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

· Australian A-League Men

Adelaide United

6': Craig Goodwin
90'+7': Ryan Kitto

FT
2 - 1

Melbourne Victory

75': Matthew Grimaldi

About

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

Match Commentary

6': Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) Goal at 6'
60': Clarismario Rodrigues (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 60'
62': Panagiotis Kikianis (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 62'
67': Brody Burkitt (Adelaide United) Substitution at 67'
67': Joey Garuccio (Adelaide United) Substitution at 67'
67': Keegan Jelacic (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 67'
67': Matthew Grimaldi (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 67'
67': Jing Lual (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 67'
75': Matthew Grimaldi (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 75'
78': Reno Piscopo (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 78'
84': Ryan White (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 84'
85': Lachlan Jackson (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 85'
90'+3': Juan Mata (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 93'
90'+3': Xavier Stella (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 93'
90'+3': Juan Muñiz (Adelaide United) Substitution at 93'
90'+3': Panashe Madanha (Adelaide United) Substitution at 93'
90'+7': Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United) Goal at 97'
90'+8': Matthew Grimaldi (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 98'

Statistics

MVC		ADE
9	Fouls	12
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	5
2	Saves	3
47.3	Possession	52.7
19	SHOTS	15
4	ON GOAL	4
0.2	On Target %	0.3
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: Hindmarsh Stadium
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 14,784

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	1	+2	3
2	Macarthur FC	1	+1	3
3	Newcastle Jets	1	0	1
4	Central Coast Mariners	1	0	1

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Adelaide United (4-4-2)

No.	Name
22	Joshua Smits (GK)
4	Panagiotis Kikianis
3	Bart Vriends
7	Ryan Kitto
14	Jay Barnett
23	Luke Duzel
44	Ryan White
11	Craig Goodwin
12	Jonny Yull
87	Anselmo
99	Ajak Chol

Adelaide United Substitutes:

Joey Garuccio, Ethan Cox, Sotiri Phillis, Juan Muñiz, Brody Burkitt, Fabian Talladira, Panashe Madanha.

Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
40	Jack Warshawsky (GK)
4	Lachlan Jackson
15	Sebastian Esposito
3	Adama Traoré
16	Joshua Inserra
64	Juan Mata
10	Denis Genreau
27	Louis D'Arrigo
9	Nikolaos Vergos
11	Clarismario Rodrigues
17	Nishan Velupillay

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Keegan Jelacic, Daniel Graskoski, Matthew Grimaldi, Jing Lual, Reno Piscopo, Xavier Stella, Kayne Razmovski.

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