Thursday , 2 July 2026

Adelaide United FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2020-21
Adelaide United FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Thu 3 Jun 2021 · 09:35 UTC Coopers Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
R 36' Tass Mourdoukoutas
Michael Jakobsen 71' Y
Tomi Juric 74' Y
Y 75' Graham Dorrans
Y 76' Graham Dorrans
Y 76' Keanu Baccus
Y 90' Dylan McGowan

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2021-06-03 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2021-04-10 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2021-02-27 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Adelaide United FC 2020-02-21 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 5–2 Adelaide United FC 2019-12-27 Adelaide United FC 2–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jun Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 2–2 D
29 May Sydney FC H 1–4 L
23 May Melbourne Victory FC A 1–0 W
19 May Perth Glory FC A 1–2 L
16 May Brisbane Roar FC H 1–0 W
13 May Melbourne City FC A 1–4 L
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jun Adelaide United FC A 2–2 D
30 May Brisbane Roar FC H 2–0 W
26 May Wellington Phoenix FC H 1–2 L
23 May Sydney FC A 0–1 L
16 May Perth Glory FC A 1–5 L
08 May Western United FC H 5–0 W

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Coopers Stadium!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 11' Brilliant from the ! Ziggy Gordon makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 11.
  • 16' Western Sydney Wanderers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 21' Adelaide United FC have won 368 goals from 233 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 22' A goal from the Australia international Ryan Strain! He fires home on 22 to make it 1-1!
  • 27' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 30' Graham Dorrans is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 35' The travelling Western Sydney Wanderers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 36' Tass Mourdoukoutas has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Red card on 36.
  • 41' It looks surprising Western Sydney Wanderers FC does not make any changes. Steven Peter Ugarkovic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' Adelaide United FC ring the changes. Al Hassan Toure has done his job and it is now time for Tomi Juric to step up.
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 56' Craig Goodwin is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 59' Scott McDonald is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bernie Ibini-Isei at the 59 minute mark.
  • 60' The supporters are chanting for James Troisi. He replaces Bruce Kamau on 60 minute.
  • 65' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 68' Time for substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Ziggy Gordon is replaced by Mark Natta.
  • 71' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Michael Jakobsen.
  • 72' Fresh legs for Adelaide United FC! Joshua Cavallo comes on to replace Stefan Mauk.
  • 74' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tomi Juric on 74.
  • 75' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Graham Dorrans.
  • 76' Graham Dorrans is having his name booked by the referee on 76.
  • 80' Time for substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Keanu Baccus is replaced by Jordon Mutch.
  • 85' 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 Thomas Aquilina suffering a number of foals already.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Dylan McGowan is booked for Western Sydney Wanderers FC — Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Javi Lopez makes way for Joe Caletti at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Adelaide United FC.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carl Robinson

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

2021-06-03 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2021-04-10 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2021-02-27 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Adelaide United FC 2020-02-21 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 5–2 Adelaide United FC 2019-12-27 Adelaide United FC 2–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Adelaide United FC Form

2021-06-03 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2021-05-29 Adelaide United FC 1–4 Sydney FC L 2021-05-23 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Adelaide United FC W 2021-05-19 Perth Glory FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC L 2021-05-16 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2021-05-13 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Adelaide United FC L

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2021-06-03 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2021-05-30 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2021-05-26 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2021-05-23 Sydney FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2021-05-16 Perth Glory FC 5–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2021-05-08 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 5–0 Western United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.2 Adelaide United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Adelaide United FC49% Draw24% Western Sydney Wanderers FC27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.75
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC
51%
Adelaide United FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Adelaide United FC39% Draw39% Western Sydney Wanderers FC22%
Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.9%
2 – 1
8.6%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
6.1%
2 – 0
5.8%
3 – 2
4.8%
1 – 0
4.7%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 0
3.6%
4 – 1
3.4%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap Adelaide United FC covers Push Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 15% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 20% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 14% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
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.