Adelaide United vs Melbourne Victory

A-League Men 17 Jan 2026, 08:35
Adelaide United
Adelaide United
2–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
🏟 Coopers Stadium Round 13

Match report

Adelaide United edged past Melbourne Victory 2-1 in the A-League Men on 17 January 2026.

Melbourne Victory dominated possession with 67% of the ball and had 19 shots to Adelaide United's 15.

The match was played at Coopers Stadium.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 33% - 67% Shots 15 - 19 On target 4 - 4 Corners 5 - 1 Fouls 12 - 9 Yellow cards 7
8
Player of the match
Ryan Kitto
Adelaide United · 1 goal
8 Craig Goodwin 1 goal
7 Matthew Grimaldi 1 goal
7 Bart Vriends captained the side
7 Panagiotis Kikianis 65 passes (89% accurate)
First half vs second half
Melbourne Victory came out stronger after half-time, with 12 second-half shots against 7 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–7 8–12
Shots On Goal 2–1 2–3
Ball Possession 50–50 —
Corners 1–1 4–0
Attacks 51–70 53–53
Match statistics
5 Corners 1
6 Substitution 5
104 Attacks 123
47 Dangerous Attacks 33
4 On Target 4
11 Off Target 15
33% Ball Possession 67%
15 Shots Total 19
4 Shots On Goal 4
6 Shots Off Goal 11
5 Shots Blocked 4
13 Shots Inside Box 10
2 Shots Outside Box 9
12 Fouls 9
5 Corners 1
2 Offsides 3
53% Ball Possession 47%
2 Yellow Cards 4
3 Saves 2
475 Passes Total 432
381 Passes Accurate 326
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Adelaide United · 4-4-2
22 J. Smits
14 J. Barnett 3 B. Vriends 4 P. Kikianis 7 R. Kitto
12 J. Yull 44 R. White 23 L. Duzel 11 C. Goodwin
99 A. Riak 87 Anselmo
Melbourne Victory · 4-2-3-1
40 J. Warshawsky
16 J. Inserra 15 S. Esposito 4 L. Jackson 3 A. Traoré
27 L. D'Arrigo 10 D. Genreau
17 N. Velupillay 64 J. Mata 11 Clarismario
9 N. Vergos
Adelaide United
Coach
Airton Andrioli
Substitutes
  • 65 Joey Garuccio
  • 35 Brody Burkitt
  • 36 Panashe Madanha
  • 10 Juan Muñiz
  • 40 Ethan Cox
  • 62 Fabian Talladira
  • 52 Sotiri Phillis
Melbourne Victory
Coach
Arthur Diles
Substitutes
  • 23 Keegan Jelacic
  • 14 Matthew Grimaldi
  • 19 Jing Lual
  • 7 Reno Piscopo
  • 34 Xavier Stella
  • 30 Daniel Graskoski
  • 28 Kayne Razmovski
Substitutions
  • 67' ↑ J. Garuccio ↓ Anselmo Adelaide United
  • 67' ↑ B. Burkitt ↓ A. Riak Adelaide United
  • 67' ↑ M. Grimaldi ↓ Clarismario Melbourne Victory
  • 67' ↑ J. Reec ↓ N. Vergos Melbourne Victory
  • 67' ↑ K. Jelacic ↓ N. Velupillay Melbourne Victory
  • 78' ↑ R. Piscopo ↓ D. Genreau Melbourne Victory
  • 90+3' ↑ P. Madanha ↓ J. Barnett Adelaide United
  • 90+3' ↑ J. Muniz ↓ L. Duzel Adelaide United
  • 90+3' ↑ X. Stella ↓ J. Mata Melbourne Victory
Cards
  • 60' Clarismario Melbourne Victory
  • 62' P. Kikianis Adelaide United
  • 84' R. White Adelaide United
  • 85' L. Jackson Melbourne Victory
  • 90+3' J. Mata Melbourne Victory
  • 90+8' M. Grimaldi Melbourne Victory
  • 90+11' A. Diles Melbourne Victory
Head-to-head
Adelaide United 6 4 draws 9 Melbourne Victory
2026-02-27 Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide United 1 - 1
2026-01-17 Adelaide United vs Melbourne Victory 2 - 1
2025-12-13 Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide United 2 - 1
2025-03-29 Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide United 5 - 3
2025-01-18 Adelaide United vs Melbourne Victory 3 - 2
2024-09-21 Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide United 1 - 0
Recent form
Adelaide United D D D W L
Melbourne Victory W D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Adelaide United vs Melbourne Victory?
Adelaide United won 2-1 against Melbourne Victory on 17 January 2026.
Who won Adelaide United vs Melbourne Victory?
Adelaide United won the match 2-1.
Where was Adelaide United vs Melbourne Victory played?
The match was played at Coopers Stadium.
Who had more possession in Adelaide United vs Melbourne Victory?
Melbourne Victory had 67% of possession, compared to 33% for the other side.