Thursday , 2 July 2026

Adelaide United FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2020-21
Adelaide United FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Wellington Phoenix FC
Fri 7 May 2021 · 09:35 UTC Coopers Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Juande 12' Y
Y 19' Clayton Lewis
Ryan Strain 68' Y
Ryan Strain 75' R

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

8
9
5
Adelaide United FC 22 games · Avg 3.0 goals Wellington Phoenix FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-07 Adelaide United FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 2021-04-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC 2020-07-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC 2019-12-01 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC 2019-04-07 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 May Wellington Phoenix FC H 0–0 D
30 Apr Western United FC H 0–0 D
25 Apr Wellington Phoenix FC A 1–2 L
18 Apr Sydney FC A 2–2 D
14 Apr Macarthur FC H 3–1 W
10 Apr Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 1–1 D
Wellington Phoenix FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 May Adelaide United FC A 0–0 D
01 May Brisbane Roar FC A 0–0 D
25 Apr Adelaide United FC H 2–1 W
22 Apr Western United FC A 1–1 D
18 Apr Perth Glory FC A 3–1 W
11 Apr Western United FC H 3–2 W

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: Wellington Phoenix FC gets underway.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' 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.
  • 12' It’s a booking for Adelaide United FC player. Juande gets a Yellow card.
  • 17' Both keepers have barely been tested. Adelaide United FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 19' Poor challenge from Clayton Lewis. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 24' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 29' Adelaide United FC is showing some good football. However, Adelaide United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 34' A quiet spell here at Coopers Stadium. Adelaide United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 39' Adelaide United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Wellington Phoenix FC backline.
  • 44' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 49' 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.
  • 54' Adelaide United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Wellington Phoenix FC's shape.
  • 59' James McGarry is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sam Sutton at the 59 minute mark.
  • 64' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Adelaide United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 65' The crowd applauds Ulises Davila as he leaves the pitch. Ben Waine steps in for Wellington Phoenix FC.
  • 68' Adelaide United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 69' Adelaide United FC make a change. Louis D'Arrigo trudges off to be replaced by Al Hassan Toure on 69 minutes.
  • 74' Sam Sutton has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 75' It’s a booking for Adelaide United FC player. Ryan Strain gets a Red card.
  • 77' The whistle greets Tomi Juric as he departs to be replaced by Kusini Yengi.
  • 81' Another substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC to replace Alex Rufer by Charles Lokolingoy on 81 minute.
  • 85' Another change for Adelaide United FC made on 85 minute. Joshua Cavallo leaves to be changed by Ryan Kitto.
  • 90' Wellington Phoenix FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ufuk Talay

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-05-07 Adelaide United FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 2021-04-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC 2020-07-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC 2019-12-01 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC 2019-04-07 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC

Adelaide United FC Form

2021-05-07 Adelaide United FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2021-04-30 Adelaide United FC 0–0 Western United FC D 2021-04-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC L 2021-04-18 Sydney FC 2–2 Adelaide United FC D 2021-04-14 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Macarthur FC W 2021-04-10 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2021-05-07 Adelaide United FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2021-05-01 Brisbane Roar FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2021-04-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC W 2021-04-22 Western United FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2021-04-18 Perth Glory FC 1–3 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2021-04-11 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–2 Western United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.73 Adelaide United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Wellington Phoenix FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Adelaide United FC47% Draw27% Wellington Phoenix FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.79
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC
53%
Adelaide United FC or Wellington Phoenix FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Adelaide United FC37% Draw45% Wellington Phoenix FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
9%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
5.7%
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
5.4%
3 – 0
5.1%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap Adelaide United FC covers Push Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 23% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✗

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