Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide United

Melbourne Victory

2 - 1

Adelaide United

🕒 Sat, 13 Dec 2025 08:35 Europe/London 📍 AAMI Park 🧑‍⚖️ Shaun Evans 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 8

Regular Season Table

Melbourne Victory 4 · Adelaide United 2

Referee Stats

Shaun Evans

15 matches · 3.93 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.93
Reds avg	0.20
Penalties avg	0.67
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	60%
Draws	27%
Away wins	13%

How the match was won

Melbourne Victory outshot their opponent (24-8).
Adelaide United controlled possession (58%).
Melbourne Victory had the sharper finishing (10-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Melbourne Victory (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-4-4

Goals For / Against

26 / 15

Avg: 1.86 / 1.07

Points

Avg: 1.57

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Adelaide United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-4

Goals For / Against

22 / 20

Avg: 1.57 / 1.43

Points

Avg: 1.43

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

1.57

PPG

1.43

1.86

1.57

1.07

1.43

54%

O2.5

69%

62%

BTTS

92%

38%

Score 1st

23%

League-position context

Melbourne Victory rank4th

Adelaide United rank2nd

Melbourne Victory points40

Adelaide United points43

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.

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.

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

Melbourne Victory last 5 home

D L W W D

Points8/15

Weighted index47

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.

Adelaide United last 5 away

W D W D D

Points9/15

Weighted index69

Goals9-6

Record2-3-0

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Melbourne Victory trend breakdown

Over 2.554%

BTTS62%

BTTS + O2.546%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 77% · Over 3.5 46% · 1H BTTS 23%

Adelaide United trend breakdown

Over 2.569%

BTTS92%

BTTS + O2.569%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 23% · 1H BTTS 38%

Scoring reliability

Melbourne Victory score at home69%

Melbourne Victory clean sheet at home15%

Adelaide United score away100%

Adelaide United clean sheet away8%

First-goal patterns

Melbourne Victory score first38%

Melbourne Victory win after scoring first60%

Adelaide United score first23%

Adelaide United win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Melbourne Victory 57% · Adelaide United 60%

Avg first goal minute: Melbourne Victory 17.4' · Adelaide United 33.0'

Vs league average

Melbourne Victory score at home1.86 vs 1.53

Melbourne Victory concede at home1.07 vs 1.34

Adelaide United score away1.57 vs 1.34

Adelaide United concede away1.43 vs 1.53

Melbourne Victory score 22% above league average, while Adelaide United score 17% above league average.

Defensive side: Melbourne Victory are 20% below league average at home, and Adelaide United are 6% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.20

BTTS100%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Melbourne Victory goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

31-45 4

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

16-30 3

31-45 2

61-75 2

46-60 1

Adelaide United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

61-75 6

31-45 4

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

0-15 4

16-30 4

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

42%

58%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

385

541

Passes Accurate

310

459

Passes %

81%

85%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

9' ↑↓

↑↓

9' ⇄ B. Vriends

1st substitution · For: J. Barnett

24' ⚽

⚽

24' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

N. Vergos

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Valadon

46' ⚽

⚽

46' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

N. Vergos

Normal Goal · Assist: Mata

48'

48' N. Vergos

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ Juan Muñiz

2nd substitution · For: J. Yull

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ Y. Dukuly

3rd substitution · For: Ben Folami

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ L. Jovanović

4th substitution · For: Anselmo

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ N. Velupillay

1st substitution · For: M. Grimaldi

73'

73' L. Đuzel

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ L. Đuzel

5th substitution · For: Ryan White

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ N. Vergos

2nd substitution · For: J. Reec

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ Mata

3rd substitution · For: K. Jelacic

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ Clarismario Rodrigues

4th substitution · For: O. Dragicevic

86' ⚽

⚽

86' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

D. Pierias

Normal Goal · Assist: Ben Folami

90+4' ↑↓

↑↓

90+4' ⇄ L. D'Arrigo

5th substitution · For: L. Jackson

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

Melbourne Victory beat Adelaide United 2-1 on Saturday, 13 December 2025 in A-League. The match was refereed by Shaun Evans. It was played at AAMI Park.

First half: Adelaide United made their 1st substitution at 9', with B. Vriends replacing J. Barnett. Melbourne Victory took the lead at 24' when N. Vergos scored, with the assist credited to J. Valadon, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Melbourne Victory extended the lead at 46' when N. Vergos scored, with the assist credited to Mata, making the score 2-0. N. Vergos received a yellow card for Melbourne Victory at 48'. Adelaide United made their 2nd substitution at 59', with Juan Muñiz replacing J. Yull. Adelaide United made their 3rd substitution at 59', with Y. Dukuly replacing Ben Folami. Adelaide United made their 4th substitution at 59', with L. Jovanović replacing Anselmo. Melbourne Victory made their 1st substitution at 66', with N. Velupillay replacing M. Grimaldi. L. Đuzel received a yellow card for Adelaide United at 73'. Adelaide United made their 5th substitution at 78', with L. Đuzel replacing Ryan White. Melbourne Victory made their 2nd substitution at 79', with N. Vergos replacing J. Reec. Melbourne Victory made their 3rd substitution at 79', with Mata replacing K. Jelacic. Melbourne Victory made their 4th substitution at 79', with Clarismario Rodrigues replacing O. Dragicevic. Adelaide United reduced the deficit at 86' when D. Pierias scored, with the assist credited to Ben Folami, making the score 2-1. Melbourne Victory made their 5th substitution at 90+4', with L. D'Arrigo replacing L. Jackson.

Melbourne Victory used 5 substitutions while Adelaide United used 5 substitutions. Melbourne Victory got 1 yellow card, while Adelaide United got 1 yellow card.