Sunday , 16 August 2026

Adelaide United FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2019-20
Adelaide United FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Fri 27 Dec 2019 · 08:30 UTC HT 45+7' · FT 45+12'
Y 18' Mohamed Adam
Ben Halloran 34' Y
Y 37' Pirmin Schwegler
George Blackwood 68' Y
Al Hassan Toure 90' Y
Y 90' Daniel Georgievski

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2019-12-27 Adelaide United FC 2–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 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

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Dec Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 2–3 L
22 Dec Central Coast Mariners FC A 1–2 L
08 Dec Newcastle United Jets FC H 2–1 W
01 Dec Wellington Phoenix FC H 1–2 L
23 Nov Melbourne Victory FC H 3–1 W
16 Nov Central Coast Mariners FC A 3–1 W
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Dec Adelaide United FC A 3–2 W
20 Dec Western United FC H 1–1 D
14 Dec Perth Glory FC A 0–2 L
07 Dec Wellington Phoenix FC A 1–2 L
30 Nov Newcastle United Jets FC A 0–2 L
22 Nov Melbourne City FC H 2–3 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' Adelaide United FC have kicked off against Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Adelaide United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 11' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Nicolai Muller makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 16' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 18' It’s a booking for Western Sydney Wanderers FC player. Mohamed Adam gets a Yellow card.
  • 19' Against the run of play, Al Hassan Toure has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 24' Jordan Elsey, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 29' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 34' Adelaide United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 37' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Pirmin Schwegler.
  • 42' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Michael Maria made 233 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 47' Adelaide United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Western Sydney Wanderers FC backline.
  • 52' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 52 minutes.
  • 57' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Louis D'Arrigo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 59' GOAL! Nicolai Muller fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 64' George Blackwood is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Western Sydney Wanderers FC tonight.
  • 68' George Blackwood picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 73' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Adelaide United FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 77' What a strike from Mohamed Adam! The score is 1-3.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Al Hassan Toure is booked for Adelaide United FC — Yellow card on 90.
  • 2-3 the final result. Adelaide United FC will be bitterly disappointed.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2019-12-27 Adelaide United FC 2–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 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

Adelaide United FC Form

2019-12-27 Adelaide United FC 2–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2019-12-22 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC L 2019-12-08 Adelaide United FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2019-12-01 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2019-11-23 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2019-11-16 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–3 Adelaide United FC W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2019-12-27 Adelaide United FC 2–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2019-12-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Western United FC D 2019-12-14 Perth Glory FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2019-12-07 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2019-11-30 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2019-11-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.21 Adelaide United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Adelaide United FC50% Draw24% Western Sydney Wanderers FC26%
Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC
50%
Adelaide United FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Adelaide United FC41% Draw39% Western Sydney Wanderers FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
6.5%
3 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
6.2%
1 – 2
5.8%
1 – 0
5.4%
3 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
4.6%
0 – 0
3.9%
4 – 1
3.6%
0 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap Adelaide United FC covers Push Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 16% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 20% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 13% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
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.