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Adelaide United FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2025
Adelaide United FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Sun 26 Nov 2017 · 08:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 11' Josh Risdon
Y 15' Robert Cornthwaite
R 21' Robert Cornthwaite
Y 45' Jacob Melling
Y 45' Roly Bonevacia
Ben Garuccio 77' R

Overview

Match Preview

Adelaide United FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC — A League .

Match Details

  • Referee Matthew Cream
  • Referee Chris Beath
  • Referee Daniel Elder
  • 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

9
6
7
Adelaide United FC 22 games · Avg 4.0 goals Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Last 5 meetings
2017-11-26 Adelaide United FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Nov Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 2–0 W
16 Nov Central Coast Mariners FC A 2–1 W
11 Nov Newcastle United Jets FC H 1–2 L
04 Nov Perth Glory FC A 0–1 L
28 Oct Melbourne City FC H 0–2 L
20 Oct Melbourne Victory FC H 2–2 D
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Nov Adelaide United FC A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Adelaide United FC Western Sydney Wanderers FC
#2 Position #12
43 Points 21
26 Played 26
12 / 7 / 7 W / D / L 5 / 6 / 15
46 Scored 27
36 Conceded 43
+10 GD -16
1.65 PPG 0.81
46% Win % 19%

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Adelaide United FC this season
19% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season

Adelaide United FC are 2nd (43 pts). Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 12th (21 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
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/3
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
–/1
76+
–/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
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Bozhidar Kraev 5 G 2 A
Ryan Fraser 4 G 3 A
Brandon Borrello 4 G 2 A
Kosta Barbarouses 4 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Western Sydney Wanderers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 11' Josh Risdon is having his name booked by the referee on 11.
  • 15' The referee calls foul for Robert Cornthwaite. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 20' Adelaide United FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 3 of the last 3 meetings.
  • 21' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Robert Cornthwaite.
  • 26' The -year-old Cejudo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 27' The crowd applauds Cejudo as he leaves the pitch. Brendan Hamill steps in for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
  • 32' Isaias, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 37' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 37 minutes.
  • 42' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 45' Jacob Melling was booked on 45.
  • 46' What a moment for Ryan Kitto! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 51' Raul Llorente is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Western Sydney Wanderers FC so far.
  • 54' Fresh legs for Western Sydney Wanderers FC! Kearyn Baccus comes on to replace Jacob Melling.
  • 59' The crowd applauds Ryan Strain as he leaves the pitch. Mark Ochieng steps in for Adelaide United FC.
  • 63' GOAL! Ryan Kitto fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 64' It is a substitution in Western Sydney Wanderers FC team. Jumpei Kusukami is replaced by Mark Bridge on 64 minute.
  • 69' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 71' George Blackwood is ready to make an impact after coming on for Papa Babacar Diawara at the 71 minute mark.
  • 75' Adelaide United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nathan Konstandopoulos is hanging Karim Matmour on the field on 75 minute.
  • 77' Adelaide United FC receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 77.
  • 82' Adelaide United FC have won 368 goals from 233 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 87' Adelaide United FC looks like a favorite considering 3 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • The final score is 2-0.

Lineups

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Kurz

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josep Gombau

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.11 Adelaide United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.69 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG
I would bet for: Adelaide United FC to win 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Adelaide United FC64% Draw22% Western Sydney Wanderers FC14%
Actual: Adelaide United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw
86%
Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC
36%
Adelaide United FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Adelaide United FC49% Draw42% Western Sydney Wanderers FC9%
Actual: Adelaide United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
12.4%
1 – 1
9.5%
3 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
9%
0 – 0
7.8%
3 – 1
6.4%
4 – 0
4.8%
0 – 1
3.5%
4 – 1
3.5%
2 – 2
3.1%
1 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap Adelaide United FC covers Push Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 21% 55%
-1.5 45% — 55%
-1 45% 24% 31%
-0.5 69% — 31%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✓
Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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