Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Adelaide United in 6th and Western United in 7th place.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Adelaide United form and stats
Adelaide United are steadily winning A-League games and points here at Coopers Stadium. 6 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats is the summary from 9 games. Adelaide United are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
No payout for Adelaide United in their previous match, an away game at Melbourne Victory that ended in defeat 1-2. Prior to that, an away loss at Western Sydney Wanderers.
Adelaide United's goalkeeper Paul Izzo was extremely busy against Melbourne Victory, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves. Heartbreak for Adelaide United in their last match as Melbourne Victory's A. Nabbout scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Adelaide United's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played four games, won one match, drawn one and lost two.
The Adelaide United fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 9 league matches. On the other hand, Adelaide United have conceded 11 goals.
Western United form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their A-League travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Western United go into this game after a win, the home game against Central Coast Mariners that ended 6-2. A 0-2 defeat away at Wellington Phoenix before that.
As mentioned above, Western United was the only team on the pitch versus Central Coast Mariners in their previous game, winning 6-2. This could be a tougher task. Max Burgess certainly enjoyed Western United's last game versus Central Coast Mariners, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 6-2 victory.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Western United when being an outsider away as they are today, we find two matches with the visitors losing two times, drawing zero and winning zero games.
The visiting Western United have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 8 games. As opposed to that, Western United have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Western United - Adelaide United 3-4 earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  B. Berisha 12 goals |  R. McGree 9 goals |  B. Halloran 7 goals |
Adelaide United missing players
Western United missing players
| Adelaide United | Western United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 33 | 17 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 29 |
| 34 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 95% |
| 89% | 78% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 62% | 74% |
| 84% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 47% |
| 37% | 44% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 32% |
| 21% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 21% |
| 79% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 53% |
| 16% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 38% | 21% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 38% | 32% |
| 7.2 | 6.4 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| 4.9 | 4.9 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 7.1 | 6.3 |
| 1.5 | 1.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 325 | 133 | 28 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 65 | 228 |
| 99 | 45 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 28 | 82 |
| 33% | 38% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 32% | 35% |
- Adelaide United have created more than twice as many corners as Western United.
- Adelaide United have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Adelaide United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Western United have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Western United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sydney | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 23 | 43 |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 33 |
| 3 | Perth Glory | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 30 |
| 4 | Wellington Phoenix | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 30 |
| 5 | Brisbane Roar | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -1 | 29 |
| 6 | Adelaide United | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 33 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -1 | 27 |
| 7 | Western United | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -3 | 24 |
| 9 | Melbourne Victory | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -5 | 20 |
| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -16 | 18 |
| 11 | Central Coast Mariners | 19 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 43 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 26 | -24 | 13 |