Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide United

Melbourne Victory

1 - 1

Adelaide United

🕒 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 08:35 Europe/London 📍 AAMI Park 🧑‍⚖️ Alexander George King 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 19

Regular Season Table

Melbourne Victory 4 · Adelaide United 2

Referee Stats

Alexander George King

19 matches · 3.79 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.79
Reds avg	0.11
Penalties avg	0.11
Over 4.5 cards	26%
Home wins	37%
Draws	32%
Away wins	32%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Melbourne Victory outshot their opponent (19-12).
Adelaide United controlled possession (55%).

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

45%

55%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

355

451

Passes Accurate

276

363

Passes %

78%

80%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

26' ⚽

⚽

26' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

K. Jelacic

Normal Goal · Assist: Mata

35' ⚽

⚽

35' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Y. Dukuly

Normal Goal

42'

42' Roderick Miranda

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ D. Genreau

1st substitution · For: X. Stella

61'

61' C. Nduka

63'

63' K. Jelacic

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ Mata

2nd substitution · For: Clarismario Rodrigues

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ K. Jelacic

3rd substitution · For: M. Grimaldi

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ C. Nduka

4th substitution · For: N. Vergos

67'

67' E. Alagich

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ Juan Muñiz

1st substitution · For: L. Đuzel

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ L. Jovanović

2nd substitution · For: Brody Burkitt

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ N. Velupillay

5th substitution · For: R. Piscopo

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ J. Yull

3rd substitution · For: Ben Folami

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ Y. Dukuly

4th substitution · For: P. Madanha

89'

89' N. Vergos

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

Melbourne Victory drew 1-1 with Adelaide United on Friday, 27 February 2026 in A-League. The match was refereed by Alexander George King. It was played at AAMI Park.

First half: Melbourne Victory took the lead at 26' when K. Jelacic scored, with the assist credited to Mata, making the score 1-0. Adelaide United leveled the score at 35' when Y. Dukuly scored, making the score 1-1. Roderick Miranda received a yellow card for Melbourne Victory at 42'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Melbourne Victory made their 1st substitution at 55', with D. Genreau replacing X. Stella. C. Nduka received a yellow card for Melbourne Victory at 61'. K. Jelacic received a yellow card for Melbourne Victory at 63'. Melbourne Victory made their 2nd substitution at 66', with Mata replacing Clarismario Rodrigues. Melbourne Victory made their 3rd substitution at 66', with K. Jelacic replacing M. Grimaldi. Melbourne Victory made their 4th substitution at 66', with C. Nduka replacing N. Vergos. E. Alagich received a yellow card for Adelaide United at 67'. Adelaide United made their 1st substitution at 71', with Juan Muñiz replacing L. Đuzel. Adelaide United made their 2nd substitution at 77', with L. Jovanović replacing Brody Burkitt. Melbourne Victory made their 5th substitution at 79', with N. Velupillay replacing R. Piscopo. Adelaide United made their 3rd substitution at 85', with J. Yull replacing Ben Folami. Adelaide United made their 4th substitution at 86', with Y. Dukuly replacing P. Madanha. N. Vergos received a yellow card for Melbourne Victory at 89'.

Melbourne Victory used 5 substitutions while Adelaide United used 4 substitutions. Melbourne Victory got 4 yellow cards, while Adelaide United got 1 yellow card.