Adelaide United vs Wellington Phoenix – Preview, Tips and Odds

Australia: A-League
Adelaide United
Full Time
5:1
Wellington Phoenix
Highlights and Stats


Coopers Stadium will be the venue of the game between Adelaide United and Wellington Phoenix that will unfold on Friday, as part of the 21st round of the A-League. The home side in the pending showdown sits in 2nd spot in the standings after collecting 34 points. Their opponents from Wellington Phoenix are occupying 5th place with 31 points.

Adelaide United vs Wellington Phoenix Head to Head

TeamLast Game 2022/12/17Last 20 Games
Adelaide United
loss
  • ?
  • Laway
  • Daway
  • Daway
  • Whome
  • Dhome
  • Laway
  • Daway
  • Lhome
  • Whome
  • Dhome
  • Waway
  • Whome
  • Waway
  • Daway
  • Dhome
  • Daway
  • Whome
  • Waway
  • Whome
  • Laway
Wellington Phoenix
win
  • ?
  • Whome
  • Dhome
  • Dhome
  • Laway
  • Daway
  • Whome
  • Dhome
  • Waway
  • Laway
  • Daway
  • Lhome
  • Laway
  • Lhome
  • Dhome
  • Daway
  • Dhome
  • Laway
  • Lhome
  • Laway
  • Whome

Worth Mentioning

The outcome of their latest encounter was a win for Wellington Phoenix, with the score of 3:1 at home. The two teams faced each other on 17th of December 2022. Wellington Phoenix has not been defeated in three games against Adelaide United, winning 1 and having 2 ending in a draw. Hosting evidently helped in the previous 10 encounters, with the home side recording 4 wins and preventing their opponents from getting the better of them in 9 out of 10 matches. Draws occurred the most frequently during the previous clashes between the contending teams and were the result in 5 of the last 10 matches. Both teams scored in three of the last five games and two produced over 2.5 goals. In the meantime Adelaide United managed to keep two clean sheets, while Wellington Phoenix have not conceded in one of the matches. Those encounters finished with 12 goals scored in total.

Adelaide United vs Wellington Phoenix Last Games Averages

*Average Metrics based on available data from last 20 games

Adelaide UnitedWellington Phoenix
  • Goals

    1.70
    1.00
  • Fouls

    13.85
    10.60
  • Corners

    5.95
    6.05
  • Offsides

    1.35
    1.45
  • Cards

    2.55
    2.70
  • Posession

    52%
    48%

Adelaide United Form

  • ?
  • Waway
  • Whome
  • Daway
  • Dhome
  • Waway
  • Whome
  • Daway
  • Whome
  • Dhome
  • Laway

Adelaide United recorded a 2:4 away victory when coming up against Newcastle Jets in an A-League encounter on March 11. They are on a run of two back-to-back victories and have gone unbeaten in the last nine games. Adelaide United’s performance has not been greatly affected by the factor of playing at home or away in their last 10 meetings. These resulted in 4 home wins and 2 away wins. Out of the last five Adelaide United encounters, four featured over 2.5 goals and all witnessed goals at both ends. Within this timeframe they were not able to keep a single clean sheet and at least one goal was scored in all of the team’s matches. Their preceding 5 games offered no shortage of scoring action as they saw 27 goals in total.
  • Goals
    2.30
  • Fouls
    10.10
  • Corners
    6.00
  • Offsides
    1.40
  • Cards
    3.00
  • Posession
    47%
LeagueDateTeam 1Team 2Team 1 ScoreTeam 2 ScoreForm
A-League2023/03/11Newcastle JetsAdelaide United24 W
A-League2023/03/03Adelaide UnitedMelbourne City42 W
A-League2023/02/26Melbourne VictoryAdelaide United11 D
A-League2023/02/19Adelaide UnitedWest Sydney44 D
A-League2023/02/11Western UnitedAdelaide United23 W
A-League2023/02/04Adelaide UnitedBrisbane Roar21 W
A-League2023/01/29Melbourne CityAdelaide United33 D
A-League2023/01/20Adelaide UnitedMacarthur10 W
A-League2023/01/14Adelaide UnitedMelbourne Victory11 D
A-League2023/01/07Central Coast MarinersAdelaide United40 L

Wellington Phoenix Form

  • ?
  • Whome
  • Whome
  • Daway
  • Waway
  • Laway
  • Laway
  • Dhome
  • Whome
  • Waway
  • Lhome

Wellington Phoenix’ last match was against Sydney and it finished in a slender 1:0 win at home. The club is now on a run of two straight victories and has not lost in their previous four games. Playing at home turned out to be of little help across the ten previous Wellington Phoenix meetings as the hosting party recorded 5 victories and the travelling sides registered 3 triumphs. Only two of the side’s last 10 outings resulted in a draw. Three of the team’s five last matches had over 2.5 goals and three witnessed goals at both ends of the field. Wellington Phoenix kept two clean sheets and they scored one or more goals in all of those encounters. The total of netted goals by the sides involved across the club’s last five games amounts to 12.
  • Goals
    1.50
  • Fouls
    10.20
  • Corners
    4.40
  • Offsides
    2.10
  • Cards
    2.30
  • Posession
    48%
LeagueDateTeam 1Team 2Team 1 ScoreTeam 2 ScoreForm
A-League2023/03/12Wellington PhoenixSydney10 W
A-League2023/03/04Wellington PhoenixNewcastle Jets21 W
A-League2023/02/24Central Coast MarinersWellington Phoenix11 D
A-League2023/02/17Western UnitedWellington Phoenix03 W
A-League2023/02/12MacarthurWellington Phoenix21 L
A-League2023/02/03Melbourne VictoryWellington Phoenix31 L
A-League2023/01/28Wellington PhoenixPerth Glory22 D
A-League2023/01/22Wellington PhoenixCentral Coast Mariners21 W
A-League2023/01/14Brisbane RoarWellington Phoenix01 W
A-League2023/01/02Wellington PhoenixMelbourne City13 L

Formations and Lineups

Adelaide United

Formation:4-2-3-1
  • G46Joe Gauci
  • D21Javi López
  • D13Lachlan Barr
  • D4Nick Ansell
  • D7Ryan Kitto
  • M8Isaías
  • M18Jay Barnett
  • M10Zach Clough
  • M6Louis D'Arrigo
  • M11Craig Goodwin
  • F35Luka Jovanovic
46 Joe Gauci 21 Javi López 13 Lachlan Barr 4 Nick Ansell 7 Ryan Kitto 8 Isaías 18 Jay Barnett 10 Zach Clough 6 Louis D'Arrigo 11 Craig Goodwin 35 Luka Jovanovic

Wellington Phoenix

Formation:4-4-2
  • G20Oliver Sail
  • D17Callan Elliot
  • D4Scott Wootton
  • D6Tim Payne
  • D12Lucas Mauragis
  • M31Yan Sasse
  • M14Alex Rufer
  • M5Steven Ugarković
  • M11Bozhidar Kraev
  • F7Kosta Barbarouses
  • F10David Ball
20 Oliver Sail 17 Callan Elliot 4 Scott Wootton 6 Tim Payne 12 Lucas Mauragis 31 Yan Sasse 14 Alex Rufer 5 Steven Ugarković 11 Bozhidar Kraev 7 Kosta Barbarouses 10 David Ball

Match Details

Adelaide UnitedvsWellington Phoenix
  • 87`
    (in) B. Old(out) B. Kraev
  • 87`
    (in) N. Pennington(out) S. Ugarkovic
  • 87`
    (in) J. Yull(out) L. D'Arrigo
  • 81`
    L. BarrTripping
  • 71`
    C. GoodwinI. Sanchez
    5 - 1
  • 68`
    (in) E. Alagich(out) J. Barnett
  • 68`
    (in) N. Irankunda(out) Z. Clough
  • 67`
    (in) O. van Hattum(out) A. Rufer
  • 63`
    (in) C. Lewis(out) K. Barbarouses
  • 63`
    (in) S. Sutton(out) L. Mauragis
  • 62`
    H. IbusukiL. D'Arrigo
    4 - 1
  • 60`
    (in) A. Popovic(out) N. Ansell
  • 60`
    (in) H. Ibusuki(out) L. Jovanovic
  • 54`
    3 - 1
    A. Rufer (pen.)
  • 51`
    L. BarrC. Goodwin
    3 - 0
  • 33`
    C. ElliotHolding
  • 23`
    L. Jovanovic
    2 - 0
  • 23`
    L. MauragisRoughing
  • 16`
    S. Wootton (o.g.)
    1 - 0

Players Ratings

Adelaide UnitedvsWellington Phoenix
  • 11Craig Goodwin
    8.9 / 10
  • 13Lachlan Barr
    7.7 / 10
  • 46Joe Gauci
    7.6 / 10
  • 10Zach Clough
    7.2 / 10
  • 35Luka Jovanovic
    7.2 / 10
  • 9Hiroshi Ibusuki
    7.2 / 10
  • 21Javi López
    7 / 10
  • 4Nick Ansell
    6.9 / 10
  • 8Isaías
    6.9 / 10
  • 6Louis D'Arrigo
    6.9 / 10
  • 41Alexandar Popovic
    6.9 / 10
  • 66Nestory Irankunda
    6.9 / 10
  • 18Jay Barnett
    6.5 / 10
  • 37Jonny Yull
    6.5 / 10
  • 55Ethan Alagich
    6.5 / 10
  • 7Ryan Kitto
    6.3 / 10
  • 11Bozhidar Kraev
    7.5 / 10
  • 31Yan Sasse
    7.2 / 10
  • 14Alex Rufer
    7.2 / 10
  • 5Steven Ugarković
    6.9 / 10
  • 10David Ball
    6.9 / 10
  • 13Nicholas Pennington
    6.7 / 10
  • 23Clayton Lewis
    6.7 / 10
  • 6Tim Payne
    6.3 / 10
  • 19Sam Sutton
    6.3 / 10
  • 8Benjamin Old
    6.3 / 10
  • 24Oskar van Hattum
    6.3 / 10
  • 7Kosta Barbarouses
    6.2 / 10
  • 17Callan Elliot
    5.9 / 10
  • 4Scott Wootton
    5.9 / 10
  • 12Lucas Mauragis
    5.7 / 10
  • 20Oliver Sail
    5.3 / 10

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