Adelaide United vs Sydney FC Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 17 Oct 2025

A-League Betting Preview: Adelaide United vs Sydney FC

Adelaide United host Sydney FC in this A-League season opener at Coopers Stadium, with kick-off set for 04:00 on Friday 17 October. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and confirmed lineups.

Sky Blues to Cover the Line?

Sydney have a strong chance against Adelaide and we’ll side with the visitors on the Asian Handicap. It’s worth chancing the -147 with a +0.25 goal headstart, meaning that our stake is split between 0 and +0.5.

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Sky Blues Beat United in their Last H2H Battle

Adelaide United suffered defeat in their last A-League outing, losing 3–2 to Western United at Ironbark Fields in the Elimination Final, bringing their 2024/25 season to an end. Airton Andrioli's team had 52% possession and four shots on target, with Luka Jovanovic and Stefan Mauk scoring one goal each.

Their most recent encounter saw Adelaide defeated 2-1 when visiting Newcastle Jets in the FFA Cup.

Sydney FC concluded last A-League season with a heavy 5–1 defeat away to Melbourne City at AAMI Park. The Sky Blues recorded four shots on goal and had 48% possession, while Patryk Klimala found the net.

In the last outing, Sydney were beaten on penalties (1-1 AET) when hosting Auckland in the FFA Cup.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Sydney have claimed victories in the last two clashes against Adelaide. Travelling to Coopers Stadium, a 3-2 win was achieved following a 4-1 home victory at Allianz Stadium. Sydney have five wins from the previous 10 H2H meetings, with three draws and two Adelaide triumphs also happening.

A-League		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
1	Adelaide United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0:0	0
10	Sydney FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0:0	0

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United have 1 win, 5 losses and 4 draws, averaging 2.1 goals from 4.7 shots on goal and 10.3 attempts. The South Australia outfit have averaged 51.9% possession and 5.4 corners per match, with the opposition scoring 2.8 goals from 5.9 shots on goal, 11.9 attempts and 4.2 corners.

Archie Goodwin is the top scorer with 5 goals, while Stefan Mauk and Zach Clough both have 3. Yaya Dukuly, Zach Clough and Ethan Alagich have racked up the most assists with 2 each.

Sydney have won 3, lost 3 and drawn 4, averaging 13.1 attempts, 6.2 shots on goal and 1.7 goals. Ufuk Talay's side average 56.5% possession, 6.1 corners awarded and 4.4 corners against them, while 1.9 goals have been conceded from 5.8 shots on goal and 11.0 attempts.

Adrian Segecic has scored 7 goals, followed by Patryk Klimala on 5 and Douglas Costa with 2. Douglas Costa is the top assists provider in the last 10 games with 3.

Adelaide United vs Sydney FC Prediction & Betting Tips

Get ready for Adelaide United vs Sydney FC with all the betting angles covered, from an expert match prediction and correct score advice to corners market insight, player props and a custom bet builder.

Match Prediction

We’re siding with Sydney at -147 in this A-League match with a +0.25 goal advantage. It’s expected that they will have an edge and we can therefore feel bullish of a return with this wager.

The formbook is always a good place to start ahead of making football predictions. The latest A-League team news is also an important port of call, while the stats we present always tell an interesting story.

Key Adelaide United vs Sydney FC league stats:

• The +0.25 line has been covered by Sydney in 7 of their last 10 games.
• The +0.25 line has been covered by Sydney in 14 of their last 20 games.
• The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Adelaide in 9 of their last 10 games.
• The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Adelaide in 4 of their last 5 games.
• The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Adelaide in 3 consecutive games.
• The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Adelaide in 4 consecutive games against Sydney.

Sky Blues +0.25 Probability

According to the top betting sites, our pick has a 59.5% chance of landing a return. However, our research has found that the actual probability is between 65-70%. This is why we can recommend this wager.

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Our Match Prediction

Sydney Asian Hcp +0.25 @ -147 Watch Live Bet Now

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Correct Score Prediction

Adelaide 0 - 1 Sydney

Let’s take a chance on the +800 available that Sydney secure a 1-0 victory. There’s a nice potential return waiting if we’re able to predict the correct score.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Joe Lolley To Score +165

Joe Lolley (Sydney) is available at +165 to be among the goals. We’ll have a play on this Anytime Goalscorer wager as the betting odds look pretty attractive.

Latest Joe Lolley Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+165

First

+430

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Corners Prediction

Under 11.5 Corners -132

It’s been four straight Sydney away games where 11.5 corners has not been covered, while the same outcome has happened in three  consecutive Adelaide matches. We recommend backing the -132 that the teams aren’t able to cover the line, with this Total Corners bet hopefully providing a return.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Adelaide

Total

9.60 5.40 4.20

Home

12.20 7.40 4.80

Away

10.30 4.70 5.60

Sydney

Total

10.50 6.10 4.40

Home

10.10 6.00 4.10

Away

10.40 6.10 4.30

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 10.5

-120

Under 10.5

-118

Adelaide Corners

Over 5.5

-120

Under 5.5

-120

Sydney Corners

Over 4.5

-138

Under 4.5

-100

Most Corners

1

-141

X

+650

2

+140

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Adelaide United vs Sydney FC Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Tight Affair Likely According to the Betting Sites

The bookmakers have betting odds of +140 for Adelaide United to triumph in this A-League clash, with Sydney FC trading at a price of +155 if you think they’ll win, while the draw is chalked up at +280.

For those wanting to reduce their risk, Adelaide are -125 on the Draw No Bet market. This means a refund if the game ends level, with Sydney being priced up at -114 with the same money back guarantee.

The Over 2.5 option is currently favourite on the Total Goals betting market. BTTS betting is always a warm order and you can bet Yes at -227 on the Both Teams to Score market.

The top football betting sites are on hand to provide lots of choice to bettors. It’s now the case that you can select from hundreds of markets for all of the A-League games.

Full-Time Result

1

+140

X

+280

2

+155

Half-Time Result

1

+188

X

+148

2

+190

Double Chance

1X

-222

12

-455

X2

-204

Draw No Bet

1

-125

2

-114

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -0.25

+108

2 Hcp +0.25

-147

Total Goals

Under 2.5

+145

Over 2.5

-200

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-227

No

+155

Joe Lolley Favourite to Find the Net First

There is +165 available that Joe Lolley finds the net at any stage. He is available at +430 to register the first goal which makes him favourite.

Joe Lolley (Sydney)

First

+165

Anytime

+430

Luka Jovanovic (United)

First

+200

Anytime

+550

Craig Goodwin (United)

First

+240

Anytime

+650

Amlani Tatu (United)

First

+260

Anytime

+700

Yaya Dukuly (United)

First

+265

Anytime

+700

Marin France (Sydney)

First

+275

Anytime

+750

Julian Kwaaitaal (United)

First

+290

Anytime

+750

Douglas Costa de Souza (Sydney)

First

+295

Anytime

+750

Tiago Quintal (Sydney)

First

+325

Anytime

+800

Ben Folami (United)

First

+325

Anytime

+850

Joseph Lacey (Sydney)

First

+330

Anytime

+850

Dylan Pierias (United)

First

+360

Anytime

+1000

Austin Ayoubi (United)

First

+380

Anytime

+1000

Jonny Yull (United)

First

+425

Anytime

+1100

Lachlan Middleton (Sydney)

First

+430

Anytime

+1100

Wataru Kamijo (Sydney)

First

+440

Anytime

+1150

Corey Hollman (Sydney)

First

+510

Anytime

+1300

Ethan Alagich (United)

First

+540

Anytime

+1400

Ryan Kitto (United)

First

+650

Anytime

+1600

Fabian Talladira (United)

First

+650

Anytime

+1700

Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney)

First

+750

Anytime

+1800

Rhyan Grant (Sydney)

First

+900

Anytime

+2200

Jay Barnett (United)

First

+900

Anytime

+2200

Marcel Tisserand (Sydney)

First

+950

Anytime

+2200

Sydney Avoid Defeat Against Adelaide in Last Six H2H Coopers Stadium Encounters

Adelaide have finished with four losses, three victories and three draws in the past 10 home games, scoring an average of 2.20 goals per match and conceding 2.30.

Sydney have finished with four draws, four defeats and two win in the previous 10 away games, scoring an average of 1.20 goals per match and conceding 1.70.

Sydney enjoyed a 3-2 winning scoreline when last meeting Adelaide at Coopers Stadium. Sydney have landed five victories, Adelaide have one win and there’s been two draws in the past 8 H2H matches at Coopers Stadium.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Adelaide United Home Stats		3-3-4	4.50	2.20	2.30	8	2	9	1
Sydney FC Away Stats		2-4-4	2.90	1.20	1.70	5	5	5	5

• W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
• G = Avg. Goals
• GF = Avg. Goals For
• GA = Avg. Goals Against
• O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
• U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
• B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
• B-No = Matches BTTS No

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Adelaide United vs Sydney FC Lineups & Team News

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