Sunday , 16 August 2026

Adelaide United FC vs Perth Glory FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2020-21
Adelaide United FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Perth Glory FC
Fri 5 Feb 2021 · 08:05 UTC Coopers Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Jordan Elsey 4' Y
Y 29' Jonathan Aspropotamitis
Yarad Abetew 39' Y
Y 51' Nicolas Sullivan
Y 90' Tando Velaphi

Overview

Match Preview

Adelaide United FC vs Perth Glory FC — A League at Coopers Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Matthew Cream
  • Referee Nathan MacDonald
  • Referee Adam Kersey
  • Referee Alex King
  • Referee

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

10
6
7
Adelaide United FC 23 games · Avg 3.5 goals Perth Glory FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-02-05 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Perth Glory FC 2020-07-30 Adelaide United FC 5–3 Perth Glory FC 2020-01-11 Perth Glory FC 3–0 Adelaide United FC 2019-05-10 Perth Glory FC 3–3 Adelaide United FC 2019-03-15 Adelaide United FC 0–2 Perth Glory FC

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Feb Perth Glory FC H 1–2 L
11 Aug Melbourne City FC A 2–2 D
06 Aug Sydney FC H 1–1 D
30 Jul Perth Glory FC H 5–3 W
25 Jul Wellington Phoenix FC A 1–1 D
19 Jul Brisbane Roar FC A 1–0 W
Perth Glory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Feb Adelaide United FC A 2–1 W
26 Aug Sydney FC A 0–2 L
22 Aug Wellington Phoenix FC A 1–0 W
12 Aug Western United FC H 0–2 L
08 Aug Melbourne Victory FC H 0–4 L
04 Aug Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 3–1 W

Season Stats

Adelaide United FC Perth Glory FC
#2 Position #10
43 Points 31
26 Played 26
12 / 7 / 7 W / D / L 8 / 7 / 11
46 Scored 32
36 Conceded 39
+10 GD -7
1.65 PPG 1.19
46% Win % 31%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Adelaide United FC this season
15% Clean Sheets
Perth Glory FC this season

Adelaide United FC are 2nd (43 pts). Perth Glory FC are 10th (31 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
Perth Glory FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/3
76+
3/–
■ 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
Perth Glory FC
Tom Lawrence 5 G 2 A
Adam Taggart 5 G 1 A
Nicholas Pennington 5 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Adelaide United FC to score. At the same time, Perth Glory FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 4' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jordan Elsey.
  • 9' Perth Glory FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 9.
  • 14' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Adelaide United FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 19' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' What composure from Stefan Mauk! The Australia international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 25' Nicolas Sullivan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 29' That is a Yellow card for Perth Glory FC. Jonathan Aspropotamitis will be fuming at that decision.
  • 34' The Adelaide United FC manager makes a substitution. Yaya Dukuly departs to be replaced by Al Hassan Toure.
  • 39' The referee shows Adelaide United FC player a Yellow card on 39.
  • 39' The Perth Glory FC manager makes a substitution. Andy Keogh departs to be replaced by Carlo Armiento.
  • 43' The whistle greets Michael Jakobsen as he departs to be replaced by George Timotheou.
  • 46' The Adelaide United FC bench stirs into life. Louis D'Arrigo is withdrawn and Mohamed Toure gets his opportunity.
  • 51' A moment of madness from Nicolas Sullivan on 51 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Perth Glory FC will be frustrated.
  • 56' Australia international Ben Halloran has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 61' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 66' It’s high time Richard Garcia made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 69' Adelaide United FC make a change. Stefan Mauk trudges off to be replaced by Nathan Konstandopoulos on 69 minutes.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Nicholas D'Agostino as he leaves the pitch. Daniel Stynes steps in for Perth Glory FC.
  • 73' What a moment for Bruno Fornaroli! That strike on 73 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 78' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Adelaide United FC and Perth Glory FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 83' GOAL! George Timotheou scores on 83.
  • 88' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 90' Tando Velaphi picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Perth Glory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Richard Garcia

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Adam Taggart 8
Bruno Fornaroli 6
Hiroshi Ibusuki 5
Andy Keogh 4
Ryan Kitto 3
Zach Clough 3
Chris Ikonomidis 3
Kusini Yengi 3

Head to Head

2021-02-05 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Perth Glory FC 2020-07-30 Adelaide United FC 5–3 Perth Glory FC 2020-01-11 Perth Glory FC 3–0 Adelaide United FC 2019-05-10 Perth Glory FC 3–3 Adelaide United FC 2019-03-15 Adelaide United FC 0–2 Perth Glory FC

Adelaide United FC Form

2021-02-05 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Perth Glory FC L 2020-08-11 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Adelaide United FC D 2020-08-06 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Sydney FC D 2020-07-30 Adelaide United FC 5–3 Perth Glory FC W 2020-07-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2020-07-19 Brisbane Roar FC 0–1 Adelaide United FC W

Perth Glory FC Form

2021-02-05 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Perth Glory FC W 2020-08-26 Sydney FC 2–0 Perth Glory FC L 2020-08-22 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Perth Glory FC W 2020-08-12 Perth Glory FC 0–2 Western United FC L 2020-08-08 Perth Glory FC 0–4 Melbourne Victory FC L 2020-08-04 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–3 Perth Glory FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.92 Adelaide United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.62 Perth Glory FC xG
I would bet for: Adelaide United FC or Perth Glory FC 75% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Adelaide United FC42% Draw25% Perth Glory FC33%
Actual: Perth Glory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Perth Glory FC
58%
Adelaide United FC or Perth Glory FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Adelaide United FC34% Draw40% Perth Glory FC26%
Actual: Adelaide United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
5.4%
3 – 1
5.3%
1 – 0
5%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 0
4.3%
0 – 1
4.1%
0 – 2
3.8%
1 – 3
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap Adelaide United FC covers Push Perth Glory FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 13% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 19% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 16% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Perth Glory FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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