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 (2025/26)
Sydney FC 26 games · 39 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Alireza Faghani
Referee Casey Reibelt

20 games this season 🟨 1.4/game ⚽ 6.1 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

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Adelaide United FC and Sydney FC get this one started.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

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.