Adelaide United FC vs Sydney FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2025-26

Adelaide United FC

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Sydney FC

Fri 17 Oct 2025 · 08:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Adelaide United FC vs Sydney FC — A League .

Adelaide United FC 3 games · 1 pts (2026/27)
Sydney FC 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alireza Faghani
Referee Casey Reibelt

8 games this season 🟨 4.1/game ⚽ 12.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

Head-to-Head

Adelaide United FC 25 games · Avg 3.4 goals Sydney FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-10-17 Adelaide United FC 2–1 Sydney FC 2025-04-05 Adelaide United FC 2–3 Sydney FC 2025-02-01 Sydney FC 4–1 Adelaide United FC 2024-12-20 Adelaide United FC 3–3 Sydney FC 2024-02-17 Sydney FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Oct	Sydney FC	H	2–1	W
26 Apr	Melbourne City FC	A	0–0	D
22 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–1	D
18 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	3–2	W
12 Apr	Perth Glory FC	A	1–4	L
05 Apr	Sydney FC	H	2–3	L

Sydney FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Oct	Adelaide United FC	A	1–2	L
03 May	Melbourne City FC	A	1–5	L
27 Apr	Western United FC	A	0–1	L
20 Apr	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	3–2	W
12 Apr	Auckland FC	H	2–2	D
05 Apr	Adelaide United FC	A	3–2	W

Season Stats

Adelaide United FC		Sydney FC
#12	Position	#2
1	Points	7
3	Played	4
0 / 1 / 2	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 1
3	Scored	7
8	Conceded	4
-5	GD	+3
0.33	PPG	1.75
0%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)

72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Adelaide United FC this season

25% Clean Sheets
Sydney FC this season

Adelaide United FC are 12th (1 pts). Sydney FC are 2nd (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Adelaide United FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/4

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sydney FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

3/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

2/1

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Adelaide United FC

Brody Burkitt	2 G
Joey Garuccio	1 G

Sydney FC

Aly Toure	4 G	1 A
Oriola Sunday	1 G	2 A
Gabriel Popovic	1 G
Rhys Youlley	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Adelaide United FC is hosting Sydney FC for another epic battle.
2-1 the final result. Sydney FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Bobo	8
Adam Le Fondre	7
Joe Lolley	6
Craig Goodwin	5
Archie Goodwin	4
Hiroshi Ibusuki	3
Patryk Klimala	3
Patrick Wood	3

Head to Head

Adelaide United FC Form

2025-10-17 Adelaide United FC 2–1 Sydney FC W 2025-04-26 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Adelaide United FC D 2025-04-22 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2025-04-18 Adelaide United FC 3–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2025-04-12 Perth Glory FC 4–1 Adelaide United FC L 2025-04-05 Adelaide United FC 2–3 Sydney FC L

Sydney FC Form

2025-10-17 Adelaide United FC 2–1 Sydney FC L 2025-05-03 Melbourne City FC 5–1 Sydney FC L 2025-04-27 Western United FC 1–0 Sydney FC L 2025-04-20 Sydney FC 3–2 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2025-04-12 Sydney FC 2–2 Auckland FC D 2025-04-05 Adelaide United FC 2–3 Sydney FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.55 Adelaide United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.56 Sydney FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Adelaide United FC29% Draw22% Sydney FC49%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 4.11

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	58%	42%
± 4.5	39%	61%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw

51%

Draw or Sydney FC

71%

Adelaide United FC or Sydney FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Adelaide United FC20% Draw36% Sydney FC44%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

8.2%

1 – 1

7.3%

1 – 3

6.8%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 2

5.5%

2 – 3

5.3%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 3

4.5%

1 – 4

4.4%

0 – 1

3.9%

2 – 4

3.4%

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap	Adelaide United FC covers	Push	Sydney FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	6%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	12%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	42%	—	58%
+1	42%	20%	38%
+1.5	62%	—	38%
+2	62%	17%	22%
+2.5	78%	—	22%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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