Sydney FC journey to Coopers Stadium on Saturday for the A-League meeting with home team Adelaide United.
View all of the Adelaide United v Sydney FC predictions, poll and stats below (including the best match odds).
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Adelaide United
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Adelaide United will be wanting a better result here after the 5-3 A-League defeat last time out to Melbourne Victory.
In that match, Adelaide United managed 43% possession and 11 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. For Adelaide United, the goalscorers were Jonny Yull (12'), Archie Goodwin (47') and Zach Clough (56'). At the other end, Melbourne Victory had 18 shots at goal with 9 of them on target. Daniel Arzani (29', 71'), Nishan Velupillay (39') and Nikos Vergos (88', 90') scored for Melbourne Victory.
Their more recent scorelines shine a light on the fact that it’s been a torrid time for the Adelaide United backline. Adelaide United have managed to let a total of 20 goals go in at the wrong end of the pitch over the course of their last 6 clashes.
Their past results show that Adelaide United:
- have not emerged victorious against Sydney FC in their last 3 matches in the league.
- haven’t won at home in the past 3 matches in the league.
Sydney FC
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After a losing effort in their last game against Melbourne City in A-League action, Sydney FC and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
In that game, Sydney FC had 53% possession and 17 attempts on goal with 9 of them on target. For Sydney FC, the scorers were Jordan Courtney-Perkins (28') and Douglas Costa (39'). Melbourne City got 22 shots on goal with 10 of them on target. Medin Memeti (5'), Max Caputo (35') and Alessandro Lopane (61') scored for Melbourne City.
Demonstrating their fondness for fruitful encounters, we’ve had goals 20 times in the previous 6 matches in which Sydney FC have taken to the field, giving an average of 3.33 goals for each meeting. Their opponents have hit 8 of those goals. That kind of trend isn’t assured to be sustained into this match, of course.
Their prior results show that Sydney FC:
- have not beaten Adelaide United in games played away from home for the previous 2 league games.
- are undefeated in their last 2 league matches away from home.
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Head to head
Checking on their prior head-to-head clashes stretching back to 07/04/2023 shows us that Adelaide United have won 1 of these and Sydney FC 3, with the tally of drawn results standing at 2.
Loads of goals were seen in those games, too - 29 in all which averages out at 4.83 goals per meeting.
The last league clash between the two was A-League match day 17 on 01/02/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Sydney FC 4-1 Adelaide United.
On that occasion, Sydney FC managed 54% possession and 19 shots on goal with 7 on target. The goalscorers were Joe Lolley (36'), Patryk Klimala (46'), Adrian Segecic (75') and Anthony Cáceres (83').
For their opponents, Adelaide United got 15 attempts on goal with 7 on target. Dylan Pierias (49') scored.
The referee was Shaun Evans.
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Team News: Adelaide United
Panashe Madanha (Hamstring injury) and Bailey O'Neil (unknown injury) are unavailable for Adelaide United manager Carl Veart.
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Team News: Sydney FC
Sydney FC manager Ufuk Talay has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Aaron Gurd (Broken collarbone) and Kyle Shaw (Hamstring injury) are not ready for selection.
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Prediction
Looking at these two, we feel that Sydney FC and Adelaide United could both find themselves scoring on more than one occasion in a potential goal-fest with little between the two teams.
While there should be goals at both ends, it’s too close to call. That’s why we have predicted a 2-2 score draw at the end of this game.
Peter Guest,
18:05 02/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Adelaide United
Formed: 2003
Stadium: Coopers Stadium (16,500)
Captain: Ryan Kitto
Chairman: Nathan Kosmina
Manager: Carl Veart
Competitions: A-League position 6
⭐ Key Man: Zach Clough
Customarily used in the Striker position, Zach Clough was born in Manchester, England. Having made his senior debut playing for Bolton Wanderers in the 2014 - 2015 season, the skilful Forward has accumulated 7 league goals in the A-League 2024 - 2025 campaign to date in 21 appearances.