Adelaide United FC vs Western United FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2021-22

Adelaide United FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Western United FC

Sun 8 May 2022 · 08:20 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Alexandar Popovic 20' Y

Alexandar Popovic 21' Y

Y 41' Aleksandar Prijovic

Joe Gauci 76' Y

Y 90' Ben Garuccio

Louis D'Arrigo 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Adelaide United FC vs Western United FC — A League .

Adelaide United FC 3 games · 1 pts (2026/27)
Western United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

Head-to-Head

Adelaide United FC 12 games · Avg 4.1 goals Western United FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-05-08 Adelaide United FC 2–1 Western United FC 2021-04-30 Adelaide United FC 0–0 Western United FC 2020-03-07 Adelaide United FC 1–5 Western United FC 2020-01-26 Western United FC 3–4 Adelaide United FC

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 May	Western United FC	H	2–1	W
30 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–0	W
24 Apr	Perth Glory FC	H	2–0	W
12 Apr	Sydney FC	A	3–2	W
08 Apr	Macarthur FC	H	1–0	W
02 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	H	0–1	L

Western United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 May	Adelaide United FC	A	1–2	L
04 May	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–1	D
30 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	0–1	L
19 Apr	Macarthur FC	H	2–0	W
16 Apr	Perth Glory FC	H	6–0	W
09 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	1–4	L

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Adelaide United FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Adelaide United FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/4

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Adelaide United FC

Brody Burkitt	2 G
Joey Garuccio	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at as Adelaide United FC face off against Western United FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' A goal from the Australia international Dylan Wenzel-Halls! He fires home on 5 to make it 0-1!
10' Adelaide United FC have won 368 goals from 233 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
14' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Javi Lopez makes it 1-1.
15' It is a substitution in Western United FC team. Nikolai Topor-Stanley is replaced by Benjamin Collins on 15 minute.
20' That is a Yellow card for Adelaide United FC. Alexandar Popovic will be fuming at that decision.
21' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alexandar Popovic on 21.
26' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
31' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
36' A quiet spell here at . Adelaide United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
41' It’s a booking for Western United FC player. Aleksandar Prijovic gets a Yellow card.
46' Louis D'Arrigo gets the nod from Adelaide United FC. He replaces Isaias and will look to change the dynamic.
51' What composure from Ryan Kitto! The Australia international strokes it home. 2-1.
56' Adelaide United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
61' It is a substitution in Adelaide United FC team. Kusini Yengi is replaced by Zach Clough on 61 minute.
66' It’s high time John Aloisi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
71' The supporters are chanting for Hiroshi Ibusuki. He replaces George Blackwood on 71 minute.
74' Western United FC make a change. Dylan Wenzel-Halls trudges off to be replaced by Noah Botic on 74 minutes.
76' Joe Gauci picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
81' Rhys Bozinovski is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jerry Skotadis at the 81 minute mark.
86' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
90' Ben Garuccio picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

25
Lachlan Barr
21
Javi Lopez
46
Joe Gauci
28
Juande
10
Isaias ↓ Louis D'Arrigo 46'
7
Ryan Kitto
14
George Blackwood ↓ Hiroshi Ibusuki 71'
11
Craig Goodwin
9
Yengi Kusini ↓ Zach Clough 61'
31
Bernardo ↓ Lachlan Brook 61'
41
Alexandar Popovic

Bench

20
Zach Clough ↑ 61'
22
Michael Jakobsen
77
Lachlan Brook ↑ 61'
6
Louis D'Arrigo ↑ 46'
27
Joshua Cavallo
15
Hiroshi Ibusuki ↑ 71'
50
Steven Hall

Western United FC Lineups

Starting XI

16
Rene Krhin
1
Jamie Young
9
Dylan Wenzel-Halls ↓ Noah Botic 74'
11
Connor Pain
44
Nikolai Topor-Stanley ↓ Benjamin Collins 15'
88
Neil Kilkenny
99
Aleksandar Prijovic
17
Ben Garuccio
6
Tomoki Imai
8
Lachlan Wales
27
Jerry Skotadis ↓ Rhys Bozinovski 81'

Bench

Coach John Aloisi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Nestor Irankunda	4
Besart Berisha	4
Zach Clough	4
Hiroshi Ibusuki	3
Connor Pain	3
Nikola Mileusnic	2
Riley McGree	2
Craig Goodwin	2

Head to Head

Adelaide United FC Form

2022-05-08 Adelaide United FC 2–1 Western United FC W 2022-04-30 Adelaide United FC 2–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2022-04-24 Adelaide United FC 2–0 Perth Glory FC W 2022-04-12 Sydney FC 2–3 Adelaide United FC W 2022-04-08 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Macarthur FC W 2022-04-02 Adelaide United FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC L

Western United FC Form

2022-05-08 Adelaide United FC 2–1 Western United FC L 2022-05-04 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Western United FC D 2022-04-30 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–0 Western United FC L 2022-04-19 Western United FC 2–0 Macarthur FC W 2022-04-16 Western United FC 6–0 Perth Glory FC W 2022-04-09 Western United FC 1–4 Wellington Phoenix FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.47 Adelaide United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.16 Western United FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Adelaide United FC48% Draw27% Western United FC25%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.63

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Western United FC

52%

Adelaide United FC or Western United FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Adelaide United FC31% Draw47% Western United FC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.2%

1 – 0

9.6%

0 – 0

9.2%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

7.6%

0 – 1

7.3%

1 – 2

6.8%

2 – 2

5.1%

0 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.3%

3 – 0

3.7%

1 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap	Adelaide United FC covers	Push	Western United FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	21%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	17%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Western United FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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