Western Sydney Wanderers vs Adelaide United, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Western Sydney Wanderers

9': Alex Gersbach
55': Angus Thurgate

FT
2 - 4

Adelaide United

22': Luka Jovanovic
45'+1': Juan Muñiz
63': Luka Jovanovic
71': Panagiotis Kikianis

About

Western Sydney Wanderers are hosting Adelaide United at CommBank Stadium, Sydney, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Timeline

9': Alex Gersbach (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 9'
22': Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) Goal at 22'
45'+1': Juan Muñiz (Adelaide United) Goal at 46'
45': Aydan Hammond (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 45'
55': Angus Thurgate (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 55'
62': Philip Cancar (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 62'
63': Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) Goal at 63'
68': Luke Duzel (Adelaide United) Substitution at 68'
71': Panagiotis Kikianis (Adelaide United) Goal at 71'
76': Jai Rose (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 76'
80': Anselmo (Adelaide United) Substitution at 80'
89': Kosta Barbarouses (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 89'
89': Josh Brillante (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 89'
90': Joshua Smits (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 90'
90'+6': Ben Folami (Adelaide United) Substitution at 96'
90'+6': Austin Ayoubi (Adelaide United) Substitution at 96'

Statistics

ADE		WSW
9	Fouls	7
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	5
4	Saves	6
45.5	Possession	54.5
26	SHOTS	16
10	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
7	Blocked Shots	2
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 6,281

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Newcastle Jets	26	+16	48
2	Adelaide United	26	+10	43
3	Auckland FC	26	+13	42
4	Melbourne Victory	26	+11	40

Full Table

Line-Ups

Western Sydney Wanderers (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
20	Lawrence Thomas (GK)
18	Jacob Farrell
22	Anthony Pantazopoulos
5	Dylan Scicluna
3	Alex Gersbach
17	Jarrod Carluccio
32	Angus Thurgate
8	Steven Ugarkovic
7	Ryan Fraser
23	Bozhidar Kraev
26	Brandon Borrello

Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:

Josh Brillante, Nathan Barrie, Philip Cancar, Kosta Barbarouses, Jai Rose, Aydan Hammond, Jordan Holmes.

Adelaide United (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
22	Joshua Smits (GK)
4	Panagiotis Kikianis
3	Bart Vriends
7	Ryan Kitto
14	Jay Barnett
55	Ethan Alagich
44	Ryan White
12	Jonny Yull
19	Yaya Dukuly
9	Luka Jovanovic
10	Juan Muñiz

Adelaide United Substitutes:

Austin Ayoubi, Ben Folami, Anselmo , Luke Duzel, Brody Burkitt, Sotiri Phillis, Max Vartuli.

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