Playing at their own ground is safe and nice for Melbourne Victory, but Adelaide United are fully intent and able to win. How will it end?
- Melbourne Victory have the most conceded goals (57) in A-League
- Adelaide United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Melbourne Victory form and stats
With 3 A-League wins, 1 draw and 7 defeats from their home games, Melbourne Victory, who have the most conceded goals (57) in A-League, are certainly not brimming with confidence. It's trouble wherever Melbourne Victory are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.
Melbourne Victory faced defeat in their previous match, away at Sydney (0-2). Midfielder Jake Brimmer was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.05 (out of ten) in that game. Brimmer hit two key passes, dribled passed the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 43 successful passes (of 47 total).
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Macarthur.Melbourne has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. As for conceded goals, Melbourne's unpleasant statistic is 28 goals surrendered.
Adelaide United form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Adelaide United so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-7 (win-draw-lose). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Adelaide's last three away games as they have all been lost.
There might be some fixture complaints from Adelaide as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the A-League match against Perth Glory (1-2). Ryan Strain, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.44. Strain hit one key pass and won 8 of 10 duels.
Before that, Adelaide United secured a home win against Brisbane Roar with the score 1-0.Adelaide are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 20 times in 12 away games so far. For Adelaide, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Melbourne and Adelaide United have met before this season: Melbourne Victory - Adelaide United 1-3. Last ten meetings between the teams: Melbourne won four, Adelaide United won six and zero draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Mauk 7 goals |  T. Jurić 7 goals |  C. Goodwin 6 goals |
Melbourne Victory missing players
Adelaide United missing players
| Melbourne Victory | Adelaide United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 24 | 16 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 20 | 35 |
| 57 | 28 | 10 | Conceded | C | 3 | 28 | 35 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 92% | 87% |
| 83% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 92% | 74% |
| 61% | 73% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 92% | 65% |
| 39% | 45% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 67% | 43% |
| 26% | 27% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 33% | 22% |
| 57% | 64% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 83% | 65% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 8% | 30% |
| 39% | 27% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 17% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11.1 | 11.4 | 4.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.7 | 12.3 | 13.1 |
| 3.9 | 4.6 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4 | 4.3 |
| 27% | 31% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 42% | 36% |
- Adelaide United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Melbourne Victory have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Melbourne Victory have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Melbourne Victory have the most conceded goals (28) at home in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the most conceded goals (57) in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the most conceded goals in the first half (22) in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the most conceded goals in the second half (35) in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the the worst goal difference (-12) at home in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the the worst goal difference (-33) in A-League
- Melbourne Victory haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Melbourne Victory is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Melbourne City | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 54 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 28 | 45 |
| 2 | Sydney | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 38 |
| 3 | Central Coast Mariners | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 36 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 0 | 35 |
| 5 | Macarthur | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| 6 | Brisbane Roar | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 31 |
| 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 31 |
| 8 | Perth Glory | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 31 |
| 9 | Wellington Phoenix | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Western United | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -6 | 28 |
| 11 | Melbourne Victory | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 57 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 29 | -33 | 15 |
| 12 | Newcastle Jets | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -16 | 14 |