Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide United, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Melbourne Victory

24': Nikolaos Vergos
46': Nikolaos Vergos

FT
2 - 1

Adelaide United

86': Dylan Pierias

About

Melbourne Victory are hosting Adelaide United at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Timeline

9': Jay Barnett (Adelaide United) Substitution at 9'
24': Nikolaos Vergos (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 24'
46': Nikolaos Vergos (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 46'
48': Nikolaos Vergos (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 48'
59': Ben Folami (Adelaide United) Substitution at 59'
59': Anselmo (Adelaide United) Substitution at 59'
59': Jonny Yull (Adelaide United) Substitution at 59'
66': Matthew Grimaldi (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 66'
73': Luke Duzel (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 73'
78': Ryan White (Adelaide United) Substitution at 78'
79': Keegan Jelacic (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 79'
79': Jing Lual (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 79'
79': Oliver Dragicevic (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 79'
86': Dylan Pierias (Adelaide United) Goal at 86'
90'+4': Lachlan Jackson (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 94'

Statistics

ADE		MVC
9	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	5
8	Saves	1
58.5	Possession	41.5
8	SHOTS	24
2	ON GOAL	10
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
4	Blocked Shots	6
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 9,103

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Newcastle Jets	20	+13	40
2	Auckland FC	19	+14	35
3	Sydney FC	20	+8	33
4	Adelaide United	20	+5	31

Full Table

Line-Ups

Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	Jack Duncan (GK)
21	Roderick Miranda
15	Sebastian Esposito
2	Jason Davidson
22	Joshua Rawlins
64	Juan Mata
8	Jordi Valadon
27	Louis D'Arrigo
9	Nikolaos Vergos
11	Clarismario Rodrigues
17	Nishan Velupillay

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Oliver Dragicevic, Jack Warshawsky, Matthew Grimaldi, Joshua Inserra, Keegan Jelacic, Lachlan Jackson, Jing Lual.

Adelaide United (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
22	Joshua Smits (GK)
4	Panagiotis Kikianis
3	Bart Vriends
7	Ryan Kitto
20	Dylan Pierias
23	Luke Duzel
55	Ethan Alagich
11	Craig Goodwin
19	Yaya Dukuly
9	Luka Jovanovic
10	Juan Muñiz

Adelaide United Substitutes:

Jonny Yull, Jay Barnett, Ryan White, Anselmo, Panashe Madanha, Ben Folami, Ethan Cox.

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