Adelaide United vs Wellington Phoenix – Preview, Tips and Odds

Australia: A-League - Play Offs

Adelaide United

Full Time

2:0

Wellington Phoenix

Highlights and Stats

Adelaide United and Wellington Phoenix will come up against one another in a battle that will go down at Coopers Stadium. Both sides are set to meet on Friday for an A-League encounter. The hosts of the game are 3rd in the standings, having earned a total of 42 points so far. In the meantime, their next opponents occupy 6th spot in the table with 35 points.

Adelaide United vs Wellington Phoenix Head to Head

Team	Last Game 2023/03/17	Last 20 Games
Adelaide United	win	? Whome Laway Daway Daway Whome Dhome Laway Daway Lhome Whome Dhome Waway Whome Waway Daway Dhome Daway Whome Waway Whome
Wellington Phoenix	loss	? Laway Whome Dhome Dhome Laway Daway Whome Dhome Waway Laway Daway Lhome Laway Lhome Dhome Daway Dhome Laway Lhome Laway

Worth Mentioning

When Adelaide United last faced Wellington Phoenix, the game finished with the score of 5:1 to Adelaide United. The two teams met each other on the 17th of March 2023. Up until the most recent game, Adelaide United failed to win any of the previous three against Wellington Phoenix, recording 2 draws and 1 loss. The home factor has proven to be an advantage in the recent 10 head-to-head clashes. The hosting side achieved 5 wins and lost on 1 occasions in the process. Both teams scored in four of the last five games and three produced over 2.5 goals. Over this span of time, Adelaide United proved successful in keeping one clean sheet, whereas Wellington Phoenix failed to prevent their opponents from scoring. Most of the previous matches saw plenty of end-to-end action, as the two sides scored 18 times over the course of the last 5 clashes.

Adelaide United vs Wellington Phoenix Last Games Averages

*Average Metrics based on available data from last 20 games

Adelaide UnitedWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  1.85

  0.85

• Fouls

  14.35

  10.85

• Corners

  5.60

  6.45

• Offsides

  1.25

  1.40

• Cards

  2.45

  2.55

• Posession

  51%

  49%

2023/03/17 A-League

HAdelaide UnitedWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  5

  1

• Fouls

  10

  5

• Corners

  3

  9

• Offsides

  0

  2

• Cards

  1

  2

• Posession

  44%

  56%

2022/12/17 A-League

Adelaide UnitedHWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  1

  3

• Fouls

  13

  15

• Corners

  1

  16

• Offsides

  1

  0

• Cards

  6

  2

• Posession

  47%

  53%

2022/10/09 A-League

Adelaide UnitedHWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  16

  11

• Corners

  12

  1

• Offsides

  1

  0

• Cards

  2

  4

• Posession

  62%

  38%

2022/02/12 A-League

Adelaide UnitedHWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  16

  9

• Corners

  8

  7

• Offsides

  0

  1

• Cards

  1

  1

• Posession

  54%

  46%

2022/01/01 A-League

HAdelaide UnitedWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  4

  0

• Fouls

  16

  12

• Corners

  5

  5

• Offsides

  2

  4

• Cards

  5

  3

• Posession

  54%

  46%

2021/05/07 A-League

HAdelaide UnitedWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  0

  0

• Fouls

  17

  8

• Corners

  7

  8

• Offsides

  0

  0

• Cards

  5

  1

• Posession

  50%

  50%

2021/04/25 A-League

Adelaide UnitedHWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  1

  2

• Fouls

  16

  10

• Corners

  5

  5

• Offsides

  0

  1

• Cards

  3

  4

• Posession

  58%

  42%

2020/07/25 A-League

Adelaide UnitedHWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  17

  9

• Corners

  6

  8

• Offsides

  0

  4

• Cards

  4

  2

• Posession

  48%

  52%

2019/12/01 A-League

HAdelaide UnitedWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  1

  2

• Fouls

  22

  12

• Corners

  7

  6

• Offsides

  1

  0

• Cards

  0

  1

• Posession

  48%

  52%

2019/04/07 A-League

HAdelaide UnitedWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  3

  1

• Fouls

  11

  10

• Corners

  2

  3

• Offsides

  2

  3

• Cards

  3

  3

• Posession

  37%

  63%

2019/01/05 A-League

HAdelaide UnitedWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  0

  0

• Fouls

  18

  12

• Corners

  8

  2

• Offsides

  0

  0

• Cards

  4

  5

• Posession

  61%

  39%

2018/11/24 A-League

Adelaide UnitedHWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  3

  1

• Fouls

  19

  15

• Corners

  5

  6

• Offsides

  1

  2

• Cards

  1

  1

• Posession

  50%

  50%

2018/03/30 A-League

HAdelaide UnitedWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  3

  1

• Fouls

  19

  16

• Corners

  5

  4

• Offsides

  0

  1

• Cards

  0

  2

• Posession

  54%

  46%

2018/01/27 A-League

Adelaide UnitedHWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  1

  0

• Fouls

  14

  10

• Corners

  7

  12

• Offsides

  0

  2

• Cards

  2

  3

• Posession

  51%

  49%

2017/10/08 A-League

Adelaide UnitedHWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  17

  15

• Corners

  3

  6

• Offsides

  1

  3

• Cards

  2

  2

• Posession

  54%

  46%

2017/01/29 A-League

HAdelaide UnitedWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  2

  2

• Fouls

  10

  20

• Corners

  8

  0

• Offsides

  2

  0

• Cards

  0

  1

• Posession

  53%

  47%

2017/01/01 A-League

Adelaide UnitedHWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  0

  0

• Fouls

  18

  13

• Corners

  5

  9

• Offsides

  6

  1

• Cards

  5

  4

• Posession

  48%

  52%

2016/12/04 A-League

HAdelaide UnitedWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  2

  0

• Fouls

  18

  15

• Corners

  5

  8

• Offsides

  0

  3

• Cards

  2

  4

• Posession

  44%

  56%

2016/03/05 A-League

Adelaide UnitedHWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  4

  0

• Fouls

  0

  0

• Corners

  4

  5

• Offsides

  4

  0

• Cards

  3

  2

• Posession

  46%

  54%

2015/12/26 A-League

HAdelaide UnitedWellington Phoenix

• Goals

  3

  0

• Fouls

  0

  0

• Corners

  6

  9

• Offsides

  4

  1

• Cards

  0

  4

• Posession

  53%

  47%

ShowHideDetailed Stats

Adelaide United Form

Adelaide United recorded a 1:4 loss at home when coming up against Central Coast Mariners in a A-League Men encounter on April 28. The team is currently on a winless run of four straight matches with a total of 2 defeats and 2 draws for the period. It appears location has little to no impact on how Adelaide United’s previous 10 encounters unfolded. These ended in 2 home victories and 4 wins for the visiting sides. Three of Adelaide United’s last five meetings featured over 2.5 goals, with both teams hitting the targets in four of them. During these the team failed to maintain even one clean sheet and failed to score in just one. The preceding 5 encounters of the team concluded with a lot of goals as the players netted 21 in total.

• Goals
  2.60
• Fouls
  9.30
• Corners
  7.40
• Offsides
  1.00
• Cards
  2.10
• Posession
  51%

Wellington Phoenix Form

Wellington Phoenix’ last match was against Macarthur on Saturday and it finished in a 0:1 win away from home. Preceding its last appearance on the pitch, the team was on a dry run, without tasting success in five games, suffering 4 losses and registering 1 draw in the process. The home crowd, usually referred to as the “12th player”, has failed to signficantly impact Wellington Phoenix’s recent ten meetings, as they ended in 5 home wins and 3 away wins. Just two of those last 10 clashes were draws. All but one 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 one clean sheet and they didn’t score in only one of those encounters. The total of netted goals by the sides involved across the club’s last five meetings amounts to 17.

• Goals
  1.20
• Fouls
  8.30
• Corners
  4.70
• Offsides
  1.80
• Cards
  2.10
• Posession
  47%

Formations and Lineups

Adelaide United

Formation:4-2-3-1

• G46Joe Gauci
• D21Javi López
• D4Nick Ansell
• D3Ben Warland
• D7Ryan Kitto
• M8Isaías
• M18Jay Barnett
• M26Ben Halloran
• M6Louis D'Arrigo
• M11Craig Goodwin
• F14George Blackwood

46 Joe Gauci 21 Javi López 4 Nick Ansell 3 Ben Warland 7 Ryan Kitto 8 Isaías 18 Jay Barnett 26 Ben Halloran 6 Louis D'Arrigo 11 Craig Goodwin 14 George Blackwood

Wellington Phoenix

Formation:4-2-2-2

• G20Oliver Sail
• D17Callan Elliot
• D4Scott Wootton
• D6Tim Payne
• D12Lucas Mauragis
• M14Alex Rufer
• M5Steven Ugarković
• M31Yan Sasse
• M7Kosta Barbarouses
• F9Oskar Zawada
• F10David Ball

20 Oliver Sail 17 Callan Elliot 4 Scott Wootton 6 Tim Payne 12 Lucas Mauragis 14 Alex Rufer 5 Steven Ugarković 31 Yan Sasse 7 Kosta Barbarouses 9 Oskar Zawada 10 David Ball

Popular Markets

This is a list of some of the most popular markets and their winning ratio for the last 10 games - head to head and for the respective teams individually. The probability column is an average calculation based ONLY on statistical data with the Head2Head column having a slight advantage.

	Last H2H	Last Adelaide United	Last Wellington Phoenix	Probability	Value Odds Over
Adelaide United WIN	3/10	5/10	-	37.86%	2.64
DRAW	4/10	3/10	3/10	33.01%	3.03
Wellington Phoenix WIN	3/10	-	3/10	29.13%	3.43
Over 2.5 Goals	6/10	7/10	7/10	66.00%	1.52
BTTS	8/10	9/10	7/10	80.00%	1.25
Over 4.5 Cards	7/10	4/10	3/10	49.00%	2.04
Over 10.5 Corners	7/10	8/10	5/10	67.00%	1.49
Adelaide United over 1.5 Goals	3/10	6/10	-	43.50%	2.30
Wellington Phoenix over 1.5 Goals	3/10	-	3/10	30.00%	3.33

Match Details

Adelaide UnitedvsWellington Phoenix

• 90+1`
  E. AlagichFoul

  
• 86`
  (in) E. Alagich(out) B. Halloran

  
• 86`
  (in) L. Barr(out) N. Ansell

  
• 86`
  

  (in) O. van Hattum(out) S. Ugarkovic
• 85`
  B. HalloranHolding

  
• 83`
  

  B. KraevRoughing
• 80`
  

  Yan SasseTripping
• 68`
  

  (in) C. Lewis(out) A. Rufer
• 67`
  C. Goodwin (pen.)

  

  2 - 0
• 64`
  (in) H. Ibusuki(out) G. Blackwood

  
• 63`
  (in) N. Irankunda(out) J. Barnett

  
• 46`
  

  (in) B. Kraev(out) K. Barbarouses
• 34`
  R. KittoTripping

  
• 19`
  C. Goodwin

  

  1 - 0

Players Ratings

Adelaide UnitedvsWellington Phoenix

• 

  11Craig Goodwin

  9.7 / 10

• 

  46Joe Gauci

  8 / 10

• 

  21Javi López

  7.7 / 10

• 

  3Ben Warland

  7.5 / 10

• 

  6Louis D'Arrigo

  7.3 / 10

• 

  66Nestory Irankunda

  7.3 / 10

• 

  8Isaías

  7.2 / 10

• 

  18Jay Barnett

  6.9 / 10

• 

  26Ben Halloran

  6.7 / 10

• 

  4Nick Ansell

  6.6 / 10

• 

  14George Blackwood

  6.5 / 10

• 

  9Hiroshi Ibusuki

  6.5 / 10

• 

  55Ethan Alagich

  6.5 / 10

• 

  13Lachlan Barr

  6.3 / 10

• 

  7Ryan Kitto

  6.2 / 10

• 

  9Oskar Zawada

  7.5 / 10

• 

  6Tim Payne

  7.3 / 10

• 

  11Bozhidar Kraev

  7.3 / 10

• 

  23Clayton Lewis

  7 / 10

• 

  31Yan Sasse

  6.9 / 10

• 

  10David Ball

  6.9 / 10

• 

  24Oskar van Hattum

  6.9 / 10

• 

  4Scott Wootton

  6.7 / 10

• 

  14Alex Rufer

  6.6 / 10

• 

  5Steven Ugarković

  6.6 / 10

• 

  20Oliver Sail

  6.5 / 10

• 

  17Callan Elliot

  6.2 / 10

• 

  7Kosta Barbarouses

  6.2 / 10

• 

  12Lucas Mauragis

  6 / 10