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Preview
As week 19 of the 2025-2026 A-League Men arrives, Melbourne Victory take on Adelaide United at AAMI Park on 2026-02-27 (kick-off 08:35 GMT).
Looking back over 2 duels, A. Diles has 1 win versus Airton Andrioli, who has 1 win, with no draws.
After 18 matchdays, Melbourne Victory sit 5th with 27 points and Adelaide United are 4th having collected 29 points.
Melbourne Victory have 3 players sidelined: L. D'Arrigo (Leg Injury), B. Hamill (Knee Injury), C. Nduka (Injury) while Adelaide United face 5 absences: Anselmo (Hip Injury), C. Goodwin (Injury), D. Pierias (Knee Injury), A. Riak (Hamstring Injury), P. Kikianis (Injury).
Our forecast has Melbourne Victory in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Adelaide United set to counter in 4-1-4-1.
Both sides left it all on the pitch: Melbourne Victory won 3-1 against Melbourne City, and Adelaide United secured a victory 4-0 over Perth Glory.
Melbourne Victory (3-1-1) and Adelaide United (3-1-1) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
Dominance for Melbourne Victory: across 70 clashes, they've won 34 games and only lost 22 games to Adelaide United, with 14 stalemates.
We're forecasting a stalemate, 1-1, as Melbourne Victory's 1.88 goals/game at home balance out Adelaide United's 2.00 away scoring.
Melbourne Victory is going head to head with Adelaide United on 27/2/2026 08:35 GMT at AAMI Park for the Australia A-League Men. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United H2H statistics!