Adelaide United - Western United. 2nd place hosts 10th place. Nothing is certain - get a complete overview of the game here!
- Adelaide United is in the best form (4-2-0) in A-League
- Western United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Adelaide United form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Coopers Stadium as Adelaide United have scored 25 goals to get 24 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the A-League are 7-3-1 (wins-draws-losses). Adelaide United has a nice streak going on as they have played twelve consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away).
The spoils were shared in Adelaide's previous game, also at home. Visiting Sydney (placed 6th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Goodwin (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.81/10. Goodwin scored one goal and hit two key passes.
In the preceding match a 3-2 victory visiting Western Sydney Wanderers.Goal party? We don't know about this one, but we do know that 8 of the 10 most recent league matches with this club has seen at least three goals.
Adelaide United can score goals in their home matches. After 11 league matches they have found the net 25 times. On the other hand, Adelaide have conceded 12 goals.
Western United form and stats
Western United have only collected 11 points from their away games in the A-League, after 3-2-6 (11 played).
The manager Aloisi was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Whitten Oval. Western United suffered a 0-3 loss to Central Coast Mariners (placed 3rd). Midfield player Pierias was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.33/10. Pierias hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times and had 19 successful passes (of 21 total).
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Sydney that ended 3-3.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Western United when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 5 matches with the visitors losing 4 times, drawing 1 and winning 0 games.
Observe that 8 of this club's 10 latest league matches have ended with at least three goals.
Western has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 17 goals from 11 games. The Western United manager Aloisi has some worries about the defense as 23 goals have been conceded in these travels. Western United has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The participants have met each other before in this season, with the result Western United - Adelaide 2-3 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Adelaide United four wins, two draws and Western United two victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Goodwin 11 goals |  H. Ibusuki 7 goals |  N. Botic 5 goals |
Adelaide United missing players
Western United missing players
| Adelaide United | Western United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 48 | 25 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 17 | 30 |
| 37 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 11 | 23 | 43 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 91% | 82% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 82% | 78% |
| 61% | 55% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 82% | 65% |
| 48% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 55% | 39% |
| 35% | 27% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 27% | 22% |
| 74% | 64% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 73% | 65% |
| 13% | 27% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 13% | 9% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 27% | 22% |
| 6.3 | 5.9 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.7 | 6 |
| 6.7 | 6.5 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 6 | 5.5 |
| 2.8 | 2.5 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 14.2 | 13.6 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 10.5 | 11.6 |
| 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 42% | 48% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 42% | 31% |
| 15.6 | 14.9 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 21 | 16.4 | 15.3 |
| 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8.5 | 6.5 | 6.1 |
- Adelaide United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Adelaide United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Adelaide United is in the best form (4-2-0) in A-League
- Western United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Western United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Western United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Western United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 26 | 48 |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 48 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 41 |
| 3 | Central Coast Mariners | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 37 |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 35 |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -3 | 31 |
| 6 | Sydney | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | -6 | 29 |
| 7 | Perth Glory | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -6 | 28 |
| 8 | Brisbane Roar | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -6 | 26 |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 26 |
| 10 | Western United | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -13 | 26 |
| 11 | Macarthur | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 28 | -14 | 26 |
| 12 | Melbourne Victory | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -4 | 25 |
