Western Sydney Wanderers Vs Adelaide United (20 March 2026)

Western Sydney Wanderers vs Adelaide United

Adelaide United claimed a 4-2 win against Western Sydney Wanderers in A-League action. A. Gersbach opened the scoring for Western Sydney Wanderers in the 9th minute. Adelaide United outscored their opponents 4 to 2.

Goal Timeline

9' - A. Gersbach (assist: D. Scicluna)
22' - L. Jovanovic
45+1' - J. Muniz (assist: E. Alagich)
55' - A. Thurgate (assist: A. Pantazopoulos)
63' - L. Jovanovic (assist: J. Yull)
71' - P. Kikianis

Match Activity

Substitutions: Western Sydney Wanderers (5), Adelaide United (4)
Discipline: 1 card(s) shown

J. Smits received a Yellow Card in the 90th minute

Match Events

90+6'

Adelaide United

Y. Dukuly

Substitution: B. Folami

Substitution 4

90+6'

Adelaide United

R. White

Substitution: A. Ayoubi

Substitution 3

90'

Adelaide United

J. Smits

Yellow Card

89'

Western Sydney Wanderers

S. Ugarkovic

Substitution: J. Brillante

Substitution 5

89'

Western Sydney Wanderers

B. Borrello

Substitution: K. Barbarouses

Substitution 4

80'

Adelaide United

L. Jovanovic

Substitution: Anselmo

Substitution 2

76'

Western Sydney Wanderers

D. Scicluna

Substitution: J. Rose

Substitution 3

71'

Adelaide United

P. Kikianis

Normal Goal

68'

Adelaide United

J. Muniz

Substitution: L. Duzel

Substitution 1

63'

Adelaide United

L. Jovanovic

Substitution: J. Yull

Normal Goal

62'

Western Sydney Wanderers

J. Carluccio

Substitution: P. Cancar

Substitution 2

55'

Western Sydney Wanderers

A. Thurgate

Substitution: A. Pantazopoulos

Normal Goal

52'

Western Sydney Wanderers

S. Ugarkovic

Goal Disallowed - offside

46'

Western Sydney Wanderers

R. Fraser

Substitution: A. Hammond

Substitution 1

45+1'

Adelaide United

J. Muniz

Substitution: E. Alagich

Normal Goal

22'

Adelaide United

L. Jovanovic

Normal Goal

Western Sydney Wanderers

A. Gersbach

Substitution: D. Scicluna

Normal Goal

90+6'

Y. Dukuly

Adelaide United

Substitution 4 • Assist: B. Folami

90+6'

R. White

Adelaide United

Substitution 3 • Assist: A. Ayoubi

90'

J. Smits

Adelaide United

Yellow Card

89'

S. Ugarkovic

Western Sydney Wanderers

Substitution 5 • Assist: J. Brillante

89'

B. Borrello

Western Sydney Wanderers

Substitution 4 • Assist: K. Barbarouses

80'

L. Jovanovic

Adelaide United

Substitution 2 • Assist: Anselmo

76'

D. Scicluna

Western Sydney Wanderers

Substitution 3 • Assist: J. Rose

71'

P. Kikianis

Adelaide United

Normal Goal

68'

J. Muniz

Adelaide United

Substitution 1 • Assist: L. Duzel

63'

L. Jovanovic

Adelaide United

Normal Goal • Assist: J. Yull

62'

J. Carluccio

Western Sydney Wanderers

Substitution 2 • Assist: P. Cancar

55'

A. Thurgate

Western Sydney Wanderers

Normal Goal • Assist: A. Pantazopoulos

52'

S. Ugarkovic

Western Sydney Wanderers

Goal Disallowed - offside

46'

R. Fraser

Western Sydney Wanderers

Substitution 1 • Assist: A. Hammond

45+1'

J. Muniz

Adelaide United

Normal Goal • Assist: E. Alagich

22'

L. Jovanovic

Adelaide United

Normal Goal

A. Gersbach

Western Sydney Wanderers

Normal Goal • Assist: D. Scicluna

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Shots off Goal

Total Shots

Blocked Shots

Shots insidebox

Shots outsidebox

Fouls

Corner Kicks

Offsides

55%

Ball Possession

45%

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

483

Total passes

413

424

Passes accurate

344

88%

Passes %

83%

Last 5 Results

Western Sydney Wanderers

vs Melbourne City 0-3

vs Adelaide United 2-4

vs Brisbane Roar 2-2

vs Newcastle Jets 1-2

vs Macarthur 4-0

Adelaide United

vs Auckland 1-1

vs Western Sydney Wanderers 4-2

vs Central Coast Mariners 1-1

vs Wellington Phoenix 1-1

vs Melbourne Victory 1-1

Player Stats

Western Sydney Wanderers Formation

6.3

Brandon Borrello

6.5

Dylan Scicluna

6.2

Bozhidar Kraev

6.3

Steven Ugarković

7.9

Angus Thurgate

6.6

Ryan Fraser

6.3

Jarrod Carluccio

7.3

Anthony Pantazopoulos

6.5

Jacob Farrell

7.7

Alex Gersbach

7.6

Lawrence Thomas

Starting XI

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	G	A	SHOTS	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Lawrence ThomasG	G	7.6	90'	0	0	0	91%	0 / 0
Jarrod CarluccioD	D	6.3	62'	0	0	0	88%	5 / 7
Anthony PantazopoulosD	D	7.3	90'	0	1	2	90%	4 / 5
Jacob FarrellD	D	6.5	90'	0	0	0	95%	5 / 10
Alex GersbachD	D	7.7	90'	1	0	2	78%	4 / 5
Dylan SciclunaM	M	6.5	76'	0	1	0	89%	4 / 13
Bozhidar KraevM	M	6.2	90'	0	0	4	79%	5 / 8
Steven UgarkovićM	M	6.3	89'	0	0	2	93%	1 / 3
Angus ThurgateM	M	7.9	90'	1	0	2	82%	3 / 4
Ryan FraserM	M	6.6	45'	0	0	0	90%	1 / 1
Brandon BorrelloF	F	6.3	89'	0	0	1	85%	0 / 5

Substitutes

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	SHOTS	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Aydan HammondM	M	6.2	45'	0	80%	3 / 7
Phillip ČančarD	D	6.2	28'	1	93%	2 / 3
Jai RoseF	F	6.3	14'	0	50%	1 / 1
Joshua BrillanteM	M	6.7	9'	0	92%	1 / 2
Kosta BarbarousesF	F	6.2	9'	0	60%	0 / 1
Jordan HolmesG	G	-	0'	0	-	0 / 0
Nathan BarrieD	D	-	0'	0	-	0 / 0

Adelaide United Formation

6.7

Joshua Smits

6.2

Jay Barnett

6.5

Bart Vriends

7.6

Panagiotis Kikianis

5.9

Ryan Kitto

6.7

Yaya Dukuly

6.3

Ryan White

7.6

Ethan Alagich

6.9

Jonny Yull

7.3

Juan Muñiz

9.0

Luka Jovanovic

Starting XI

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	G	A	SHOTS	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Joshua SmitsG	G	6.7	90'	0	0	0	67%	1 / 1
Jay BarnettD	D	6.2	90'	0	0	0	91%	1 / 4
Bart VriendsD	D	6.5	90'	0	0	1	90%	2 / 6
Panagiotis KikianisD	D	7.6	90'	1	0	1	94%	3 / 5
Ryan KittoD	D	5.9	90'	0	0	0	76%	1 / 5
Yaya DukulyM	M	6.7	89'	0	0	3	75%	2 / 9
Ryan WhiteM	M	6.3	89'	0	0	3	91%	4 / 7
Ethan AlagichM	M	7.6	90'	0	1	1	80%	9 / 11
Jonny YullM	M	6.9	90'	0	1	3	85%	3 / 5
Juan MuñizF	F	7.3	68'	1	0	2	82%	0 / 4
Luka JovanovicF	F	9.0	80'	2	0	5	93%	6 / 9

Substitutes

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Luke DuzelM	M	6.9	22'	73%	2 / 3
AnselmoM	M	6.7	10'	80%	2 / 4
Austin AyoubiM	M	-	1'	-	0 / 1
Ben FolamiF	F	-	1'	-	0 / 1
Max VartuliG	G	-	0'	-	0 / 0
Sotiri PhillisD	D	-	0'	-	0 / 0
Brody BurkittF	F	-	0'	-	0 / 0

Head to Head

Season Statistics

Western Sydney Wanderers

Matches (H): 10 (A): 11

Attack: 85%
Defense: 31%

Adelaide United

Matches (H): 11 (A): 10

Attack: 69%
Defense: 69%

	Western Sydney Wanderers	Adelaide United
Goals For	1.0	1.4
Goals Against	1.1	1.5
Clean Sheets	3	1
Failed To Score	3	0
Attack Strength (%)	85	69
Defense Strength (%)	31	69

Table

A-League Australia 2025

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Newcastle Jets	24	14	2	8	49	37	12	44	DLWLW
2	Auckland	24	11	8	5	40	26	14	41	DDLWD
3	Sydney	24	11	4	9	31	23	8	37	WDLLD
4	Adelaide United	24	10	7	7	41	34	7	37	DDWDD
5	Melbourne Victory	24	10	6	8	40	31	9	36	DLWWD
6	Melbourne City	24	9	8	7	29	29	0	35	WWWDW
7	Macarthur	24	8	7	9	32	41	-9	31	LWWLL
8	Wellington Phoenix	24	8	6	10	34	43	-9	30	LWWWD
9	Central Coast Mariners	24	7	8	9	34	38	-4	29	DLDLD
10	Perth Glory	24	7	6	11	30	38	-8	27	WDDLD
11	Brisbane Roar	24	6	8	10	24	31	-7	26	DDLDD
12	Western Sydney Wanderers	24	5	6	13	26	39	-13	21	LLLDL

KICKOFFEDGE Prediction

Best Bet:

Over 1.5 Goals (69.2% Confidence)

All Predictions

Fulltime Result

Western Sydney Wanderers 43.5%

Draw 6.4%

Adelaide United 50.0%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers or
Draw 50.0%

Adelaide United or
Draw 56.5%

Western Sydney Wanderers or
Adelaide United 93.6%

Match Goals

Line	Over	Under
0.5	90.9%	9.1%
1.5	69.2%	30.8%
2.5	43.0%	57.0%
3.5	22.1%	77.9%
4.5	9.6%	90.4%

Both Teams To Score

Yes 50.9%

No 49.1%

No Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers
To Concede 71.3%

Adelaide United
To Concede 71.3%

Western Sydney Wanderers vs Adelaide United