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Sydney FC vs Adelaide United FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2018-19
Sydney FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Adelaide United FC
Fri 1 Mar 2019 · 08:50 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 67' Michael Marrone

Overview

Match Preview

Sydney FC vs Adelaide United FC — A League .

Match Details

  • Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
  • Referee Kurt Ams
  • Referee Stephen Lucas
  • Referee Lance Greenshields
  • Referee Scott Edeling

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

12
7
5
Sydney FC 24 games · Avg 3.5 goals Adelaide United FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-01 Sydney FC 2–0 Adelaide United FC 2019-01-13 Sydney FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC 2018-10-19 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Sydney FC 2018-04-08 Sydney FC 3–0 Adelaide United FC 2018-01-14 Adelaide United FC 0–0 Sydney FC

Recent Form

Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Mar Adelaide United FC H 2–0 W
23 Feb Wellington Phoenix FC A 1–0 W
17 Feb Central Coast Mariners FC H 1–1 D
08 Feb Brisbane Roar FC A 1–2 L
03 Feb Melbourne City FC H 2–0 W
26 Jan Melbourne Victory FC A 1–2 L
Adelaide United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Mar Sydney FC A 0–2 L
24 Feb Newcastle United Jets FC A 0–0 D
16 Feb Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 1–3 L
09 Feb Melbourne City FC A 1–1 D
02 Feb Brisbane Roar FC H 4–3 W
27 Jan Central Coast Mariners FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Sydney FC Adelaide United FC
#5 Position #2
39 Points 43
26 Played 26
11 / 6 / 9 W / D / L 12 / 7 / 7
33 Scored 46
25 Conceded 36
+8 GD +10
1.50 PPG 1.65
42% Win % 46%

Key Stats

79% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Sydney FC this season
11% Clean Sheets
Adelaide United FC this season

Sydney FC are 5th (39 pts). Adelaide United FC are 2nd (43 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sydney FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Adelaide United FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
4/–
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sydney FC
Tiago Quintal 5 G 3 A
Al Hassan Toure 5 G 1 A
Campuzano 4 G 3 A
Joe Lolley 4 G 2 A
Patrick Wood 4 G 1 A
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sydney FC to score. At the same time, Adelaide United FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' 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 Ken Ilso suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Mirko Boland needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' A stunning finish from Reza Ghoochannejhad — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 20' Sydney FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Adelaide United FC's shape.
  • 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 30' Sydney FC have won 341 goals from 215 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' It’s high time Marco Kurz made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steve Corica might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryan Strain made 233 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 50' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sydney FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Corica will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 60' Sydney FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 65' Supporters expect more eagerness from Anthony Caceres, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 67' It’s a booking for Adelaide United FC player. Michael Marrone gets a Yellow card.
  • 72' Adelaide United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryan Kitto is hanging Nathan Konstandopoulos on the field on 72 minute.
  • 77' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alex Wilkinson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Adelaide United FC.
  • 78' The crowd applauds Anthony Caceres as he leaves the pitch. Luke Ivanovic steps in for Sydney FC.
  • 82' Fresh legs for Sydney FC! Cameron Devlin comes on to replace Reza Ghoochannejhad.
  • 84' A tactical swap from Adelaide United FC — Ken Ilso on, Jordy Thomassen off on 84 minutes.
  • 86' A change in the Adelaide United FC ranks — Ryan Strain exits the field as Louis D'Arrigo enters on 86.
  • 90' GOAL! Cameron Devlin scores on 90. Assisted by Brandon O'Neill
  • 90' A change in the Sydney FC ranks — Adam Le Fondre exits the field as Aaron Calver enters on 90.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sydney FC 2-0 Adelaide United FC.

Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Corica

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Kurz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Bobo 8
Adam Le Fondre 7
Joe Lolley 6
Craig Goodwin 5
Archie Goodwin 4
Patryk Klimala 3
Patrick Wood 3
Hiroshi Ibusuki 3

Head to Head

2019-03-01 Sydney FC 2–0 Adelaide United FC 2019-01-13 Sydney FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC 2018-10-19 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Sydney FC 2018-04-08 Sydney FC 3–0 Adelaide United FC 2018-01-14 Adelaide United FC 0–0 Sydney FC

Sydney FC Form

2019-03-01 Sydney FC 2–0 Adelaide United FC W 2019-02-23 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Sydney FC W 2019-02-17 Sydney FC 1–1 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2019-02-08 Brisbane Roar FC 2–1 Sydney FC L 2019-02-03 Sydney FC 2–0 Melbourne City FC W 2019-01-26 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Sydney FC L

Adelaide United FC Form

2019-03-01 Sydney FC 2–0 Adelaide United FC L 2019-02-24 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–0 Adelaide United FC D 2019-02-16 Adelaide United FC 1–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2019-02-09 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2019-02-02 Adelaide United FC 4–3 Brisbane Roar FC W 2019-01-27 Adelaide United FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.46 Sydney FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 Adelaide United FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC55% Draw27% Adelaide United FC18%
Actual: Sydney FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.2
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Adelaide United FC
45%
Sydney FC or Adelaide United FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sydney FC36% Draw51% Adelaide United FC13%
Actual: Sydney FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.1%
0 – 0
13.2%
1 – 1
12.8%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
7%
3 – 0
5.5%
1 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
4.2%
2 – 2
3.2%
0 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
2%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap Sydney FC covers Push Adelaide United FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 25% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 12% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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