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

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A League · 2023-24

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC

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 (2025/26)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Alex King
Referee Joanna Charaktis (Australia)

19 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 6.1 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Adelaide United FC to score. At the same time, Western Sydney Wanderers FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' The referee has no hesitation. Alex Bonetig is booked for Western Sydney Wanderers FC — card on 5.
10' Lachlan Brook needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 6 Yellow cards this season.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' Against the run of play, Nicolas Milanovic has scored! This game has turned on its head.
25' Adelaide United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Western Sydney Wanderers FC's shape.
30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
35' Western Sydney Wanderers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
36' Nicolas Milanovic doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
41' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Adelaide United FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
46' Time for substitution for Adelaide United FC. Javi Lopez is replaced by Nestor Irankunda.
51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
52' The referee calls foul for Ryan Kitto. He receives a card.
55' Oscar Priestman is replacing Jorrit Hendrix for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC side.
59' A tactical swap from Adelaide United FC — Giuseppe Bovalina on, Harry Van der Saag off on 59 minutes.
64' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
69' The Adelaide United FC manager makes a substitution. Ethan Alagich departs to be replaced by Luka Jovanovic.
74' It is a cagey affair so far. Adelaide United FC in their trying to find a way past Western Sydney Wanderers FC's compact .
75' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ben Halloran on 75.
80' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
82' Another substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC to replace Aidan Simmons by Dylan Scicluna on 82 minute.
85' A tactical swap from Western Sydney Wanderers FC — Nathanael Blair on, Brandon Borrello off on 85 minutes.
88' It is a substitution in Adelaide United FC team. Stefan Mauk is replaced by Luke Duzel on 88 minute.
90' A moment of madness from Giuseppe Bovalina on 90 minutes earns him a card. Adelaide United FC will be frustrated.
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
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

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.