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Adelaide United FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2018-19
Adelaide United FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Wellington Phoenix FC
Sat 5 Jan 2019 · 06:35 UTC Coopers Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 41' Andrew Durante
Michael Jakobsen 58' Y
Vince Lia 63' Y
Isaias 65' Y
Y 65' Mandi
R 68' Mandi
Y 71' Alex Rufer
Y 84' Steven Taylor
Scott Galloway 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Adelaide United FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — A League at Coopers Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Daniel Illievski
  • Referee Craig Zetter
  • Referee Daniel Elder
  • Referee Stephen Lucas
  • Referee Paul Cetrangolo

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Wellington Phoenix FC 4 10
2 Sydney FC 4 7
3 Brisbane Roar FC 3 7
4 Melbourne City FC 4 7
5 Perth Glory FC 4 6
6 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4 5
7 Macarthur FC 4 5
8 Auckland FC 4 5
9 Melbourne Victory FC 4 3
10 Newcastle United Jets FC 4 2
11 Central Coast Mariners FC 4 2
12 Adelaide United FC 3 1

Head-to-Head

8
9
5
Adelaide United FC 22 games · Avg 3.0 goals Wellington Phoenix FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-05 Adelaide United FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 2018-11-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–3 Adelaide United FC 2018-03-30 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2018-01-27 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Adelaide United FC 2017-10-08 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Jan Wellington Phoenix FC H 0–0 D
30 Dec Newcastle United Jets FC A 2–1 W
26 Dec Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 2–2 D
16 Dec Melbourne City FC H 0–2 L
08 Dec Melbourne Victory FC A 0–2 L
30 Nov Brisbane Roar FC H 2–1 W
Wellington Phoenix FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Jan Adelaide United FC A 0–0 D
28 Dec Melbourne Victory FC A 1–1 D
22 Dec Brisbane Roar FC H 4–1 W
15 Dec Central Coast Mariners FC H 2–0 W
08 Dec Sydney FC A 3–1 W
02 Dec Perth Glory FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Adelaide United FC Wellington Phoenix FC
#12 Position #1
1 Points 10
3 Played 4
0 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 3 / 1 / 0
3 Scored 7
8 Conceded 1
-5 GD +6
0.33 PPG 2.50
0% Win % 75%

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Adelaide United FC this season
75% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

Adelaide United FC are 12th (1 pts). Wellington Phoenix FC are 1st (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Adelaide United FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/4
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Wellington Phoenix FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/–
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Adelaide United FC
Brody Burkitt 2 G
Joey Garuccio 1 G
Wellington Phoenix FC
Corban Piper 3 G
Riley Bidois 2 G
Nathan Walker 1 G 1 A
Rafael Duran 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Adelaide United FC launch into their encounter with Wellington Phoenix FC.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Ryan Strain is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Adelaide United FC so far.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Adelaide United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Liberato Cacace suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wellington Phoenix FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 41' A meaty challenge results in booking for Andrew Durante on 41.
  • 46' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Adelaide United FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 51' Ryan Lowry has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 56' The 34-year-old Craig Goodwin has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 58' Michael Jakobsen has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 58.
  • 63' The referee calls foul for Vince Lia. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 63' A tactical swap from Adelaide United FC — Nikola Mileusnic on, Ken Ilso off on 63 minutes.
  • 65' Adelaide United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 68' The referee shows Wellington Phoenix FC player a Red card on 68.
  • 70' The crowd applauds David Williams as he leaves the pitch. Michal Kopczynski steps in for Wellington Phoenix FC.
  • 71' Alex Rufer picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 76' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Adelaide United FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 81' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 84' Steven Taylor has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 84.
  • 84' Adelaide United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. George Blackwood is hanging Vince Lia on the field on 84 minute.
  • 88' Another substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC to replace Roy Krishna by Max Burgess on 88 minute.
  • 90' Scott Galloway was booked on 90.
  • 90' The Wellington Phoenix FC bench stirs into life. Sarpreet Singh is withdrawn and Ryan Lowry gets his opportunity.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Craig Goodwin 5
Hiroshi Ibusuki 4
Luka Jovanovic 3
Kosta Barbarouses 3
Ben Old 2
Johan Absalonsen 2
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos 2
Stefan Mauk 2

Head to Head

2019-01-05 Adelaide United FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 2018-11-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–3 Adelaide United FC 2018-03-30 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2018-01-27 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Adelaide United FC 2017-10-08 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC

Adelaide United FC Form

2019-01-05 Adelaide United FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2018-12-30 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC W 2018-12-26 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2018-12-16 Adelaide United FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC L 2018-12-08 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Adelaide United FC L 2018-11-30 Adelaide United FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC W

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2019-01-05 Adelaide United FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2018-12-28 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2018-12-22 Wellington Phoenix FC 4–1 Brisbane Roar FC W 2018-12-15 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2018-12-08 Sydney FC 1–3 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2018-12-02 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Perth Glory FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.65 Adelaide United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.05 Wellington Phoenix FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 58% + Wellington Phoenix FC to win 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Adelaide United FC21% Draw22% Wellington Phoenix FC57%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.7
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw
44%
Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC
79%
Adelaide United FC or Wellington Phoenix FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Adelaide United FC9% Draw43% Wellington Phoenix FC48%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
13.8%
0 – 1
13.3%
1 – 1
9.6%
0 – 3
9.2%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 3
6.1%
0 – 4
4.7%
1 – 0
3.6%
1 – 4
3.2%
2 – 2
2.9%
2 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap Adelaide United FC covers Push Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 7% 90%
-0.5 10% — 90%
+0.5 31% — 69%
+1 31% 24% 44%
+1.5 56% — 44%
+2 56% 21% 23%
+2.5 77% — 23%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✗
Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet
52% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.