Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Adelaide United FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2019-20

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

5 – 2

Full Time

Adelaide United FC

Fri 21 Feb 2020 · 08:30 UTC Bankwest Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 3' Louis D'Arrigo

Patrick Ziegler 20' Y

Y 45' George Blackwood

Y 53' Jordan Elsey

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Kearney Robinson
Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
Referee Alex King
Referee Matthew McOrist
Referee

7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2020-02-21 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 5–2 Adelaide United FC 2019-12-27 Adelaide United FC 2–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2019-02-16 Adelaide United FC 1–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2019-01-18 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC 2018-12-26 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Feb	Adelaide United FC	H	5–2	W
15 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	1–1	D
02 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	3–1	W
19 Jan	Perth Glory FC	H	0–1	L
11 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–2	L
01 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–2	L

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–5	L
14 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–0	W
08 Feb	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–2	L
01 Feb	Melbourne City FC	H	3–1	W
26 Jan	Western United FC	A	4–3	W
17 Jan	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–0	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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Western Sydney Wanderers FC launch into their encounter with Adelaide United FC.
3' The referee has no hesitation. Louis D'Arrigo is booked for Adelaide United FC — Yellow card on 3.
5' Pirmin Schwegler does the damage! The net is bulging and Western Sydney Wanderers FC surge ahead!
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Western Sydney Wanderers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
13' A goal from the Australia international Riley McGree! He fires home on 13 to make it 1-1!
18' The travelling Adelaide United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
20' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Patrick Ziegler.
22' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ben Halloran makes no mistake. 1-2!
25' Nicolai Muller adds to his 0 season tally! Western Sydney Wanderers FC lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
27' Brilliant from the ! Mitch Duke makes it 3-2 with a superb finish on 27.
32' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 32 minutes.
37' Nikola Mileusnic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
38' Brilliant from the ! Mitch Duke makes it 4-2 with a superb finish on 38.
43' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
45' George Blackwood picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
46' The crowd applauds Michael Maria as he leaves the pitch. Ryan Kitto steps in for Adelaide United FC.
51' Republic of Ireland international Simon Cox has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
53' Jordan Elsey picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
58' Matt Jurman is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Western Sydney Wanderers FC so far.
63' The home supporters are growing impatient. Western Sydney Wanderers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
67' The Adelaide United FC manager makes a substitution. Kristian Opseth departs to be replaced by Kusini Yengi.
72' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Adelaide United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
73' Simon Cox has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 73 minutes.
74' Adelaide United FC make a change. Nikola Mileusnic trudges off to be replaced by Mohamed Toure on 74 minutes.
79' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
83' It is a substitution in Western Sydney Wanderers FC team. Keanu Baccus is replaced by Jordan O'Doherty on 83 minute.
88' Nicolas Sullivan gets the nod from Western Sydney Wanderers FC. He replaces Nicolai Muller and will look to change the dynamic.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Western Sydney Wanderers FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jean-Paul De Marigny

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

7
Ryan Kitto ↑ 46'
31
Mirko Boland
29
Kusini Yengi ↑ 67'
40
Dakota Ochsenham
49
Mohamed Toure ↑ 74'

Coach Gertjan Verbeek

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2020-02-21 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 5–2 Adelaide United FC W 2020-02-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2020-02-02 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2020-01-19 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Perth Glory FC L 2020-01-11 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2020-01-01 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Brisbane Roar FC L

Adelaide United FC Form

2020-02-21 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 5–2 Adelaide United FC L 2020-02-14 Adelaide United FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2020-02-08 Brisbane Roar FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC L 2020-02-01 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Melbourne City FC W 2020-01-26 Western United FC 3–4 Adelaide United FC W 2020-01-17 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.92 Adelaide United FC xG

I would bet for: Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Adelaide United FC 77% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC45% Draw23% Adelaide United FC32%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 3.97

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	55%	45%
± 4.5	36%	64%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Adelaide United FC

55%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Adelaide United FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC32% Draw38% Adelaide United FC30%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted

5 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

8.2%

2 – 1

7.4%

2 – 2

1 – 2

3 – 1

3 – 2

4.8%

2 – 3

4.5%

1 – 3

4.4%

2 – 0

4.1%

0 – 2

3.6%

1 – 0

3.4%

0 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Adelaide United FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	12%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	18%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	17%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	11%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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