SYDNEY. Western Sydney Wanderers conquers Adelaide United 1-0 after D. Pierias scored just 1 goal (23′).
Western Sydney Wanderers remained with 10 players after Joshua Brillante received a red card in the 78′. Nevertheless, Western Sydney Wanderers still was able to win this contest playing only in 10.
The match was played at the Spotless Stadium stadium in Sydney on Friday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Alireza Faghani assisted by Anton Schetinin and Ashley Beecham. The 4th official was Sam Kelly. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 24.52 degrees Celsius or 76.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 14 Total 11
- 5 On Target 3
- 7 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 84 Attack 99
- 62 Dangerous attack 43
- 83 Ball safe 76
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 7 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Western Sydney Wanderers was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Adelaide United that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Western Sydney Wanderers was more pushing with 62 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Western Sydney Wanderers won the match.
Western Sydney Wanderers shot 14 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Adelaide United shot 11 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Western Sydney Wanderers received 2 yellow cards (Dylan Scicluna and Marcelo). Talking about the opposition, Adelaide United received 2 yellow cards (Javi López and Ryan Tunnicliffe).
(Western Sydney Wanderers) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (78′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Western Sydney Wanderers has 15 points like Macarthur to sit in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Adelaide United will stays with 10 points like Melbourne City to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
Western Sydney Wanderers – Formation
Western Sydney Wanderers
78'
18'
23'
78'
Western Sydney Wanderers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Marko Ante Rudan decided to play with the following team: Lawrence Thomas , Aidan Simmons , Marcelo , Tom Beadling , Jack Clisby , Dylan Pierias , Joshua Brillante , Jorrit Hendrix , Valentino Yuel , Nicolas Milanovic and Marcus Antonsson .
The home team had on the bench: Tate Russell , Lachlan Brook , Dylan Scicluna , Zachary Sapsford, Oscar Priestman , Marcus Younis and Jack Gibson.
Western Sydney Wanderers could not rely on the presence of Oscar Priestman (injured), Dylan Scicluna (injured) and Marcus Younis (injured).
Substitutions
Western Sydney Wanderers made 5 changes: Tom Beadling for Oscar Priestman (18′), Valentino Yuel for Lachlan Brook (65′), Aidan Simmons for Dylan Scicluna (65′), Dylan Pierias for Marcus Younis (65′) and Marcus Antonsson for Tate Russell (80′).
Player of the match: Marcelo
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Western Sydney Wanderers was Marcelo even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 59 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8.
Adelaide United – Formation
Adelaide United
Adelaide United started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Thomas Veart played with: Joe Gauci , Giuseppe Bovalina , Alexandar Popovic , Nick Ansell , Ryan Kitto , Ryan Tunnicliffe , Ben Halloran , Luke Duzel , Ethan Alagich , Zach Clough and Luka Jovanovic .
They had on the bench: James Delianov, Isaías , Hiroshi Ibusuki , Javi López , Bernardo, Jonny Yull and Nestory Irankunda .
Substitutions
Adelaide United made 5 changes: Luke Duzel for Jonny Yull (59′), Ethan Alagich for Nestory Irankunda (46′), Ryan Kitto for Hiroshi Ibusuki (72′), Luka Jovanovic for Javi López (72′) and Nick Ansell for Isaías (85′).
Player of the match: Joe Gauci
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Adelaide United was the goalkeeper: Joe Gauci. His rating is 7.85. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
