Adelaide United vs Western Sydney Wanderers: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Adelaide United play Western Sydney Wanderers in A-League (Australia). The match date is 27 December 2025 at 09:35. Final score: 3:2.

Current form

Adelaide United: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Western Sydney Wanderers: 0-0-5, 0.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Adelaide United scores 1.68 and concedes 1.43 goals per match. Western Sydney Wanderers scores 1.04 and concedes 1.65. League average: 2.82 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Adelaide United 79%, Western Sydney Wanderers 50%. Over 2.5: Adelaide United 64%, Western Sydney Wanderers 46%. League level: BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Western Sydney Wanderers has higher xG: 1.64 vs 1.62. Adelaide United: 14.5 shots per match, Western Sydney Wanderers: 15.2.

Match halves

Adelaide United: half-time lead 32%, second-half goals 1.07. Western Sydney Wanderers: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.38.

Goals by minute

Adelaide United: 61-75 (13 goals). Western Sydney Wanderers: 0-15 (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

A-League: 2.82 goals per match, BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

2 H2H matches: 2-0-0. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 50%.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
2 : 2
2nd half

Match statistics

50Possession (%)50
Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers
9Shots27
Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers
5Shots on target6
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1.14xG2.55
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2Corners4
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29Dangerous attacks60
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9Fouls8
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1Cards1
Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers
1.68Goals scored / match1.04
Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers
1.43Goals conceded / match1.65
Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers
Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers
53%Average possession52%
Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers
5.5Shots on target / match4.62
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Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

14.46Shots per match15.19
Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers
5.5Shots on target4.62
Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers
11.6%Shot conversion6.8%
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53%Possession52%
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1.62xG for1.64
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1.73xG against1.57
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Shooting quality

Adelaide United: AttackingWestern Sydney Wanderers: Attacking
Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers
Accuracy (shots on target)38%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.23

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Adelaide United
DWWDL
Season result split
43% W29% R29% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-8-8
1.57 pts / match · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-3-4
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
WDDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.76Opponent xG: 1.50BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Western Sydney Wanderers
LLLLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
19% W23% R58% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-6-15
0.81 pts / match · goal difference -16
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-5
0.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-9
Last 5 away
1-1-3
WLDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 2.6xG: 1.61Opponent xG: 1.91BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Adelaide United is 62% better for: goals scored per match.

1.68 goals / match - Adelaide United · 1.04 goals / match - Western Sydney Wanderers

Adelaide United is 15% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.43 goals / match - Adelaide United · 1.65 goals / match - Western Sydney Wanderers

Adelaide United scoring profile: very strong

Adelaide United scores in 89% of matches (25 of 28 matches), while Western Sydney Wanderers keeps a clean sheet in 19% (5 of 26 matches).

Western Sydney Wanderers scoring profile: very strong

Western Sydney Wanderers scores in 65% of matches (17 of 26 matches), while Adelaide United keeps a clean sheet in 11% (3 of 28 matches).

47Goals scored (season)27
Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers
40Goals conceded (season)43
Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers
3.11Average goals in match2.69
Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers
7Goals scored (last 5)3
Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers
7Goals conceded (last 5)13
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How often they score at least...

89%1 goal65%
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46%2 goals27%
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21%3 goals8%
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11%4 goals4%
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How often they concede at least...

89%1 goal81%
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39%2 goals58%
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11%3 goals19%
Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers
4%4 goals8%
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* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

50%
Western Sydney Wanderers - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.13 of 26 matches
60%
League average

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time23%
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4%BTTS in both halves4%
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21%Scored in both halves12%
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BTTS and goal count

54%Min. 3 goals and BTTS38%
Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
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80%BTTS - last 540%
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Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers
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1st half

82%Min. 1 goal before half-time73%
Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers
32%Min. 2 goals before half-time38%
Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time15%
Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers

2nd half

93%Min. 1 goal after half-time73%
Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers
61%Min. 2 goals after half-time38%
Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers
21%Min. 3 goals after half-time15%
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Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Adelaide United is 8% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.29 pts / match - Adelaide United · 1.19 pts / match - Western Sydney Wanderers

Adelaide United - half-time state
32% leading32% draw36% trailing
Western Sydney Wanderers - half-time state
27% leading38% draw35% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.29Points per match (1st half)1.19
Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers
0.61Goals scored (1st half)0.65
Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers
0.64Goals conceded (1st half)0.69
Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers
1.25Average goals (1st half)1.35
Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers
43%Clean sheet before half-time46%
Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers
54%No goal before half-time58%
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After half-time (2nd half)

1.5Points per match (2nd half)0.92
Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers
1.07Goals scored (2nd half)0.38
Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers
0.79Goals conceded (2nd half)0.96
Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers
1.86Average goals (2nd half)1.35
Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers
36%Clean sheet after half-time46%
Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers
36%No goal after half-time65%
Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers

Adelaide United - second-half results

39% W32% R29% P
36
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
42
Second-half points
+8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.29
PPG before half-time
Lead holding134%

Leads at half-time in 32% of matches and wins 43%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Western Sydney Wanderers - second-half results

19% W35% R46% P
31
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
-15
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.19
PPG before half-time
Lead holding70%

Leads at half-time in 27% of matches and wins 19%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Adelaide United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.202.00
Goals scored / match0.01.4
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match0.82.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals0%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal100%20%
Goal difference-4+4
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Western Sydney Wanderers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.400.00
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match1.21.4
Average goals in match1.61.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet20%0%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-4-6
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Adelaide United
ScoredConceded
6
6
0-15
4
7
16-30
7
5
31-45
5
12
46-60
13
5
61-75
12
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (13 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): +7 - wins late phases.

Western Sydney Wanderers
ScoredConceded
7
6
0-15
5
6
16-30
5
6
31-45
3
7
46-60
3
12
61-75
4
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (7 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.90
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.7 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
103%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
65%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+38%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
58%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Adelaide United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.11
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.36
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.06
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.30
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
113%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
108%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.03
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

Western Sydney Wanderers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.68
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.60
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
78%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
111%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.81
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 26% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (A-League).

Teams vs league

Adelaide UnitedLigaWestern Sydney Wanderers
Average goals in match 3.112.82 2.69
Both teams scored 79%60% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 64%56% 46%
Clean sheets 11%23% 19%
Goal before half-time 82%72% 73%
Goal after half-time 93%82% 73%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.82
Average goals per match
60%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.49
Home goals / match
1.33
Away goals / match
+12%
Home attack advantage
+11%
Home defence advantage
+2%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
9%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Adelaide United 2 - 0 - 0 Western Sydney Wanderers. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

Western Sydney Wanderers FC
2 : 4
Adelaide United FC
Adelaide United FC
2 : 0
Western Sydney Wanderers FC

FAQ

What was the result of Adelaide United vs Western Sydney Wanderers?

The A-League match finished Adelaide United 3:2 Western Sydney Wanderers. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Adelaide United and Western Sydney Wanderers?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Adelaide United won 2, Western Sydney Wanderers won 0 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Adelaide United vs Western Sydney Wanderers?

Adelaide United score 1.68 goals per game on average and Western Sydney Wanderers 1.04. The A-League average is 2.82 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 79% of Adelaide United's matches and 50% of Western Sydney Wanderers's.

What form are Adelaide United and Western Sydney Wanderers in?

Over the last 5 games Adelaide United have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Western Sydney Wanderers 0-0-5 (0.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Adelaide United vs Western Sydney Wanderers?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.