Adelaide United vs WS Wanderers: Adelaide to Extend Winning Streak to 4 Games

In the eighth round of the Australian A-League, Adelaide United will face WS Wanderers. The teams have slightly different objectives this season. Adelaide still has a slight chance of second place and a ticket to the semifinals. While the Wanderers are likely to concentrate on finishing the championship in a position other than last.

Adelaide came into the match against BC Wanderers with a 3-match winning streak. Interestingly, all three wins in this period ended up with the same score of 2:1. So United moved up to third place in the standings, but six points behind leading Melbourne City and Western United, a lot. Adelaide can not be called a home team. On their own arena, United has only three wins in seven games and 14 goals scored. It is also worth noting that this season, the rivals have not yet played with each other, although they have already played 15-17 games, and there are only 12 teams in the A-League division.

In March 2022, the Wanderers played three matches, losing two to Newcastle and MacArthur, one of which they beat Sydney FC 2:0. On the road, WS has terrible statistics, with six defeats and a 3:3 draw with Melbourne City in their seven recent games. Overall, the Wanderers have only one win and five forfeits in seven away games. As we said, WS is the division's outsider. After 15 games, the visiting team is in 10th position, just two points behind Perth Glory, the last team in the A-League.

Adelaide has an opportunity to come within three points of the two A-League leaders. However, Western United has one less game to play, while Melbourne City has played 18, one more than Adelaide at the moment. United's home stats are weak for a top-3 team. We believe that Adelaide will increase the winning streak to four games and get closer to the teams from the top 2 A-League. As for the total, in the good Australian tradition, we expect a productive match and goals from both teams.