Western United vs Adelaide United

A-League Men - Elimination Finals 9 May 2025, 09:35
Western United
Western United
3–2
HT 2–1
FULL TIME
Adelaide United
Adelaide United
🏟 Ironbark Fields (Melbourne) 👤 A. King

Match report

Western United edged past Adelaide United 3-2 in the A-League Men - Elimination Finals on 9 May 2025.

Western United had 16 shots to Adelaide United's 11.

The match was played at Ironbark Fields (Melbourne), with A. King in charge.

Half-time 2-1 Possession 48% - 52% Shots 16 - 11 On target 9 - 4 Corners 3 - 2 Fouls 16 - 6 Yellow cards 6
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Player of the match
Noah Botic
Western United · 2 goals
8 Luka Jovanovic 1 goal
8 Panagiotis Kikianis 72 passes (90% accurate)
7 Stefan Mauk 1 goal
7 Tomoki Imai 61 passes (90% accurate)
First half vs second half
Adelaide United came out stronger after half-time, with 7 second-half shots against 4 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 10–4 6–7
Shots On Goal 4–1 5–3
Ball Possession 55–45 —
Corners 2–1 1–1
Attacks 40–47 44–72
Match statistics
3 Corners 2
5 Substitution 4
84 Attacks 119
58 Dangerous Attacks 36
9 On Target 5
8 Off Target 7
16 Shots Total 11
9 Shots On Goal 4
5 Shots Off Goal 5
2 Shots Blocked 2
11 Shots Inside Box 8
5 Shots Outside Box 3
16 Fouls 6
3 Corners 2
3 Offsides 4
48% Ball Possession 52%
4 Yellow Cards 2
2 Saves 5
417 Passes Total 462
317 Passes Accurate 351
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Western United · 4-4-2
33 M. Sutton
6 T. Imai 4 J. Donachie 30 D. Leonard 17 B. Garuccio
10 M. Grimaldi 23 R. Bozinovski 32 A. Thurgate 77 R. Danzaki
24 M. Ruhs 19 N. Botic
Adelaide United · 4-2-3-1
13 M. Vartuli
20 D. Pierias 3 B. Vriends 51 P. Kikianis 21 J. López
8 Isaías 55 E. Alagich
10 Z. Clough 6 S. Mauk 7 R. Kitto
9 L. Jovanovic
Western United
Coach
J. Aloisi
Substitutes
  • 13 Tate Russell
  • 20 Abel Walatee
  • 5 Oliver Lavale
  • 9 Hiroshi Ibusuki
  • 7 Ramy Najjarine
  • 70 Michael Vonja
  • 44 Jordan Lauton
Adelaide United
Coach
C. Veart
Substitutes
  • 19 Yaya Dukuly
  • 14 Jay Barnett
  • 12 Jonny Yull
  • 58 Harry Crawford
  • 4 Jordan Elsey
  • 1 James Delianov
  • 17 Ben Folami
Substitutions
  • 14' ↑ T. Russell ↓ J. Donachie Western United
  • 66' ↑ O. Lavale ↓ M. Ruhs Western United
  • 66' ↑ A. Walatee ↓ M. Grimaldi Western United
  • 70' ↑ Y. Dukuly ↓ Javi López Adelaide United
  • 70' ↑ J. Barnett ↓ B. Vriends Adelaide United
  • 77' ↑ R. Najjarine ↓ R. Danzaki Western United
  • 77' ↑ H. Ibusuki ↓ N. Botić Western United
  • 79' ↑ J. Yull ↓ E. Alagich Adelaide United
  • 79' ↑ H. Crawford ↓ Z. Clough Adelaide United
  • 88' ↑ J. Elsey ↓ L. Jovanović Adelaide United
Cards
  • 34' D. Leonard Western United
  • 63' S. Mauk Adelaide United
  • 73' R. Danzaki Western United
  • 86' P. Kikianis Adelaide United
  • 89' H. Ibusuki Western United
  • 90+3' R. Najjarine Western United
Head-to-head
Western United 4 3 draws 5 Adelaide United
2025-05-09 Western United vs Adelaide United 3 - 2
2025-02-23 Western United vs Adelaide United 3 - 0
2024-11-09 Adelaide United vs Western United 2 - 1
2024-04-16 Western United vs Adelaide United 3 - 3
2024-03-29 Adelaide United vs Western United 4 - 1
2023-11-26 Western United vs Adelaide United 1 - 3
Recent form
Western United L L W W W
Adelaide United D D W D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Western United vs Adelaide United?
Western United won 3-2 against Adelaide United on 9 May 2025.
Who won Western United vs Adelaide United?
Western United won the match 3-2.
Where was Western United vs Adelaide United played?
The match was played at Ironbark Fields (Melbourne).
Who had more possession in Western United vs Adelaide United?
Adelaide United had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.