Wellington Phoenix FC vs Adelaide United FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Wellington Phoenix FC vs Adelaide United FC — A League .
- Wellington Phoenix FC 2 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
- Adelaide United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Kurt Ams
- Referee Mark Rule
- Referee Ben Abraham
- Referee
- Referee Matthew McOrist
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellington Phoenix FC | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Western Sydney Wanderers FC | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Macarthur FC | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Brisbane Roar FC | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Auckland FC | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Newcastle United Jets FC | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Sydney FC | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Melbourne Victory FC | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Central Coast Mariners FC | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Melbourne City FC | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Adelaide United FC | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Perth Glory FC | 2 | 0 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov | Adelaide United FC | H | 1–3 | L |
| 09 Nov | Melbourne City FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 03 Nov | Western Sydney Wanderers FC | H | 0–3 | L |
| 28 Oct | Brisbane Roar FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 21 Oct | Newcastle United Jets FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 30 Mar | Adelaide United FC | A | 1–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov | Wellington Phoenix FC | A | 3–1 | W |
| 11 Nov | Perth Glory FC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 04 Nov | Central Coast Mariners FC | A | 3–0 | W |
| 26 Oct | Newcastle United Jets FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 19 Oct | Sydney FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 22 Apr | Melbourne Victory FC | A | 1–2 | L |
Season Stats
| Wellington Phoenix FC | Adelaide United FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Position | #11 |
| 6 | Points | 0 |
| 2 | Played | 0 |
| 2 / 0 / 0 | W / D / L | 0 / 0 / 0 |
| 4 | Scored | 0 |
| 1 | Conceded | 0 |
| +3 | GD | +0 |
| 3.00 | PPG | – |
| 100% | Win % | – |
Key Stats
82%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
H2H (22 games)
59%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
50%
Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season
Wellington Phoenix FC this season
Wellington Phoenix FC are 1st (6 pts). Adelaide United FC are 11th (0 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Wellington Phoenix FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Wellington Phoenix FC
| Corban Piper | 1 G |
| Riley Bidois | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Wellington Phoenix FC and Adelaide United FC has kicked off!
- 5' Adelaide United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 10' Wellington Phoenix FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 14' The deadlock is broken! Mandi gets on the scoresheet on 14 minutes.
- 19' Filip Kurto needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 24' A quiet spell here at . Wellington Phoenix FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 29' Jordan Elsey, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 34' Adelaide United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 39' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 44' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Wellington Phoenix FC that had 209 games and scored 296 goals.
- 45' Against the run of play, Tom Doyle has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 47' GOAL! Ken Ilso fires home to make it 2-1!
- 52' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 57' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Paul Izzo made 233 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 62' Wellington Phoenix FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 62.
- 64' Against the run of play, Ken Ilso has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 65' The crowd applauds Michal Kopczynski as he leaves the pitch. Max Burgess steps in for Wellington Phoenix FC.
- 70' It looks surprising Adelaide United FC does not make any changes. Ben Halloran has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 72' Apostolos Stamatelopoulos is replacing Ken Ilso for the Adelaide United FC side.
- 76' Adelaide United FC ring the changes. Ryan Kitto has done his job and it is now time for Nikola Mileusnic to step up.
- 81' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 84' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Isaias.
- 89' Wellington Phoenix FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 90' A tactical swap from Adelaide United FC — Nathan Konstandopoulos on, Ben Halloran off on 90 minutes.
- Game over. The scoreline of 1-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 22
- 19
- 5
- 14
-
21
Roy Krishna ↓ Mitch Nichols 72'
- 9
- 27
- 1
-
15
Michal Kopczynski ↓ Max Burgess 65'
- 11
- 4
Bench
- 20
- 6
-
8
Mitch Nichols ↑ 72'
- 16
-
23
Max Burgess ↑ 65'
Coach
Marko Rudan
Adelaide United FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 20
- 2
- 23
- 5
- 8
-
7
Ryan Kitto ↓ Nikola Mileusnic 76'
- 6
- 11
- 26
- 10
Bench
- 30
-
16
Nathan Konstandopoulos ↑ 90'
- 4
-
17
Nikola Mileusnic ↑ 76'
- 33
Coach
Marco Kurz
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| 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
Wellington Phoenix FC Form
2018-11-24
Wellington Phoenix FC
1–3
Adelaide United FC
L
2018-11-09
Melbourne City FC
2–0
Wellington Phoenix FC
L
2018-11-03
Wellington Phoenix FC
0–3
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
L
2018-10-28
Brisbane Roar FC
0–0
Wellington Phoenix FC
D
2018-10-21
Wellington Phoenix FC
2–1
Newcastle United Jets FC
W
2018-03-30
Adelaide United FC
3–1
Wellington Phoenix FC
L
Adelaide United FC Form
2018-11-24
Wellington Phoenix FC
1–3
Adelaide United FC
W
2018-11-11
Adelaide United FC
0–2
Perth Glory FC
L
2018-11-04
Central Coast Mariners FC
0–3
Adelaide United FC
W
2018-10-26
Adelaide United FC
1–1
Newcastle United Jets FC
D
2018-10-19
Adelaide United FC
1–1
Sydney FC
D
2018-04-22
Melbourne Victory FC
2–1
Adelaide United FC
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.44
Wellington Phoenix FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21
Adelaide United FC xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 77% + Under — clean sheet likely 74%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Adelaide United FC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 1.65
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 78% |
|
22% |
| ± 1.5 | 49% |
|
51% |
| ± 2.5 | 23% |
|
77% |
| ± 3.5 | 9% |
|
91% |
| ± 4.5 | 3% |
|
97% |
Double Chance
Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw
49%
Draw or Adelaide United FC
83%
Wellington Phoenix FC or Adelaide United FC
68%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 1
22.1%
0 – 0
21.6%
0 – 2
13.4%
1 – 1
10.9%
1 – 0
7%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 3
5.4%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
2.1%
0 – 4
1.7%
2 – 0
1.6%
2 – 2
1.5%
Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC
| Handicap | Wellington Phoenix FC covers | Push | Adelaide United FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 0% | — | 100% |
| -2 | 0% | 2% | 98% |
| -1.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -1 | 2% | 9% | 88% |
| -0.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| +0.5 | 46% | — | 54% |
| +1 | 46% | 29% | 25% |
| +1.5 | 75% | — | 25% |
| +2 | 75% | 16% | 9% |
| +2.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
Clean Sheet
Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet
30%
✓
Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet
65%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.