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

Match Details

Referee Kearney Robinson
Referee Jonathon Barreiro

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Coopers Stadium as Adelaide United FC face off against Wellington Phoenix FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Oskar van Hattum has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
15' The New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses breaks the deadlock on 15 minutes. 0-1!
20' Nestor Irankunda, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
25' 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.
26' The Japan Hiroshi Ibusuki breaks the deadlock on 26 minutes. 1-1!
31' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
37' Nestor Irankunda is having his name booked by the referee on 37.
41' Ryan Tunnicliffe is having his name booked by the referee on 41.
43' Alexandar Popovic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 43.
46' Kosta Barbarouses is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
46' Ben Halloran is ready to make an impact after coming on for Luka Jovanovic at the 46 minute mark.
51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
55' What a moment for Hiroshi Ibusuki! That strike on 55 puts his side firmly in control.
57' Wellington Phoenix FC ring the changes. Lukas Kelly-Heald has done his job and it is now time for Sam Sutton to step up.
62' A change in the Wellington Phoenix FC ranks — Mohamed Al-Taay exits the field as David Ball enters on 62.
67' Alexandar Popovic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
72' The home supporters are growing impatient. Adelaide United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
77' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Alex Paulsen.
82' Another substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC to replace Bozhidar Kraev by Oskar van Hattum on 82 minute.
83' Benjamin Warland catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 83.
85' A change in the Adelaide United FC ranks — Zach Clough exits the field as Javi Lopez enters on 85.
90' The referee calls foul for Oskar van Hattum. He receives a card.
90' It is a substitution in Adelaide United FC team. Nestor Irankunda is replaced by Ethan Alagich on 90 minute.
2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos	2
Stefan Mauk	2
David Ball	2
Ben Waine	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.