Wellington Phoenix FC vs Adelaide United FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2020-21

Wellington Phoenix FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Adelaide United FC

Sun 25 Apr 2021 · 06:10 UTC Wollongong Showground HT 45+3' · FT 45+10'

Alex Rufer 10' Y

James McGarry 37' Y

Y 39' Stefan Mauk

David Ball 65' Y

David Ball 66' Y

Y 90' Joe Gauci

Y 90' Al Hassan Toure

Cameron Devlin 90' Y

Y 90' Joe Gauci

Overview

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Wellington Phoenix FC vs Adelaide United FC — A League at Wollongong Showground.

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

Match Details

Referee Kurt Ams
Referee Craig Zetter
Referee Adam Kersey
Referee Lance Greenshields
Referee

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

2021-04-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC 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

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Apr	Adelaide United FC	H	2–1	W
22 Apr	Western United FC	A	1–1	D
18 Apr	Perth Glory FC	A	3–1	W
11 Apr	Western United FC	H	3–2	W
05 Apr	Melbourne City FC	H	2–3	L
28 Mar	Macarthur FC	H	0–1	L

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–2	L
18 Apr	Sydney FC	A	2–2	D
14 Apr	Macarthur FC	H	3–1	W
10 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	1–1	D
01 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–2	L
28 Mar	Sydney FC	H	1–0	W

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' We are underway at Wollongong Showground. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Wellington Phoenix FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' Alex Rufer is having his name booked by the referee on 10.
15' Joshua Cavallo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Adelaide United FC so far.
20' Wellington Phoenix FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
25' Adelaide United FC have won 368 goals from 233 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
30' Adelaide United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
35' 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.
37' It’s a booking for Wellington Phoenix FC player. James McGarry gets a Yellow card.
39' It’s a booking for Adelaide United FC player. Stefan Mauk gets a Yellow card.
44' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joe Gauci is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Adelaide United FC.
49' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ufuk Talay might look to freshen things up shortly.
51' Stefan Mauk does the damage! The net is bulging and Adelaide United FC surge ahead!
56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Wellington Phoenix FC and Adelaide United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
58' What a strike from Ben Waine! The score is 1-1.
63' It looks like no one’s ball. Wellington Phoenix FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
65' David Ball picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
66' It’s gonna be a card for David Ball.
71' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. David Ball made 114 appearances and scored 21 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
74' A change in the Wellington Phoenix FC ranks — Alex Rufer exits the field as Cameron Devlin enters on 74.
79' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tim Payne, as he is very good at scoring at Wollongong Showground with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
82' The crowd applauds Stefan Mauk as he leaves the pitch. Al Hassan Toure steps in for Adelaide United FC.
83' The Adelaide United FC manager makes a substitution. Stefan Mauk departs to be replaced by Al Hassan Toure.
88' A quiet spell here at Wollongong Showground. Adelaide United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
90' Fresh legs for Adelaide United FC! Ryan Kitto comes on to replace Craig Goodwin.
90' The referee calls foul for Joe Gauci. He receives a Yellow card.
90' The Israel Tomer Hemed breaks the deadlock on 90 minutes. 2-1!
Adelaide United FC will have plenty to reflect on. Wellington Phoenix FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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
Ben Old	2
Johan Absalonsen	2
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos	2
Stefan Mauk	2

Head to Head

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2021-04-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC W 2021-04-22 Western United FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2021-04-18 Perth Glory FC 1–3 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2021-04-11 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–2 Western United FC W 2021-04-05 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC L 2021-03-28 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Macarthur FC L

Adelaide United FC Form

2021-04-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC L 2021-04-18 Sydney FC 2–2 Adelaide United FC D 2021-04-14 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Macarthur FC W 2021-04-10 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2021-04-01 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC L 2021-03-28 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Sydney FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.63 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.82 Adelaide United FC xG

I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC or Adelaide United FC 76% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC41% Draw24% Adelaide United FC35%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.45

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Adelaide United FC

59%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Adelaide United FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC27% Draw41% Adelaide United FC32%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

6.7%

0 – 2

5.3%

0 – 1

5.1%

1 – 3

0 – 0

4.6%

1 – 0

4.5%

2 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

4.1%

3 – 1

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Adelaide United FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	17%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	19%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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