Adelaide United FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2025-26

Adelaide United FC

3 – 2

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Sat 27 Dec 2025 · 08:35 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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

Adelaide United FC 26 games · 43 pts (2025/26)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Daniel Elder

24 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.3 goals/game

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

2025-12-27 Adelaide United FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2025-11-07 Adelaide United FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 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

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Dec	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	3–2	W
20 Dec	Perth Glory FC	A	1–0	W
13 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–2	L
07 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	H	0–1	L
29 Nov	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–2	L
21 Nov	Melbourne City FC	H	4–1	W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Dec	Adelaide United FC	A	2–3	L
19 Dec	Auckland FC	H	0–2	L
13 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	H	0–0	D
05 Dec	Perth Glory FC	A	0–1	L
29 Nov	Sydney FC	H	1–0	W
22 Nov	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	3–2	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

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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Adelaide United FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC has kicked off!
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.

Lineups

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

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
Nicolas Milanovic	3

Head to Head

Adelaide United FC Form

2025-12-27 Adelaide United FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2025-12-20 Perth Glory FC 0–1 Adelaide United FC W 2025-12-13 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC L 2025-12-07 Adelaide United FC 0–1 Brisbane Roar FC L 2025-11-29 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC L 2025-11-21 Adelaide United FC 4–1 Melbourne City FC W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2025-12-27 Adelaide United FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2025-12-19 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Auckland FC L 2025-12-13 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–0 Brisbane Roar FC D 2025-12-05 Perth Glory FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2025-11-29 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Sydney FC W 2025-11-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–2 Central Coast Mariners FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.38 Adelaide United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.31 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Adelaide United FC59% Draw21% Western Sydney Wanderers FC20%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.69

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

41%

Adelaide United FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Adelaide United FC45% Draw38% Western Sydney Wanderers FC17%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

1 – 1

8.6%

2 – 0

7.1%

3 – 1

2 – 2

5.8%

1 – 0

5.5%

3 – 0

5.5%

1 – 2

3 – 2

Actual

4 – 1

4.2%

0 – 0

3.7%

4 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap	Adelaide United FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	18%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	21%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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