Adelaide United FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2023-24

Adelaide United FC

2 – 2

Full Time

Wellington Phoenix FC

Thu 4 Jan 2024 · 08:45 UTC Coopers Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Nestor Irankunda 37' Y

Ryan Tunnicliffe 41' Y

Alexandar Popovic 43' Y

Y 77' Alex Paulsen

Benjamin Warland 83' R

Y 90' Oskar van Hattum

Hiroshi Ibusuki 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Kearney Robinson
Referee Jonathon Barreiro

7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2024-01-04 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC 2023-05-05 Adelaide United FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 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

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	2–2	D
30 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	A	0–2	L
22 Dec	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	3–1	W
15 Dec	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	0–1	L
10 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	H	0–2	L
04 Dec	Macarthur FC	A	3–4	L

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jan	Adelaide United FC	A	2–2	D
29 Dec	Sydney FC	A	1–3	L
23 Dec	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	2–0	W
18 Dec	Macarthur FC	A	3–0	W
09 Dec	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	0–3	L
02 Dec	Western United FC	A	1–0	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' Three points are at stake. Adelaide United FC host Wellington Phoenix FC — let the battle begin!
5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Adelaide United FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' Wellington Phoenix FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Kosta Barbarouses on 15.
20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sam Sutton, as he is very good at scoring at Coopers Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
25' Wellington Phoenix FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
26' What an equalizer from Hiroshi Ibusuki!
31' Finn Surman is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Wellington Phoenix FC tonight.
36' Adelaide United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
37' Poor challenge from Nestor Irankunda. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
41' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Ryan Tunnicliffe on 41 minutes.
43' Alexandar Popovic picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
46' Goal! Kosta Barbarouses scores his 56 goal in 210 matches.
46' A tactical swap from Adelaide United FC — Ben Halloran on, Luka Jovanovic off on 46 minutes.
51' Wellington Phoenix FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
55' GOAL! Hiroshi Ibusuki scores on 55. Assisted by Nestor Irankunda
57' Sam Sutton has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lukas Kelly-Heald on 57 minute.
62' Time for substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC. Mohamed Al-Taay is replaced by David Ball.
67' James Delianov is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Wellington Phoenix FC so far.
72' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Adelaide United FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
77' Controversy at the stadium! Alex Paulsen argues furiously but the card stands.
82' The Wellington Phoenix FC bench stirs into life. Bozhidar Kraev is withdrawn and Oskar van Hattum gets his opportunity.
83' Benjamin Warland is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
85' The whistle greets Zach Clough as he departs to be replaced by Javi Lopez.
90' Oskar van Hattum was booked on 90.
90' A change in the Adelaide United FC ranks — Nestor Irankunda exits the field as Ethan Alagich enters on 90.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

21
Javi Lopez ↑ 85'
26
Ben Halloran ↑ 46'
23
Luke Duzel ↑ 90'
55
Ethan Alagich ↑ 90'
50
Steven Hall
31
Bernardo Oliveira
3
Benjamin Warland ↑ 46'

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Scott Wootton
7
Kosta Barbarouses
14
Alex Rufer
11
Bozhidar Kraev ↓ Oskar van Hattum 82'
6
Tim Payne
12
Mohamed Al-Taay ↓ David Ball 62'
40
Alex Paulsen
3
Finn Surman
15
Nicholas Pennington
8
Ben Old
18
Lukas Kelly-Heald ↓ Sam Sutton 57'

Bench

10
David Ball ↑ 62'
19
Sam Sutton ↑ 57'
24
Oskar van Hattum ↑ 82'
25
Jack Duncan
26
Isaac Hughes
43
Matt Sheridan
23
Luke Supyk

Coach Giancarlo Italiano

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

2024-01-04 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2023-12-30 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Adelaide United FC L 2023-12-22 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2023-12-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Adelaide United FC L 2023-12-10 Adelaide United FC 0–2 Brisbane Roar FC L 2023-12-04 Macarthur FC 4–3 Adelaide United FC L

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2024-01-04 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2023-12-29 Sydney FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2023-12-23 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2023-12-18 Macarthur FC 0–3 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2023-12-09 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–3 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2023-12-02 Western United FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.3 Adelaide United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.47 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Adelaide United FC51% Draw23% Wellington Phoenix FC26%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.77

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

49%

Adelaide United FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Adelaide United FC41% Draw38% Wellington Phoenix FC21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 1

8.6%

3 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

6.2%

1 – 2

5.6%

1 – 0

4.9%

3 – 2

4.8%

3 – 0

4.6%

4 – 1

3.8%

0 – 0

3.5%

2 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap	Adelaide United FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	16%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	20%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	13%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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