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 (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' Temperatures are rising at Coopers Stadium as Adelaide United FC face off against Western Sydney Wanderers FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
4' Keanu Baccus catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 4.
9' 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.
14' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
19' The home supporters are growing impatient. Adelaide United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
21' Jordan Elsey picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
26' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Western Sydney Wanderers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
31' Adelaide United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
36' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 3 times this season with Adelaide United FC winning 100% of all matches.
41' Adelaide United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Western Sydney Wanderers FC backline.
45' Western Sydney Wanderers FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Oriol Riera on 45.
46' Adelaide United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryan Strain is hanging Michael Marrone on the field on 46 minute.
46' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Oriol Riera makes it 0-2.
48' Nikola Mileusnic does the damage! The net is bulging and Adelaide United FC surge ahead!
53' Nathan Konstandopoulos is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Adelaide United FC so far.
55' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Nikola Mileusnic makes it 2-2.
58' Josh Risdon catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 58.
60' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Jordan Elsey.
61' Bruce Kamau is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
63' Ken Ilso makes way for Taylor Regan at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Adelaide United FC.
64' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Tarek Elrich departs to be replaced by Raul Llorente.
69' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Oriol Riera.
74' Fresh legs for Western Sydney Wanderers FC! Rashid Mahazi comes on to replace Jordan O'Doherty.
79' Adelaide United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
84' Alexander Baumjohann has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 205 appearances.
86' The whistle greets Roly Bonevacia as he departs to be replaced by Nick Fitzgerald.
88' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Rashid Mahazi.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
Nicolas Milanovic	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.