Wellington Phoenix FC vs Adelaide United FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2021-22

Wellington Phoenix FC

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Adelaide United FC

Sat 12 Feb 2022 · 05:50 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 23' Michael Jakobsen

Oliver Sail 90' Y

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)

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

2022-02-12 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC 2021-05-07 Adelaide United FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 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

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Feb	Adelaide United FC	H	1–1	D
09 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–0	W
06 Feb	Macarthur FC	H	3–1	W
27 Nov	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–2	L
21 Nov	Macarthur FC	A	1–1	D
04 Jun	Macarthur FC	A	3–0	W

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–1	D
04 Feb	Sydney FC	H	1–2	L
30 Jan	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	2–1	W
27 Nov	Melbourne City FC	H	2–2	D
20 Nov	Perth Glory FC	A	1–1	D
03 Jun	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	2–2	D

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' Three points are at stake. Wellington Phoenix FC host Adelaide United FC — let the battle begin!
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' The travelling Adelaide United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' Wellington Phoenix FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Adelaide United FC backline.
20' GOAL! David Ball scores on 20.
23' Poor challenge from Michael Jakobsen. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
28' Javi Lopez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
33' 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.
38' Wellington Phoenix FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
43' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 43 minutes.
46' Adelaide United FC make a change. Lachlan Brook trudges off to be replaced by Bernardo on 46 minutes.
51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ufuk Talay will be considering his options from the bench.
56' Wellington Phoenix FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Adelaide United FC's shape.
59' It is a substitution in Wellington Phoenix FC team. Jaushua Sotirio is replaced by Oskar van Hattum on 59 minute.
60' The supporters are chanting for Louis D'Arrigo. He replaces Juande on 60 minute.
65' Time for substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC. Walter Sandoval is replaced by Benjamin Old.
70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Wellington Phoenix FC and Adelaide United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
75' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
78' It is a substitution in Wellington Phoenix FC team. Reno Piscopo is replaced by Louis Fenton on 78 minute.
83' 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.
88' Wellington Phoenix FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 3 meetings.
89' Mohamed Toure is replacing Javi Lopez for the Adelaide United FC side.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Oliver Sail on 90.
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
David Ball ↓ Gary Hooper 78'
4
Scott Wootton
23
Clayton Lewis
11
Jaushua Sotirio ↓ Oskar van Hattum 59'
20
Oliver Sail
14
Alex Rufer
6
Tim Payne
19
Sam Sutton
10
Reno Piscopo ↓ Louis Fenton 78'
21
Joshua Laws
7
Walter Sandoval ↓ Benjamin Old 65'

Bench

88
Gary Hooper ↑ 78'
16
Louis Fenton ↑ 78'
18
Ben Waine
43
Oskar van Hattum ↑ 59'
8
Benjamin Old ↑ 65'
13
Nicholas Pennington
40
Alex Paulsen

Coach Ufuk Talay

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

20
Zach Clough ↑ 78'
6
Louis D'Arrigo ↑ 60'
27
Joshua Cavallo ↑ 60'
23
Jacob Tratt
17
Mohamed Toure ↑ 89'
31
Bernardo ↑ 46'
50
Steven Hall

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

2022-02-12 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2022-02-09 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2022-02-06 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–1 Macarthur FC W 2021-11-27 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2021-11-21 Macarthur FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2021-06-04 Macarthur FC 0–3 Wellington Phoenix FC W

Adelaide United FC Form

2022-02-12 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2022-02-04 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Sydney FC L 2022-01-30 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC W 2021-11-27 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D 2021-11-20 Perth Glory FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2021-06-03 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.42 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.57 Adelaide United FC xG

I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC or Adelaide United FC 74% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC39% Draw26% Adelaide United FC35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 2.99

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Adelaide United FC

61%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Adelaide United FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC26% Draw44% Adelaide United FC30%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.5%

2 – 1

7.7%

0 – 1

0 – 0

6.8%

1 – 0

6.3%

0 – 2

6.1%

2 – 2

2 – 0

1 – 3

4.4%

3 – 1

3.6%

2 – 3

3.2%

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%	18%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	19%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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