Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide United
Ref: A. KingAAMI Park, Melbourne · 30,050 cap
Match recap
Melbourne Victory and Adelaide United drew 1–1 in their A-League fixture. Jelacic scored for Melbourne Victory; Dukuly replied for Adelaide United. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.15 for Melbourne Victory versus 1.58 for Adelaide United. Melbourne Victory sit 4th in the A-League table while Adelaide United are 2nd.
First Half
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Jelacic
Assist: Mata
35'
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Dukuly
Roderick Miranda
Yellow Card
Second Half
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Genreau
Nduka
Yellow Card
Jelacic
Yellow Card
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Mata
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Jelacic
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Nduka
67'
Alagich
Yellow Card
71'
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Muñiz
77'
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Jovanović
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Velupillay
85'
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Yull
86'
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Dukuly
Vergos
Yellow Card
| # | 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
9Won
Statistical edge
9–6
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.15VS1.58
Attack6 · 0 won
19
Shots
12
7
Shots on target
6
12
Shots in the box
6
7
Shots outside box
6
7
Shots off goal
5
4
Corners
2
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
45%
Possession
55%
355
Total passes
446
275
Accurate passes
360
77%
Pass accuracy
81%
Discipline2 · 1 won
7
Fouls
10
4
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
6
5
Blocked shots
1
Melbourne Victory
4-2-3-1
Adelaide United
4-1-4-1Melbourne Victory
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2Jason Alan DavidsonD
- 8Jordi Francis ValadonM
- 10Denis GenreauM
- 15Sebastian EspositoD
- 17Nishan VelupillayM
- 21Roderick MirandaD
- 22Joshua James RawlinsD
- 23Keegan Daniel JelacicM
- 40Jack WarshawskyG
- 44Charles Boniface NdukaF
- 64MataM
Substitutes
- 7Reno Mauro PiscopoF
- 9Nikolaos VergosF
- 11Clarismario RodriguesF
- 14Matthew GrimaldiF
- 16Joshua InserraD
- 25Jack Carleton DuncanG
- 34X. StellaD
Adelaide United
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 3Bart VriendsD
- 4Panagiotis KikianisD
- 7Ryan KittoD
- 9Luka JovanovićF
- 10Juan MuñizM
- 12Jonny YullM
- 14Jay BarnettD
- 19Yaya DukulyM
- 22Joshua Gerardus Petrus Wilhelm SmitsG
- 55Ethan AlagichM
Substitutes
- 17Ben FolamiF
- 23Luke ĐuzelM
- 35Brody BurkittF
- 36Panashe MadanhaF
- 40Ethan Anthony Robert CoxG
- 52Sotiri PhillisD
- 65Joey GaruccioM
Melbourne Victory
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keegan Jelacic | M | 66 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 3/3 |
| Jack Warshawsky | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roderick Miranda(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Joshua Rawlins | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2/3 |
| Sebastian Esposito | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Mata | M | 66 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — |
| Jordi Valadon | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Denis Genreau | M | 55 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Charles Nduka | F | 66 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Jason Davidson | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Nishan Velupillay | M | 79 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jack Duncan | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Inserra | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Xavier Stella | D | 35 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Matthew Grimaldi | F | 24 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Clarismario | F | 24 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reno Piscopo | F | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Nikos Vergos | F | 24 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Adelaide United
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Muñiz | M | 71 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Joshua Smits | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bart Vriends(C) | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ryan White | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/4 |
| Jay Barnett | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Luka Jovanovic | F | 77 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/4 |
| Ethan Alagich | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2/2 |
| Ryan Kitto | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Jonny Yull | M | 85 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Panagiotis Kikianis | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Yaya Dukuly | M | 86 | 6.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/6 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joey Garuccio | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Cox | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sotiri Phillis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brody Burkitt | F | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Duzel | M | 19 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ben Folami | F | 10 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Panashe Madanha | F | 9 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |