Adelaide United vs Sydney FC

A-League Men 20 Dec 2024, 08:35
Adelaide United
Adelaide United
3–3
HT 2–1
FULL TIME
Sydney FC
Sydney FC
🏟 Coopers Stadium, Adelaide 👤 Daniel Elder, Australia Round 9

Match report

Adelaide United shared 6 goals in a thrilling draw with Sydney FC in the A-League Men on 20 December 2024. It was 2-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Sydney FC had 23 shots to Adelaide United's 15.

The match was played at Coopers Stadium, Adelaide, with Daniel Elder, Australia in charge.

Half-time 2-1 Possession 44% - 56% Shots 15 - 23 On target 6 - 8 Corners 4 - 7 Fouls 14 - 12 Yellow cards 4
9
Player of the match
Douglas Costa
Sydney FC · 2 goals, 1 assist
8 Archie Goodwin 2 goals
8 Dylan Pierias 1 assist
7 Stefan Mauk 1 goal
7 Jordan Courtney-Perkins 1 goal
First half vs second half
Sydney FC came out stronger after half-time, with 14 second-half shots against 9 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–9 7–14
Shots On Goal 4–3 2–5
Ball Possession 44–56 —
Corners 2–3 2–4
Attacks 42–37 42–63
Match statistics
4 Corners 7
4 Substitution 3
84 Attacks 100
40 Dangerous Attacks 39
4 On Target 8
8 Off Target 16
15 Shots Total 23
6 Shots On Goal 8
6 Shots Off Goal 7
3 Shots Blocked 8
14 Shots Inside Box 16
1 Shots Outside Box 7
14 Fouls 12
4 Corners 7
1 Offsides 1
44% Ball Possession 56%
1 Yellow Cards 3
5 Saves 3
402 Passes Total 507
345 Passes Accurate 442
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Adelaide United · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Delianov
20 D. Pierias 3 B. Vriends 51 P. Kikianis 7 R. Kitto
14 J. Barnett 55 E. Alagich
10 Z. Clough 6 S. Mauk 17 B. Folami
26 A. Goodwin
Sydney FC · 4-2-3-1
12 H. Devenish-Meares
23 R. Grant 3 A. Gurd 41 A. Popovic 4 J. Courtney-Perkins
17 A. Caceres 15 L. Sena
11 D. Costa 8 A. Ouahim 10 J. Lolley
13 P. Wood
Adelaide United
Coach
C. Veart
Substitutes
  • 19 Yaya Dukuly
  • 44 Ryan White
  • 8 Isaías
  • 12 Jonny Yull
  • 13 Max Vartuli
  • 42 Austin Ayoubi
  • 9 Luka Jovanovic
Sydney FC
Coach
U. Talay
Substitutes
  • 25 Jaiden Kucharski
  • 16 Joel King
  • 20 Tiago Quintal
  • 1 Andrew Redmayne
  • 5 Hayden Matthews
  • 24 Wataru Kamijo
  • 28 Nathan Amanatidis
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ J. Kucharski ↓ P. Wood Sydney FC
  • 63' ↑ J. King ↓ J. Lolley Sydney FC
  • 75' ↑ Y. Dukuly ↓ B. Folami Adelaide United
  • 75' ↑ R. White ↓ S. Mauk Adelaide United
  • 75' ↑ T. Quintal ↓ A. Ouahim Sydney FC
  • 82' ↑ I. Sanchez ↓ A. Goodwin Adelaide United
  • 90+3' ↑ J. Yull ↓ Z. Clough Adelaide United
Cards
  • 36' Z. Clough Adelaide United
  • 45+4' Douglas Costa Sydney FC
  • 58' J. Courtney-Perkins Sydney FC
  • 69' A. Ouahim Sydney FC
Head-to-head
Adelaide United 5 3 draws 8 Sydney FC
2026-02-14 Sydney FC vs Adelaide United 1 - 2
2025-10-17 Adelaide United vs Sydney FC 2 - 1
2025-04-05 Adelaide United vs Sydney 2 - 3
2025-02-01 Sydney vs Adelaide United 4 - 1
2024-12-20 Adelaide United vs Sydney FC 3 - 3
2024-02-17 Sydney vs Adelaide United 2 - 1
Recent form
Adelaide United D D D W L
Sydney FC W D W L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Adelaide United vs Sydney FC?
Adelaide United drew 3-3 against Sydney FC on 20 December 2024.
Who won Adelaide United vs Sydney FC?
Neither — the match finished 3-3.
Where was Adelaide United vs Sydney FC played?
The match was played at Coopers Stadium, Adelaide.
Who had more possession in Adelaide United vs Sydney FC?
Sydney FC had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.