Wellington Phoenix FC vs Adelaide United FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2018-19

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Sat 24 Nov 2018 · 06:35 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Alex Rufer 62' Y

Y 84' Isaias

Overview

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Wellington Phoenix FC vs Adelaide United FC — A League .

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

Match Details

Referee Kurt Ams
Referee Mark Rule
Referee Ben Abraham
Referee
Referee Matthew McOrist

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

Wellington Phoenix FC 22 games · Avg 3.0 goals Adelaide United FC

Last 5 meetings

2018-11-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–3 Adelaide United FC 2018-03-30 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 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

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

Adelaide United FC

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
#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' The ball is rolling at . Wellington Phoenix FC are looking to make home advantage count against Adelaide United FC.
5' Adelaide United FC have won 368 goals from 233 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Marko Rudan might look to freshen things up shortly.
14' Mandi has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 14 minutes.
19' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Wellington Phoenix FC and Adelaide United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
24' Nathan Konstandopoulos has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
29' Wellington Phoenix FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Adelaide United FC's shape.
34' Andrew Durante is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Wellington Phoenix FC tonight.
39' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
44' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
45' Tom Doyle has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
47' GOAL! Ken Ilso scores on 47. Assisted by Michael Marrone
52' 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.
57' Australia international Vince Lia has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
62' The referee calls foul for Alex Rufer. He receives a Yellow card.
64' GOAL! Ken Ilso scores on 64. Assisted by Ryan Kitto
65' The Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes a substitution. Michal Kopczynski departs to be replaced by Max Burgess.
70' David Williams is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Adelaide United FC so far.
72' Ken Ilso makes way for Apostolos Stamatelopoulos at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Adelaide United FC.
76' Nikola Mileusnic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryan Kitto on 76 minute.
81' 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.
84' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Isaias.
89' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wellington Phoenix FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
90' Another change for Adelaide United FC made on 90 minute. Ben Halloran leaves to be changed by Nathan Konstandopoulos.
With this win, Adelaide United FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marko Rudan

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Scott Galloway
20
Paul Izzo
2
Michael Marrone
23
Jordan Elsey
5
Taylor Regan
8
Isaias C
7
Ryan Kitto ↓ Nikola Mileusnic 76'
6
Vince Lia
11
Craig Goodwin
26
Ben Halloran ↓ Nathan Konstandopoulos 90'
10
Ken Ilso ↓ Apostolos Stamatelopoulos 72'

Bench

Coach Marco Kurz

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

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

3 / 4

1.21 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.31 Adelaide United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC22% Draw23% Adelaide United FC55%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.52

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

45%

Draw or Adelaide United FC

78%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Adelaide United FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC17% Draw39% Adelaide United FC44%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

9.2%

1 – 1

9.1%

0 – 2

7.9%

1 – 3

Actual

0 – 1

6.4%

0 – 3

5.9%

2 – 2

5.5%

2 – 1

4.9%

0 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

4.3%

1 – 4

4.1%

0 – 4

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Adelaide United FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	11%	82%
-0.5	18%	—	82%
+0.5	39%	—	61%
+1	39%	21%	39%
+1.5	61%	—	39%
+2	61%	18%	21%
+2.5	79%	—	21%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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