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

Match Preview

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

Adelaide United FC 26 games · 43 pts (2025/26)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2025/26)

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

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' What a night it is going to be! Adelaide United FC welcome Western Sydney Wanderers FC for this crunch clash at Coopers Stadium.
4' The referee shows Western Sydney Wanderers FC player a Yellow card on 4.
9' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Markus Babbel will be considering his options from the bench.
14' Adelaide United FC have won 368 goals from 233 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
19' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Adelaide United FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
21' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jordan Elsey on 21.
26' It’s high time Markus Babbel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
31' 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.
36' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Adelaide United FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
41' With 0 assists to his name this season, Patrick Ziegler is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Adelaide United FC.
45' Oriol Riera does the damage! The net is bulging and Western Sydney Wanderers FC surge ahead!
46' Ryan Strain is ready to make an impact after coming on for Michael Marrone at the 46 minute mark.
46' Oriol Riera makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are in front.
48' Nikola Mileusnic does the damage! The net is bulging and Adelaide United FC surge ahead!
53' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Adelaide United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
55' A stunning finish from Nikola Mileusnic — that came from absolutely nowhere!
58' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Josh Risdon.
60' Jordan Elsey picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
61' Bruce Kamau has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 61 minutes.
63' The Adelaide United FC bench stirs into life. Ken Ilso is withdrawn and Taylor Regan gets his opportunity.
64' Raul Llorente gets the nod from Western Sydney Wanderers FC. He replaces Tarek Elrich and will look to change the dynamic.
69' The referee shows Western Sydney Wanderers FC player a Yellow card on 69.
74' A tactical swap from Western Sydney Wanderers FC — Rashid Mahazi on, Jordan O'Doherty off on 74 minutes.
79' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
84' Over 84 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
86' Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nick Fitzgerald is hanging Roly Bonevacia on the field on 86 minute.
88' That is a Yellow card for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Rashid Mahazi will be fuming at that decision.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

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
Mitch Duke	3
Nicolai Muller	3
Nicolas Milanovic	3
Oriol Riera	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.