Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide United
Ref: S. EvansAAMI Park, Melbourne · 30,050 cap
Match recap
Melbourne Victory beat Adelaide United 2–1 in their A-League fixture. Vergos and Vergos scored for Melbourne Victory; Pierias replied for Adelaide United. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.76 for Melbourne Victory versus 0.99 for Adelaide United. Melbourne Victory sit 4th in the A-League table while Adelaide United are 2nd.
First Half
9'
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Vriends
⚽
Vergos
Assist: Valadon
Second Half
⚽
Vergos
Assist: Mata
Vergos
Yellow Card
59'
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Dukuly
59'
⇄
Muñiz
59'
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Jovanović
⇄
Velupillay
73'
Đuzel
Yellow Card
78'
⇄
Đuzel
⇄
Rodrigues
⇄
Vergos
⇄
Mata
86'
⚽
Pierias
Assist: Ben Folami
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D'Arrigo
| # | 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
Melbourne VictoryAdelaide United
6Won
Statistical edge
6–6
battles won across 14 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.76VS0.99
Attack5 · 0 won
24
Shots
8
10
Shots on target
2
16
Shots in the box
7
8
Shots outside box
1
8
Shots off goal
2
5
Corners
5
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
42%
Possession
58%
385
Total passes
541
310
Accurate passes
459
81%
Pass accuracy
85%
Discipline0 · 1 won
11
Fouls
9
1
Yellow cards
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
8
6
Blocked shots
4
Melbourne Victory
4-2-3-1
Adelaide United
4-4-1-1Melbourne Victory
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2Jason Alan DavidsonD
- 8Jordi Francis ValadonM
- 9Nikolaos VergosF
- 11Clarismario RodriguesM
- 15Sebastian EspositoD
- 17Nishan VelupillayM
- 21Roderick MirandaD
- 22Joshua James RawlinsD
- 25Jack Carleton DuncanG
- 27Louis Joseph D'ArrigoM
- 64MataM
Substitutes
- 4Lachlan Robert Tua JacksonD
- 14Matthew GrimaldiF
- 16Joshua InserraD
- 19Jing Machar ReecF
- 23Keegan Daniel JelacicF
- 29O. DragicevicM
- 40Jack WarshawskyG
Adelaide United
4-4-1-1Starting XI
- 3Bart VriendsD
- 4Panagiotis KikianisD
- 7Ryan KittoD
- 9Luka JovanovićF
- 10Juan MuñizF
- 11Craig Alexander GoodwinM
- 19Yaya DukulyM
- 20Dylan PieriasD
- 22Joshua Gerardus Petrus Wilhelm SmitsG
- 23Luke ĐuzelM
- 55Ethan AlagichM
Substitutes
- 12Jonny YullM
- 14Jay BarnettM
- 17Ben FolamiF
- 36Panashe MadanhaF
- 40Ethan Anthony Robert CoxG
- 87AnselmoM
Melbourne Victory
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikos Vergos | F | 79 | 8.6 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Juan Mata | M | 79 | 7.9 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2/2 |
| Sebastian Esposito | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clarismario | M | 79 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1/4 |
| Joshua Rawlins | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Jack Duncan | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nishan Velupillay | M | 66 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Jordi Valadon | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Louis D'Arrigo | M | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Roderick Miranda(C) | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jason Davidson | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joshua Inserra | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lachlan Jackson | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Warshawsky | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthew Grimaldi | F | 24 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Jing Lual | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keegan Jelacic | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Dragicevic | M | 11 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Adelaide United
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Smits | G | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dylan Pierias | D | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3/3 |
| Panagiotis Kikianis | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Alagich | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Juan Muñiz | F | 59 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bart Vriends | D | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Kitto | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Duzel | M | 78 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Luka Jovanovic | F | 59 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Yaya Dukuly | M | 59 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Craig Goodwin(C) | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ethan Cox | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Panashe Madanha | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Barnett | M | 81 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ben Folami | F | 31 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Ryan White | M | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anselmo | M | 31 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jonny Yull | M | 31 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |