Adelaide United vs Western Sydney Wanderers

3 - 2
🕒 Sat, 27 Dec 2025 08:35 Europe/London 📍 Coopers Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Daniel Elder 🔁 Regular Season - 10 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 10
Regular Season Table
Adelaide United 2 · Western Sydney Wanderers 12
Referee Stats
19 matches · 3.16 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.16
Reds avg 0.05
Penalties avg 0.47
Over 4.5 cards 16%
Home wins 37%
Draws 16%
Away wins 47%
How the match was won
  • Western Sydney Wanderers outshot their opponent (9-27).
  • Possession was balanced (50%-50%).

Team Overview

Adelaide United (Home stats)

Games / Record

14
W-D-L: 7-3-4

Goals For / Against

25 / 20
Avg: 1.79 / 1.43

Points

24
Avg: 1.71

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

3
Western Sydney Wanderers (Away stats)

Games / Record

13
W-D-L: 2-2-9

Goals For / Against

15 / 24
Avg: 1.15 / 1.85

Points

8
Avg: 0.62

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this A-League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.71
PPG
0.62
1.79
GF
1.15
1.43
GA
1.85
62%
O2.5
62%
69%
BTTS
54%
69%
Score 1st
38%

League-position context

Adelaide United rank2nd
Western Sydney Wanderers rank12th
Adelaide United points43
Western Sydney Wanderers points21
Adelaide United: #2 · 43 pts · GD +10
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 11 pts above the play-off edge. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Western Sydney Wanderers: #12 · 21 pts · GD -16
22 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts from safety.
22-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Adelaide United last 5 home

W D D W L
Points8/15
Weighted index62
Goals11-6
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Western Sydney Wanderers last 5 away

L L D L W
Points4/15
Weighted index13
Goals8-9
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Adelaide United trend breakdown

Over 2.562%
BTTS69%
BTTS + O2.546%
1H Over 0.569%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 46% · 1H BTTS 0%

Western Sydney Wanderers trend breakdown

Over 2.562%
BTTS54%
BTTS + O2.546%
1H Over 0.585%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 77% · Over 3.5 38% · 1H BTTS 23%

Scoring reliability

Adelaide United score at home85%
Adelaide United clean sheet at home15%
Western Sydney Wanderers score away69%
Western Sydney Wanderers clean sheet away15%

First-goal patterns

Adelaide United score first69%
Adelaide United win after scoring first67%
Western Sydney Wanderers score first38%
Western Sydney Wanderers win after scoring first40%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Adelaide United 50% · Western Sydney Wanderers 25%
Avg first goal minute: Adelaide United 28.7' · Western Sydney Wanderers 12.8'

Vs league average

Adelaide United score at home1.79 vs 1.53
Adelaide United concede at home1.43 vs 1.34
Western Sydney Wanderers score away1.15 vs 1.34
Western Sydney Wanderers concede away1.85 vs 1.53
Adelaide United score 17% above league average, while Western Sydney Wanderers score 14% below league average.
Defensive side: Adelaide United are 7% above league average at home, and Western Sydney Wanderers are 21% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals5.00
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 4.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Adelaide United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 9
76-90+ 6
0-15 4
46-60 4
16-30 3
31-45 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
76-90+ 4
0-15 3
61-75 3
16-30 2
31-45 2

Western Sydney Wanderers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 63% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
0-15 3
31-45 3
61-75 3
46-60 2
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
76-90+ 5
16-30 4
61-75 4
0-15 3
31-45 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
6
Total Shots
9
27
Shots off Goal
2
12
Blocked Shots
2
9
Shots Inside Box
9
16
Shots Outside Box
0
11
Ball Possession
50%
50%
Corner Kicks
2
4
Fouls
9
8
Offsides
0
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
4
2
Total Passes
440
430
Passes Accurate
363
362
Passes %
83%
84%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
4
31'
31' Goal · 1-0
L. Jovanović
Normal Goal · Assist: Y. Dukuly
55'
55' Goal · 1-1
A. Hammond
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Simmons
63'
63' L. Đuzel
1st substitution · For: Juan Muñiz
63'
63' Ryan White
2nd substitution · For: J. Yull
63'
63' L. Jovanović
3rd substitution · For: A. Ayoubi
63'
63' J. Brillante
1st substitution · For: Dylan Scicluna
67'
67' Goal · 2-1
A. Ayoubi
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Goodwin
71'
71' Goal · 2-2
B. Borello
Penalty
76'
76' A. Hammond
2nd substitution · For: S. Ugarković
76'
76' B. Borello
3rd substitution · For: A. Lual
81'
81' A. Kuol
84'
84' A. Simmons
4th substitution · For: G. Cléùr
86'
86' C. Goodwin
90'
90' Goal · 3-2
J. Yull
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Ayoubi
90+2'
90+2' Y. Dukuly
4th substitution · For: H. Crawford

Adelaide United vs Western Sydney Wanderers 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Adelaide United beat Western Sydney Wanderers 3-2 on Saturday, 27 December 2025 in A-League. The match was refereed by Daniel Elder. It was played at Coopers Stadium.

First half: Adelaide United took the lead at 31' when L. Jovanović scored, with the assist credited to Y. Dukuly, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Western Sydney Wanderers leveled the score at 55' when A. Hammond scored, with the assist credited to A. Simmons, making the score 1-1. Adelaide United made their 1st substitution at 63', with L. Đuzel replacing Juan Muñiz. Adelaide United made their 2nd substitution at 63', with Ryan White replacing J. Yull. Adelaide United made their 3rd substitution at 63', with L. Jovanović replacing A. Ayoubi. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 1st substitution at 63', with J. Brillante replacing Dylan Scicluna. Adelaide United took the lead at 67' when A. Ayoubi scored, with the assist credited to C. Goodwin, making the score 2-1. Western Sydney Wanderers leveled the score at 71' when B. Borello scored (Penalty), making the score 2-2. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 2nd substitution at 76', with A. Hammond replacing S. Ugarković. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 3rd substitution at 76', with B. Borello replacing A. Lual. A. Kuol received a yellow card for Western Sydney Wanderers at 81'. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 4th substitution at 84', with A. Simmons replacing G. Cléùr. C. Goodwin received a yellow card for Adelaide United at 86'. Adelaide United took the lead at 90' when J. Yull scored, with the assist credited to A. Ayoubi, making the score 3-2. Adelaide United made their 4th substitution at 90+2', with Y. Dukuly replacing H. Crawford.

Adelaide United used 4 substitutions while Western Sydney Wanderers used 4 substitutions. Adelaide United got 1 yellow card, while Western Sydney Wanderers got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Western Sydney Wanderers outshot their opponent (9-27).
  • Possession was balanced (50%-50%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games28
Home Wins10
Draws11
Away Wins7
Over 2.5 Goals18 (64.3%)
BTTS21 (75.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games16
Home Wins4
Draws6
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals12 (75.0%)
BTTS14 (87.5%)

Adelaide United vs Western Sydney Wanderers Head-to-Head History by Season