Wellington Phoenix FC vs Adelaide United FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2019-20

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Adelaide United FC

Sat 25 Jul 2020 · 07:00 UTC Westpac Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'

Y 34' Jordan Elsey

Y 44' Ryan Strain

Reno Piscopo 45' Y

Y 61' Taras Gomulka

Y 82' Michael Jakobsen

Y 86' Mohamed Toure

Louis Fenton 90' Y

Overview

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

Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2026/27)
Adelaide United FC 26 games · 43 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Kurt Ams
Referee Ryan Gallagher
Referee Adam Powers
Referee Katie Petterson

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

2020-07-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC 2019-12-01 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC 2019-04-07 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2019-01-05 Adelaide United FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 2018-11-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–3 Adelaide United FC

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Jul	Adelaide United FC	H	1–1	D
22 Jul	Perth Glory FC	A	2–1	W
17 Jul	Sydney FC	A	1–3	L
15 Mar	Melbourne Victory FC	H	3–0	W
08 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	3–1	W
21 Feb	Western United FC	H	2–0	W

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Jul	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–1	D
19 Jul	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–0	W
15 Mar	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	0–3	L
07 Mar	Western United FC	H	1–5	L
29 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–2	L
21 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–5	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

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

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Wellington Phoenix FC welcome Adelaide United FC for this crunch clash at Westpac Stadium.
5' Adelaide United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' Adelaide United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Wellington Phoenix FC and Adelaide United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 3 times this season with Wellington Phoenix FC winning 33.33% of all matches.
25' Wellington Phoenix FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
30' With 1 assists to his name this season, Riley McGree is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wellington Phoenix FC.
34' Adelaide United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 34.
39' Wellington Phoenix FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Adelaide United FC backline.
44' The referee has no hesitation. Ryan Strain is booked for Adelaide United FC — Yellow card on 44.
45' Controversy at the stadium! Reno Piscopo argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
46' Another substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC to replace Gary Hooper by Ulises Davila on 46 minute.
51' Adelaide United 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.
56' Reno Piscopo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Wellington Phoenix FC tonight.
60' Kristian Opseth has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 60 minutes.
60' The supporters are chanting for Callum McCowatt. He replaces Sam Sutton on 60 minute.
61' Taras Gomulka catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 61.
65' The deadlock is broken! Jaushua Sotirio gets on the scoresheet on 65 minutes.
68' The Adelaide United FC manager makes a substitution. Kristian Opseth departs to be replaced by Louis D'Arrigo.
71' A tactical swap from Wellington Phoenix FC — Ben Waine on, Jaushua Sotirio off on 71 minutes.
76' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Adelaide United FC that had 233 games and scored 368 goals.
79' Fresh legs for Adelaide United FC! George Blackwood comes on to replace Stefan Mauk.
82' Michael Jakobsen has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 82.
86' Poor challenge from Mohamed Toure. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Louis Fenton.
90' Wellington Phoenix FC ring the changes. Callan Elliot has done his job and it is now time for Louis Fenton to step up.
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

23
Walter Scott
16
Louis Fenton ↑ 90'
2
Liam McGing ↑ 46'
31
Ben Waine ↑ 71'
21
Callum McCowatt ↑ 60'
10
Ulises Davila ↑ 46'
30
Zac Jones

Coach Ufuk Talay

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2020-07-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2020-07-22 Perth Glory FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2020-07-17 Sydney FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2020-03-15 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2020-03-08 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–3 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2020-02-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Western United FC W

Adelaide United FC Form

2020-07-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2020-07-19 Brisbane Roar FC 0–1 Adelaide United FC W 2020-03-15 Adelaide United FC 0–3 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2020-03-07 Adelaide United FC 1–5 Western United FC L 2020-02-29 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC L 2020-02-21 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 5–2 Adelaide United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.51 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.68 Adelaide United FC xG

I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC or Adelaide United FC 75% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC39% Draw25% Adelaide United FC36%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.19

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Adelaide United FC

61%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Adelaide United FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC26% Draw43% Adelaide United FC31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 1

7.6%

2 – 2

6.3%

0 – 1

6.2%

0 – 2

5.8%

0 – 0

5.7%

1 – 0

5.5%

1 – 3

4.7%

2 – 0

4.7%

3 – 1

3.8%

2 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Adelaide United FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	17%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	19%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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