Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Adelaide United FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2021-22

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

0 – 0

Full Time

Adelaide United FC

Sun 20 Mar 2022 · 08:05 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Thomas Aquilina 33' Y

Overview

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

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

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

2022-03-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–0 Adelaide United FC 2022-03-16 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2021-06-03 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2021-04-10 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2021-02-27 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Adelaide United FC

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Mar	Adelaide United FC	H	0–0	D
16 Mar	Adelaide United FC	A	2–1	W
12 Mar	Macarthur FC	A	1–3	L
05 Mar	Sydney FC	H	2–0	W
23 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	0–1	L
20 Feb	Western United FC	A	2–3	L

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	0–0	D
16 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	1–2	L
13 Mar	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	2–1	W
06 Mar	Perth Glory FC	A	2–1	W
26 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–1	W
19 Feb	Macarthur FC	A	1–4	L

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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Adelaide United FC.
5' Western Sydney Wanderers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' England international Zach Clough has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
15' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
20' Javi Lopez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Adelaide United FC tonight.
25' Adelaide United FC looks like a favorite considering 3 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
33' A meaty challenge results in booking for Thomas Aquilina on 33.
38' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
43' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Western Sydney Wanderers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
48' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
53' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
58' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
59' Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dimitri Petratos is hanging Ramy Najjarine on the field on 59 minute.
64' Western Sydney Wanderers FC have won 309 goals from 205 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
69' Adama Traore is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Western Sydney Wanderers FC so far.
71' Western Sydney Wanderers FC ring the changes. Keijiro Ogawa has done his job and it is now time for Tate Russell to step up.
76' Time for substitution for Adelaide United FC. Bernardo is replaced by Mohamed Toure.
81' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
86' Over 86 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
88' The crowd applauds Lachlan Brook as he leaves the pitch. Nestor Irankunda steps in for Adelaide United FC.
90' Terry Antonis makes way for Jarrod Carluccio at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Rudan

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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

2022-03-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–0 Adelaide United FC D 2022-03-16 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2022-03-12 Macarthur FC 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2022-03-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Sydney FC W 2022-02-23 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2022-02-20 Western United FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L

Adelaide United FC Form

2022-03-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–0 Adelaide United FC D 2022-03-16 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2022-03-13 Adelaide United FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2022-03-06 Perth Glory FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC W 2022-02-26 Adelaide United FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2022-02-19 Macarthur FC 4–1 Adelaide United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.17 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.39 Adelaide United FC xG

I would bet for: Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Adelaide United FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC36% Draw28% Adelaide United FC36%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.56

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Adelaide United FC

64%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Adelaide United FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC23% Draw48% Adelaide United FC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

9.6%

1 – 2

8.4%

1 – 0

7.9%

0 – 2

7.3%

2 – 1

7.1%

2 – 0

5.2%

2 – 2

1 – 3

3.9%

0 – 3

3.3%

3 – 1

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Adelaide United FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	17%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	21%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

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