ADELAIDE. Adelaide United and Western Sydney Wanderers played a scintillating incredible match before drawing 4-4.
The match was played at the Coopers Stadium stadium in Adelaide on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Jonathon Barreiro with the collaboration of Matthew Cream and Henry Day. The 4th official was Daniel Cook. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 29 degrees Celsius or 84.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 34%.
Match Statistics
Adelaide United
4 - 4
Western Sydney Wanderers
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 12 Total 13
- 6 On Target 5
- 4 Off Target 1
- 2 Shots blocked 7
- 84 Attack 107
- 44 Dangerous attack 48
- 103 Ball safe 106
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 16 Total 17
- 1 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Western Sydney Wanderers had a strong ball possession 55% while Adelaide United was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Western Sydney Wanderers had a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Western Sydney Wanderers to win the match.
Adelaide United shot 12 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Western Sydney Wanderers shot 13 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Adelaide United received 1 yellow card (R. Kitto). On the other side, Western Sydney Wanderers received 4 yellow cards (A. Traoré, Romain Amalfitano, Gabriel Cléùr and Morgan Schneiderlin).
Also, Western Sydney Wanderers didn’t end the match with 11 players after A. Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
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After playing this encounter, Adelaide United will have 27 points like Central Coast Mariners to hold in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Western Sydney Wanderers will have 25 points to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League, Adelaide United will host Central Coast Mariners on the 29th of April with a 23-22 head to head in favor of Adelaide United (5 draws).
Western Sydney Wanderers will play away agasint Melbourne City on the 28th of April with a 11-10 head to head record in favor of Western Sydney Wanderers (7 draws).
Adelaide United – Formation
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: Joe Gauci , Javi López , Alexandar Popovic , Ben Warland , Ryan Kitto , Isaías , Joshua Cavallo , Ben Halloran , Zach Clough , Craig Goodwin and Hiroshi Ibusuki .
The home team had on the bench: Nestory Irankunda , Asad Kasumovic , James Delianov, Panashe Madanha, Lachlan Barr, Ethan Alagich and Louis D’Arrigo .
Substitutions
Adelaide United made 4 changes: J. Cavallo for Louis D’Arrigo (63′), Zach Clough for Nestory Irankunda (78′), Hiroshi Ibusuki for Asad Kasumovic (78′) and Isaías for Ethan Alagich (90′).
Best player: Hiroshi Ibusuki
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Adelaide United was Hiroshi Ibusuki.
His rating is with 2 goals, 15 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8.
