Adelaide United v Western Sydney Wanderers result

Full-time · Adelaide United 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers

A-League · Sat, 27 Dec 2025 08:35 GMT · Coopers Stadium

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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Adelaide United 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers — Adelaide United won this A-League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Adelaide United beat Western Sydney Wanderers 3–2 at Coopers Stadium in the A-League on Saturday 27 December. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Western Sydney Wanderers out-shot Adelaide United 27 to 9 and created the better chances, 3.62 xG to 1.26 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

The goals

Adelaide United led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Adelaide United: L. Jovanović (31’, assisted by Yaya Dukuly), A. Ayoubi (67’, assisted by C. Goodwin) and J. Yull (90’, assisted by A. Ayoubi); Western Sydney Wanderers: Aydan Hammond (55’, assisted by A. Simmons) and Brandon Borrello (71’ pen).

Discipline

D. Elder showed two yellow cards — against 3.1 yellows a game across the last 16 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Adelaide United: C. Goodwin (86’); Western Sydney Wanderers: A. Kuol (81’).

What it changes

Adelaide United move up from fifth to fourth (10 league matches played).

Western Sydney Wanderers move down from ninth to 11th (10 league matches played). Western Sydney Wanderers are winless in their last four matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, A. Ayoubi (Adelaide United) 8.2, Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) 7.1 and Aydan Hammond (Western Sydney Wanderers) 6.7 led the match.

Next up

Adelaide United next travel to Sydney on 25 October 2026.

Western Sydney Wanderers next host Auckland on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Adelaide United: Sydney v Adelaide United, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Western Sydney Wanderers: Western Sydney Wanderers v Auckland, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Adelaide United 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers · A-League
Venue: Coopers Stadium · Adelaide
Referee: D. Elder
Head-to-head (last 6): Adelaide United 3 · draws 0 · Western Sydney Wanderers 3 · 3.83 goals/game
Recent form: Adelaide United 2W 0D 3L · Western Sydney Wanderers 2W 1D 2L

Adelaide United 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers (A-League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 0.63

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.38 / 5.88

Corners

against 5.63 / 4.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.13 / 3.75

Shots on target

against 5.63 / 4.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.88 / 2.5

Cards

against 2.25 / 2.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.06 yellows

Referee · D. Elder

1.25 home / 1.81 away

over 16 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 December 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 December 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Adelaide United for / against	Line	Western Sydney Wanderers for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.63 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.38 for · 5.63 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.88 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	11.25 for · 16.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.63 for · 13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.13 for · 5.63 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.75 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.5 for · 9 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	8.75 for · 9.38 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.88 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.5 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: D. Elder — 3.06 yellow cards a game, 0.06 red cards, 21.63 fouls over 16 matches (1.25 to the home side, 1.81 to the away side).

Home 1.25Away 1.81

Adelaide United

Adelaide United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Ayoubi n 4	11.8	5.7 3/0	1.9 1/0	—
P. Madanha n 7	25.9	3.5 6/1	2 3/1	—
Anselmo n 8	63.8	2.3 5/4	1.9 6/3	—
Juan Muñiz n 8	37.9	2.1 4/2	1.5 3/1	—
F. Talladira n 6	22.2	2 1/1	0 0/0	—

Adelaide United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Najdovski n 3	11.7	2.6 1/0	0 0/0
L. Jovanović n 8	76.9	1.6 6/4	0.9 4/2
P. Madanha n 7	25.9	1.5 2/1	0.5 1/0
Y. Dukuly n 8	80	1.4 6/3	1 6/1
J. Yull n 8	48.8	1.4 4/1	0.9 2/1

Adelaide United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Jovanović n 8	76.9	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
Ryan White n 7	28.4	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
E. Alagich n 8	88.5	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
Anselmo n 8	63.8	0.4 1/1	0 0/0
J. Yull n 8	48.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Adelaide United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
P. Madanha n 7	25.9	3.5 4/2
E. Alagich n 8	88.5	2.8 7/5
R. Kitto n 8	86	2.7 7/6
Ryan White n 7	28.4	2.7 3/1
J. Najdovski n 3	11.7	2.6 1/0

Western Sydney Wanderers

Western Sydney Wanderers — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Dylan Scicluna n 8	19.9	2.8 4/1	2.3 3/1	—
G. Cleur n 8	37.9	1.8 3/1	1.5 5/0	—
A. Kuol n 8	52.4	1.7 6/2	0.6 3/0	—
M. Al Taay n 6	47.3	1.6 2/1	0.3 1/0	—
Jarrod Carluccio n 7	28.7	1.3 3/0	0.9 2/0	—

Western Sydney Wanderers — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Brandon Borrello n 8	64	2.5 7/4	0.9 4/1
Aydan Hammond n 8	36.6	2.5 4/3	0.9 2/1
Steven Ugarkovic n 8	55	1.8 5/4	0 0/0
K. Barbarouses n 8	78.1	1.7 6/4	1 5/2
A. Kuol n 8	52.4	1.7 5/3	0.6 3/0

Western Sydney Wanderers — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
K. Barbarouses n 8	78.1	0.3 1/1	0 0/0
Alex Gersbach n 8	71.8	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
Brandon Borrello n 8	64	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
A. Kuol n 8	52.4	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
Anthony Pantazopoulos n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0

Western Sydney Wanderers — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Aydan Hammond n 8	36.6	4.3 5/5
M. Al Taay n 6	47.3	3.8 5/4
Dylan Scicluna n 8	19.9	3.4 4/1
Jarrod Carluccio n 7	28.7	2.7 4/1
A. Simmons n 8	72.4	2.2 7/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Adelaide United		Western Sydney Wanderers
50%	Possession	50%
1.26	Expected goals (xG)	3.62
9	Shots	27
5	Shots on target	6
2	Shots off target	12
2	Blocked shots	9
9	Shots inside the box	16
2	Corners	4
0	Offsides	3
9	Fouls	8
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	2
440	Passes	430
83%	Pass accuracy	84%

Adelaide United player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Smits	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
J. Barnett	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Vinko Stanisic	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
P. Kikianis	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
R. Kitto	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
E. Alagich	90	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	6.6
C. Goodwin	90	0	1	1	0	1	0	Y	7.2
Y. Dukuly	89	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	7.5
L. Đuzel	63	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
L. Jovanović	63	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	7
Ryan White	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Yull sub	27	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	7.3
Juan Muñiz sub	27	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	6.7
A. Ayoubi sub	27	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	7.9
H. Crawford sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Western Sydney Wanderers player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Lawrence Thomas	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Ruon Tongyik	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.2
A. Bonetig	90	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	7
Anthony Pantazopoulos	90	0	0	2	0	4	2	0	6.7
Angus Thurgate	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	7.7
Bozhidar Kraev	90	0	0	4	2	3	2	0	6.9
A. Kuol	90	0	0	3	2	1	3	Y	6.5
A. Simmons	84	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	6.7
Aydan Hammond	76	1	0	1	1	3	0	0	7.7
Brandon Borrello	76	1	0	5	1	3	1	0	7.2
Josh Brillante	63	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	6.9
Dylan Scicluna sub	27	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
Steven Ugarkovic sub	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
Awan Lual sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
G. Cleur sub	13	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Adelaide United v Western Sydney Wanderers — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Adelaide UnitedWLLLW

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.4 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Western Sydney WanderersWWLDL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 0.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Adelaide United 3 · 0 draws · Western Sydney Wanderers 3 · 3.83 goals/game

2025-11-07 Adelaide United 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers
2024-12-27 Adelaide United 2–3 Western Sydney Wanderers
2024-11-02 Western Sydney Wanderers 3–4 Adelaide United
2024-02-24 Adelaide United 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers
2023-12-15 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–0 Adelaide United
2023-03-31 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–3 Adelaide United

League standing · 2025/26

Adelaide United#2 pos43 pts26 pl+10 GD

Western Sydney Wanderers#12 pos21 pts26 pl-16 GD

Goals per game

Adelaide United scored1.77

Western Sydney Wanderers scored1.04

Adelaide United conceded1.38

Western Sydney Wanderers conceded1.65

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What is the head-to-head record between Adelaide United and Western Sydney Wanderers?: In their last 6 meetings, Adelaide United won 3, Western Sydney Wanderers won 3 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Adelaide United and Western Sydney Wanderers?: Recent form — Adelaide United 2W 0D 3L; Western Sydney Wanderers 2W 1D 2L.

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