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

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A League · 2023-24

Western United FC

1 – 3

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Adelaide United FC

Sun 26 Nov 2023 · 06:00 UTC Eureka Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Steven Lustica 49' Y

Y 69' Luke Duzel

Overview

Match Preview

Western United FC vs Adelaide United FC — A League at Eureka Stadium.

Western United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Adelaide United FC 26 games · 43 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Jonathon Barreiro
Referee Sarah Ho (Australia)

11 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 2.1 goals/game

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 United FC 12 games · Avg 4.1 goals Adelaide United FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-11-26 Western United FC 1–3 Adelaide United FC 2023-04-16 Adelaide United FC 0–1 Western United FC 2023-02-11 Western United FC 2–3 Adelaide United FC 2022-11-06 Western United FC 2–4 Adelaide United FC 2022-05-08 Adelaide United FC 2–1 Western United FC

Recent Form

Western United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Nov	Adelaide United FC	H	1–3	L
11 Nov	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	0–1	L
04 Nov	Macarthur FC	A	0–1	L
28 Oct	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	0–5	L
21 Oct	Melbourne City FC	A	2–1	W
29 Apr	Perth Glory FC	A	2–1	W

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
29 Oct	Melbourne City FC	H	6–0	W
20 Oct	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	3–0	W
20 May	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	0–2	L

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

11% Clean Sheets
Adelaide United FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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' And we are off! Western United FC vs Adelaide United FC — let the football do the talking.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' Adelaide United FC is showing some good football. However, Adelaide United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ryan Kitto is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Adelaide United FC.
20' It looks like no one’s ball. Adelaide United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
30' Ben Halloran has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 30 minutes.
35' Nick Ansell is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Western United FC so far.
40' Joshua Risdon is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Adelaide United FC tonight.
45' 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 Tomoki Imai suffering a number of foals already.
49' A moment of madness from Steven Lustica on 49 minutes earns him a card. Western United FC will be frustrated.
53' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Lachlan Wales makes it 1-1.
55' The crowd applauds Johnny Yull as he leaves the pitch. Luke Duzel steps in for Adelaide United FC.
56' GOAL! Alexandar Popovic fires home to make it 1-2!
57' The Western United FC manager makes a substitution. Nikita Rukavytsya departs to be replaced by Noah Botic.
58' Ramy Najjarine makes way for Riku Danzaki at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from Western United FC.
63' The Australia Luka Jovanovic breaks the deadlock on 63 minutes. 1-3!
67' The whistle greets Nestor Irankunda as he departs to be replaced by Bernardo Oliveira.
68' Steven Lustica makes way for Sebastian Pasquali at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Western United FC.
69' A moment of madness from Luke Duzel on 69 minutes earns him a card. Adelaide United FC will be frustrated.
74' Joe Gauci has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 208 appearances.
76' The Western United FC bench stirs into life. Angus Thurgate is withdrawn and Matthew Grimaldi gets his opportunity.
81' Western 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.
82' A tactical swap from Adelaide United FC — Musa Toure on, Luka Jovanovic off on 82 minutes.
87' Adelaide United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Western United FC 1-3 Adelaide United FC.

Lineups

Western United FC Lineups

Starting XI

32
Angus Thurgate ↓ Matthew Grimaldi 76'
17
Ben Garuccio
6
Tomoki Imai
7
Ramy Najjarine ↓ Riku Danzaki 58'
8
Lachlan Wales
27
Jacob Tratt
11
Daniel Penha
–
Nikita Rukavytsya ↓ Noah Botic 57'
10
Steven Lustica ↓ Sebastian Pasquali 68'
19
Joshua Risdon
1
Thomas Heward-Belle

Bench

24
Connor O'Toole
33
Matthew Sutton
77
Riku Danzaki ↑ 58'
21
Sebastian Pasquali ↑ 68'
38
Noah Botic ↑ 57'
22
Kane Vidmar
39
Matthew Grimaldi ↑ 76'

Coach John Aloisi

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Zach Clough ↓ Hiroshi Ibusuki 82'
4
Nick Ansell
46
Joe Gauci
7
Ryan Kitto
26
Ben Halloran
66
Nestor Irankunda ↓ Bernardo Oliveira 67'
8
Isaias Sanchez ↓ Ryan Tunnicliffe 67'
41
Alexandar Popovic
17
Luka Jovanovic ↓ Musa Toure 82'
43
Giuseppe Bovalina
37
Johnny Yull ↓ Luke Duzel 55'

Bench

22
Ryan Tunnicliffe ↑ 67'
13
Lachlan Barr
1
James Delianov
9
Hiroshi Ibusuki ↑ 82'
23
Luke Duzel ↑ 55'
31
Bernardo Oliveira ↑ 67'
49
Musa Toure ↑ 82'

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Nestor Irankunda	4
Besart Berisha	4
Zach Clough	4
Hiroshi Ibusuki	3
Connor Pain	3
Riley McGree	2
Craig Goodwin	2
Alessandro Diamanti	2

Head to Head

Western United FC Form

2023-11-26 Western United FC 1–3 Adelaide United FC L 2023-11-11 Western United FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2023-11-04 Macarthur FC 1–0 Western United FC L 2023-10-28 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 5–0 Western United FC L 2023-10-21 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Western United FC W 2023-04-29 Perth Glory FC 1–2 Western United FC W

Adelaide United FC Form

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 2023-10-29 Adelaide United FC 6–0 Melbourne City FC W 2023-10-20 Adelaide United FC 3–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2023-05-20 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–0 Adelaide United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.21 Western United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.61 Adelaide United FC xG

I would bet for: Western United FC or Adelaide United FC 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western United FC29% Draw27% Adelaide United FC44%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.82

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Western United FC or Draw

56%

Draw or Adelaide United FC

71%

Western United FC or Adelaide United FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western United FC22% Draw46% Adelaide United FC32%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

1 – 2

0 – 1

8.7%

0 – 0

7.8%

0 – 2

7.6%

2 – 1

6.7%

1 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 0

4.3%

0 – 3

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — Western United FC

Handicap	Western United FC covers	Push	Adelaide United FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	16%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	21%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	14%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Western United FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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