| This was the 21st match between these two teams. |
| This was the 18th League match between these two teams. |
| Sergio van Dijk's goal was the 9th he had scored against Sydney FC. Sergio van Dijk had now scored more goals against Sydney FC than anyone else. |
| Sydney FC had not won in the last 4 matches they had played away to Adelaide United |
| Adelaide United had never failed to score a goal when playing at home against Sydney FC |
| Rini Coolen had coached against Vitezslav Lavicka 3 times and won every match. |
| The crowd of 16,429 was the 3rd largest home crowd for Adelaide United in the history of the A-League (Men) at the time. |
| Sydney FC were now on a 5 match losing streak. This was a record for Sydney FC at the time. |
| Sydney FC had now gone 5 matches without scoring a goal. This equalled Sydney FC's record for consecutive matches without scoring a goal at the time. |
| The 2 goal margin equalled the record winning margin for Adelaide United over Sydney FC, first set on 22/11/2008. The record stood until 31/12/2012 Adelaide United 3-0 Sydney FC. |
| Adelaide United fielded 3 players who had previously played for Sydney FC (Iain Fyfe, Iain Ramsay, Cameron Watson) |
| Head to head record: Adelaide United vs Sydney FC |
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