Adelaide United FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 24 Feb 2024 · 08:45 UTC Coopers Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 5' Alex Bonetig

Ryan Kitto 52' Y

Ben Halloran 75' R

Giuseppe Bovalina 90' Y

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 (2026/27)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alex King
Referee Joanna Charaktis (Australia)

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

2024-02-24 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2023-12-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Adelaide United FC 2023-03-31 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Adelaide United FC 2023-02-19 Adelaide United FC 4–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2022-03-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–0 Adelaide United FC

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	1–2	L
17 Feb	Sydney FC	A	1–2	L
09 Feb	Perth Glory FC	H	3–3	D
03 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	0–4	L
25 Jan	Melbourne City FC	A	0–1	L
13 Jan	Sydney FC	H	4–3	W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Feb	Adelaide United FC	A	2–1	W
18 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	0–1	L
11 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	3–3	D
04 Feb	Macarthur FC	A	3–4	L
27 Jan	Western United FC	A	1–0	W
20 Jan	Perth Glory 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

Adelaide United FC are 2nd (43 pts). Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 12th (21 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Coopers Stadium as Adelaide United FC face off against Western Sydney Wanderers FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' It’s a booking for Western Sydney Wanderers FC player. Alex Bonetig gets a card.
10' Adelaide United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Western Sydney Wanderers FC backline.
15' Adelaide United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Western Sydney Wanderers FC's shape.
20' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Nicolas Milanovic makes it 0-1.
25' Panagiotis Kikianis, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
30' Adelaide United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
35' Adelaide United FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 3 of the last 3 meetings.
36' A goal from the Australia international Nicolas Milanovic! He fires home on 35 to make it 0-2!
41' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
46' The Adelaide United FC bench stirs into life. Javi Lopez is withdrawn and Nestor Irankunda gets his opportunity.
51' The travelling Western Sydney Wanderers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
52' Adelaide United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 52.
55' A change in the Western Sydney Wanderers FC ranks — Jorrit Hendrix exits the field as Oscar Priestman enters on 55.
59' Giuseppe Bovalina has so much to prove this time. He replaces Harry Van der Saag on 59 minute.
64' Australia international Brandon Borrello has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
69' Luka Jovanovic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ethan Alagich at the 69 minute mark.
74' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Adelaide United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
75' That is a card for Adelaide United FC. Ben Halloran will be fuming at that decision.
80' With 0 assists to his name this season, Aidan Simmons is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Adelaide United FC.
82' Dylan Scicluna is replacing Aidan Simmons for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC side.
85' Western Sydney Wanderers FC ring the changes. Brandon Borrello has done his job and it is now time for Nathanael Blair to step up.
88' A change in the Adelaide United FC ranks — Stefan Mauk exits the field as Luke Duzel enters on 88.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Giuseppe Bovalina is booked for Adelaide United FC — card on 90.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Zach Clough ↓ Austin Ayoubi 88'
21
Javi Lopez ↓ Nestor Irankunda 46'
6
Stefan Mauk ↓ Luke Duzel 88'
7
Ryan Kitto
26
Ben Halloran
1
James Delianov
2
Harry Van der Saag ↓ Giuseppe Bovalina 59'
8
Isaias Sanchez
55
Ethan Alagich ↓ Luka Jovanovic 69'
51
Panagiotis Kikianis
3
Benjamin Warland

Bench

22
Ryan Tunnicliffe
23
Luke Duzel ↑ 88'
66
Nestor Irankunda ↑ 46'
40
Ethan Cox
17
Luka Jovanovic ↑ 69'
43
Giuseppe Bovalina ↑ 59'
42
Austin Ayoubi ↑ 88'

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Jorrit Hendrix ↓ Oscar Priestman 55'
6
Marcelo
26
Brandon Borrello ↓ Nathanael Blair 85'
19
Jack Clisby
1
Daniel Margush
17
Lachlan Brook
14
Nicolas Milanovic ↓ Dylan Pierias 82'
25
Joshua Brillante
37
Alex Badolato ↓ Sonny Kittel 82'
33
Alex Bonetig
31
Aidan Simmons ↓ Dylan Scicluna 82'

Bench

5
Sonny Kittel ↑ 82'
10
Milos Ninkovic
7
Dylan Pierias ↑ 82'
32
Nathanael Blair ↑ 85'
36
Oscar Priestman ↑ 55'
29
Dylan Scicluna ↑ 82'
30
Taiga Harper

Coach Mark Rudan

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

2024-02-24 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-02-17 Sydney FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC L 2024-02-09 Adelaide United FC 3–3 Perth Glory FC D 2024-02-03 Adelaide United FC 0–4 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2024-01-25 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Adelaide United FC L 2024-01-13 Adelaide United FC 4–3 Sydney FC W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2024-02-24 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2024-02-18 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-02-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–3 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2024-02-04 Macarthur FC 4–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-01-27 Western United FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2024-01-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Perth Glory FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.01 Adelaide United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.54 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Adelaide United FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC 75% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Adelaide United FC44% Draw25% Western Sydney Wanderers FC31%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.55

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

56%

Adelaide United FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Adelaide United FC36% Draw40% Western Sydney Wanderers FC24%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

5.9%

3 – 1

5.8%

1 – 0

5.2%

3 – 2

4.4%

0 – 0

4.2%

3 – 0

3.8%

0 – 1

3.8%

0 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap	Adelaide United FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	15%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	20%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	15%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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