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

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Sat 16 Feb 2019 · 08:50 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 76' Brendan Hamill

Isaias 76' Y

Y 86' Tate Russell

Y 90' Tarek Elrich

Overview

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

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 Jonathon Barreiro
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

2019-02-16 Adelaide United FC 1–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2019-01-18 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC 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

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	1–3	L
09 Feb	Melbourne City FC	A	1–1	D
02 Feb	Brisbane Roar FC	H	4–3	W
27 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–1	W
23 Jan	Perth Glory FC	A	0–0	D
18 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–1	W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Feb	Adelaide United FC	A	3–1	W
09 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–0	W
01 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	1–5	L
25 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	A	2–2	D
22 Jan	Melbourne City FC	A	3–4	L
18 Jan	Adelaide United FC	H	1–2	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' Three points are at stake. Adelaide United FC host Western Sydney Wanderers FC — let the battle begin!
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryan Kitto made 233 appearances and scored 18 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' 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.
12' Western Sydney Wanderers FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Oriol Riera on 12.
17' Alexander Baumjohann has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 205 appearances.
22' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Adelaide United FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
27' Adelaide United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Western Sydney Wanderers FC backline.
32' The home supporters are growing impatient. Adelaide United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
37' A quiet spell here at . Western Sydney Wanderers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
42' Ryan Strain needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
44' Ryan Kitto does the damage! The net is bulging and Adelaide United FC surge ahead!
49' Tarek Elrich is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Adelaide United FC tonight.
54' Roly Bonevacia has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 54 minutes.
59' Adelaide United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
64' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
68' Mitchell Duke has so much to prove this time. He replaces Bruce Kamau on 68 minute.
71' The South Sudan Abraham Majok breaks the deadlock on 71 minutes. 1-3!
73' It is a substitution in Adelaide United FC team. Mirko Boland is replaced by Ken Ilso on 73 minute.
76' That is a Yellow card for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Brendan Hamill will be fuming at that decision.
77' Alexander Baumjohann gets the nod from Western Sydney Wanderers FC. He replaces Oriol Riera and will look to change the dynamic.
81' Western Sydney Wanderers FC ring the changes. Jordan O'Doherty has done his job and it is now time for Rashid Mahazi to step up.
85' It is a substitution in Adelaide United FC team. Ryan Kitto is replaced by Carlo Armiento on 85 minute.
86' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Tate Russell.
89' The supporters are chanting for Michael Marrone. He replaces Jordan Elsey on 89 minute.
90' Tarek Elrich picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
Adelaide United FC will have plenty to reflect on. Western Sydney Wanderers FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Kurz

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Bruce Kamau ↓ Mitch Duke 68'
21
Tarek Elrich
8
Jordan O'Doherty ↓ Rashid Mahazi 81'
20
Vedran Janjetovic
5
Brendan Hamill C
17
Keanu Baccus
28
Roly Bonevacia
49
Abraham Majok
9
Oriol Riera ↓ Alexander Baumjohann 77'
13
Tass Mourdoukoutas
33
Tate Russell

Bench

10
Alexander Baumjohann ↑ 77'
22
Rashid Mahazi ↑ 81'
40
Nick Suman
14
Mathieu Cordier
12
Mitch Duke ↑ 68'

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

2019-02-16 Adelaide United FC 1–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2019-02-09 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2019-02-02 Adelaide United FC 4–3 Brisbane Roar FC W 2019-01-27 Adelaide United FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2019-01-23 Perth Glory FC 0–0 Adelaide United FC D 2019-01-18 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2019-02-16 Adelaide United FC 1–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2019-02-09 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2019-02-01 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–5 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2019-01-25 Brisbane Roar FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2019-01-22 Melbourne City FC 4–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2019-01-18 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.22 Adelaide United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.67 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Adelaide United FC49% Draw23% Western Sydney Wanderers FC28%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.89

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

51%

Adelaide United FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Adelaide United FC38% Draw38% Western Sydney Wanderers FC24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.4%

2 – 1

8.2%

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 2

6.2%

3 – 1

2 – 0

5.1%

3 – 2

1 – 0

4.1%

2 – 3

3.7%

3 – 0

3.7%

1 – 3

Actual

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap	Adelaide United FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	15%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	19%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	14%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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.