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

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

Match Details

Referee Alireza Faghani
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

20 games this season 🟨 1.4/game ⚽ 6.1 goals/game 🟥 2 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

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
#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' That's the starting whistle at CommBank Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Adelaide United FC.
5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' 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.
18' Oscar Priestman is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tom Beadling at the 18 minute mark.
23' The deadlock is broken! Dylan Pierias gets on the scoresheet on 23 minutes.
28' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
33' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Adelaide United FC's shape.
38' Johnny Yull has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
43' Adelaide United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 43.
46' A tactical swap from Adelaide United FC — Nestor Irankunda on, Ethan Alagich off on 46 minutes.
51' Western Sydney Wanderers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
56' Sudsudan international Valentino Yuel has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
59' The Adelaide United FC manager makes a substitution. Luke Duzel departs to be replaced by Johnny Yull.
64' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
65' Western Sydney Wanderers FC make a change. Valentino Yuel trudges off to be replaced by Lachlan Brook on 65 minutes.
66' The crowd applauds Aidan Simmons as he leaves the pitch. Dylan Scicluna steps in for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
71' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
72' The crowd applauds Ryan Kitto as he leaves the pitch. Hiroshi Ibusuki steps in for Adelaide United FC.
75' Controversy at the stadium! Dylan Scicluna argues furiously but the card stands.
78' The referee shows Adelaide United FC player a card on 78.
80' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Marcus Antonsson is withdrawn and Tate Russell gets his opportunity.
84' A moment of madness from Javi Lopez on 84 minutes earns him a card. Adelaide United FC will be frustrated.
85' It is a substitution in Adelaide United FC team. Nick Ansell is replaced by Isaias Sanchez on 85 minute.
90' Nestor Irankunda has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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

1 / 4

1.53 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.79 Adelaide United FC xG

I would bet for: Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Adelaide United FC 76% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC40% Draw24% Adelaide United FC36%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.32

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Adelaide United FC

60%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Adelaide United FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC26% Draw42% Adelaide United FC32%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

1 – 2

8.5%

2 – 1

7.3%

2 – 2

6.5%

0 – 1

5.8%

0 – 2

5.8%

0 – 0

5.1%

1 – 3

5.1%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

3.9%

3 – 1

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Adelaide United FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	16%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	19%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✗

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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