Adelaide United FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2018-19

Adelaide United FC

2 – 2

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Wed 26 Dec 2018 · 08:50 UTC Coopers Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 4' Keanu Baccus

Jordan Elsey 21' Y

Y 58' Josh Risdon

Jordan Elsey 60' R

Y 69' Oriol Riera

Y 88' Rashid Mahazi

Overview

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Adelaide United FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC — A League at Coopers Stadium.

Adelaide United FC 26 games · 43 pts (2026/27)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Matthew Cream
Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
Referee Daniel Elder
Referee Peter Green
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

Adelaide United FC 22 games · Avg 4.0 goals Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Last 5 meetings

2018-12-26 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2018-04-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Adelaide United FC 2018-01-10 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC 2017-11-26 Adelaide United FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	2–2	D
16 Dec	Melbourne City FC	H	0–2	L
08 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	A	0–2	L
30 Nov	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–1	W
24 Nov	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	3–1	W
11 Nov	Perth Glory FC	H	0–2	L

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Adelaide United FC	A	2–2	D
15 Dec	Sydney FC	H	1–3	L
07 Dec	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–0	W
01 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	A	0–4	L
23 Nov	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	0–2	L
10 Nov	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–2	D

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

Adelaide United FC are 2nd (43 pts). Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 12th (21 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Adelaide United FC kicks off things out of here…
4' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Keanu Baccus.
9' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
14' Adelaide United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
19' With 0 assists to his name this season, Paul Izzo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Adelaide United FC.
21' That is a Yellow card for Adelaide United FC. Jordan Elsey will be fuming at that decision.
26' Adelaide United FC is showing some good football. However, Adelaide United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
31' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
36' It looks like no one’s ball. Adelaide United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
41' Western Sydney Wanderers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
45' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Oriol Riera makes no mistake. 0-1!
46' Another change for Adelaide United FC made on 46 minute. Michael Marrone leaves to be changed by Ryan Strain.
46' Oriol Riera doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
48' Goal! Nikola Mileusnic scores his 23 goal in 233 matches.
53' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Adelaide United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
55' GOAL! Nikola Mileusnic scores on 55. Assisted by Isaias
58' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Josh Risdon.
60' It’s gonna be a Red card for Jordan Elsey.
61' Magnificent from Bruce Kamau! That is 12 goals in 205 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
63' Taylor Regan is replacing Ken Ilso for the Adelaide United FC side.
64' Another change for Western Sydney Wanderers FC made on 64 minute. Tarek Elrich leaves to be changed by Raul Llorente.
69' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Oriol Riera on 69 minutes.
74' Jordan O'Doherty makes way for Rashid Mahazi at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
79' Adelaide United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Western Sydney Wanderers FC's shape.
84' Both keepers have barely been tested. Adelaide United FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
86' Nick Fitzgerald gets the nod from Western Sydney Wanderers FC. He replaces Roly Bonevacia and will look to change the dynamic.
88' Rashid Mahazi picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

22
Michael Jakobsen
3
Scott Galloway
20
Paul Izzo
2
Michael Marrone ↓ Ryan Strain 46'
23
Jordan Elsey
8
Isaias C
6
Vince Lia
16
Nathan Konstandopoulos ↓ Ken Ilso 46'
17
Nikola Mileusnic
11
Craig Goodwin
26
Ben Halloran

Bench

Coach Marco Kurz

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Markus Babbel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ryan Kitto	5
Hiroshi Ibusuki	5
Brandon Borrello	4
Craig Goodwin	4
Oriol Riera	3
Simon Cox	3
Mitch Duke	3
Nicolai Muller	3

Head to Head

Adelaide United FC Form

2018-12-26 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2018-12-16 Adelaide United FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC L 2018-12-08 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Adelaide United FC L 2018-11-30 Adelaide United FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC W 2018-11-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–3 Adelaide United FC W 2018-11-11 Adelaide United FC 0–2 Perth Glory FC L

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2018-12-26 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2018-12-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–3 Sydney FC L 2018-12-07 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2018-12-01 Melbourne Victory FC 4–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2018-11-23 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2018-11-10 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Brisbane Roar FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.2 Adelaide United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Adelaide United FC57% Draw23% Western Sydney Wanderers FC20%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.41

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	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

43%

Adelaide United FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Adelaide United FC43% Draw40% Western Sydney Wanderers FC17%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.6%

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

3 – 1

6.8%

1 – 0

6.8%

3 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

5.2%

0 – 0

4.7%

3 – 2

4.2%

4 – 1

3.8%

0 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap	Adelaide United FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	18%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	21%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	12%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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