Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide United

Melbourne Victory

5 - 3

Adelaide United

🕒 Sat, 29 Mar 2025 08:35 Europe/London 📍 AAMI Park 🧑‍⚖️ Shaun Evans 🔁 Regular Season - 24 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 24

Regular Season Table

Melbourne Victory 5 · Adelaide United 6

Referee Stats

Shaun Evans

22 matches · 3.73 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.73
Reds avg	0.05
Penalties avg	0.23
Over 4.5 cards	23%
Home wins	36%
Draws	32%
Away wins	32%

Team Overview

Melbourne Victory (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-4-3

Goals For / Against

26 / 17

Avg: 1.86 / 1.21

Points

Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Adelaide United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-5

Goals For / Against

28 / 31

Avg: 2.00 / 2.21

Points

Avg: 1.50

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

1.79

PPG

1.50

1.86

2.00

1.21

2.21

46%

O2.5

77%

54%

BTTS

69%

62%

Score 1st

38%

League-position context

Melbourne Victory rank5th

Adelaide United rank6th

Melbourne Victory points43

Adelaide United points38

Melbourne Victory: #5 · 43 pts · GD +8

5 pts off the top 2. 13 pts above the play-off edge. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Adelaide United: #6 · 38 pts · GD -2

10 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Melbourne Victory last 5 home

D L W W D

Points8/15

Weighted index47

Goals11-8

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

D D L L D

Points3/15

Weighted index22

Goals9-14

Record0-3-2

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 2.546%

BTTS54%

BTTS + O2.538%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 31% · 1H BTTS 31%

Adelaide United trend breakdown

Over 2.577%

BTTS69%

BTTS + O2.562%

1H Over 0.585%

Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 85% · Over 3.5 54% · 1H BTTS 38%

Scoring reliability

Melbourne Victory score at home92%

Melbourne Victory clean sheet at home38%

Adelaide United score away85%

Adelaide United clean sheet away23%

First-goal patterns

Melbourne Victory score first62%

Melbourne Victory win after scoring first63%

Adelaide United score first38%

Adelaide United win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Melbourne Victory 80% · Adelaide United 57%

Avg first goal minute: Melbourne Victory 27.0' · Adelaide United 10.6'

Vs league average

Melbourne Victory score at home1.86 vs 1.66

Melbourne Victory concede at home1.21 vs 1.63

Adelaide United score away2.00 vs 1.63

Adelaide United concede away2.21 vs 1.66

Melbourne Victory score 12% above league average, while Adelaide United score 22% above league average.

Defensive side: Melbourne Victory are 26% below league average at home, and Adelaide United are 34% above 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: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

46-60 6

31-45 5

61-75 5

0-15 3

16-30 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

61-75 2

31-45 1

Adelaide United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

0-15 5

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

46-60 6

0-15 5

16-30 5

61-75 5

31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

12' ⚽

⚽

12' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

J. Yull

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Kitto

29' ⚽

⚽

29' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

D. Arzani

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Velupillay

39' ⚽

⚽

39' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

N. Velupillay

Normal Goal · Assist: Z. Machach

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ L. Jackson

1st substitution · For: B. Hamill

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Barnett

1st substitution · For: Isaías

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Ayoubi

2nd substitution · For: Z. Clough

47' ⚽

⚽

47' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

A. Goodwin

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Alagich

50'

50' P. Kikianis

56' ⚽

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56' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

Z. Clough

Penalty

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ F. Monge

2nd substitution · For: J. Valadon

68' ⚽

⚽

68' ⚽ VAR

D. Arzani

Goal confirmed

71' ⚽

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71' ⚽ Goal · 4-3

D. Arzani

Penalty

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ R. Piscopo

3rd substitution · For: A. Badolato

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ A. Goodwin

3rd substitution · For: L. Jovanović

78'

78' B. Fornaroli

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ B. Fornaroli

4th substitution · For: N. Vergos

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ J. Inserra

5th substitution · For: J. Rawlins

87'

87' Z. Clough

88' ⚽

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88' ⚽ Goal · 5-3

N. Vergos

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Rawlins

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 6-3

N. Vergos

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Velupillay

90+8'

90+8' A. Badolato

Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide United 5-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Melbourne Victory beat Adelaide United 5-3 on Saturday, 29 March 2025 in A-League. The match was refereed by Shaun Evans. It was played at AAMI Park.

First half: Adelaide United took the lead at 12' when J. Yull scored, with the assist credited to R. Kitto, making the score 0-1. Melbourne Victory leveled the score at 29' when D. Arzani scored, with the assist credited to N. Velupillay, making the score 1-1. Melbourne Victory took the lead at 39' when N. Velupillay scored, with the assist credited to Z. Machach, making the score 2-1.

Second half: Melbourne Victory made their 1st substitution at 46', with L. Jackson replacing B. Hamill. Adelaide United made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Barnett replacing Isaías. Adelaide United made their 2nd substitution at 46', with A. Ayoubi replacing Z. Clough. Adelaide United leveled the score at 47' when A. Goodwin scored, with the assist credited to E. Alagich, making the score 2-2. P. Kikianis received a yellow card for Adelaide United at 50'. Adelaide United took the lead at 56' when Z. Clough scored (Penalty), making the score 2-3. Melbourne Victory made their 2nd substitution at 62', with F. Monge replacing J. Valadon. VAR intervened at 68' for Melbourne Victory (Goal confirmed). Melbourne Victory took the lead at 71' when D. Arzani scored (Penalty), making the score 4-3. Melbourne Victory made their 3rd substitution at 75', with R. Piscopo replacing A. Badolato. Adelaide United made their 3rd substitution at 76', with A. Goodwin replacing L. Jovanović. B. Fornaroli received a yellow card for Melbourne Victory at 78'. Melbourne Victory made their 4th substitution at 85', with B. Fornaroli replacing N. Vergos. Melbourne Victory made their 5th substitution at 85', with J. Inserra replacing J. Rawlins. Z. Clough received a yellow card for Adelaide United at 87'. Melbourne Victory extended the lead at 88' when N. Vergos scored, with the assist credited to J. Rawlins, making the score 5-3. Melbourne Victory added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when N. Vergos scored, with the assist credited to N. Velupillay, making the score 6-3. A. Badolato received a yellow card for Melbourne Victory at 90+8'.

Melbourne Victory used 5 substitutions while Adelaide United used 3 substitutions. Melbourne Victory got 2 yellow cards, while Adelaide United got 2 yellow cards.