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April 1 2025, 00:46 · Alex Lawes

Adelaide United vs Sydney Preview: Team News & Prediction

Adelaide United vs Sydney Preview: Team News & Prediction

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Adelaide United sit firmly in the middle-of-the-table after a collapse in the last few months ahead of taking on a Sydney side that they sit three points and one place above in the table.

Kick-off date/time: Saturday 5th April, 2025: UK – 9:35am / US ET – 4:35am / US PT – 1:35am

How to watch on TV/online: UK – YouTube / US – ESPN / Australia – Paramount+

Adelaide United Team News: Couple of injuries

Adelaide United have just a couple of injuries ahead of the visit of Sydney to South Australia this weekend with full-back Bradley O’Neil is sidelined alongside winger Panashe Madanha for this one.

Predicted XI (4-3-3): Delianov; Crawford, Vriends, Kikianis, Kitto; Mauk, Barnett, Alagich; Clough, Goodwin, Ayoubi

Unavailable: O’Neil (Injured), Madanha (Injured)

Questionable: 

Sydney Team News: Defensive injuries

Ahead of their trip down to Adelaide this weekend, the visitors remain without a couple of injuries in the centre of defence such as Kyle Shaw as well as long-term absentee Aaron Gurd this weekend.

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Devenish-Meares; King, Popovic, Grant, Courtney-Perkins; Kamijo, Sena; Douglas Costa, Lolley, Caceres; Klimala

Unavailable: Gurd (Injured), Shaw (Injured)

Questionable: 

Adelaide United vs Sydney Prediction

Adelaide United have been enduring a really poor run of form of late. They were challenging Auckland at the top-of-the-table through the Australian summer but they have now recently suffered a 5-4 loss to Macarthur and then a 5-3 defeat to Melbourne Victory to mean they are now winless in their last nine matches with those nine games consisting of 43 goals. They now face a Sydney side that have been distracted by the AFC Cup this season but remain steady, albeit most recently suffered a 3-2 loss to Melbourne City last weekend. Given that form of the two sides, a high-scoring affair seems likely for this one at the Hindmarsh Stadium in Adelaide.

Adelaide United vs Sydney Tip: Over 2.5 goals