Melbourne Victory 2-1 Adelaide United — A-League, 13 Dec 2025
Melbourne Victory beat Adelaide United 2-1 in the A-League on 13 December 2025 at AAMI Park, Melbourne. Nikolaos Vergos, D. Pierias got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Melbourne Victory have won 3 and Adelaide United 1, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 9'out: J. Barnett
- 1-024'assist: J. Valadon
- Half-time1-0
- 2-046'assist: J. Mata
- 48'
- 59'
- 59'
- 59'
- 66'
- 73'Foul
- 78'
- 79'
- 79'
- 79'
- 2-186'assist: B. Folami
- 90+4'
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.6
Top rated
Melbourne Victory
- 8.6Nikolaos VergosF
- 7.9Juan MataM
- 7.7Sebastian EspositoD
- 7.3ClarismarioM
- 7.0Joshua RawlinsD
- 6.9Louis D'ArrigoM
- 6.9Jack DuncanG
- 6.9Nishan VelupillayM
- 6.9Jordi ValadonM
- 6.7Roderick MirandaD
- 6.6Matthew GrimaldiF
- 6.3Jason DavidsonD
- 6.3Jing LualF
- 6.3Keegan JelacicF
- 6.2Oliver DragicevicM
Adelaide United
- 7.7Joshua SmitsG
- 7.7Dylan PieriasD
- 7.5Panagiotis KikianisD
- 7.2Juan MuñizF
- 7.2Ethan AlagichM
- 6.9Ben FolamiF
- 6.9Jay BarnettM
- 6.7Ryan WhiteM
- 6.6Bart VriendsD
- 6.6Ryan KittoD
- 6.5Luke DuzelM
- 6.5Luka JovanovićF
- 6.3AnselmoM
- 6.3Yaya DukulyM
- 6.2Jonny YullM
- 6.2Craig GoodwinM
Line-ups
Adelaide United4-4-1-1
Melbourne Victory4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Melbourne VictoryArthur Diles
Substitutes
- 4L. Jackson90+4'D
- 40J. WarshawskyG
- 23Keegan Jelacic79'F6.3
- 19J. Reec79'F6.3
- 16J. InserraD
- 14M. Grimaldi66'F6.6
- 29O. Dragicevic79'M6.2
Adelaide UnitedAirton Andrioli
Substitutes
- 14J. Barnett9'M6.9
- 87Anselmo59'M6.3
- 17B. Folami59'F6.9
- 12J. Yull59'M6.2
- 40E. CoxG
- 36Panashe MadanhaF
- 44R. White78'
Team statistics
42%Possession58%
2.76Expected goals (xG)0.99
24Total shots8
10Shots on target2
8Shots off target2
6Blocked shots4
5Corners5
11Fouls9
1Yellow cards1
1Goalkeeper saves8
385Total passes541
310Accurate passes459
81%Pass accuracy85%
Melbourne Victory
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikolaos Vergos | 79 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 8.6 |
| Juan Mata | 79 | – | 1 | 3 | 4 | – | 2 | 7.9 |
| Sebastian Esposito | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.7 |
| Clarismario | 79 | – | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Joshua Rawlins | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Louis D'Arrigo | 89 | – | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Jack Duncan | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Nishan Velupillay | 66 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Jordi Valadon | 90 | – | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Roderick Miranda | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Matthew Grimaldi | 24 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Jason Davidson | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Jing Lual | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Keegan Jelacic | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Oliver Dragicevic | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Adelaide United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Smits | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.7 |
| Dylan Pierias | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7.7 |
| Panagiotis Kikianis | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Juan Muñiz | 59 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Ethan Alagich | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Ben Folami | 31 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Jay Barnett | 81 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Ryan White | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Bart Vriends | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Ryan Kitto | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Luke Duzel | 78 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Luka Jovanović | 59 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Anselmo | 31 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Yaya Dukuly | 59 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Jonny Yull | 31 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Craig Goodwin | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Melbourne VictoryDLLLW
- D05 Dec 25AMacarthur0-0
- L28 Nov 25ABrisbane Roar0-1
- L22 Nov 25ASydney0-3
- L08 Nov 25HMelbourne City0-2
- W31 Oct 25APerth Glory2-0
Adelaide UnitedLLWWL
- L07 Dec 25HBrisbane Roar0-1
- L29 Nov 25AWellington Phoenix1-2
- W21 Nov 25HMelbourne City4-1
- W07 Nov 25HWestern Sydney Wanderers2-0
- L01 Nov 25AAuckland1-2
Head-to-head
- 29 Mar 25Melbourne Victory5-3Adelaide United
- 18 Jan 25Adelaide United3-2Melbourne Victory
- 09 Mar 24Adelaide United1-2Melbourne Victory
- 30 Dec 23Melbourne Victory2-0Adelaide United
- 04 Nov 23Melbourne Victory1-1Adelaide United
- 26 Feb 23Melbourne Victory1-1Adelaide United
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