Adelaide United vs Western Sydney Wanderers Prediction and Betting Tips | December 26th 2025

Adelaide United will host Western Sydney Wanderers at Coopers Stadium on Friday in another round of the 2025-26 Australia A-League campaign. The home side have faced struggles in the league this season but remain in the qualification playoff spots, sitting fifth in the table with 12 points.

Adelaide United travelled to Perth last weekend, desperate to snap their losing streak, and did just that against Perth Glory, winning 1-0 thanks to a long-range strike from Craig Goodwin. Although Goodwin later missed a penalty and substitute Panashe Madanha received a red card in the second half, the Reds ultimately held on to their lead to secure the victory.

Western Sydney Wanderers have endured an even tougher campaign and will need to make significant improvements if they are to secure a playoff spot. They suffered a 2-0 defeat to Auckland last time out, conceding twice in the second half, and despite creating several chances of their own, failed to find the back of the net.

The visitors sit 11th in the table with just nine points from nine matches. They are only one point above last-placed Central Coast Mariners and risk finishing the round at the bottom of the table if they fail to secure a result on the road on Friday.

Adelaide United vs Western Sydney Wanderers Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• Friday's game will mark the 40th meeting between the two teams. Adelaide have won 14 of their previous encounters, while Western Sydney have claimed victory 13 times, with the other 12 matches ending in draws.
• Recent editions of this fixture have been closely contested, with both sides claiming three wins apiece across their last six meetings.
• The visitors are without a clean sheet in their last five games in this fixture.
• The Wanderers are the lowest-scoring side in the Australian top flight this season, having managed just six goals in nine games.

Adelaide United vs Western Sydney Wanderers Prediction

The Reds snapped a three-game losing run with their latest result and will be hoping to build on that momentum this weekend. They are slight favourites heading into Friday’s game and could also draw an added boost from home advantage.

WSW, meanwhile, have failed to win or score in their last three outings. They also hold the worst away record in the division so far, and could see their struggles continue on Friday.

Prediction: Adelaide United 2-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Adelaide United vs Western Sydney Wanderers Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Adelaide United to win

Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in four of their last five matchups)

Edited by Peter P