MELBOURNE. Melbourne Victory and Adelaide United draw 1-1. M. Paro scored the first goal (28′) for Melbourne Victory. H. Ibusuki made it even (59′). Adelaide United was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%)
The match was played at the Marvel Stadium stadium in Melbourne on Saturday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Alex King assisted by George Lakrindis and Owen Goldrick. The 4th official was Jonathon Barreiro. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.57 degrees Celsius or 61.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 22 Total 12
- 7 On Target 3
- 11 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 4
- 82 Attack 112
- 71 Dangerous attack 43
- 71 Ball safe 100
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 1 Double Yellow 1
- 1 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Adelaide United had a superior ball possession 57% while Melbourne Victory was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Melbourne Victory was more pushing with 71 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Melbourne Victory to win the match.
Melbourne Victory shot 22 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Adelaide United shot 12 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Melbourne Victory received 4 yellow cards (Rai Marchán, Roderick Miranda, Connor Chapman and Rai Marchán). Talking about the opposition, Adelaide United received 3 yellow cards (Nestory Irankunda, Thomas Veart and Panashe Madanha).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Melbourne Victory has 7 points to occupy the 2nd place in the table. On the other side, Adelaide United has 7 points (1st).
Next matches
Melbourne Victory – Formation
Melbourne Victory
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90'
28'
Melbourne Victory started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Tony Popović decided to play with the following team: Paul Izzo , Connor Chapman , Damien Da Silva , Roderick Miranda , Adama Traoré , Daniel Arzani , Ryan Teague , Fabian Monge , Nishan Velupillay , Zinédine Machach and Matteo Paro .
The home team had on the bench: Rai Marchán , Christopher Ikonomidis , Ben Folami , Stefan Nigro , Jake Brimmer, Franco Lino and Christian Siciliano.
Melbourne Victory could not rely on the presence of Stefan Nigro (injured) and Franco Lino (injured).
Substitutions
Melbourne Victory made 5 changes: Adama Traoré for Stefan Nigro (16′), Nishan Velupillay for Ben Folami (80′), Matteo Paro for Christopher Ikonomidis (71′), Fabian Monge for Franco Lino (70′) and Daniel Arzani for Rai Marchán (70′).
Best player: Zinédine Machach
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Melbourne Victory was Zinédine Machach.
His rating is with 40 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 15 duels out of 23. He performed 3 crosses.
Adelaide United – Formation
Adelaide United
Adelaide United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Thomas Veart played with: Joe Gauci , Panashe Madanha , Alexandar Popovic , Nick Ansell , Ryan Kitto , Zach Clough , Isaías , Jonny Yull , Nestory Irankunda , Hiroshi Ibusuki and Ben Halloran .
The following players were sitting on the bench: James Delianov, Lachlan Barr , Ryan Tunnicliffe , Luke Duzel, Bernardo , Giuseppe Bovalina and Musa Toure .
Substitutions
Adelaide United made 5 changes: Panashe Madanha for Giuseppe Bovalina (46′), Isaías for Bernardo (64′), Ben Halloran for Ryan Tunnicliffe (64′), Alexandar Popovic for Lachlan Barr (84′) and Hiroshi Ibusuki for Musa Toure (72′).
Best player: Joe Gauci
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Adelaide United was the goalkeeper: Joe Gauci. His rating is 8.06. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
- Wellington Phoenix – Brisbane Roar – 5-2
- Macarthur – Western United – 1-0
- Melbourne Victory – Adelaide United – 1-1
- Perth Glory – Central Coast Mariners – 2-0
