Adelaide United vs Melbourne Victory
Ref: L. KeeversCoopers Stadium, Adelaide · 17,000 cap
Match recap
Adelaide United beat Melbourne Victory 2–1 in their A-League fixture. Goodwin and Kitto scored for Adelaide United; Grimaldi replied for Melbourne Victory. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.68 for Adelaide United versus 2.97 for Melbourne Victory. Adelaide United sit 2nd in the A-League table while Melbourne Victory are 4th.
First Half
⚽
Goodwin
Assist: Yull
Second Half
60'
Rodrigues
Yellow Card
Kikianis
Yellow Card
67'
⇄
Rodrigues
⇄
Anselmo
67'
⇄
Vergos
67'
⇄
Velupillay
⇄
Riak
VAR
Goal cancelled
75'
⚽
Grimaldi
78'
⇄
Genreau
White
Yellow Card
85'
Jackson
Yellow Card
90+3'
Mata
Yellow Card
90+3'
⇄
Mata
⇄
Barnett
⇄
Đuzel
90+8'
Grimaldi
Yellow Card
⚽
Kitto
Assist: Muñiz
90'
VAR
Goal cancelled
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle Jets | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | +16 | 48 |
| 2 |  Adelaide United | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | +10 | 43 |
| 3 |  Auckland | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | +13 | 42 |
| 4 |  Melbourne Victory | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | +11 | 40 |
| 5 |  Sydney | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 39 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Adelaide UnitedMelbourne Victory
10Won
Statistical edge
10–4
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.68VS2.97
Attack2 · 3 won
15
Shots
19
4
Shots on target
4
13
Shots in the box
10
2
Shots outside box
9
5
Shots off goal
11
5
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
53%
Possession
47%
476
Total passes
432
380
Accurate passes
327
80%
Pass accuracy
76%
Discipline2 · 1 won
12
Fouls
9
2
Yellow cards
4
2
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
2
6
Blocked shots
4
Adelaide United
4-4-2
Melbourne Victory
4-2-3-1Adelaide United
4-4-2Starting XI
- 3Bart VriendsD
- 4Panagiotis KikianisD
- 7Ryan KittoD
- 11Craig Alexander GoodwinM
- 12Jonny YullM
- 14Jay BarnettD
- 22Joshua Gerardus Petrus Wilhelm SmitsG
- 23Luke ĐuzelM
- 87AnselmoF
- 99Ajak Chol RiakF
Substitutes
- 10Juan MuñizM
- 35Brody BurkittF
- 36Panashe MadanhaF
- 40Ethan Anthony Robert CoxG
- 52Sotiri Phillis
- 62F. TalladiraM
- 65Joey GaruccioM
Melbourne Victory
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3Adama TraoréD
- 4Lachlan Robert Tua JacksonD
- 9Nikolaos VergosF
- 10Denis GenreauM
- 11Clarismario RodriguesM
- 15Sebastian EspositoD
- 16Joshua InserraD
- 17Nishan VelupillayM
- 27Louis Joseph D'ArrigoM
- 40Jack WarshawskyG
- 64MataM
Substitutes
- 7Reno Mauro PiscopoF
- 14Matthew GrimaldiF
- 19Jing Machar ReecF
- 23Keegan Daniel JelacicF
- 28K. RazmovskiD
- 30Daniel GraskoskiG
- 34X. StellaD
Adelaide United
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Goodwin(C) | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Ryan Kitto | D | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Bart Vriends | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anselmo | F | 67 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3/4 |
| Jonny Yull | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2/4 |
| Panagiotis Kikianis | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan White | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/3 |
| Ajak Riak | F | 67 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Luke Duzel | M | 89 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Jay Barnett | D | 89 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Smits | G | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Sotiri Phillis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fabian Talladira | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Cox | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Muñiz | M | 8 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Brody Burkitt | F | 23 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Panashe Madanha | F | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joey Garuccio | M | 23 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Melbourne Victory
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Esposito | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Juan Mata | M | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Louis D'Arrigo | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Nikos Vergos | F | 67 | 6.7 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 4/4 |
| Lachlan Jackson | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Denis Genreau | M | 78 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Joshua Inserra | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Jack Warshawsky | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nishan Velupillay(C) | M | 67 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0/3 |
| Clarismario | M | 67 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Adama Traoré | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Daniel Graskoski | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kayne Razmovski | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keegan Jelacic | F | 23 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Matthew Grimaldi | F | 23 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Jing Lual | F | 23 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Reno Piscopo | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Xavier Stella | D | 8 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |