Adelaide United will host Melbourne Victory at Coopers Stadium on Friday in another round of the 2025-26 Australian A-League campaign. The hosts will be keen to return to winning ways and pick up their first win of the new year in a bid to move back into the top six in the league table.
Adelaide United were disappointed to pick up only a point after leading by two goals in the first half, as their match against Wellington Phoenix ended in a 2-2 draw over the weekend, following an embarrassing 4-0 defeat to Central Coast Mariners in the previous round. The Reds now sit in eighth place after 12 games played, but could finish this matchday as high as fourth should they get maximum points against a closely matched side.
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Melbourne Victory are one place and one point ahead of Friday’s hosts and will also be keen to get back to winning ways following an underwhelming performance in their 1-0 home loss to a struggling Western Sydney Wanderers side last time out. The visitors had a tough start to the season but pushed up the league table with four consecutive wins before their recent defeat, and will need to pick up points in the coming weeks to avoid slipping back into their earlier form.
Adelaide United vs Melbourne Victory Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The sides have met on 72 previous occasions going into this weekend’s matchup. Adelaide United have won 23 of those meetings, and 14 ended in draws, while Melbourne Victory have won the remaining 35.
- The hosts have only two wins across the last 10 editions of this fixture.
- The visitors have scored an impressive 12 goals across the last five meetings between the sides.
- Melbourne picked up a 2-1 victory when the sides met earlier this season in December 2025.
Adelaide United vs Melbourne Victory Prediction
The sides are very closely matched going into the weekend, but Adelaide will hope to receive a boost from their home advantage to stand a chance at getting all three points.
Melbourne will likely be satisfied to get away from home, requiring significant improvements in their recent offensive performances on the road to get anything more this weekend.
Prediction: Adelaide United 2-2 Melbourne Victory
Adelaide United vs Melbourne Victory Betting Tips
Tip 1 – Result: Draw
Tip 2 – Goals – Over/under 2.5 – Over 2.5 goals: (Four of the hosts’ last five games have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 – Both teams to score: Yes (Both sides have found the back of the net in four of their last five matchups)
Edited by Peter P
