The two clubs have faced each other numerous times in A-League matches, with Western Sydney Wanderers holding the upper hand in head-to-head matchups.
Western Sydney have won the A-League Championship once, in the 2013–14 season, while Adelaide United have won the title twice, in the 2005–06 and 2015–16 seasons.
Both clubs have passionate fan bases, with Western Sydney's supporters known as the Red and Black Bloc and Adelaide United's supporters known as the Red Army.