- Melbourne Victory are unbeaten in the last 5 head-to-heads with Adelaide United, winning 4 and losing just 1.
- Adelaide United haven't won any of their last 3 away against Victory in all competitions.
- Melbourne Victory have won 1 of their 1 home fixture in the A-League Women 2026/2027, conceding 0 goals.
An Original Rivalry to kick off the weekend
The Original Rivalry is back again to kick off the Saturday of domestic footy, and Melbourne Victory (W) enter the game as the clear favourites at 1.55, with Adelaide United (W) 5.2 and the draw at 4.0.
The Girls in Blue sit 3rd in the A-League Women 2026/2027 after 4 matches, with 7 points to their name, while Adelaide sit 10th on just 2 points from 4 games.
Victory have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 matches in all current competitions. Victory lost 2-0 away to Brisbane Roar FC (W) last time out, but prior to that, they beat Newcastle Jets (W) 1-0 at home.
Adelaide, meanwhile, have won 0, drawn 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 games in all comps. The Reds have lost both of their A-League Women 2026/2027 games so far, falling 2-0 away to Central Coast Mariners (W) and 2-0 at home to Wellington Phoenix (W).
Melbourne should have the edge
These two sides are on different trajectories, and Victory look much more likely to claim the spoils in this early-season A-League Women 2026/2027 fixture.
Anthony Popovic has done a brilliant job from the dugout so far. Victory have been structured, sharp in their penetration and difficult to break down in their own third at home.
The hosts' 3-4-3 set-up gives them width and bite in the final third, while they play with purpose in their attacking third. Adelaide, on the other hand, are a possession-based side that rely on technical quality to carve out chances, but they need more bodies in the attacking third to convert that possession into a goal. Adrian Stenta has been the head coach at Adelaide United (W) since 1 August 2020, and he's still working on making their technical style more adaptable.
Adelaide will want to keep things clean in midfield, while Victory will want to be direct and dangerous. This could be a tight but lively fixture, so the bet that appeals most is both teams to score & over 2.5 goals at 1.8. The hosts should have the upper hand, however, as they have home advantage, the better league position and the better head-to-head record.
The last time Adelaide had the upper-hand in this derby was 9 months ago, when they beat Victory 2-1 at home in the A-League Women 2025/2026.
