1.38 vs 1.34

Melbourne Victory concede away1.46 vs 1.53

Adelaide United score 17% above league average, while Melbourne Victory score 3% above league average.

Defensive side: Adelaide United are 7% above league average at home, and Melbourne Victory are 4% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.20

BTTS100%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Adelaide United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

76-90+ 6

0-15 4

46-60 4

16-30 3

31-45 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

31-45 2

Melbourne Victory goal timing (away)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

46-60 4

61-75 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

31-45 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

76-90+ 5

31-45 4

0-15 3

46-60 2

16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

53%

47%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

476

432

Passes Accurate

380

327

Passes %

80%

76%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

6' ⚽

⚽

6' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

C. Goodwin

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Yull

60'

60' Clarismario Rodrigues

62'

62' P. Kikianis

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ A. Riak

1st substitution · For: Brody Burkitt

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ N. Velupillay

1st substitution · For: K. Jelacic

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ Clarismario Rodrigues

2nd substitution · For: M. Grimaldi

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ Anselmo

2nd substitution · For: Joey Garuccio

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ Anselmo

3rd substitution · For: Joey Garuccio

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ A. Riak

4th substitution · Substitution 1

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ N. Velupillay

3rd substitution · For: K. Jelacic

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ N. Vergos

4th substitution · For: J. Reec

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ Clarismario Rodrigues

5th substitution · For: M. Grimaldi

68' ⚽

⚽

68' ⚽ VAR

R. Kitto

Goal Disallowed - offside

70' ⚽

⚽

70' ⚽ VAR

R. Kitto

Goal cancelled

75' ⚽

⚽

75' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

M. Grimaldi

Normal Goal

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ D. Genreau

6th substitution · For: R. Piscopo

84'

84' R. White

84'

84' Ryan White

85'

85' L. Jackson

88' ⚽

⚽

88' ⚽ VAR

M. Grimaldi

Goal Disallowed - offside

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ VAR

M. Grimaldi

Goal cancelled

90+3' ↑↓

↑↓

90+3' ⇄ J. Barnett

5th substitution · For: P. Madanha

90+3' ↑↓

↑↓

90+3' ⇄ L. Đuzel

6th substitution · For: Juan Muñiz

90+3' ↑↓

↑↓

90+3' ⇄ Mata

7th substitution · For: X. Stella

90+3'

90+3' Mata

90+3' ↑↓

↑↓

90+3' ⇄ J. Barnett

7th substitution · For: P. Madanha

90+3' ↑↓

↑↓

90+3' ⇄ L. Đuzel

8th substitution · For: Juan Muñiz

90+7' ⚽

⚽

90+7' ⚽ Goal · 4-3

R. Kitto

Normal Goal · Assist: Juan Muñiz

90+8'

90+8' M. Grimaldi

Adelaide United vs Melbourne Victory 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Adelaide United beat Melbourne Victory 2-1 on Saturday, 17 January 2026 in A-League. The match was refereed by Lachlan Keevers. It was played at Coopers Stadium.

First half: Adelaide United took an early lead at 6' when C. Goodwin scored, with the assist credited to J. Yull, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Clarismario Rodrigues received a yellow card for Melbourne Victory at 60'. P. Kikianis received a yellow card for Adelaide United at 62'. Adelaide United made their 1st substitution at 67', with A. Riak replacing Brody Burkitt. Melbourne Victory made their 1st substitution at 67', with N. Velupillay replacing K. Jelacic. Melbourne Victory made their 2nd substitution at 67', with Clarismario Rodrigues replacing M. Grimaldi. Adelaide United made their 2nd substitution at 67', with Anselmo replacing Joey Garuccio. Adelaide United made their 3rd substitution at 67', with Anselmo replacing Joey Garuccio. Adelaide United made their 4th substitution at 67', involving A. Riak. Melbourne Victory made their 3rd substitution at 67', with N. Velupillay replacing K. Jelacic. Melbourne Victory made their 4th substitution at 67', with N. Vergos replacing J. Reec. Melbourne Victory made their 5th substitution at 67', with Clarismario Rodrigues replacing M. Grimaldi. VAR intervened at 68' for Adelaide United (Goal Disallowed - offside). VAR intervened at 70' for Adelaide United (Goal cancelled). Melbourne Victory reduced the deficit at 75' when M. Grimaldi scored, making the score 3-1. Melbourne Victory made their 6th substitution at 78', with D. Genreau replacing R. Piscopo. R. White received a yellow card for Adelaide United at 84'. Ryan White received a yellow card for Adelaide United at 84'. L. Jackson received a yellow card for Melbourne Victory at 85'. VAR intervened at 88' for Melbourne Victory (Goal Disallowed - offside). VAR intervened at 90' for Melbourne Victory (Goal cancelled). Adelaide United made their 5th substitution at 90+3', with J. Barnett replacing P. Madanha. Adelaide United made their 6th substitution at 90+3', with L. Đuzel replacing Juan Muñiz. Melbourne Victory made their 7th substitution at 90+3', with Mata replacing X. Stella. Mata received a yellow card for Melbourne Victory at 90+3'. Adelaide United made their 7th substitution at 90+3', with J. Barnett replacing P. Madanha. Adelaide United made their 8th substitution at 90+3', with L. Đuzel replacing Juan Muñiz. Adelaide United took the lead at 90+7' when R. Kitto scored, with the assist credited to Juan Muñiz, making the score 4-3. M. Grimaldi received a yellow card for Melbourne Victory at 90+8'.

Adelaide United used 8 substitutions while Melbourne Victory used 7 substitutions. Adelaide United got 3 yellow cards, while Melbourne Victory got 4 yellow cards.