Adelaide United FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2024-25

Adelaide United FC

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Fri 27 Dec 2024 · 08:35 UTC Coopers Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 47' Gabriel Cleur

Ryan Kitto 80' 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
Referee Richard Naumovski (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

2024-12-27 Adelaide United FC 2–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2024-11-02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–4 Adelaide United FC 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

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Dec	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	2–3	L
20 Dec	Sydney FC	H	3–3	D
13 Dec	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	4–0	W
07 Dec	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–0	W
29 Nov	Perth Glory FC	H	2–2	D
23 Nov	Brisbane Roar FC	A	3–2	W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Dec	Adelaide United FC	A	3–2	W
22 Dec	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	4–1	W
14 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–2	D
30 Nov	Melbourne City FC	A	2–0	W
23 Nov	Sydney FC	A	2–4	L
08 Nov	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	4–1	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

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

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Adelaide United FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC get this one started.
5' A quiet spell here at Coopers Stadium. Western Sydney Wanderers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' Western Sydney Wanderers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' Ben Folami is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Western Sydney Wanderers FC so far.
20' Western Sydney Wanderers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
25' 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.
30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Adelaide United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
31' What a moment for Ethan Alagich! That strike on 31 puts his side firmly in control.
34' Assisted by Zach Clough with the perfectly-timed delivery and Archie Goodwin makes no mistake. 2-0!
39' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Adelaide United FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
44' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Western Sydney Wanderers FC that had 205 games and scored 309 goals.
46' Brilliant from the ! Marcus Antonsson makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 45.
47' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Gabriel Cleur.
49' Assisted by Jack Clisby with the perfectly-timed delivery and Brandon Borrello makes no mistake. 2-2!
54' Western Sydney Wanderers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
59' Adelaide United FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 3 of the last 3 meetings.
62' Fresh legs for Western Sydney Wanderers FC! Zac Sapsford comes on to replace Marcus Antonsson.
67' The home supporters are growing impatient. Adelaide United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
68' It is a substitution in Adelaide United FC team. Archie Goodwin is replaced by Austin Ayoubi on 68 minute.
73' Mata has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 412 appearances.
75' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Joshua Brillante is withdrawn and Mata gets his opportunity.
79' A tactical swap from Western Sydney Wanderers FC — Aydan Hammond on, Gabriel Cleur off on 79 minutes.
80' A moment of madness from Ryan Kitto on 80 minutes earns him a card. Adelaide United FC will be frustrated.
82' Bozhidar Kraev does the damage! The net is bulging and Western Sydney Wanderers FC surge ahead!
85' The crowd applauds Ben Folami as he leaves the pitch. Yaya Dukuly steps in for Adelaide United FC.
90' Adelaide United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Western Sydney Wanderers FC players.

Lineups

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

64
Mata ↑ 75'
23
Bozhidar Kraev ↑ 62'
30
Jordan Holmes
7
Zac Sapsford ↑ 62'
21
Aydan Hammond ↑ 79'
27
James Temelkovski
41
Jesse Cameron

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Adelaide United FC Form

2024-12-27 Adelaide United FC 2–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-12-20 Adelaide United FC 3–3 Sydney FC D 2024-12-13 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–4 Adelaide United FC W 2024-12-07 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Adelaide United FC W 2024-11-29 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC D 2024-11-23 Brisbane Roar FC 2–3 Adelaide United FC W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2024-12-27 Adelaide United FC 2–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2024-12-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2024-12-14 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Brisbane Roar FC D 2024-11-30 Melbourne City FC 0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2024-11-23 Sydney FC 4–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-11-08 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.26 Adelaide United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.76 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Adelaide United FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Adelaide United FC45% Draw24% Western Sydney Wanderers FC31%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 4.02

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	56%	44%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

55%

Adelaide United FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Adelaide United FC37% Draw37% Western Sydney Wanderers FC26%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

7.9%

2 – 1

7.9%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 2

6.2%

3 – 1

5.8%

3 – 2

5.1%

2 – 0

4.7%

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 0

3.7%

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 0

3.4%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap	Adelaide United FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	14%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	19%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	15%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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