A-League · Matchday 3 
Our pick1–2Missed
Perth Glory and Adelaide United chase a first A-League point
Both sides are bottom of the early A-League standings with no points, and each has lost its opening matches. Adelaide arrive with a narrow edge in the recent head-to-head record.
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Match report
Perth Glory beat Adelaide United 4-0. Jaiden Kucharski opened the scoring in the 16th minute, then assisted T. Kuzamba four minutes later to make it 2-0. S. Colakovski added a third in the 33rd minute. The score remained unchanged until the 85th minute, when M. Ellis scored from S. Kukucka’s assist. There were no red cards.
Adelaide United had more possession, with 65% to Perth Glory’s 35%, and the sides recorded 11 and 13 shots respectively. Perth Glory had the edge in shots on target, 8-3, and Jaiden Kucharski was the top-rated player with an 8.7 rating. The result differed from the pre-match prediction of a 2-1 Adelaide United win, with the model giving Perth Glory a 36% chance of victory, a draw 26%, and Adelaide United a 38% chance.
Goals
- 16'J. Kucharski · Perth Glory
- 20'T. Kuzamba · J. Kucharski · Perth Glory
- 33'S. Colakovski · Perth Glory
- 85'M. Ellis · S. Kukucka · Perth Glory
Cards
- 5'F. Talladira · Adelaide United
- 85'J. Muniz · Adelaide United
Match stats
⭐ Top-rated player: Jaiden Kucharski (Perth Glory) 8.7
Ratings and statistics: API-Football.
Confirmed lineups
Perth Glory · 4-4-2
- 29Daniel SolskyG
- 30Tadiwanashe KuzambaD
- 18Cher DengD
- 5Lachlan JacksonD
- 3Sam SuttonD
- 9Jaiden KucharskiM
- 16Lucas SciclunaM
- 27William FreneyM
- 7Stefan ColakovskiM
- 17Pieter JacobszF
- 10Tom LawrenceF
Adelaide United · 4-3-3
- 22Joshua SmitsG
- 14Jay BarnettD
- 79Feyzo KasumovicD
- 4Panagiotis KikianisD
- 62Fabian TalladiraD
- 65Joey GaruccioM
- 23Luke DuzelM
- 55Ethan AlagichM
- 19Amlani TatuF
- 35Brody BurkittF
- 12Jonny YullF
Match facts
Recent form
Last 5 league games, latest on the right
Goals per game
| · | Scored | Conceded |
|---|---|---|
| Perth Glory | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Adelaide United | 1.0 | 2.0 |
League position
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Adelaide United | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 | Perth Glory | 2 | -2 | 0 |
Last meetings
- 2026Perth Glory1-3Adelaide United
- 2026Perth Glory2-0Adelaide United
- 2026Adelaide United4-0Perth Glory
- 2025Perth Glory0-1Adelaide United
- 2025Perth Glory4-1Adelaide United
Absences
Perth Glory
- OutM. Dench · Inactive
- OutB. Kaltack · Inactive
- OutC. Nieuwenhof · Inactive
- OutT. Ostler · Broken jawbone
- OutC. A. Shamoon · Inactive
Adelaide United
- OutJ. Brazete · Knee Injury
- OutJ. Najdovski · Knee Injury
- OutD. Pierias · Knee Injury
- OutM. Smith · Inactive
- OutB. Vriends · Leg Injury
- OutR. White · Injury
PreviaXI model
Model confidence: Open game
- Predicted score
- 1-2
- Expected goals (model)
- 1.49 – 1.55
- Double chance
- 12 · 74%1X 62% · X2 64%
- Over 2.5 goals
- 59%Over 1.5: 81% · Over 3.5: 36%
- Both teams score
- 62%
- Clean sheet
- 21% – 23%Perth Glory–Adelaide United
- Half-time result
- X · 39%1 30% · 2 31%
- Half-time / full-time
- 2/2 · 23%1/1 21% · X/X 14%
- Expected corners
- 8.83.6 – 5.2 · Over 9.5: 38%
- Expected cards
- 4.02.3 – 1.7 · Over 3.5: 57%
- Most likely scores
- 1-112%
- 1-29%
- 2-18%
- 0-17%
- 2-26%
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG), results and match statistics from the last two seasons. For information only. How our model works →
Points needed at the foot of the table
After two rounds, Perth Glory are 12th in the 12-team A-League, while Adelaide United sit 11th. Both have zero points, making this a chance for either side to improve its position early in the season. Perth have played twice and lost both; Adelaide have played once and also started with defeat.
Perth’s defensive concern, Adelaide’s slim sample
Perth have scored twice and conceded four across their two matches, averaging one goal scored and two allowed per game. Their goals have both come after half-time, while half of the goals against them arrived in the final 15 minutes.
Adelaide’s only league outing ended in a 2-1 defeat. They scored once in the opening half-hour but conceded twice after the break. The small number of matches makes both sides’ early records a limited guide, but neither has yet kept a clean sheet.
Recent meetings favour Adelaide
The latest league meetings point towards Adelaide: they won 4-0 in February and 1-0 away in December. Perth did take a 4-1 home victory in April 2025. The sides have also split their two recent friendlies, with Adelaide winning 3-1 and Perth claiming a 2-0 result.
Absences across both squads
Perth are without M. Dench, B. Kaltack, C. Nieuwenhof and C. A. Shamoon, all listed as inactive, while T. Ostler is out with a broken jawbone.
Adelaide have knee injuries affecting J. Brazete, J. Najdovski and D. Pierias. B. Vriends has a leg injury and R. White is also listed with an injury; M. Smith is inactive.
Adelaide’s chance to build on the matchup
Adelaide have taken two of the last three league encounters, including both most recent meetings in the competition. Perth’s home win over Adelaide in 2025 offers a reminder that the recent pattern is not one-sided, while the two sides’ opening results leave room for improvement from either team.
Our prediction
PreviaXI’s model gives Adelaide a slight edge in a close contest. Both teams have conceded twice per match so far, and the model’s scoreline points to goals at both ends, with Adelaide’s recent league results against Perth providing further reason to lean towards the visitors.
Perth Glory 1-2 Adelaide United
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