Adelaide United vs Western Sydney Wanderers, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Adelaide United

31': Luka Jovanovic
67': Austin Ayoubi
90'+3': Jonny Yull

FT
3 - 2

Western Sydney Wanderers

55': Aydan Hammond
71': Brandon Borrello (P)

About

Adelaide United are hosting Western Sydney Wanderers at Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

31': Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) Goal at 31'
55': Aydan Hammond (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 55'
63': Austin Ayoubi (Adelaide United) Substitution at 63'
63': Jonny Yull (Adelaide United) Substitution at 63'
63': Juan Muñiz (Adelaide United) Substitution at 63'
63': Dylan Scicluna (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 63'
67': Austin Ayoubi (Adelaide United) Goal at 67'
71': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) Penalty - Scored at 71'
76': Awan Lual (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 76'
76': Steven Ugarkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 76'
81': Alou Kuol (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 81'
84': Gabriel Cleur (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 84'
86': Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 86'
90'+2': Harry Crawford (Adelaide United) Substitution at 92'
90'+3': Jonny Yull (Adelaide United) Goal at 93'

Statistics

WSW		ADE
8	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	4
49.7	Possession	50.3
27	SHOTS	9
6	ON GOAL	5
0.2	On Target %	0.6
2	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
9	Blocked Shots	2
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Hindmarsh Stadium
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 13,582

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	1	+2	3
2	Wellington Phoenix FC	1	+1	3
3	Macarthur FC	1	+1	3
4	Newcastle Jets	1	0	1

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Adelaide United (4-4-2)

No.	Name
22	Joshua Smits (GK)
4	Panagiotis Kikianis
71	Vinko Stanisic
7	Ryan Kitto
14	Jay Barnett
23	Luke Duzel
55	Ethan Alagich
11	Craig Goodwin
19	Yaya Dukuly
44	Ryan White
9	Luka Jovanovic

Adelaide United Substitutes:

Austin Ayoubi, Ethan Cox, Jonny Yull, Harry Crawford, Sotiri Phillis, Juan Muñiz, Amlani Tatu.

Western Sydney Wanderers (4-4-2)

No.	Name
20	Lawrence Thomas (GK)
4	Alex Bonetig
19	Ruon Tongyik
22	Anthony Pantazopoulos
31	Aidan Simmons
32	Angus Thurgate
25	Josh Brillante
23	Bozhidar Kraev
21	Aydan Hammond
26	Brandon Borrello
45	Alou Kuol

Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:

Gabriel Cleur, Jordan Holmes, Dylan Scicluna, Steven Ugarkovic, Awan Lual, Jarrod Carluccio, Mohamed Al-Taay.

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