ADELAIDE. Adelaide United and Macarthur draw 1-1. B. Halloran scored the first goal (16′) for Adelaide United. V. Germain made it even (32′). Adelaide United was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%)

The match was played at the Coopers Stadium stadium in Adelaide on Monday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Jack Morgan assisted by Daniel Illievski and Henry Day. The 4th official was Daniel Elder. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.9 degrees Celsius or 69.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Adelaide United

1 - 1

Macarthur

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 19 Total 9
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 10 Off Target 6
  • 5 Shots blocked 0
  • 104 Attack 86
  • 106 Dangerous attack 61
  • 69 Ball safe 86
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 14 Total 8
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Adelaide United was in firm control of the ball 56% while Macarthur was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Adelaide United had a more offensive attitude with 106 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Adelaide United to win the match​.

Adelaide United shot 19 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Macarthur shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Adelaide United received 1 yellow card (Isaías). Regarding the opposition, Macarthur received 4 yellow cards (Mile Sterjovski, Ivan Vujica, Kearyn Baccus and Matthew Jurman).

Match Timeline

14'
Kearyn Baccus- Yellow
Ben Halloran(goal)Giuseppe Bovalina
16'
24'
Ivan Vujica- Yellow
32'
Valère Germain(goal)Kearyn Baccus
J. Yull- sub ->Nick Ansell
46'
Isaías- Yellow
63'
63'
Matthew Jurman- Yellow
74'
A. Auglah- sub ->Raphael Borges Rodrigues
L. Jovanović- sub ->Hiroshi Ibusuki
74'
74'
Jerry Skotadis- sub ->Ulises Dávila
79'
Lachlan Rose- sub ->Jed Drew
Joshua Cavallo - sub ->Ryan Tunnicliffe
83'
Ethan Alagich- sub ->Nestory Irankunda
84'
84'
Kristian Popovic - sub ->Kearyn Baccus

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Central Coast Mariners
55
27
Wellington Phoenix
53
27
Melbourne Victory
42
27
Sydney
41
27
Macarthur
41
27
Melbourne City
39
27
Western Sydney Wanderers
37
27
Adelaide United
32
27
Brisbane Roar
30
27
Newcastle Jets
28
27
Western United
26
27
Perth Glory
22
27

After playing this encounter, Adelaide United has 15 points like Sydney to sit in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Macarthur will has 17 points like Central Coast Mariners to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Macarthur will host Western United on the 12th of January with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Macarthur (3 draws).

Adelaide United – Formation

Adelaide United
G
James Delianov 1.Australia
7.0
D
Nick Ansell 4.Australia
6.6
46'
D
R. Kitto 7.Australia
6.8
D
Alexandar Popovic 41.Australia
7.0
D
G. Bovalina 43.Australia
7.3
M
Isaías 8.Spain
7.5
63'
M
Zach Clough 10.England
8.1
M
Ryan Tunnicliffe 22.England
7.0
83'
M
Ben Halloran 26.Australia
8.1
16'
M
N. Irankunda 66.Australia
7.8
84'
F
Hiroshi Ibusuki 9.Japan
6.7
74'
Substitutes
G
Steven Hall 50.Australia
D
Javi López 21.Spain
M
Luke Duzel 23.Australia
M
Joshua Cavallo 27.Australia
6.8
83'
M
J. Yull 37.Australia
7.0
46'
M
Ethan Alagich 55.Australia
6.8
84'
F
L. Jovanović 17.Australia
6.4
74'

Adelaide United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Thomas Veart decided to play with the following team: James Delianov (7.0), Giuseppe Bovalina (7.3), Alexandar Popovic (7.0), Nick Ansell (6.6), Ryan Kitto (6.8), Isaías (7.5), Ryan Tunnicliffe (7.0), Nestory Irankunda (7.8), Ben Halloran (8.1), Zach Clough (8.1) and Hiroshi Ibusuki (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Luka Jovanovic (6.4), Javi López, Luke Duzel, Joshua Cavallo (6.8), Jonny Yull (7.0), Steven Hall and Ethan Alagich (6.8).

Substitutions

Adelaide United made 4 changes: Nick Ansell for Jonny Yull (46′), Hiroshi Ibusuki for Luka Jovanovic (74′), Ryan Tunnicliffe for Joshua Cavallo (83′) and Nestory Irankunda for Ethan Alagich (84′).

Player of the match: Zach Clough​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Adelaide United was Zach Clough.

His rating is 8.1 with 42 passes (90% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 13 crosses.

Macarthur – Formation

Macarthur
G
F. Kurto 12.Poland
7.3
D
Matthew Jurman 4.Australia
7.5
63'
D
Tomislav Uskok 6.Australia
7.0
D
Ulises Dávila 10.Mexico
7.3
74'
D
Ivan Vujica 13.Australia
6.8
24'
D
Yianni Nicolaou 22.Australia
7.0
M
Jake Hollman 8.Australia
7.7
M
Kearyn Baccus 15.Australia
7.3
84' 14'
M
Raphael Borges Rodrigues 17.Australia
7.7
74'
M
J. Drew 37.Australia
7.0
79'
F
Valère Germain 98.France
8.2
32'
Substitutes
G
Danijel Nizic 1.Australia
M
Kristian Popovic 14.Australia
6.8
84'
M
O. Jones 16.Australia
M
Jerry Skotadis 27.Australia
7.3
74'
F
Lachlan Rose 31.Australia
7.0
79'
F
A. Auglah 36.Australia
7.0
74'

Macarthur started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Mile Sterjovski played with: Filip Kurto (7.3), Yianni Nicolaou (7.0), Tomislav Uskok (7.0), Matthew Jurman (7.5), Ivan Vujica (6.8), Raphael Borges Rodrigues (7.7), Kearyn Baccus (7.3), Jake Hollman (7.7), Jed Drew (7.0), Ulises Dávila (7.3) and Valère Germain (8.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Danijel Nizic, Kristian Popovic (6.8), Oliver Jones, Jesper Webber, Jerry Skotadis (7.3), Lachlan Rose (7.0) and Ali Auglah (7.0).

Substitutions

Macarthur made 4 changes: Kearyn Baccus for Kristian Popovic (84′), Jed Drew for Lachlan Rose (79′), Raphael Borges Rodrigues for Ali Auglah (74′) and Ulises Dávila for Jerry Skotadis (74′).

Player of the match: Valère Germain​

The most impressive player for Macarthur was Valère Germain.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 32 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.​