Thursday , 2 July 2026

Adelaide United FC vs Sydney FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2019-20
Adelaide United FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Sydney FC
Fri 11 Oct 2019 · 08:30 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
Ryan Strain 57' R
Michael Maria 76' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Adelaide United FC vs Sydney FC — A League .

Match Details

  • Referee Matthew Cream
  • Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
  • Referee Daniel Elder
  • Referee Alex King
  • Referee Paul Cetrangolo

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

5
7
12
Adelaide United FC 24 games · Avg 3.5 goals Sydney FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-10-11 Adelaide United FC 2–3 Sydney FC 2019-03-01 Sydney FC 2–0 Adelaide United FC 2019-01-13 Sydney FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC 2018-10-19 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Sydney FC 2018-04-08 Sydney FC 3–0 Adelaide United FC

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Oct Sydney FC H 2–3 L
10 May Perth Glory FC A 3–3 D
05 May Melbourne City FC H 1–0 W
25 Apr Brisbane Roar FC A 5–3 W
19 Apr Melbourne Victory FC H 1–0 W
13 Apr Melbourne City FC A 0–0 D
Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Oct Adelaide United FC A 3–2 W
19 May Perth Glory FC A 0–0 D
12 May Melbourne Victory FC H 6–1 W
27 Apr Newcastle United Jets FC A 0–2 L
18 Apr Perth Glory FC H 1–0 W
13 Apr Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Adelaide United FC Sydney FC
#2 Position #5
43 Points 39
26 Played 26
12 / 7 / 7 W / D / L 11 / 6 / 9
46 Scored 33
36 Conceded 25
+10 GD +8
1.65 PPG 1.50
46% Win % 42%

Key Stats

79% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Adelaide United FC this season
38% Clean Sheets
Sydney FC this season

Adelaide United FC are 2nd (43 pts). Sydney FC are 5th (39 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
Sydney FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/1
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
Sydney FC
Tiago Quintal 5 G 3 A
Al Hassan Toure 5 G 1 A
Campuzano 4 G 3 A
Joe Lolley 4 G 2 A
Patrick Wood 4 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Adelaide United FC and Sydney FC.
  • 5' Adelaide United FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 10' Adelaide United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Adelaide United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 22' GOAL! Adam Le Fondre fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Adelaide United FC that had 233 games and scored 368 goals.
  • 28' What a strike from Adam Le Fondre! The score is 0-2.
  • 33' Adelaide United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 38' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 43' Sydney FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 44' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Nikola Mileusnic makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 49' Jordan Elsey has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 51' What an equalizer from Alhassan Toure!
  • 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryan Kitto made 233 appearances and scored 18 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 57' Ryan Strain is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
  • 60' The supporters are chanting for Michael Marrone. He replaces Nikola Mileusnic on 60 minute.
  • 60' Kosta Barbarouses puts Sydney FC on the lead.
  • 63' Adelaide United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Michael Marrone is hanging Nikola Mileusnic on the field on 63 minute.
  • 67' Adelaide United FC ring the changes. Louis D'Arrigo has done his job and it is now time for Michael Maria to step up.
  • 72' It looks like no one’s ball. Sydney FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 75' Fresh legs for Sydney FC! Anthony Caceres comes on to replace Alexander Baumjohann.
  • 76' Michael Maria picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 77' It is a substitution in Adelaide United FC team. Alhassan Toure is replaced by Kristian Opseth on 77 minute.
  • 82' 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.
  • 87' Against the run of play, Ryan McGowan has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 90' Luke Ivanovic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kosta Barbarouses at the 90 minute mark.
  • With this win, Sydney FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gertjan Verbeek

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Corica

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2019-10-11 Adelaide United FC 2–3 Sydney FC 2019-03-01 Sydney FC 2–0 Adelaide United FC 2019-01-13 Sydney FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC 2018-10-19 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Sydney FC 2018-04-08 Sydney FC 3–0 Adelaide United FC

Adelaide United FC Form

2019-10-11 Adelaide United FC 2–3 Sydney FC L 2019-05-10 Perth Glory FC 3–3 Adelaide United FC D 2019-05-05 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC W 2019-04-25 Brisbane Roar FC 3–5 Adelaide United FC W 2019-04-19 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2019-04-13 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Adelaide United FC D

Sydney FC Form

2019-10-11 Adelaide United FC 2–3 Sydney FC W 2019-05-19 Perth Glory FC 0–0 Sydney FC D 2019-05-12 Sydney FC 6–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2019-04-27 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–0 Sydney FC L 2019-04-18 Sydney FC 1–0 Perth Glory FC W 2019-04-13 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Sydney FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.28 Adelaide United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 Sydney FC xG
I would bet for: Adelaide United FC or Sydney FC 71% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Adelaide United FC32% Draw29% Sydney FC39%
Actual: Sydney FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.71
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Sydney FC
68%
Adelaide United FC or Sydney FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Adelaide United FC24% Draw47% Sydney FC29%
Actual: Sydney FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 0
8.7%
0 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
8.4%
1 – 0
7.6%
2 – 1
7.5%
0 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
5.3%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 1
3.2%
0 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap Adelaide United FC covers Push Sydney FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 18% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 20% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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