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Adelaide United vs Sydney: result 1-4 and analysis

A-LeagueRegular Season - 23Kick-off on May 29, 2021 at 09:10 AM (UTC)Coopers Stadium, Adelaide

Adelaide United
1-4
Sydney

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What was the result of Adelaide United vs Sydney?

Sydney won 1-4 on May 29, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 6′A. Le FondreSydney
  • 54′A. Le FondreSydney
  • 58′BobôSydney
  • 71′P. WoodSydney
  • 89′Y. DukulyAdelaide United

Official lineup for Adelaide United vs Sydney

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Adelaide United

4-2-3-1
  1. 35A. Toure
  1. 11C. Goodwin
  2. 8S. Mauk
  3. 26B. Halloran
  1. 27J. Cavallo
  2. 21Javi López
  1. 7R. Kitto
  2. 22M. Jakobsen
  3. 23J. Elsey
  4. 4R. Strain
  1. 1J. Delianov

Sydney

4-4-2
  1. 9Bobô
  2. 99A. Le Fondre
  1. 10M. Ninković
  2. 17A. Cáceres
  3. 26L. Brattan
  4. 11K. Barbarouses
  1. 16J. King
  2. 4A. Wilkinson
  3. 6R. McGowan
  4. 23R. Grant
  1. 1A. Redmayne
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Adelaide United have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Sydney have 8, 5 and 2.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Adelaide United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 23, 2021Melbourne Victory(away)1-0A-League
May 19, 2021Perth Glory(away)1-2A-League
May 16, 2021Brisbane Roar(home)1-0A-League
May 13, 2021Melbourne City(away)1-4A-League
May 7, 2021Wellington Phoenix(home)0-0A-League
Sydney
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 23, 2021Western Sydney Wanderers(home)1-0A-League
May 19, 2021Melbourne Victory(home)2-0A-League
May 15, 2021Western United(away)1-0A-League
May 8, 2021Newcastle Jets(away)1-1A-League
May 1, 2021Western Sydney Wanderers(away)2-3A-League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Adelaide United win, 2 draws, 3 Sydney wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 18, 2021Sydney 2-2 Adelaide UnitedA-League
Mar 28, 2021Adelaide United 1-0 SydneyA-League
Aug 6, 2020Adelaide United 1-1 SydneyA-League
Jan 4, 2020Sydney 2-1 Adelaide UnitedA-League
Oct 11, 2019Adelaide United 2-3 SydneyA-League
Mar 1, 2019Sydney 2-0 Adelaide UnitedA-League

Last archived meeting: Sydney vs Adelaide United on Apr 18, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Adelaide United score 1.5 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Sydney score 1.5 and concede 0.8.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Adelaide United1.51.1510/159/15
Sydney1.50.877/155/15

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.

Final 2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
2Adelaide United261277463643
5Sydney261169332539

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

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

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