Adelaide United FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2021-22

Adelaide United FC

1 – 2

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Wed 16 Mar 2022 · 08:35 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 37' Phillip Cancar

Y 45' Bernie Ibini-Isei

Ryan Kitto 50' Y

Y 56' Jarrod Carluccio

Alexandar Popovic 65' Y

Y 67' Ramy Najjarine

Overview

Match Preview

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

Adelaide United FC 3 games · 1 pts (2026/27)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

Head-to-Head

Adelaide United FC 22 games · Avg 4.0 goals Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-03-16 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 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

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	1–2	L
13 Mar	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	2–1	W
06 Mar	Perth Glory FC	A	2–1	W
26 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–1	W
19 Feb	Macarthur FC	A	1–4	L
15 Feb	Melbourne City FC	A	2–1	W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	Adelaide United FC	A	2–1	W
12 Mar	Macarthur FC	A	1–3	L
05 Mar	Sydney FC	H	2–0	W
23 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	0–1	L
20 Feb	Western United FC	A	2–3	L
16 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

Adelaide United FC		Western Sydney Wanderers FC
#12	Position	#6
1	Points	5
3	Played	4
0 / 1 / 2	W / D / L	1 / 2 / 1
3	Scored	6
8	Conceded	4
-5	GD	+2
0.33	PPG	1.25
0%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)

73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Adelaide United FC this season

50% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season

Adelaide United FC are 12th (1 pts). Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 6th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Adelaide United FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/4

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/2

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Adelaide United FC

Brody Burkitt	2 G
Joey Garuccio	1 G

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Nicolas Milanovic	2 G
Brandon Borrello	2 G
Miguel Di Pizio	1 G
German Ferreyra	1 G
Atiya Waraga	1 G

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' It is a cagey affair so far. Adelaide United FC in their trying to find a way past Western Sydney Wanderers FC's compact .
8' What composure from Craig Goodwin! The Australia international strokes it home. 1-0.
13' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lachlan Barr made 128 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
18' 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.
23' Australia international Dimitri Petratos has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
26' A stunning finish from Ramy Najjarine — that came from absolutely nowhere!
31' Ryan Kitto needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
36' Over 36 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
37' Phillip Cancar picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
42' Western Sydney Wanderers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
45' Bernie Ibini-Isei catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
50' That is a Yellow card for Adelaide United FC. Ryan Kitto will be fuming at that decision.
54' The Adelaide United FC bench stirs into life. Louis D'Arrigo is withdrawn and George Blackwood gets his opportunity.
56' Jarrod Carluccio picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
56' A tactical swap from Western Sydney Wanderers FC — Keijiro Ogawa on, Jarrod Carluccio off on 56 minutes.
61' Time for substitution for Adelaide United FC. Lachlan Brook is replaced by Mohamed Toure.
62' Adelaide United FC make a change. Michael Jakobsen trudges off to be replaced by Alexandar Popovic on 62 minutes.
65' Alexandar Popovic was booked on 65.
67' Controversy at the stadium! Ramy Najjarine argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
70' It is a substitution in Adelaide United FC team. Ryan Kitto is replaced by Nestor Irankunda on 70 minute.
73' Tomer Hemed has so much to prove this time. He replaces Bernie Ibini-Isei on 73 minute.
76' GOAL! Tomislav Mrcela scores on 76.
81' It looks like no one’s ball. Western Sydney Wanderers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
84' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Ramy Najjarine is withdrawn and Ziggy Gordon gets his opportunity.
89' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Adelaide United FC 1-2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC.

Lineups

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

25
Lachlan Barr
20
Zach Clough ↓ Joe Caletti 70'
21
Javi Lopez
46
Joe Gauci
22
Michael Jakobsen ↓ Alexandar Popovic 62'
10
Isaias
7
Ryan Kitto ↓ Nestor Irankunda 70'
77
Lachlan Brook ↓ Mohamed Toure 61'
6
Louis D'Arrigo ↓ George Blackwood 54'
11
Craig Goodwin
15
Hiroshi Ibusuki

Bench

18
Joe Caletti ↑ 70'
16
Nathan Konstandopoulos
14
George Blackwood ↑ 54'
17
Mohamed Toure ↑ 61'
66
Nestor Irankunda ↑ 70'
50
Steven Hall
41
Alexandar Popovic ↑ 62'

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Tomer Hemed ↑ 73'
29
Terry Antonis ↑ 56'
2
Ziggy Gordon ↑ 84'
11
Keijiro Ogawa ↑ 56'
20
Tomas Mejias
3
Adama Traore
36
Alessandro Lopane

Coach Carl Robinson

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
Nicolai Muller	3

Head to Head

Adelaide United FC Form

2022-03-16 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2022-03-13 Adelaide United FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2022-03-06 Perth Glory FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC W 2022-02-26 Adelaide United FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2022-02-19 Macarthur FC 4–1 Adelaide United FC L 2022-02-15 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2022-03-16 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2022-03-12 Macarthur FC 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2022-03-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Sydney FC W 2022-02-23 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2022-02-20 Western United FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2022-02-16 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.33 Adelaide United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.27 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Adelaide United FC27% Draw24% Western Sydney Wanderers FC49%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.6

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw

50%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

73%

Adelaide United FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Adelaide United FC19% Draw39% Western Sydney Wanderers FC42%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.1%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

7.1%

1 – 3

6.8%

2 – 2

0 – 1

5.7%

2 – 1

5.3%

0 – 3

5.2%

2 – 3

4.5%

0 – 0

1 – 4

3.9%

1 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap	Adelaide United FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	12%	79%
-0.5	21%	—	79%
+0.5	43%	—	57%
+1	43%	21%	36%
+1.5	64%	—	36%
+2	64%	17%	19%
+2.5	81%	—	19%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.