Thursday , 2 July 2026

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Adelaide United FC, A League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2025
Wellington Phoenix FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Adelaide United FC
Sat 27 Jan 2018 · 06:35 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 15' Jordan Elsey
Scott Galloway 42' Y
Andrew Durante 72' Y
Y 78' Jordan O'Doherty
Andrija Kaluderovic 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Adelaide United FC — A League .

Match Details

  • Referee Shaun Evans
  • Referee Mark Rule
  • Referee Ben Abraham
  • Referee Glen Lochrie
18 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/game

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

5
9
8
Wellington Phoenix FC 22 games · Avg 3.0 goals Adelaide United FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-01-27 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Adelaide United FC 2017-10-08 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jan Adelaide United FC H 0–1 L
08 Oct Adelaide United FC H 1–1 D
Adelaide United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jan Wellington Phoenix FC A 1–0 W
21 Jan Melbourne City FC A 0–5 L
14 Jan Sydney FC H 0–0 D
10 Jan Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 1–1 D
05 Jan Perth Glory FC A 3–0 W
30 Dec Brisbane Roar FC H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Wellington Phoenix FC Adelaide United FC
#8 Position #2
33 Points 43
26 Played 26
9 / 6 / 11 W / D / L 12 / 7 / 7
36 Scored 46
48 Conceded 36
-12 GD +10
1.27 PPG 1.65
35% Win % 46%

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season
11% Clean Sheets
Adelaide United FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wellington Phoenix FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
–/2
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Adelaide United FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
4/–
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wellington Phoenix FC
Ifeanyi Eze 10 G 1 A
Carlo Armiento 5 G 2 A
Corban Piper 4 G 4 A
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Wellington Phoenix FC have kicked off against Adelaide United FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryan Strain made 233 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Scott Galloway has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' Poor challenge from Jordan Elsey. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' Adelaide United FC have won 368 goals from 233 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 30' The -year-old Adam Parkhouse has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 32' Adelaide United FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by George Blackwood on 32.
  • 37' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 42' Wellington Phoenix FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 47' Jordan O'Doherty has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 52' Ben Garuccio, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 57' Adelaide United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 58' Time for substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC. Andrija Kaluderovic is replaced by Sarpreet Singh.
  • 63' Andrew Durante needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 68' 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.
  • 72' That is a Yellow card for Wellington Phoenix FC. Andrew Durante will be fuming at that decision.
  • 74' Another change for Adelaide United FC made on 74 minute. Nikola Mileusnic leaves to be changed by Mark Ochieng.
  • 78' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jordan O'Doherty.
  • 81' Fresh legs for Wellington Phoenix FC! Alex Rufer comes on to replace Scott Galloway.
  • 86' Wellington Phoenix FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 86.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Andrija Kaluderovic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 90' Wellington Phoenix FC ring the changes. Adam Parkhouse has done his job and it is now time for Logan Rogerson to step up.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Wellington Phoenix FC.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darije Kalezic

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Kurz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Craig Goodwin 5
Hiroshi Ibusuki 4
Kosta Barbarouses 3
Luka Jovanovic 3
Ken Ilso 2
Ben Old 2
Johan Absalonsen 2
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos 2

Head to Head

2018-01-27 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Adelaide United FC 2017-10-08 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2018-01-27 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Adelaide United FC L 2017-10-08 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D

Adelaide United FC Form

2018-01-27 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Adelaide United FC W 2018-01-21 Melbourne City FC 5–0 Adelaide United FC L 2018-01-14 Adelaide United FC 0–0 Sydney FC D 2018-01-10 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2018-01-05 Perth Glory FC 0–3 Adelaide United FC W 2017-12-30 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Brisbane Roar FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.2 Wellington Phoenix FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 Adelaide United FC xG
I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC or Adelaide United FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wellington Phoenix FC29% Draw28% Adelaide United FC43%
Actual: Adelaide United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw
57%
Draw or Adelaide United FC
71%
Wellington Phoenix FC or Adelaide United FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Wellington Phoenix FC21% Draw45% Adelaide United FC34%
Actual: Adelaide United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
7.8%
0 – 2
7.7%
2 – 1
6.7%
1 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
5.5%
1 – 3
4.9%
2 – 0
4.2%
0 – 3
4.1%
2 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap Wellington Phoenix FC covers Push Adelaide United FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 16% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 21% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 14% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗

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