Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Adelaide United FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2023-24

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

1 – 0

Full Time

Adelaide United FC

Fri 15 Dec 2023 · 08:45 UTC CommBank Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Dylan Scicluna 75' Y

Y 78' Ryan Tunnicliffe

Joshua Brillante 78' R

Marcelo 78' Y

Y 84' Javi Lopez

Overview

Match Preview

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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
Adelaide United FC 3 games · 1 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alireza Faghani
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

8 games this season 🟨 4.1/game ⚽ 12.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Adelaide United FC 2023-03-31 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Adelaide United FC 2023-02-19 Adelaide United FC 4–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2022-03-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–0 Adelaide United FC 2022-03-16 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Dec	Adelaide United FC	H	1–0	W
10 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	H	3–4	L
01 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	A	2–2	D
25 Nov	Sydney FC	A	1–0	W
11 Nov	Perth Glory FC	H	2–0	W
05 Nov	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	2–2	D

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Dec	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	0–1	L
10 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	H	0–2	L
04 Dec	Macarthur FC	A	3–4	L
26 Nov	Western United FC	A	3–1	W
11 Nov	Sydney FC	H	1–5	L
04 Nov	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Western Sydney Wanderers FC		Adelaide United FC
#6	Position	#12
5	Points	1
4	Played	3
1 / 2 / 1	W / D / L	0 / 1 / 2
6	Scored	3
4	Conceded	8
+2	GD	-5
1.25	PPG	0.33
25%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)

73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Adelaide United FC this season

Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 6th (5 pts). Adelaide United FC are 12th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/2

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Adelaide United FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/4

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Nicolas Milanovic	2 G
Brandon Borrello	2 G
Miguel Di Pizio	1 G
German Ferreyra	1 G
Atiya Waraga	1 G

Adelaide United FC

Brody Burkitt	2 G
Joey Garuccio	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Adelaide United FC get us underway at CommBank Stadium.
5' Hiroshi Ibusuki is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Western Sydney Wanderers FC so far.
10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
15' Adelaide United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
18' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Tom Beadling is withdrawn and Oscar Priestman gets his opportunity.
23' Brilliant from the ! Dylan Pierias makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 23.
28' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
33' The home supporters are growing impatient. Western Sydney Wanderers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
38' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
46' Nestor Irankunda is replacing Ethan Alagich for the Adelaide United FC side.
51' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
56' Western Sydney Wanderers FC is showing some good football. However, Western Sydney Wanderers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
59' Adelaide United FC ring the changes. Luke Duzel has done his job and it is now time for Johnny Yull to step up.
64' Nicolas Milanovic, a Australia forward, has 16 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
65' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Valentino Yuel is withdrawn and Lachlan Brook gets his opportunity.
66' Dylan Scicluna has so much to prove this time. He replaces Aidan Simmons on 66 minute.
71' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
72' The Adelaide United FC bench stirs into life. Ryan Kitto is withdrawn and Hiroshi Ibusuki gets his opportunity.
75' It’s a booking for Western Sydney Wanderers FC player. Dylan Scicluna gets a card.
78' Ryan Tunnicliffe catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 78.
80' Tate Russell has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marcus Antonsson on 80 minute.
84' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Javi Lopez on 84 minutes.
85' The Adelaide United FC manager makes a substitution. Nick Ansell departs to be replaced by Isaias Sanchez.
90' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lawrence Thomas is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

13
Tate Russell ↑ 80'
17
Lachlan Brook ↑ 65'
40
Jack Gibson
36
Oscar Priestman ↑ 18'
29
Dylan Scicluna ↑ 66'
35
Zac Sapsford
39
Marcus Younis ↑ 65'

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

21
Javi Lopez ↑ 72'
1
James Delianov
9
Hiroshi Ibusuki ↑ 72'
66
Nestor Irankunda ↑ 46'
8
Isaias Sanchez ↑ 85'
31
Bernardo Oliveira
37
Johnny Yull ↑ 59'

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2023-12-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Adelaide United FC W 2023-12-10 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–4 Melbourne Victory FC L 2023-12-01 Brisbane Roar FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2023-11-25 Sydney FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2023-11-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Perth Glory FC W 2023-11-05 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D

Adelaide United FC Form

2023-12-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Adelaide United FC L 2023-12-10 Adelaide United FC 0–2 Brisbane Roar FC L 2023-12-04 Macarthur FC 4–3 Adelaide United FC L 2023-11-26 Western United FC 1–3 Adelaide United FC W 2023-11-11 Adelaide United FC 1–5 Sydney FC L 2023-11-04 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.59 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.15 Adelaide United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Western Sydney Wanderers FC to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC65% Draw19% Adelaide United FC16%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.74

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

84%

Draw or Adelaide United FC

35%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Adelaide United FC

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC50% Draw36% Adelaide United FC14%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.9%

2 – 0

8.1%

1 – 1

7.9%

3 – 1

7.6%

3 – 0

6.8%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

5.1%

4 – 1

4.9%

3 – 2

4.4%

4 – 0

4.3%

1 – 2

0 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Adelaide United FC covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	19%	54%
-1.5	46%	—	54%
-1	46%	21%	33%
-0.5	67%	—	33%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	9%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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