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

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A League · 2025-26

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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 26 games · 43 pts (2026/27)
Sydney FC 26 games · 39 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alireza Faghani
Referee Casey Reibelt

7 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 12.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

Adelaide United FC 24 games · Avg 3.5 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
#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

Adelaide United FC are 2nd (43 pts). Sydney FC are 5th (39 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Adelaide United FC and Sydney FC.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Adelaide United FC to claim maximum points.

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
Patryk Klimala	3
Patrick Wood	3
Hiroshi Ibusuki	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

4 / 4

1.83 Adelaide United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.56 Sydney FC xG

I would bet for: Adelaide United FC or Sydney FC 75% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Adelaide United FC44% Draw25% Sydney FC31%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.39

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Sydney FC

56%

Adelaide United FC or Sydney FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Adelaide United FC33% Draw41% Sydney FC26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.5%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

5.7%

1 – 0

5.5%

3 – 1

5.1%

0 – 0

4.9%

0 – 1

4.6%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 2

1 – 3

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap	Adelaide United FC covers	Push	Sydney FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	19%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+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

22% ✓

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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