Adelaide United FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2022-23

Adelaide United FC

5 – 1

Full Time

Wellington Phoenix FC

Fri 17 Mar 2023 · 08:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 23' Lucas Mauragis

Y 33' Callan Elliot

Lachlan Barr 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Adelaide United FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — A League .

Adelaide United FC 3 games · 1 pts (2026/27)
Wellington Phoenix FC 4 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-03-17 Adelaide United FC 5–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2022-12-17 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–1 Adelaide United FC 2022-10-09 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC 2022-02-12 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC 2021-05-07 Adelaide United FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	5–1	W
11 Mar	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	4–2	W
03 Mar	Melbourne City FC	H	4–2	W
26 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–1	D
19 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	4–4	D
11 Feb	Western United FC	A	3–2	W

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Mar	Adelaide United FC	A	1–5	L
12 Mar	Sydney FC	H	1–0	W
04 Mar	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	2–1	W
24 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–1	D
17 Feb	Western United FC	A	3–0	W
12 Feb	Macarthur FC	A	1–2	L

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' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Adelaide United FC and Wellington Phoenix FC.
5' Ryan Kitto has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' New Zealand international Clayton Lewis has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
15' Adelaide United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
16' A goal from the England international Scott Wootton! He fires home on 16 to make it 1-0!
21' Adelaide United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
23' That is a Yellow card for Wellington Phoenix FC. Lucas Mauragis will be fuming at that decision.
23' What composure from Luka Jovanovic! The Australia international strokes it home. 2-0.
28' It looks surprising Wellington Phoenix FC does not make any changes. Yan Sasse has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
33' The referee calls foul for Callan Elliot. He receives a Yellow card.
38' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
43' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Adelaide United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
48' The -year-old Nicholas Pennington has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
51' Lachlan Barr makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Adelaide United FC are in front.
54' What composure from Alex Rufer! The New Zealand international strokes it home. 3-1.
59' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
60' A change in the Adelaide United FC ranks — Luka Jovanovic exits the field as Hiroshi Ibusuki enters on 60.
62' What composure from Hiroshi Ibusuki! The Japan international strokes it home. 4-1.
63' It is a substitution in Wellington Phoenix FC team. Lucas Mauragis is replaced by Sam Sutton on 63 minute.
67' It is a substitution in Wellington Phoenix FC team. Alex Rufer is replaced by Oskar van Hattum on 67 minute.
68' Another change for Adelaide United FC made on 68 minute. Zach Clough leaves to be changed by Nestor Irankunda.
71' A goal from the Australia international Craig Goodwin! He fires home on 71 to make it 5-1!
76' Joe Gauci is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Wellington Phoenix FC tonight.
81' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Lachlan Barr on 81 minutes.
86' Isaias needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
87' Fresh legs for Wellington Phoenix FC! Benjamin Old comes on to replace Bozhidar Kraev.
Adelaide United FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

1
James Delianov
9
Hiroshi Ibusuki ↑ 60'
37
Jonny Yull ↑ 87'
66
Nestor Irankunda ↑ 68'
41
Alexandar Popovic ↑ 60'
55
Ethan Alagich ↑ 68'
36
Panashe Madanha

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
David Ball
4
Scott Wootton
7
Kosta Barbarouses ↓ Clayton Lewis 63'
20
Oliver Sail
14
Alex Rufer ↓ Oskar van Hattum 67'
11
Bozhidar Kraev ↓ Benjamin Old 87'
31
Yan Sasse
17
Callan Elliot
6
Tim Payne
12
Lucas Mauragis ↓ Sam Sutton 63'
5
Steven Peter Ugarkovic ↓ Nicholas Pennington 87'

Bench

23
Clayton Lewis ↑ 63'
19
Sam Sutton ↑ 63'
24
Oskar van Hattum ↑ 67'
21
Joshua Laws
8
Benjamin Old ↑ 87'
13
Nicholas Pennington ↑ 87'
40
Alex Paulsen

Coach Ufuk Talay

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Adelaide United FC Form

2023-03-17 Adelaide United FC 5–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2023-03-11 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–4 Adelaide United FC W 2023-03-03 Adelaide United FC 4–2 Melbourne City FC W 2023-02-26 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2023-02-19 Adelaide United FC 4–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2023-02-11 Western United FC 2–3 Adelaide United FC W

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2023-03-17 Adelaide United FC 5–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2023-03-12 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Sydney FC W 2023-03-04 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2023-02-24 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2023-02-17 Western United FC 0–3 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2023-02-12 Macarthur FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.53 Adelaide United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.38 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Adelaide United FC33% Draw21% Wellington Phoenix FC46%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.91

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw

55%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

67%

Adelaide United FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Adelaide United FC21% Draw37% Wellington Phoenix FC42%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted

5 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.5%

1 – 1

8.1%

1 – 3

6.6%

2 – 2

6.4%

0 – 2

5.8%

2 – 1

5.5%

2 – 3

0 – 3

4.5%

0 – 1

4.4%

1 – 4

3.9%

3 – 2

3.3%

0 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap	Adelaide United FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	13%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	45%	—	55%
+1	45%	20%	35%
+1.5	65%	—	35%
+2	65%	16%	19%
+2.5	81%	—	19%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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