Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Western Sydney Wanderers & Adelaide United face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Australian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Wanderers nor Adelaide United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Western Sydney Wanderers form and stats
Western Sydney Wanderers was eliminated in the play-offs last season in the Australian Cup.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Marconi Stadium as Western Sydney Wanderers have scored 24 goals to get 26 points from 13 games. The overall stats in the A-League are 8-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Western Sydney Wanderers's previous fixture was a Australian Cup game also played at their own arena, finishing 5-0 vs Adelaide United. The home team hope to to repeat that performance.
Before that one, a strong away win at Floreat Athena. A Australian Cup match. The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Wanderers have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 3 and lost 5.
Western Sydney Wanderers have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Marconi Stadium with 24 goals in 13 league matches. Western Sydney Wanderers are not conceding a lot of goals here at Marconi Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 13 matches.
Adelaide United form and stats
They also participated in Australian Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.Playing away, Adelaide United have won 4 games, drawn 6 and suffered 3 defeats in the A-League this season.
Two away matches in a row for Adelaide, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-5 against Western Sydney Wanderers in the Australian Cup.
Earlier, the Australian Cup victory away at Northcote City. We have checked recent matches where Adelaide United have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were 6 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Adelaide United are regular goalscorers on their travels. For Adelaide United, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Wanderers victories, four draws and two Adelaide United wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less. The games between these sides have sometimes been a bit rough, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Western Sydney Wanderers missing players
Adelaide United missing players
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Adelaide United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 51 | 26 | Scored | S | 22 | 46 | ||
| 31 | 8 | Conceded | C | 29 | 47 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 56% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | ||
| 48% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 52% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 55% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 6.6 | ||
| 6.3 | 7.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.9 | 6.5 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.3 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 14.6 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.8 | 14.7 | ||
| 6 | 6.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5 | ||
| 34% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 37% | ||
| 13 | 13.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.2 | 14.9 | ||
| 4.1 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Melbourne City | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 61 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 29 | 55 |
| 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 44 |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 53 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 29 | 7 | 42 |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 41 |
| 5 | Sydney | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 38 |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 25 | -6 | 35 |
| 7 | Western United | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 47 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 24 | -13 | 32 |
| 8 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -7 | 30 |
| 9 | Perth Glory | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 46 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -10 | 29 |
| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -15 | 29 |
| 11 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -5 | 28 |
| 12 | Macarthur | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 48 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 32 | -17 | 26 |
