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

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A League · 2018-19

Adelaide United FC

3 – 1

Full Time

Wellington Phoenix FC

Sun 7 Apr 2019 · 07:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 19' Ryan Lowry

Y 29' Alex Rufer

Apostolos Stamatelopoulos 45' R

Y 60' Antony Golec

Craig Goodwin 78' Y

Overview

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Adelaide United FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — A League .

Adelaide United FC 26 games · 43 pts (2025/26)
Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Daniel Illievski
Referee Craig Zetter
Referee Jonathon Barreiro
Referee Lachlan Keevers
Referee Paul Cetrangolo

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Newcastle United Jets FC	26	48
2	Adelaide United FC	26	43
3	Auckland FC	26	42
4	Melbourne Victory FC	26	40
5	Sydney FC	26	39
6	Melbourne City FC	26	38
7	Macarthur FC	26	34
8	Wellington Phoenix FC	26	33
9	Central Coast Mariners FC	26	32
10	Perth Glory FC	26	31
11	Brisbane Roar FC	26	26
12	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	26	21

Head-to-Head

Adelaide United FC 22 games · Avg 3.0 goals Wellington Phoenix FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-04-07 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 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

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	3–1	W
31 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–0	W
15 Mar	Perth Glory FC	H	0–2	L
01 Mar	Sydney FC	A	0–2	L
24 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	0–0	D
16 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	1–3	L

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Apr	Adelaide United FC	A	1–3	L
30 Mar	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	4–1	W
17 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	3–1	W
09 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	8–2	W
23 Feb	Sydney FC	H	0–1	L
15 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Adelaide United FC		Wellington Phoenix FC
#2	Position	#8
43	Points	33
26	Played	26
12 / 7 / 7	W / D / L	9 / 6 / 11
46	Scored	36
36	Conceded	48
+10	GD	-12
1.65	PPG	1.27
46%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)

59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

11% Clean Sheets
Adelaide United FC this season

15% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

Adelaide United FC are 2nd (43 pts). Wellington Phoenix FC are 8th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Adelaide United FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

4/–

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Wellington Phoenix FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

–/2

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Adelaide United FC

Luka Jovanovic	11 G	3 A
Johnny Yull	4 G	5 A
Ethan Alagich	4 G	4 A
Ryan Kitto	3 G	1 A

Wellington Phoenix FC

Ifeanyi Eze	10 G	1 A
Carlo Armiento	5 G	2 A
Corban Piper	4 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Adelaide United FC gets underway.
5' Adelaide United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' Michael Marrone doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
15' Antony Golec needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
17' Goal! Apostolos Stamatelopoulos scores his 7 goal in 233 matches.
19' It’s a booking for Wellington Phoenix FC player. Ryan Lowry gets a Yellow card.
24' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
29' The referee calls foul for Alex Rufer. He receives a Yellow card.
34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Wellington Phoenix FC that had 209 games and scored 296 goals.
39' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
44' GOAL! Apostolos Stamatelopoulos scores on 44. Assisted by Craig Goodwin
45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Apostolos Stamatelopoulos.
48' A change in the Wellington Phoenix FC ranks — Andrew Durante exits the field as Max Burgess enters on 48.
53' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
57' It is a substitution in Wellington Phoenix FC team. Ryan Lowry is replaced by Cillian Sheridan on 57 minute.
60' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Antony Golec.
65' The travelling Wellington Phoenix FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
67' The whistle greets Nathan Konstandopoulos as he departs to be replaced by George Blackwood.
72' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gianni Stensness made 209 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
73' Cillian Sheridan does the damage! The net is bulging and Wellington Phoenix FC surge ahead!
78' Craig Goodwin catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 78.
80' Adelaide United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Vince Lia is hanging Mirko Boland on the field on 80 minute.
85' With 0 assists to his name this season, Isaias is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wellington Phoenix FC.
90' Adelaide United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jordy Thomassen is hanging Craig Goodwin on the field on 90 minute.
The final score is 3-1.

Lineups

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

22
Michael Jakobsen
3
Scott Galloway
20
Paul Izzo
2
Michael Marrone
8
Isaias C
7
Ryan Kitto
16
Nathan Konstandopoulos ↓ George Blackwood 67'
28
Kristin Konstandopoulos
33
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
31
Mirko Boland ↓ Vince Lia 80'
11
Craig Goodwin ↓ Jordy Thomassen 90'
26
Ben Halloran

Bench

Coach Marco Kurz

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

20
Oliver Sail
27
Steven Taylor
7
Cillian Sheridan ↑ 57'
23
Max Burgess ↑ 48'
32
Gianni Stensness ↑ 80'

Coach Marko Rudan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Craig Goodwin	5
Hiroshi Ibusuki	4
Luka Jovanovic	3
Kosta Barbarouses	3
David Ball	2
Ben Waine	2
Ken Ilso	2
Ben Old	2

Head to Head

Adelaide United FC Form

2019-04-07 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2019-03-31 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–1 Adelaide United FC W 2019-03-15 Adelaide United FC 0–2 Perth Glory FC L 2019-03-01 Sydney FC 2–0 Adelaide United FC L 2019-02-24 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–0 Adelaide United FC D 2019-02-16 Adelaide United FC 1–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2019-04-07 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2019-03-30 Wellington Phoenix FC 4–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2019-03-17 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2019-03-09 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–8 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2019-02-23 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Sydney FC L 2019-02-15 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.38 Adelaide United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.64 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Adelaide United FC55% Draw21% Wellington Phoenix FC24%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 4.02

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	56%	44%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

45%

Adelaide United FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Adelaide United FC41% Draw37% Wellington Phoenix FC22%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 1

7.8%

2 – 2

6.5%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

5.6%

2 – 0

5.2%

3 – 2

5.2%

3 – 0

1 – 0

3.9%

4 – 1

3.8%

2 – 3

3.6%

4 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap	Adelaide United FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	16%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	19%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	13%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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