Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide United

A-League Men 13 Dec 2025, 08:35
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
2–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Adelaide United
Adelaide United
🏟 AAMI Park Round 8

Match report

Melbourne Victory edged past Adelaide United 2-1 in the A-League Men on 13 December 2025.

Melbourne Victory had 24 shots to Adelaide United's 8.

The match was played at AAMI Park.

Half-time 1-0 Shots 24 - 8 On target 10 - 2 Corners 5 - 5 Fouls 11 - 9 Yellow cards 2
9
Player of the match
Nikos Vergos
Melbourne Victory · 2 goals
8 Dylan Pierias 1 goal
8 Juan Mata 1 assist
8 Joshua Smits 7 saves
8 Panagiotis Kikianis 97 passes (90% accurate)
First half vs second half
Adelaide United came out stronger after half-time, with 6 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 11–2 13–6
Shots On Goal 5–0 5–2
Ball Possession 49–51 —
Corners 2–3 3–2
Attacks 1–0 29–44
Match statistics
5 Corners 5
5 Substitution 5
30 Attacks 44
25 Dangerous Attacks 29
10 On Target 2
14 Off Target 6
24 Shots Total 8
10 Shots On Goal 2
8 Shots Off Goal 2
6 Shots Blocked 4
16 Shots Inside Box 7
8 Shots Outside Box 1
11 Fouls 9
5 Corners 5
42% Ball Possession 58%
1 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 7
385 Passes Total 540
309 Passes Accurate 458
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-4-1-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Melbourne Victory · 4-2-3-1
25 J. Duncan
22 J. Rawlins 15 S. Esposito 21 R. Miranda 2 J. Davidson
27 L. D'Arrigo 8 J. Valadon
17 N. Velupillay 64 J. Mata 11 Clarismario
9 N. Vergos
Adelaide United · 4-4-1-1
22 J. Smits
20 D. Pierias 3 B. Vriends 4 P. Kikianis 7 R. Kitto
19 Y. Dukuly 55 E. Alagich 23 L. Duzel 11 C. Goodwin
10 J. Muñiz
9 L. Jovanovic
Melbourne Victory
Coach
Arthur Diles
Substitutes
  • 14 Matthew Grimaldi
  • 29 Oliver Dragicevic
  • 23 Keegan Jelacic
  • 19 Jing Lual
  • 40 Jack Warshawsky
  • 16 Joshua Inserra
  • 4 Lachlan Jackson
Adelaide United
Coach
C. Veart
Substitutes
  • 14 Jay Barnett
  • 87 Anselmo
  • 17 Ben Folami
  • 12 Jonny Yull
  • 44 Ryan White
  • 40 Ethan Cox
  • 36 Panashe Madanha
Substitutions
  • 9' ↑ J. Barnett ↓ B. Vriends Adelaide United
  • 59' ↑ J. Yull ↓ J. Muniz Adelaide United
  • 59' ↑ B. Folami ↓ Y. Dukuly Adelaide United
  • 59' ↑ Anselmo ↓ L. Jovanovic Adelaide United
  • 66' ↑ M. Grimaldi ↓ N. Velupillay Melbourne Victory
  • 78' ↑ R. White ↓ L. Duzel Adelaide United
  • 79' ↑ J. Reec ↓ N. Vergos Melbourne Victory
  • 79' ↑ K. Jelacic ↓ J. Mata Melbourne Victory
  • 79' ↑ O. Dragicevic ↓ Clarismario Melbourne Victory
  • 90+4' ↑ L. Jackson ↓ L. D'Arrigo Melbourne Victory
Cards
  • 48' N. Vergos Melbourne Victory
  • 73' L. Duzel Adelaide United
Head-to-head
Melbourne Victory 9 4 draws 6 Adelaide United
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
Melbourne Victory D L W W D
Adelaide United D D W D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide United?
Melbourne Victory won 2-1 against Adelaide United on 13 December 2025.
Who won Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide United?
Melbourne Victory won the match 2-1.
Where was Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide United played?
The match was played at AAMI Park.