Melbourne Victory 1-1 Adelaide United — A-League, 27 Feb 2026
Melbourne Victory and Adelaide United drew 1-1 in the A-League on 27 February 2026 at AAMI Park, Melbourne. Keegan Jelacic, Y. Dukuly 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 2.
Match timeline
- 1-026'assist: J. Mata
- 1-135'
- 42'Foul
- Half-time1-1
- 55'
- 61'Foul
- 63'Foul
- 66'
- 66'
- 66'out: Clarismario
- 67'Foul
- 71'
- 77'
- 79'out: R. Piscopo
- 85'
- 86'
- 89'Time wasting
- Full-time1-1
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Melbourne Victory
- 8.2Keegan JelacicM
- 7.3Jack WarshawskyG
- 7.2Roderick MirandaD
- 7.2Joshua RawlinsD
- 7.0Sebastian EspositoD
- 7.0Xavier StellaD
- 7.0Juan MataM
- 6.9Matthew GrimaldiF
- 6.7ClarismarioF
- 6.7Reno PiscopoF
- 6.7Jordi ValadonM
- 6.6Denis GenreauM
- 6.5Charles NdukaF
- 6.3Nishan VelupillayM
- 6.3Jason DavidsonD
- 6.3Nikolaos VergosF
Adelaide United
- 7.5Juan MuñizM
- 7.2Joshua SmitsG
- 7.0Bart VriendsD
- 6.7Ryan WhiteM
- 6.7Jay BarnettD
- 6.6Ethan AlagichM
- 6.6Luka JovanovićF
- 6.5Brody BurkittF
- 6.5Ryan KittoD
- 6.5Luke DuzelM
- 6.3Yaya DukulyM
- 6.3Jonny YullM
- 6.3Panagiotis KikianisD
- 6.2Panashe MadanhaF
- 6.2Ben FolamiF
Line-ups
Adelaide United4-1-4-1
Melbourne Victory4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Melbourne VictoryArthur Diles
Substitutes
- 9Nikolaos Vergos89'66'F6.3
- 7R. Piscopo79'F6.7
- 25J. DuncanG
- 11Clarismario66'F6.7
- 16J. InserraD
- 14M. Grimaldi66'F6.9
- 34X. Stella55'D7.0
Adelaide UnitedAirton Andrioli
Substitutes
- 17B. Folami85'F6.2
- 23L. Duzel71'M6.5
- 40E. CoxG
- 36Panashe Madanha86'F6.2
- 52S. PhillisD
- 65J. GaruccioM
- 35B. Burkitt77'F6.5
Team statistics
45%Possession55%
2.15Expected goals (xG)1.58
19Total shots12
7Shots on target6
7Shots off target5
5Blocked shots1
4Corners2
1Offsides3
7Fouls10
4Yellow cards1
5Goalkeeper saves6
355Total passes446
275Accurate passes360
77%Pass accuracy81%
Melbourne Victory
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keegan Jelacic | 66 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | 3 | 8.2 |
| Jack Warshawsky | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Roderick Miranda | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 5 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Joshua Rawlins | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Sebastian Esposito | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Xavier Stella | 35 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Juan Mata | 66 | – | 1 | 1 | 6 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Matthew Grimaldi | 24 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Clarismario | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Reno Piscopo | 11 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Jordi Valadon | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Denis Genreau | 55 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Charles Nduka | 66 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Nishan Velupillay | 79 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Jason Davidson | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Nikolaos Vergos | 24 | – | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Adelaide United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Muñiz | 71 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | 7.5 |
| Joshua Smits | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Bart Vriends | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Ryan White | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Jay Barnett | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | 6.7 |
| Ethan Alagich | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Luka Jovanović | 77 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Brody Burkitt | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Ryan Kitto | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Luke Duzel | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Yaya Dukuly | 86 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Jonny Yull | 85 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Panagiotis Kikianis | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Panashe Madanha | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Ben Folami | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Melbourne VictoryWDWLW
- W21 Feb 26AMelbourne City3-1
- D14 Feb 26HBrisbane Roar1-1
- W06 Feb 26AWellington Phoenix3-2
- L01 Feb 26ACentral Coast Mariners0-1
- W26 Jan 26HSydney4-0
Adelaide UnitedWWLDW
- W20 Feb 26HPerth Glory4-0
- W14 Feb 26ASydney2-1
- L08 Feb 26HNewcastle Jets2-3
- D30 Jan 26HMacarthur1-1
- W24 Jan 26ABrisbane Roar3-2
Head-to-head
- 17 Jan 26Adelaide United2-1Melbourne Victory
- 13 Dec 25Melbourne Victory2-1Adelaide United
- 29 Mar 25Melbourne Victory5-3Adelaide United
- 18 Jan 25Adelaide United3-2Melbourne Victory
- 09 Mar 24Adelaide United1-2Melbourne Victory
- 30 Dec 23Melbourne Victory2-0Adelaide United
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