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

· Australian A-League Men

Melbourne Victory

26': Keegan Jelacic

FT
1 - 1

Adelaide United

35': Yaya Dukuly

About

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

Match Commentary

26': Keegan Jelacic (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 26'
35': Yaya Dukuly (Adelaide United) Goal at 35'
42': Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 42'
55': Xavier Stella (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 55'
61': Charles Nduka (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 61'
63': Keegan Jelacic (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 63'
66': Nikolaos Vergos (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 66'
66': Matthew Grimaldi (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 66'
66': Clarismario Rodrigues (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 66'
67': Ethan Alagich (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 67'
71': Luke Duzel (Adelaide United) Substitution at 71'
77': Brody Burkitt (Adelaide United) Substitution at 77'
79': Reno Piscopo (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 79'
85': Ben Folami (Adelaide United) Substitution at 85'
86': Panashe Madanha (Adelaide United) Substitution at 86'
89': Nikolaos Vergos (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 89'

Statistics

ADE		MVC
10	Fouls	7
1	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	4
6	Saves	5
55	Possession	45
12	SHOTS	19
6	ON GOAL	7
0.5	On Target %	0.4
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
1	Blocked Shots	5
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: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 11,506

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

Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
40	Jack Warshawsky (GK)
21	Roderick Miranda
15	Sebastian Esposito
2	Jason Davidson
22	Joshua Rawlins
64	Juan Mata
8	Jordi Valadon
10	Denis Genreau
44	Charles Nduka
17	Nishan Velupillay
23	Keegan Jelacic

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Matthew Grimaldi, Jack Duncan, Reno Piscopo, Nikolaos Vergos, Xavier Stella, Clarismario Rodrigues, Joshua Inserra.

Adelaide United (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
22	Joshua Smits (GK)
4	Panagiotis Kikianis
3	Bart Vriends
55	Ethan Alagich
7	Ryan Kitto
14	Jay Barnett
44	Ryan White
10	Juan Muñiz
12	Jonny Yull
19	Yaya Dukuly
9	Luka Jovanovic

Adelaide United Substitutes:

Sotiri Phillis, Panashe Madanha, Joey Garuccio, Luke Duzel, Ben Folami, Ethan Cox, Brody Burkitt.

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