Saturday , 14 November 2026

Adelaide United FC vs Sydney FC, A League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2026
Adelaide United FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Sydney FC
Sun 14 Jan 2018 · 08:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Pacifique Niyongabire 84' Y
Jordan O'Doherty 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Adelaide United FC vs Sydney FC — A League .

Match Details

  • Referee Jarred Gillett
  • Referee Daniel Elder
  • Referee Ashley Beecham
  • Referee Paul Cetrangolo
5 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game

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

5
7
13
Adelaide United FC 25 games · Avg 3.4 goals Sydney FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-01-14 Adelaide United FC 0–0 Sydney FC 2017-12-01 Adelaide United FC 0–1 Sydney FC

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jan Sydney FC H 0–0 D
10 Jan Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 1–1 D
05 Jan Perth Glory FC A 3–0 W
30 Dec Brisbane Roar FC H 1–2 L
26 Dec Central Coast Mariners FC H 1–0 W
16 Dec Newcastle United Jets FC A 1–2 L
Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jan Adelaide United FC A 0–0 D
01 Dec Adelaide United FC A 1–0 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 game is set. Adelaide United FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Adelaide United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Adelaide United FC and Sydney FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' A quiet spell here at . Adelaide United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' Sydney FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' Adelaide United FC have won 369 goals from 235 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' Adelaide United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sydney FC's shape.
  • 40' Sydney FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Rhys Youlley scoring 1 goals.
  • 41' The Adelaide United FC manager makes a substitution. Ersan Adem Gulum departs to be replaced by Ben Warland.
  • 46' It looks surprising Adelaide United FC does not make any changes. Jordy Buijs has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Adelaide United FC that had 235 games and scored 369 goals.
  • 56' With 0 assists to his name this season, David Carney is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sydney FC.
  • 61' 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.
  • 66' Another change for Adelaide United FC made on 66 minute. Lachlan Brook leaves to be changed by Kristin Konstandopoulos.
  • 71' Milos Ninkovic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sydney FC tonight.
  • 76' Andrew Redmayne is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sydney FC so far.
  • 80' Pacifique Niyongabire is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mark Ochieng at the 80 minute mark.
  • 84' Controversy at the stadium! Pacifique Niyongabire argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 89' The energy levels are beginning to show. Marco Kurz might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 90' Adelaide United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 90' Another substitution for Sydney FC to replace Brandon O'Neill by Matt Simon on 90 minute.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Kurz

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Arnold

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.49 Adelaide United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.85 Sydney FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 66% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Adelaide United FC17% Draw25% Sydney FC58%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes34% 0% No66%
Avg goals/match: 2.34
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw
42%
Draw or Sydney FC
83%
Adelaide United FC or Sydney FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Adelaide United FC7% Draw46% Sydney FC47%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
17.2%
0 – 2
16%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 3
9.6%
1 – 1
9.3%
1 – 2
7.9%
1 – 3
5%
0 – 4
4.5%
1 – 0
3.9%
1 – 4
2.4%
2 – 1
2%
2 – 2
2%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap Adelaide United FC covers Push Sydney FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 6% 92%
-0.5 8% — 92%
+0.5 31% — 69%
+1 31% 27% 43%
+1.5 57% — 43%
+2 57% 22% 21%
+2.5 79% — 21%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✗
Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
61% ✓

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