Adelaide United vs Sydney betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the A-League Men match on December 20th, 2024

A football match between Adelaide United and Sydney of the A-League Men will take place in Australia on Friday, December 20th, 2024, at 08:35h (UTC), check the Adelaide United vs Sydney betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Adelaide United vs Sydney will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Coopers Stadium stadium, in the city of Adelaide, with a capacity for 17000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the Adelaide United vs Sydney betting tip 2024/2025

The A-League Men has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 3.29 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 3.15 goals per match played.

Adelaide United last match

Adelaide United is coming off a win. In its last outing they faced Central Coast Mariners in a match valid for A-League Men, and the match ended 0-4. The eleven coached by T. Veart played in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

A very even game was expected, with odds for the home win at 2.25.

It can be said that the 1 goal scored by Archie Goodwin in the match were crucial to the victory of Adelaide United. Thanks to his goals, the team managed to guarantee a positive result and fulfill the match's objective.

Sydney last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for A-League Men, Sydney, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Western United team with a final score of 3-4.

Nobody was counting on a defeat in this match. The team had all the favoritism in their favor, but they could not avoid being defeated, an outcome that had odds of 5.00.

Adelaide United vs Sydney h2h

Sydney was in 6th place in the A-League Men while Adelaide United was in 9th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Sydney team entered the field with the 4-2-3-1 formation, the same tactic Adelaide United used in the match.

The most recent precedent between these two clubs was in 17-02-2024, in the 2023/2024 season of the A-League Men, which ended with a 2-1 win for Sydney.

The last encounter between these two it was a close fight.

Curiosity about previous games

The two teams had very different results in their previous games. While Adelaide United thrashed in a game that was not expected to be so easy, against Central Coast Mariners, Sydney lost in a match against Western United. Let's see how this previous result can interfere with the morale of the teams for this game.

It is important to note that much of this opposing scenario is due to the performance of Archie Goodwin, who had a brilliant performance and was key in the impressive team victory.

Adelaide United

A-League Men leaderboard now

The Adelaide United team with 17 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Final Series, with a campaign of 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.

Which means that the team is over Melbourne Victory team who is in the position 3 in the 9th round and has a 1 point disadvantage.

Adelaide United analysis

After round number 8 in A-League Men, Adelaide United has 17 goals scored and 9 conceded.

Increasingly prominent within the team, Dylan Pierias, a defender who arrived for this season, did another fine performance in the last duel of the club. In the match against Central Coast Mariners, he was a fundamental piece, providing great security for the whole team and showing he is already fully adapted to the new club.

Best goalscorer from Adelaide United

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Stefan Mauk. The Midfielder scored 3 goals in the current season, helping Adelaide United to achieve victory in several disputes.

Sydney

A-League Men leaderboard now

Sydney arrives in this game with 9 points, and in 7th place in the A-League Men, having won 3 games in total and lost 4 times, making a total of 0 draws.

This means that Western United team, in 8th place, is close behind in the 9th round with the same number of points.

Sydney analysis

Currently, in the A-League Men, Sydney sums 14 goals for and a total of 14 goals against, after 8 rounds played.

As we approach the Regular Season, Sydney is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 6.14 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

The Sydney team often tries to control the game through an average ball possession of 59.43%. This is because ball possession above 50% typically gives teams some control over their opponents.

Best goalscorer from Sydney

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Patryk Klimala. He has scored 4 times in the current season and has helped Sydney come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Adelaide United is Stefan Mauk, who has already scored 3 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Sydney is Patryk Klimala, he has scored in 4 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

Taking into consideration that Sydney scores an average of 1.5 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 3.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One will find that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 5.42 corners per game, making this something to note in attempting to obtain good betting results.

Adelaide United is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.14 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Adelaide United in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 2.75 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

On the Sydney side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 3 time this season, very different from Adelaide United who only saw the red card once. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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