Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Adelaide United FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2020-21

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

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Adelaide United FC

Sat 27 Feb 2021 · 06:05 UTC Bankwest Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'

Ziggy Gordon 57' Y

Y 58' Joe Caletti

Y 82' Noah Smith

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 Kurt Ams
Referee Adam Kersey
Referee David Walsh
Referee Kate Jacewicz
Referee Adam Powers

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

2021-02-27 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Adelaide United FC 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

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Feb	Adelaide United FC	H	2–3	L
21 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	2–2	D
10 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	H	2–0	W
06 Feb	Macarthur FC	A	2–2	D
12 Aug	Melbourne Victory FC	H	2–1	W
07 Aug	Western United FC	A	3–5	L

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	3–2	W
19 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	3–2	W
12 Feb	Macarthur FC	A	0–4	L
05 Feb	Perth Glory FC	H	1–2	L
11 Aug	Melbourne City FC	A	2–2	D
06 Aug	Sydney FC	H	1–1	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' The game is set. Adelaide United FC kicks off things out of here…
2' Craig Goodwin doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
7' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Western Sydney Wanderers FC that had 205 games and scored 309 goals.
12' Joe Caletti has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 205 appearances.
17' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
22' Western Sydney Wanderers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
27' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
32' Western Sydney Wanderers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 32.
37' 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.
42' Louis D'Arrigo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Western Sydney Wanderers FC tonight.
44' Stefan Mauk has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 44 minutes.
49' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
54' Daniel Wilmering has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
57' Fresh legs for Western Sydney Wanderers FC! Mitch Duke comes on to replace Kwame Yeboah.
57' It’s a booking for Western Sydney Wanderers FC player. Ziggy Gordon gets a Yellow card.
58' Joe Caletti was booked on 58.
58' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Nicolai Muller is withdrawn and Bruce Kamau gets his opportunity.
61' Assisted by Daniel Wilmering with the perfectly-timed delivery and Bruce Kamau makes no mistake. 1-2!
66' Keanu Baccus has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
67' Joshua Cavallo is replacing Joe Caletti for the Adelaide United FC side.
71' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Simon Cox departs to be replaced by Bernie Ibini-Isei.
72' The Adelaide United FC bench stirs into life. Craig Goodwin is withdrawn and Mohamed Toure gets his opportunity.
73' A tactical swap from Adelaide United FC — Pacifique Niyongabire on, Kusini Yengi off on 73 minutes.
75' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Daniel Wilmering is withdrawn and James Troisi gets his opportunity.
80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tate Russell, as he is very good at scoring at Bankwest Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
82' Mohamed Toure makes no mistake. The score reads 1-3 and Adelaide United FC are in front.
82' Noah Smith is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
82' Yarad Abetew is ready to make an impact after coming on for Noah Smith at the 82 minute mark.
87' 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 Kwame Yeboah suffering a number of foals already.
90' The deadlock is broken! Mitch Duke gets on the scoresheet on 90 minutes.
The points are shared — Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2-3 Adelaide United FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

14
James Troisi ↑ 75'
40
Noah James
7
Bruce Kamau ↑ 57'
12
Mitch Duke ↑ 57'
19
Jordon Mutch
9
Bernie Ibini-Isei ↑ 71'
39
Thomas Aquilina ↑ 57'

Coach Carl Robinson

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Javi Lopez
18
Joe Caletti ↓ Joshua Cavallo 67'
8
Stefan Mauk C
23
Jordan Elsey
6
Louis D'Arrigo
11
Craig Goodwin ↓ Mohamed Toure 72'
26
Ben Halloran
1
James Delianov
3
George Timotheou
29
Kusini Yengi ↓ Pacifique Niyongabire 73'
15
Noah Smith ↓ Yarad Abetew 82'

Bench

46
Joe Gauci
24
Pacifique Niyongabire ↑ 73'
27
Joshua Cavallo ↑ 67'
34
Yarad Abetew ↑ 82'
17
Mohamed Toure ↑ 72'

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2021-02-27 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Adelaide United FC L 2021-02-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2021-02-10 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2021-02-06 Macarthur FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2020-08-12 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2020-08-07 Western United FC 5–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L

Adelaide United FC Form

2021-02-27 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Adelaide United FC W 2021-02-19 Adelaide United FC 3–2 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2021-02-12 Macarthur FC 4–0 Adelaide United FC L 2021-02-05 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Perth Glory FC L 2020-08-11 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Adelaide United FC D 2020-08-06 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Sydney FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.88 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.91 Adelaide United FC xG

I would bet for: Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Adelaide United FC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC39% Draw24% Adelaide United FC37%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.79

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Adelaide United FC

61%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Adelaide United FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC30% Draw39% Adelaide United FC31%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.9%

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 1

7.4%

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 3

4.8%

3 – 1

4.6%

2 – 3

Actual

3 – 2

4.4%

0 – 2

4.2%

2 – 0

4.1%

0 – 1

3.8%

1 – 0

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Adelaide United FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	11%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	17%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	17%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	12%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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