Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

A League · 2025
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Adelaide United FC
Wed 10 Jan 2018 · 08:50 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Robert Cornthwaite 37' Y
Mark Bridge 49' Y
Chris Herd 55' Y
Lachlan Scott 85' Y
Y 90' Taylor Regan

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Shaun Evans
  • Referee Ben Abraham
  • Referee Owen Goldrick
  • Referee Greg Taylor
18 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 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

7
6
9
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 22 games · Avg 4.0 goals Adelaide United FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-01-10 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC 2017-11-26 Adelaide United FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Jan Adelaide United FC H 1–1 D
26 Nov Adelaide United FC A 0–2 L
Adelaide United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Jan Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 1–1 D
05 Jan Perth Glory FC A 3–0 W
30 Dec Brisbane Roar FC H 1–2 L
26 Dec Central Coast Mariners FC H 1–0 W
16 Dec Newcastle United Jets FC A 1–2 L
08 Dec Melbourne Victory FC A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Adelaide United FC
#12 Position #2
21 Points 43
26 Played 26
5 / 6 / 15 W / D / L 12 / 7 / 7
27 Scored 46
43 Conceded 36
-16 GD +10
0.81 PPG 1.65
19% Win % 46%

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
19% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season
11% Clean Sheets
Adelaide United FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Western Sydney Wanderers FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/3
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
–/1
76+
–/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)

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
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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Western Sydney Wanderers FC is hosting Adelaide United FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Daniel Margush has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Adelaide United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Roly Bonevacia is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' Isaias is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Western Sydney Wanderers FC so far.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Michael Thwaite made 205 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 37' Robert Cornthwaite catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 37.
  • 42' The 29-year-old Ben Warland has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 47' Mark Bridge has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 49' Poor challenge from Mark Bridge. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 52' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jack Clisby makes it 1-0.
  • 55' Western Sydney Wanderers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 55.
  • 60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 62' Another substitution for Adelaide United FC to replace Papa Babacar Diawara by Mark Ochieng on 62 minute.
  • 63' The crowd applauds Chris Herd as he leaves the pitch. Lachlan Scott steps in for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
  • 68' Taylor Regan, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 72' Taylor Regan is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ben Warland at the 72 minute mark.
  • 73' Brendon Santalab is replacing Roly Bonevacia for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC side.
  • 78' A change in the Western Sydney Wanderers FC ranks — Steven Lustica exits the field as Brendan Hamill enters on 78.
  • 83' 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.
  • 84' Adelaide United FC ring the changes. Jordan O'Doherty has done his job and it is now time for Apostolos Stamatelopoulos to step up.
  • 85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lachlan Scott on 85.
  • 86' What a moment for Apostolos Stamatelopoulos! That strike on 86 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Taylor Regan argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josep Gombau

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Kurz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2018-01-10 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC 2017-11-26 Adelaide United FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2018-01-10 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2017-11-26 Adelaide United FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L

Adelaide United FC Form

2018-01-10 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2018-01-05 Perth Glory FC 0–3 Adelaide United FC W 2017-12-30 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Brisbane Roar FC L 2017-12-26 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2017-12-16 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC L 2017-12-08 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.98 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.72 Adelaide United FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Western Sydney Wanderers FC26% Draw27% Adelaide United FC47%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.7
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw
53%
Draw or Adelaide United FC
74%
Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Adelaide United FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Western Sydney Wanderers FC17% Draw46% Adelaide United FC37%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
10.7%
0 – 2
9.7%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 0
8.6%
1 – 0
5.6%
0 – 3
5.5%
1 – 3
5.4%
2 – 1
5.3%
2 – 2
4.6%
2 – 0
3.2%
2 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers Push Adelaide United FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 13% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 47% — 53%
+1 47% 23% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 17% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓

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