Sydney FC 2–1 Adelaide United: Result, Stats & Highlights

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Sydney FC

2–1

Adelaide United

25 October 2026 · 3:00 PM AEDT
Allianz Stadium, Sydney

Match summary

Sydney FC vs Adelaide United finished 2–1 in A-League Men on 25 October 2026 at Allianz Stadium, Sydney. Goals: B. Burkitt 16′, R. Youlley 64′, O. Sunday 73′.

Goals & key moments

1. 16′

   Goal · B. Burkitt

   Adelaide United · First half

   0–1

2. 64′

   Goal · R. Youlley

   Sydney FC · Second half

   Assist: T. Quintal · 1–1

3. 73′

   Goal · O. Sunday

   Sydney FC · Second half

   Assist: A. Touré · 2–1

Match stats

— means the figure is not available. xG (expected goals) estimates the quality of chances, rather than the final score. xA estimates the chance of an assist; xGOT measures the quality of shots on target.

Full matchFirst halfSecond half

Full match

Statistic	Sydney FC	Adelaide United
Possession	47.7%	52.3%
Shots	16	12
Shots on target	5	3
Expected goals (xG)	2.35	1.42
Corners	6	4
Passes	437	484
Pass accuracy	83.8%	82%
Fouls committed	12	9
Offsides	—	2
Yellow cards	3	1
Saves	2	3

Attack

Statistic	Sydney FC	Adelaide United
Shots off target	5	5
Shots blocked	6	4
Shots inside the box	11	6
Shots outside the box	5	6
Headers	2	3
Left-footed shots	4	5
Right-footed shots	10	4
Free-kick shots	—	1
Open-play shots	12	7
Set-piece shots	2	1
Big chances created	2	1
Big chances scored	1	1
Big chances missed	1	1
Touches in opposition box	36	13
Chances created	16	9
Assists	2	—
Penalty-area entries	33	28
Final-third entries	48	52
Counter-attacks	1	1
Open-play xG	1.85	0.95
Set-play xG	0.5	0.47
Expected goals on target (xGOT)	1.86	0.57
Expected assists (xA)	2.13	0.82

Passing & possession

Statistic	Sydney FC	Adelaide United
Completed passes	366	397
Final-third passes	116	107
Completed final-third passes	76	64
Crosses	12	16
Completed crosses	3	6
Long balls	45	49
Accurate long balls	17	19
Through balls	—	1
Completed through balls	—	1
Forward passes	151	162
Backward passes	80	71
Touches	617	653
Ball carries	108	121
Progressive carries	54	56
Dispossessed	7	4
Possession lost	107	119

Duels & defending

Statistic	Sydney FC	Adelaide United
Duels won	37	40
Duels lost	40	37
Aerial duels won	12	7
Aerial duels lost	7	12
Dribbles attempted	14	13
Successful dribbles	10	10
Tackles	7	11
Tackles won	4	8
Interceptions	13	9
Clearances	23	19
Headed clearances	8	7
Ball recoveries	54	49
Blocked passes	4	6
Blocks	4	6
Errors leading to a shot	—	1
Errors leading to a goal	1	—
Fouls won	8	12

Goalkeeping

Statistic	Sydney FC	Adelaide United
Diving saves	2	2
Saves from inside the box	—	3
Saves from outside the box	2	—
Successful high claims	1	1
Sweeper actions	1	2
Successful sweeper actions	1	1
Goalkeeper throws	9	3
Accurate goalkeeper throws	9	3
Goal kicks	4	12
Goals conceded	1	2

First half

Statistic	Sydney FC	Adelaide United
Possession	47.9%	52.1%
Shots	7	5
Shots on target	1	1
Corners	2	1
Passes	240	266
Pass accuracy	83.3%	83.1%
Fouls committed	8	4
Offsides	—	1
Yellow cards	2	1
Saves	0	1

Attack

Statistic	Sydney FC	Adelaide United
Shots off target	2	2
Shots blocked	4	2
Shots inside the box	5	2
Shots outside the box	2	3
Headers	1	0
Left-footed shots	1	3
Right-footed shots	5	2
Free-kick shots	—	1
Open-play shots	5	3
Set-piece shots	2	1
Big chances created	1	0
Big chances scored	0	1
Big chances missed	1	0
Touches in opposition box	17	4
Chances created	7	3
Assists	0	—
Penalty-area entries	17	12
Final-third entries	24	22
Counter-attacks	1	0

Passing & possession

Statistic	Sydney FC	Adelaide United
Completed passes	200	221
Final-third passes	57	39
Completed final-third passes	35	20
Crosses	5	5
Completed crosses	1	2
Long balls	24	26
Accurate long balls	8	8
Through balls	—	0
Completed through balls	—	0
Forward passes	84	89
Backward passes	41	45
Touches	316	341
Ball carries	64	57
Progressive carries	28	21
Dispossessed	3	1
Possession lost	54	56

Duels & defending

Statistic	Sydney FC	Adelaide United
Duels won	18	20
Duels lost	20	18
Aerial duels won	9	4
Aerial duels lost	4	9
Dribbles attempted	6	4
Successful dribbles	4	3
Tackles	2	5
Tackles won	1	4
Interceptions	7	4
Clearances	8	11
Headed clearances	2	4
Ball recoveries	22	20
Blocked passes	1	2
Blocks	2	4
Errors leading to a shot	—	0
Errors leading to a goal	1	—
Fouls won	3	8

Goalkeeping

Statistic	Sydney FC	Adelaide United
Diving saves	0	0
Saves from inside the box	—	1
Saves from outside the box	0	—
Successful high claims	1	0
Sweeper actions	0	2
Successful sweeper actions	0	1
Goalkeeper throws	4	0
Accurate goalkeeper throws	4	0
Goal kicks	2	6
Goals conceded	1	0

Second half

Statistic	Sydney FC	Adelaide United
Possession	47.4%	52.6%
Shots	9	7
Shots on target	4	2
Corners	4	3
Passes	197	218
Pass accuracy	84.3%	80.7%
Fouls committed	4	5
Offsides	—	1
Yellow cards	1	0
Saves	2	2

Attack

Statistic	Sydney FC	Adelaide United
Shots off target	3	3
Shots blocked	2	2
Shots inside the box	6	4
Shots outside the box	3	3
Headers	1	3
Left-footed shots	3	2
Right-footed shots	5	2
Free-kick shots	—	0
Open-play shots	7	4
Set-piece shots	0	0
Big chances created	1	1
Big chances scored	1	0
Big chances missed	0	1
Touches in opposition box	19	9
Chances created	9	6
Assists	2	—
Penalty-area entries	16	16
Final-third entries	24	30
Counter-attacks	0	1

Passing & possession

Statistic	Sydney FC	Adelaide United
Completed passes	166	176
Final-third passes	59	68
Completed final-third passes	41	44
Crosses	7	11
Completed crosses	2	4
Long balls	21	23
Accurate long balls	9	11
Through balls	—	1
Completed through balls	—	1
Forward passes	67	73
Backward passes	39	26
Touches	301	312
Ball carries	44	64
Progressive carries	26	35
Dispossessed	4	3
Possession lost	53	63

Duels & defending

Statistic	Sydney FC	Adelaide United
Duels won	19	20
Duels lost	20	19
Aerial duels won	3	3
Aerial duels lost	3	3
Dribbles attempted	8	9
Successful dribbles	6	7
Tackles	5	6
Tackles won	3	4
Interceptions	6	5
Clearances	15	8
Headed clearances	6	3
Ball recoveries	32	29
Blocked passes	3	4
Blocks	2	2
Errors leading to a shot	—	1
Errors leading to a goal	0	—
Fouls won	5	4

Goalkeeping

Statistic	Sydney FC	Adelaide United
Diving saves	2	2
Saves from inside the box	—	2
Saves from outside the box	2	—
Successful high claims	0	1
Sweeper actions	1	0
Successful sweeper actions	1	0
Goalkeeper throws	5	3
Accurate goalkeeper throws	5	3
Goal kicks	2	6
Goals conceded	0	2

Line-ups

Player stats

Min = minutes played. Shots / on target exclude penalty shoot-outs. Figures shown as — are unavailable.

Sydney FC

Adelaide United

Shots & match momentum

Match momentum

Relative attacking momentum through the match. Taller bars indicate a stronger spell; they do not represent possession or win probability.

Sydney FC above · Adelaide United below

Kick-off → Full time · each bar represents a match minute

Read momentum minute by minute

Period	Minute	Sydney FC	Adelaide United
First half	1′	0.004	0.008
First half	2′	0.004	0.005
First half	3′	0.008	0.005
First half	4′	0.005	0.003
First half	5′	0.004	0.003
First half	6′	0.023	0.007
First half	7′	0.015	0.005
First half	8′	0.010	0.005
First half	9′	0.005	0.006
First half	10′	0.006	0.005
First half	11′	0.004	0.008
First half	12′	0.083	0.004
First half	13′	0.043	0.004
First half	14′	0.027	0.035
First half	15′	0.014	0.100
First half	16′	0.007	0.053
First half	17′	0.004	0.026
First half	18′	0.006	0.013
First half	19′	0.063	0.007
First half	20′	0.093	0.004
First half	21′	0.051	0.002
First half	22′	0.032	0.003
First half	23′	0.021	0.002
First half	24′	0.011	0.018
First half	25′	0.010	0.014
First half	26′	0.030	0.012
First half	27′	0.015	0.012
First half	28′	0.020	0.007
First half	29′	0.010	0.008
First half	30′	0.006	0.021
First half	31′	0.003	0.021
First half	32′	0.005	0.013
First half	33′	0.003	0.007
First half	34′	0.002	0.005
First half	35′	0.048	0.008
First half	36′	0.028	0.004
First half	37′	0.018	0.002
First half	38′	0.010	0.002
First half	39′	0.007	0.001
First half	40′	0.004	0.001
First half	41′	0.002	0.002
First half	42′	0.003	0.012
First half	43′	0.014	0.007
First half	44′	0.008	0.008
First half	45′	0.007	0.009
First half	45+1′	0.008	0.010
First half	45+2′	0.004	0.025
First half	45+3′	0.002	0.013
Second half	46′	0.001	0.050
Second half	47′	0.026	0.017
Second half	48′	0.025	0.010
Second half	49′	0.013	0.035
Second half	50′	0.009	0.019
Second half	51′	0.094	0.011
Second half	52′	0.052	0.010
Second half	53′	0.031	0.010
Second half	54′	0.018	0.030
Second half	55′	0.046	0.066
Second half	56′	0.051	0.034
Second half	57′	0.047	0.017
Second half	58′	0.027	0.087
Second half	59′	0.018	0.046
Second half	60′	0.081	0.028
Second half	61′	0.057	0.019
Second half	62′	0.029	0.010
Second half	63′	0.016	0.005
Second half	64′	0.041	0.008
Second half	65′	0.021	0.005
Second half	66′	0.013	0.004
Second half	67′	0.012	0.004
Second half	68′	0.010	0.004
Second half	69′	0.005	0.006
Second half	70′	0.008	0.042
Second half	71′	0.004	0.025
Second half	72′	0.033	0.029
Second half	73′	0.100	0.015
Second half	74′	0.052	0.008
Second half	75′	0.026	0.004
Second half	76′	0.014	0.004
Second half	77′	0.036	0.002
Second half	78′	0.022	0.001
Second half	79′	0.015	0.001
Second half	80′	0.009	0.003
Second half	81′	0.009	0.002
Second half	82′	0.005	0.005
Second half	83′	0.008	0.011
Second half	84′	0.004	0.010
Second half	85′	0.003	0.007
Second half	86′	0.003	0.004
Second half	87′	0.002	0.027
Second half	88′	0.006	0.040
Second half	89′	0.038	0.041
Second half	90′	0.024	0.081
Second half	90+1′	0.017	0.100
Second half	90+2′	0.014	0.090
Second half	90+3′	0.008	0.085
Second half	90+4′	0.009	0.055
Second half	90+5′	0.005	0.030

All shots · 28 attempts

Minute	Player / team	Result	Body part	Play	xG	xGOT
12′First half	B. GaruccioSydney FC	Blocked	Left foot	Open play	0.11	0
14′First half	AnselmoAdelaide United	Off target	Right foot	Open play	0.01	0
16′First half	B. BurkittAdelaide United	Goal	Right foot	Open play	0.75	0.47
19′First half	J. Courtney-PerkinsSydney FC	Blocked	Header	Set piece	0.08	0
19′First half	A. PopovićSydney FC	Saved	Right foot	Set piece	0.23	0.66
20′First half	A. TouréSydney FC	Off target	Right foot	Open play	0.14	0
27′First half	A. TouréSydney FC	Blocked	Right foot	Open play	0.02	0
28′First half	A. TouréSydney FC	Off target	Right foot	Open play	0.07	0
30′First half	Juan MuñizAdelaide United	Blocked	Left foot	Open play	0.02	0
40′First half	Juan MuñizAdelaide United	Blocked	Left foot	Free kick	0.03	0
43′First half	T. SekineSydney FC	Blocked	Right foot	Counter-attack	0.18	0
45+2′First half	R. KittoAdelaide United	Off target	Left foot	Set piece	0.13	0
46′Second half	AnselmoAdelaide United	Saved	Right foot	Open play	0.02	0.04
47′Second half	R. YoulleySydney FC	Off target	Left foot	Open play	0.07	0
51′Second half	O. SundaySydney FC	Off target	Header	Open play	0.23	0
55′Second half	R. KittoAdelaide United	Off target	Header	Corner	0.05	0
56′Second half	W. KamijoSydney FC	Blocked	Right foot	Open play	0.03	0
57′Second half	A. TouréSydney FC	Saved	Right foot	Open play	0.06	0.14
58′Second half	Juan MuñizAdelaide United	Blocked	Left foot	Counter-attack	0.06	0
60′Second half	O. SundaySydney FC	Blocked	Right foot	Corner	0.13	0
64′Second half	R. YoulleySydney FC	Goal	Right foot	Open play	0.03	0.04
72′Second half	B. BurkittAdelaide United	Saved	Right foot	Open play	0.02	0.06
73′Second half	O. SundaySydney FC	Goal	Left foot	Open play	0.79	0.78
77′Second half	O. SundaySydney FC	Saved	Left foot	Open play	0.18	0.25
78′Second half	J. OverySydney FC	Off target	Right foot	Open play	0.02	0
90+1′Second half	A. RiakAdelaide United	Blocked	Header	Corner	0.21	0
90+3′Second half	AnselmoAdelaide United	Off target	Header	Open play	0.05	0
90+4′Second half	E. AlagichAdelaide United	Off target	Left foot	Open play	0.05	0

Recent form & head-to-head

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Head-to-head

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Current standings

Latest season standings, not the positions before this match.

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Sydney FC	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	4
11	Adelaide United	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0

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Matchday information

Competition

A-League Men

Season

2026-27

Stage

Regular Season

Matchweek

2

Kick-off

25 October 2026, 3:00 PM AEDT

Venue

Allianz Stadium, Sydney

Final whistle

25 Oct, 4:53 PM AEDT

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