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' KICK OFF: Western Sydney Wanderers FC gets underway.
5' It’s a booking for Western Sydney Wanderers FC player. Alex Bonetig gets a card.
10' Adelaide United FC looks like a favorite considering 3 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 3 times this season with Adelaide United FC winning 100% of all matches.
20' The Australia Nicolas Milanovic breaks the deadlock on 18 minutes. 0-1!
25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
30' The travelling Western Sydney Wanderers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Harry Van der Saag, as he is very good at scoring at Coopers Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
36' Nicolas Milanovic is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
41' Adelaide United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Western Sydney Wanderers FC's shape.
46' Nestor Irankunda gets the nod from Adelaide United FC. He replaces Javi Lopez and will look to change the dynamic.
51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Adelaide United FC that had 233 games and scored 368 goals.
52' The referee calls foul for Ryan Kitto. He receives a card.
55' Western Sydney Wanderers FC ring the changes. Jorrit Hendrix has done his job and it is now time for Oscar Priestman to step up.
59' A tactical swap from Adelaide United FC — Giuseppe Bovalina on, Harry Van der Saag off on 59 minutes.
64' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
69' Another substitution for Adelaide United FC to replace Ethan Alagich by Luka Jovanovic on 69 minute.
74' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
75' It’s gonna be a card for Ben Halloran.
80' 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 Joshua Brillante suffering a number of foals already.
82' It is a substitution in Western Sydney Wanderers FC team. Aidan Simmons is replaced by Dylan Scicluna on 82 minute.
85' Nathanael Blair is replacing Brandon Borrello for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC side.
88' The Adelaide United FC bench stirs into life. Stefan Mauk is withdrawn and Luke Duzel gets his opportunity.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Giuseppe Bovalina on 90.
1-2 the final result. Adelaide United FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Craig Goodwin	4
Brandon Borrello	4
Simon Cox	3
Mitch Duke	3
Nicolas Milanovic	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.