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

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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 (2026/27)
Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Adelaide United FC welcome Wellington Phoenix FC for this crunch clash at .
5' A quiet spell here at . Wellington Phoenix FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' Michael Marrone is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
17' What composure from Apostolos Stamatelopoulos! The Australia international strokes it home. 2-0.
19' Ryan Lowry was booked on 19.
24' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Adelaide United FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
29' Poor challenge from Alex Rufer. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
34' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sarpreet Singh is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wellington Phoenix FC.
39' Adelaide United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
44' Apostolos Stamatelopoulos makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Adelaide United FC are in front.
45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Apostolos Stamatelopoulos.
48' Time for substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC. Andrew Durante is replaced by Max Burgess.
53' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
57' The supporters are chanting for Cillian Sheridan. He replaces Ryan Lowry on 57 minute.
60' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Antony Golec.
65' Over 65 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
67' George Blackwood has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nathan Konstandopoulos on 67 minute.
72' Adelaide United FC have won 368 goals from 233 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
73' Cillian Sheridan is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
78' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Craig Goodwin on 78 minutes.
80' Another substitution for Adelaide United FC to replace Mirko Boland by Vince Lia on 80 minute.
85' The energy levels are beginning to show. Marko Rudan might look to freshen things up shortly.
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.
Another three points for Adelaide United FC.

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
Stefan Mauk	2
David Ball	2
Ben Waine	2
Ken Ilso	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.