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

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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)

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

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
#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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Adelaide United FC launch into their encounter with Wellington Phoenix FC.
5' Wellington Phoenix FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' Louis D'Arrigo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 233 appearances.
15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
16' Scott Wootton is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
21' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
23' Lucas Mauragis catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 23.
23' Against the run of play, Luka Jovanovic has scored! This game has turned on its head.
28' Adelaide United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
33' It’s a booking for Wellington Phoenix FC player. Callan Elliot gets a Yellow card.
38' Alex Rufer has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
43' A quiet spell here at . Adelaide United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
48' The travelling Wellington Phoenix FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
51' Goal! Lachlan Barr scores his 4 goal in 114 matches.
54' Brilliant from the ! Alex Rufer makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 54.
59' Wellington Phoenix FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
60' Hiroshi Ibusuki is replacing Luka Jovanovic for the Adelaide United FC side.
62' What a moment for Hiroshi Ibusuki! That strike on 62 puts his side firmly in control.
63' A change in the Wellington Phoenix FC ranks — Lucas Mauragis exits the field as Sam Sutton enters on 63.
67' Alex Rufer makes way for Oskar van Hattum at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wellington Phoenix FC.
68' Adelaide United FC make a change. Zach Clough trudges off to be replaced by Nestor Irankunda on 68 minutes.
71' What a strike from Craig Goodwin! The score is 5-1.
76' Wellington Phoenix FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
81' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Lachlan Barr.
86' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
87' The supporters are chanting for Benjamin Old. He replaces Bozhidar Kraev on 87 minute.
Full Time. Adelaide United FC beats Wellington Phoenix FC

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 Waine	2
Ken Ilso	2
Ben Old	2
Johan Absalonsen	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

4 / 4

2.74 Adelaide United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.44 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Adelaide United FC61% Draw20% Wellington Phoenix FC19%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 4.18

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	59%	41%
± 4.5	40%	60%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

39%

Adelaide United FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Adelaide United FC48% Draw35% Wellington Phoenix FC17%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted

5 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.1%

3 – 1

7.3%

1 – 1

6.8%

2 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 0

5.2%

3 – 2

5.2%

4 – 1

1 – 2

4.3%

1 – 0

4 – 2

3.6%

4 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap	Adelaide United FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	26%	—	74%
-2	26%	18%	56%
-1.5	44%	—	56%
-1	44%	20%	36%
-0.5	64%	—	36%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	10%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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