Adelaide United vs Sydney: result 4-3 and analysis
A-LeagueRegular Season - 27Kick-off on January 13, 2024 at 09:00 AM (UTC)Allianz Stadium, Sydney
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What was the result of Adelaide United vs Sydney?
Adelaide United won 4-3 on January 13, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 7′A. CáceresSydney
- 24′H. IbusukiAdelaide United
- 34′H. IbusukiAdelaide United
- 45′N. IrankundaAdelaide United
- 73′H. IbusukiAdelaide United
- 76′J. LolleySydney
- 90′J. LolleySydney
Official lineup for Adelaide United vs Sydney
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Adelaide United
4-2-3-1- 9H. Ibusuki
- 66N. Irankunda
- 26B. Halloran
- 10Z. Clough
- 37J. Yull
- 22R. Tunnicliffe
- 21Javi López
- 8Isaías
- 41A. Popovic
- 43Giuseppe Bovalina
- 1J. Delianov
Sydney
4-1-3-2- 17A. Cáceres
- 9Fábio Gomes
- 10J. Lolley
- 12C. Hollman
- 25J. Kucharski
- 26L. Brattan
- 23R. Grant
- 15Gabriel Lacerda
- 8J. Girdwood-Reich
- 21Z. De Jesus
- 1A. Redmayne
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Adelaide United have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Sydney have 9, 0 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2024 | Macarthur(home) | 1-1 | A-League |
| Jan 4, 2024 | Wellington Phoenix(home) | 2-2 | A-League |
| Dec 30, 2023 | Melbourne Victory(away) | 0-2 | A-League |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Newcastle Jets(home) | 3-1 | A-League |
| Dec 15, 2023 | Western Sydney Wanderers(away) | 0-1 | A-League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2024 | Brisbane Roar(away) | 2-1 | A-League |
| Dec 29, 2023 | Wellington Phoenix(home) | 3-1 | A-League |
| Dec 23, 2023 | Western United(home) | 4-2 | A-League |
| Dec 16, 2023 | Melbourne Victory(away) | 0-3 | A-League |
| Dec 9, 2023 | Macarthur(home) | 0-2 | A-League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Adelaide United win, 2 draws, 3 Sydney wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2023 | Adelaide United 1-5 Sydney | A-League |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Adelaide United 1-1 Sydney | A-League |
| Oct 23, 2022 | Sydney 2-2 Adelaide United | A-League |
| Apr 12, 2022 | Sydney 2-3 Adelaide United | A-League |
| Feb 4, 2022 | Adelaide United 1-2 Sydney | A-League |
| Jun 19, 2021 | Sydney 2-1 Adelaide United | A-League |
Last archived meeting: Adelaide United vs Sydney on Nov 11, 2023
How many goals should we expect?
Adelaide United score 1.7 and concede 1.8 goals per match over their last 15; Sydney score 1.8 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide United | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Sydney | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2 | 7/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Adelaide United sit 2nd in A-League (43 points from 26 matches) and Sydney sit 5th (39 points from 26 matches).
The current season has no played match yet: final standings of the 2025-26 season.
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Adelaide United | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 36 | 43 |
| 5 | Sydney | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 25 | 39 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy