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

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A League · 2018-19

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

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Adelaide United FC

Fri 18 Jan 2019 · 08:50 UTC ANZ Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 53' Vince Lia

Tarek Elrich 54' Y

Y 72' Michael Jakobsen

Y 85' Michael Marrone

Y 86' Michael Marrone

Overview

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Adelaide United FC — A League at ANZ Stadium.

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

Match Details

Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
Referee Stephen Lucas
Referee Alex King
Referee Andrej Giev
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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC 22 games · Avg 4.0 goals Adelaide United FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-01-18 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC 2018-12-26 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2018-04-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Adelaide United FC 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jan	Adelaide United FC	H	1–2	L
13 Jan	Perth Glory FC	A	3–4	L
08 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	2–3	L
05 Jan	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–2	L
01 Jan	Melbourne City FC	H	0–2	L
26 Dec	Adelaide United FC	A	2–2	D

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–1	W
13 Jan	Sydney FC	A	1–2	L
09 Jan	Melbourne Victory FC	H	2–0	W
05 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	0–0	D
30 Dec	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	2–1	W
26 Dec	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	2–2	D

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' Western Sydney Wanderers FC have kicked off against Adelaide United FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
8' Goal! Vince Lia scores his 3 goal in 233 matches.
13' 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 Craig Goodwin suffering a number of foals already.
18' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
23' Adelaide United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
28' Australia international Michael Marrone has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
33' Brendan Hamill is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Western Sydney Wanderers FC tonight.
38' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
43' 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.
46' Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nick Fitzgerald is hanging Rashid Mahazi on the field on 46 minute.
49' Magnificent from Roly Bonevacia! That is 8 goals in 205 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
52' A tactical swap from Adelaide United FC — Ryan Kitto on, George Blackwood off on 52 minutes.
53' Controversy at the stadium! Vince Lia argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
54' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Tarek Elrich on 54 minutes.
58' Adelaide United FC make a change. Vince Lia trudges off to be replaced by Nathan Konstandopoulos on 58 minutes.
63' With 0 assists to his name this season, Isaias is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Adelaide United FC.
66' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Craig Goodwin makes it 1-2.
71' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
72' The referee has no hesitation. Michael Jakobsen is booked for Adelaide United FC — Yellow card on 72.
73' Ryan Strain is replacing Michael Jakobsen for the Adelaide United FC side.
74' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Kwame Yeboah departs to be replaced by Abraham Majok.
79' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 79 minutes.
80' Time for substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Bruce Kamau is replaced by Raul Llorente.
85' Michael Marrone picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
86' Michael Marrone is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
The points are shared — Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1-2 Adelaide United FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Markus Babbel

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

22
Michael Jakobsen ↓ Ryan Strain 73'
3
Scott Galloway
20
Paul Izzo
2
Michael Marrone
23
Jordan Elsey
8
Isaias C
6
Vince Lia ↓ Nathan Konstandopoulos 58'
17
Nikola Mileusnic
14
George Blackwood ↓ Ryan Kitto 52'
11
Craig Goodwin
26
Ben Halloran

Bench

1
Daniel Margush
7
Ryan Kitto ↑ 52'
16
Nathan Konstandopoulos ↑ 58'
4
Ryan Strain ↑ 73'
10
Ken Ilso

Coach Marco Kurz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2019-01-18 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC L 2019-01-13 Perth Glory FC 4–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2019-01-08 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2019-01-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 2019-01-01 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC L 2018-12-26 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D

Adelaide United FC Form

2019-01-18 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC W 2019-01-13 Sydney FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC L 2019-01-09 Adelaide United FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2019-01-05 Adelaide United FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2018-12-30 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC W 2018-12-26 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.21 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2 Adelaide United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC24% Draw24% Adelaide United FC52%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.21

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

48%

Draw or Adelaide United FC

76%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Adelaide United FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC19% Draw42% Adelaide United FC39%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.6%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

0 – 1

7.5%

1 – 3

6.3%

2 – 1

5.7%

2 – 2

5.6%

0 – 0

5.6%

0 – 3

5.3%

1 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

3.8%

1 – 4

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Adelaide United FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	13%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	46%	—	54%
+1	46%	22%	33%
+1.5	67%	—	33%
+2	67%	17%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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