Sunday , 16 August 2026

Adelaide United FC vs Brisbane Roar FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2020-21
Adelaide United FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Brisbane Roar FC
Sun 16 May 2021 · 08:10 UTC Coopers Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Joe Caletti 14' Y
Joe Caletti 15' Y
Ben Halloran 78' Y
Ben Halloran 79' Y
Kusini Yengi 90' Y
Y 90' Scott Neville

Overview

Match Preview

Adelaide United FC vs Brisbane Roar FC — A League at Coopers Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Newcastle United Jets FC 26 48
2 Adelaide United FC 26 43
3 Auckland FC 26 42
4 Melbourne Victory FC 26 40
5 Sydney FC 26 39
6 Melbourne City FC 26 38
7 Macarthur FC 26 34
8 Wellington Phoenix FC 26 33
9 Central Coast Mariners FC 26 32
10 Perth Glory FC 26 31
11 Brisbane Roar FC 26 26
12 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 21

Head-to-Head

12
3
5
Adelaide United FC 20 games · Avg 3.1 goals Brisbane Roar FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-16 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC 2020-07-19 Brisbane Roar FC 0–1 Adelaide United FC 2020-02-08 Brisbane Roar FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC 2019-11-10 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC 2019-04-25 Brisbane Roar FC 3–5 Adelaide United FC

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 May Brisbane Roar FC H 1–0 W
13 May Melbourne City FC A 1–4 L
07 May Wellington Phoenix FC H 0–0 D
30 Apr Western United FC H 0–0 D
25 Apr Wellington Phoenix FC A 1–2 L
18 Apr Sydney FC A 2–2 D
Brisbane Roar FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 May Adelaide United FC A 0–1 L
12 May Central Coast Mariners FC H 0–0 D
09 May Melbourne City FC A 2–3 L
05 May Western United FC H 2–1 W
01 May Wellington Phoenix FC H 0–0 D
28 Apr Central Coast Mariners FC A 4–0 W

Season Stats

Adelaide United FC Brisbane Roar FC
#2 Position #11
43 Points 26
26 Played 26
12 / 7 / 7 W / D / L 6 / 8 / 12
46 Scored 27
36 Conceded 36
+10 GD -9
1.65 PPG 1.00
46% Win % 23%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Adelaide United FC this season
27% Clean Sheets
Brisbane Roar FC this season

Adelaide United FC are 2nd (43 pts). Brisbane Roar FC are 11th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Adelaide United FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
4/–
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Brisbane Roar FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/2
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Adelaide United FC
Luka Jovanovic 11 G 3 A
Johnny Yull 4 G 5 A
Ethan Alagich 4 G 4 A
Ryan Kitto 3 G 1 A
Brisbane Roar FC
Justin Vidic 4 G 2 A
Chris Long 4 G 1 A
Samuel Klein 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Coopers Stadium that hosts another battle between Adelaide United FC and Brisbane Roar FC.
  • 5' Brisbane Roar FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' Brisbane Roar FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 14' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Joe Caletti.
  • 15' Controversy at the stadium! Joe Caletti argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 20' Jordan Elsey, a Australia , has 22 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 23' Against the run of play, Craig Goodwin has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 24' Assisted by Kusini Yengi with the perfectly-timed delivery and Craig Goodwin makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 29' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Warren Moon will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 34' Adelaide United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
  • 39' It looks surprising Brisbane Roar FC does not make any changes. Golgol Mebrahtu has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 44' Corey Brown has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 45' The whistle greets Joshua Brindell-South as he departs to be replaced by James O'Shea.
  • 46' Juande has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joe Caletti on 46 minute.
  • 51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 55' Time for substitution for Adelaide United FC. Stefan Mauk is replaced by Louis D'Arrigo.
  • 58' Brisbane Roar FC make a change. Cyrus Dehmie trudges off to be replaced by Golgol Mebrahtu on 58 minutes.
  • 63' The 40-year-old Michael Jakobsen has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 68' Cyrus Dehmie needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 69' Javi Lopez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joshua Cavallo on 69 minute.
  • 70' The Adelaide United FC manager makes a substitution. Ryan Kitto departs to be replaced by Al Hassan Toure.
  • 75' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Brisbane Roar FC winning 50% of all matches.
  • 78' Ben Halloran picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 79' Controversy at the stadium! Ben Halloran argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 84' Adelaide United FC is showing some good football. However, Adelaide United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 89' Kai Trewin is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Adelaide United FC tonight.
  • 90' Kusini Yengi was booked on 90.
  • 90' Danny Kim gets the nod from Brisbane Roar FC. He replaces Rahmat Akbari and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Brisbane Roar FC will have plenty to reflect on. Adelaide United FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Brisbane Roar FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Warren Moon

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
George Blackwood 6
Craig Goodwin 5
Hiroshi Ibusuki 3
Ben Halloran 3
Henrique Silva 2
Isaias 2
Nikola Mileusnic 2
Jay O'Shea 2

Head to Head

2021-05-16 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC 2020-07-19 Brisbane Roar FC 0–1 Adelaide United FC 2020-02-08 Brisbane Roar FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC 2019-11-10 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC 2019-04-25 Brisbane Roar FC 3–5 Adelaide United FC

Adelaide United FC Form

2021-05-16 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2021-05-13 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Adelaide United FC L 2021-05-07 Adelaide United FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2021-04-30 Adelaide United FC 0–0 Western United FC D 2021-04-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC L 2021-04-18 Sydney FC 2–2 Adelaide United FC D

Brisbane Roar FC Form

2021-05-16 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC L 2021-05-12 Brisbane Roar FC 0–0 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2021-05-09 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Brisbane Roar FC L 2021-05-05 Brisbane Roar FC 2–1 Western United FC W 2021-05-01 Brisbane Roar FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2021-04-28 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–4 Brisbane Roar FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.65 Adelaide United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 Brisbane Roar FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Adelaide United FC54% Draw26% Brisbane Roar FC20%
Actual: Adelaide United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Brisbane Roar FC
46%
Adelaide United FC or Brisbane Roar FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Adelaide United FC37% Draw47% Brisbane Roar FC16%
Actual: Adelaide United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
10.1%
0 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 1
6.1%
3 – 0
5.4%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
5.1%
2 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
3.2%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap Adelaide United FC covers Push Brisbane Roar FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 24% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
Brisbane Roar FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.