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

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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

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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)

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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' What a night it is going to be! Adelaide United FC welcome Western Sydney Wanderers FC for this crunch clash at Coopers Stadium.
5' Adelaide United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Adelaide United FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
11' A goal from the Scotland international Ziggy Gordon! He fires home on 11 to make it 1-0!
16' 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 Stefan Mauk suffering a number of foals already.
21' Adelaide United FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 3 of the last 3 meetings.
22' Brilliant from the ! Ryan Strain makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 22.
27' 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.
30' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Graham Dorrans makes it 1-2.
35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
36' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Tass Mourdoukoutas.
41' Western Sydney Wanderers FC have won 309 goals from 205 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
46' Tomi Juric is replacing Al Hassan Toure for the Adelaide United FC side.
51' Supporters expect more eagerness from James Troisi, as he is very good at scoring at Coopers Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
56' Brilliant from the ! Craig Goodwin makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 56.
59' It is a substitution in Western Sydney Wanderers FC team. Bernie Ibini-Isei is replaced by Scott McDonald on 59 minute.
60' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Bruce Kamau is withdrawn and James Troisi gets his opportunity.
65' Adelaide United FC is showing some good football. However, Adelaide United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
68' Another substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC to replace Ziggy Gordon by Mark Natta on 68 minute.
71' Michael Jakobsen picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
72' The Adelaide United FC manager makes a substitution. Stefan Mauk departs to be replaced by Joshua Cavallo.
74' The referee has no hesitation. Tomi Juric is booked for Adelaide United FC — Yellow card on 74.
75' Western Sydney Wanderers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
76' Western Sydney Wanderers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 76.
80' Another substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC to replace Keanu Baccus by Jordon Mutch on 80 minute.
85' Louis D'Arrigo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Dylan McGowan.
90' The supporters are chanting for Joe Caletti. He replaces Javi Lopez on 90 minute.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Adelaide United FC 2-2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC.

Lineups

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Javi Lopez ↓ Joe Caletti 90'
8
Stefan Mauk ↓ Joshua Cavallo 72'
22
Michael Jakobsen
2
Michael Marrone
7
Ryan Kitto
4
Ryan Strain
6
Louis D'Arrigo
11
Craig Goodwin
26
Ben Halloran ↓ Pacifique Niyongabire 90'
1
James Delianov
35
Al Hassan Toure ↓ Tomi Juric 46'

Bench

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Bruce Kamau ↓ James Troisi 60'
17
Keanu Baccus ↓ Jordon Mutch 80'
6
Tass Mourdoukoutas
30
Daniel Margush
2
Ziggy Gordon ↓ Mark Natta 68'
18
Graham Dorrans
9
Bernie Ibini-Isei ↓ Scott McDonald 59'
29
Daniel Wilmering ↓ Tate Russell 60'
4
Dylan McGowan
39
Thomas Aquilina
8
Steven Peter Ugarkovic

Bench

27
Nicolai Muller
14
James Troisi ↑ 60'
13
Tate Russell ↑ 60'
19
Jordon Mutch ↑ 80'
50
Oliver Kalac
77
Scott McDonald ↑ 59'
33
Mark Natta ↑ 68'

Coach Carl Robinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Hiroshi Ibusuki	5
Ryan Kitto	5
Brandon Borrello	4
Craig Goodwin	4
Nicolai Muller	3
Nicolas Milanovic	3
Oriol Riera	3
Simon Cox	3

Head to Head

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.