Adelaide United vs Sydney FC

A-League Men 17 Oct 2025, 08:00
Adelaide United
Adelaide United
2–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Sydney FC
Sydney FC
🏟 Coopers Stadium Round 1

Match report

Adelaide United edged past Sydney FC 2-1 in the A-League Men on 17 October 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Sydney FC had 16 shots to Adelaide United's 12.

The match was played at Coopers Stadium.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 52% - 48% Shots 12 - 16 On target 7 - 3 Corners 4 - 2 Fouls 12 - 16 Yellow cards 2
9
Player of the match
Joe Lolley
Sydney FC · 1 goal
8 Ryan Kitto 1 goal
8 Ethan Alagich 1 goal
8 Panagiotis Kikianis 90 passes (88% accurate)
7 Joshua Smits captained the side
First half vs second half
Sydney FC came out stronger after half-time, with 11 second-half shots against 5 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–5 7–11
Shots On Goal 3–1 4–2
Ball Possession 58–42 —
Corners 1–0 3–2
Attacks 49–49 42–58
Match statistics
4 Corners 2
4 Substitution 5
91 Attacks 107
35 Dangerous Attacks 50
7 On Target 3
5 Off Target 13
52% Ball Possession 48%
12 Shots Total 16
7 Shots On Goal 3
2 Shots Off Goal 11
3 Shots Blocked 2
9 Shots Inside Box 12
3 Shots Outside Box 4
12 Fouls 16
4 Corners 2
2 Offsides 0
49% Ball Possession 51%
0 Yellow Cards 2
2 Saves 5
491 Passes Total 494
405 Passes Accurate 425
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Adelaide United · 4-2-3-1
22 J. Smits
20 D. Pierias 3 B. Vriends 4 P. Kikianis 7 R. Kitto
55 E. Alagich 23 L. Duzel
12 J. Yull 11 C. Goodwin 19 Y. Dukuly
9 L. Jovanovic
Sydney FC · 4-4-2
12 H. Devenish-Meares
23 R. Grant 32 M. Tisserand 5 A. Grant 16 J. King
10 J. Lolley 36 R. Youlley 24 P. Okon-Engstler 35 Al Toure
9 V. Campuzano 7 P. Quispe
Adelaide United
Coach
C. Veart
Substitutes
  • 36 Panashe Madanha
  • 58 Harry Crawford
  • 10 Juan Muñiz
  • 62 Fabian Talladira
  • 40 Ethan Cox
  • 79 Feyzo Kasumovic
  • 54 Bailey O'Neil
Sydney FC
Coach
Ufuk Talay
Substitutes
  • 11 Abel Walatee
  • 13 Patrick Wood
  • 20 Tiago Quintal
  • 41 Alexandar Popovic
  • 4 Jordan Courtney-Perkins
  • 1 Gus Hoefsloot
  • 8 Wataru Kamijo
Substitutions
  • 60' ↑ A. Walatee ↓ A. Toure Sydney FC
  • 71' ↑ P. Madanha ↓ Y. Dukuly Adelaide United
  • 76' ↑ H. Crawford ↓ J. Yull Adelaide United
  • 76' ↑ J. Muniz ↓ L. Jovanovic Adelaide United
  • 80' ↑ P. Wood ↓ P. A. Quispe Cordova Sydney FC
  • 87' ↑ A. Popovic ↓ M. Tisserand Sydney FC
  • 87' ↑ T. Quintal ↓ R. Youlley Sydney FC
  • 88' ↑ J. Courtney-Perkins ↓ J. King Sydney FC
  • 89' ↑ F. Talladira ↓ C. Goodwin Adelaide United
Cards
  • 16' A. Toure Sydney FC
  • 41' A. Grant 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 won 2-1 against Sydney FC on 17 October 2025.
Who won Adelaide United vs Sydney FC?
Adelaide United won the match 2-1.
Where was Adelaide United vs Sydney FC played?
The match was played at Coopers Stadium.
Who had more possession in Adelaide United vs Sydney FC?
Adelaide United had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.