We have to say that both participants are doing all right, Adelaide United enjoying a 9 point advantage on Western Sydney Wanderers in the tables. Get this show on the road!
- Adelaide United have the most points from losing position (16) in A-League
These teams have little in common geographically as Adelaide United have to travel 1300 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
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 have collected 11 points from their A-League home games so far after 3-2-3. Two home wins in a row for Western Sydney Wanderers bring valid hopes of a third.
A strong away win for Wanderers against Adelaide United the last match, as Čančar and Najjarine were on target. Defender Russell got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.43/10. Russell hit one key pass and won 2 of 3 duels.
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Macarthur.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Western Sydney Wanderers handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, two draws and two defeats.
At Commbank Stadium, Western Sydney Wanderers has the goal stats of 8-8 (for/against) from 8 league fixtures.
Adelaide United form and stats
Playing away, Adelaide United, who have the most points (16) away in A-League, have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 2 defeats in the A-League this season.
Adelaide United's previous game was their home loss versus Western Sydney Wanderers (1-2). Goodwin got a match rating of 8.1 in that game, top player of the team. Goodwin scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 28 successful passes (of 32 total).
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Newcastle Jets.Adelaide are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, three draws and six defeats. From a total of twelve matches.
The visiting Adelaide United have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 13 goals from 10 games. Adelaide United have conceded 12 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is what happened when the squads faced each other earlier this campaign; Adelaide United - Wanderers 1-2. Head-to-head statistics (for the former ten meetings): Western Sydney Wanderers won four games, three matches ended in a draw and Adelaide United managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: nine / one The games between these sides have sometimes been hostile, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.Top Goalscorers
  C. Goodwin 7 goals |   T. Hemed 4 goals |  H. Ibusuki 4 goals |
Western Sydney Wanderers missing players
Adelaide United missing players
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Adelaide United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 18 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 28 |
| 24 | 8 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 94% |
| 75% | 62% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 89% |
| 44% | 25% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 72% |
| 31% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 28% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 6% |
| 38% | 25% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 83% |
| 31% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 11% |
| 38% | 38% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 11% |
| 5.8 | 5.8 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.9 | 5.9 |
| 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.4 | 4.9 |
| 2 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 14.3 | 16 | 15.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 13.2 | 14.8 |
| 3.8 | 3.9 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4 | 4.9 |
| 30% | 26% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 32% | 32% |
| 11.2 | 8.5 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 16 | 15.1 |
| 3.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5 | 5.2 |
- Adelaide United have the most points (16) away in A-League
- Adelaide United have the most points from losing position (16) in A-League
- Adelaide 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 | Melbourne City | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 33 |
| 2 | Western United | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 33 |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 27 |
| 4 | Macarthur | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 25 |
| 5 | Melbourne Victory | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | Sydney | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| 7 | Wellington Phoenix | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -3 | 21 |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 18 |
| 9 | Central Coast Mariners | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 16 |
| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -4 | 15 |
| 11 | Brisbane Roar | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -7 | 14 |
| 12 | Perth Glory | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -4 | 13 |
