Adelaide United vs Sydney FC Predictions

Adelaide United beat Central Coast Mariners 2-1 away in the FFA Cup last time out, while Sydney’s last game was a 0-0 draw in a friendly at Newcastle Jets, as they were knocked out of the FFA Cup by Brisbane Roar back in August.

All of the stats suggest that a double chance bet on Adelaide United is the sensible way to go on Friday and we’ve backed the hosts to claim a narrow 2-1 win against the S-League champions.

Adelaide United are unbeaten in their last three home games against Sydney FC, winning one and drawing two, and edge the head to head record between the two sides with twenty-one wins from the pairs’ fifty previous encounters. Both teams scored in three of the pairs’ last four meetings and over 2.5 goals were produced in three of the duos’ last five encounters. Two of the last three meetings between the pair have ended 2-1 and we’re backing that very same scoreline in Adelaide United’s favour this Friday.

The form of both teams during pre-season provides the basis for our prediction on Friday’s match, as Adelaide United have won their last six matches in all competitions against the likes of Central Coast Mariners, Newcastle Jets, Adelaide City, Olympic, Melbourne Knights, and Adelaide Raiders. Sydney FC have drawn two and lost two of their last five matches in all competitions, suffering defeats against PSG and Brisbane Roar, and only managing to draw against Manly United and Newcastle Jets.

Both teams scored and over 2.5 goals were produced in three of Adelaide United’s last five matches and on each occasion, Friday’s hosts have gone on to win those games, so you can see why we’re backing a 2-1 home win on Friday. Sydney are the current A-League champions and are expected to challenge for the title once again this season but Friday’s visitors have lost key players such as Calver, Brillante, De Jong, Da Silva, Ghoochannejhad, and Brosque, so could struggle in the early stages of the campaign until their new players have gelled together.

We’re confident that a double chance bet on Adelaide United will payout on Friday and have predicted a final scoreline of 2-1. The hosts haven’t lost at home against Sydney in the pairs’ last three meetings and the hosts form during pre-season suggests that they could come out of the starting blocks fast this season. However, Sydney are without a defeat in their last three matches and are of course the A-League champions so a double chance bet covers us if the game ends all square.