Besart Berisha’s love of facing Adelaide United reached unprecedented heights as he extended the visitors’ horror record away from home in Finals Series matches.
Melbourne Victory’s marquee man rifled in a terrific 89th-minute bicycle kick to sensationally decide Sunday night’s Elimination Final, continuing his club’s perfect post-season record against the Reds.
Read on for the full stats and facts as the home side booked a Semi Final date with Sydney FC.
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Victory are unbeaten in all seven Finals Series matches against Adelaide.
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They have also won five of the last seven meetings between the teams (D1, L1).
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Adelaide have lost all eight of their Finals Series matches outside South Australia, scoring just four goals in total across those clashes.
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Victory have won six successive Hyundai A-League matches at AAMI Park, their longest ever streak at the venue.
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The Reds, meanwhile, have lost eight of their last 11 games in which they’ve failed to score a first-half goal (D3), and have been held scoreless in six of those.
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There were 46 fouls conceded in the match, the second most of any game this Hyundai A-League season (Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory shared 54 in March).
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Berisha netted his 17th goal against Adelaide, setting the record for the most goals of any player against a single opponent in Hyundai A-League history.
