Wellington Phoenix FC vs Adelaide United FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Oct | Adelaide United FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 09 May | Melbourne City FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 05 May | Western Sydney Wanderers FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 29 Apr | Melbourne Victory FC | A | 1–3 | L |
| 24 Apr | Western Sydney Wanderers FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 17 Apr | Central Coast Mariners FC | H | 0–4 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Oct | Wellington Phoenix FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 08 May | Western United FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 30 Apr | Brisbane Roar FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 24 Apr | Perth Glory FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 12 Apr | Sydney FC | A | 3–2 | W |
| 08 Apr | Macarthur 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)
H2H (22 games)
59%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
15%
Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season
Wellington Phoenix FC this season
11%
Clean Sheets
Adelaide United FC this season
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' Adelaide United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 10' Ryan Kitto needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Adelaide United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 20' Adelaide United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 25' That is a Red card for Wellington Phoenix FC. Yan Sasse will be fuming at that decision.
- 26' Yan Sasse has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Red card on 26.
- 31' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 34' That is a Yellow card for Adelaide United FC. Alexandar Popovic will be fuming at that decision.
- 39' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Bozhidar Kraev.
- 44' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 49' Lachlan Barr has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 54' Adelaide United FC have won 368 goals from 233 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 57' The Wellington Phoenix FC bench stirs into life. Bozhidar Kraev is withdrawn and Ben Waine gets his opportunity.
- 62' Steven Peter Ugarkovic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 65' Callan Elliot is replacing Lucas Mauragis for the Wellington Phoenix FC side.
- 70' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 75' Magnificent from Ben Waine! That is 23 goals in 209 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 80' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 85' It looks surprising Adelaide United FC does not make any changes. Nicholas Pennington has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 86' Wellington Phoenix FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 87' Adelaide United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Asad Kasumovic is hanging Lachlan Barr on the field on 87 minute.
- What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Wellington Phoenix FC 1-1 Adelaide United FC.
Lineups
Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
- 7
- 20
-
11
Bozhidar Kraev ↓ Ben Waine 57'
- 31
- 6
-
12
Lucas Mauragis ↓ Callan Elliot 65'
- 21
- 5
- 13
Bench
-
23
Clayton Lewis ↑ 65'
-
17
Callan Elliot ↑ 65'
-
18
Ben Waine ↑ 57'
- 24
- 8
- 40
- 3
Adelaide United FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
13
Lachlan Barr ↓ Asad Kasumovic 87'
- 10
- 21
- 46
- 8
- 7
- 6
- 14
- 26
- 2
- 41
Bench
- 3
- 28
-
11
Craig Goodwin ↑ 57'
- 1
-
47
Asad Kasumovic ↑ 87'
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
2022-10-09
Wellington Phoenix FC
1–1
Adelaide United FC
D
2022-05-09
Melbourne City FC
2–1
Wellington Phoenix FC
L
2022-05-05
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
1–2
Wellington Phoenix FC
W
2022-04-29
Melbourne Victory FC
3–1
Wellington Phoenix FC
L
2022-04-24
Wellington Phoenix FC
1–0
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
W
2022-04-17
Wellington Phoenix FC
0–4
Central Coast Mariners FC
L
Adelaide United FC Form
2022-10-09
Wellington Phoenix FC
1–1
Adelaide United FC
D
2022-05-08
Adelaide United FC
2–1
Western United FC
W
2022-04-30
Adelaide United FC
2–0
Brisbane Roar FC
W
2022-04-24
Adelaide United FC
2–0
Perth Glory FC
W
2022-04-12
Sydney FC
2–3
Adelaide United FC
W
2022-04-08
Adelaide United FC
1–0
Macarthur FC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.31
Wellington Phoenix FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.76
Adelaide United FC xG
I would bet for:
Wellington Phoenix FC or Adelaide United FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.07
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 2.5 | 58% |
|
42% |
| ± 3.5 | 37% |
|
63% |
| ± 4.5 | 20% |
|
80% |
Double Chance
Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw
58%
Draw or Adelaide United FC
69%
Wellington Phoenix FC or Adelaide United FC
73%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 1
7.4%
0 – 2
7.1%
2 – 1
6.8%
0 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 3
5.3%
1 – 0
5.3%
0 – 3
4.1%
2 – 0
4%
2 – 3
3.5%
Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC
| Handicap | Wellington Phoenix FC covers | Push | Adelaide United FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 8% | 88% |
| -1.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| -1 | 12% | 15% | 72% |
| -0.5 | 28% | — | 72% |
| +0.5 | 53% | — | 47% |
| +1 | 53% | 21% | 26% |
| +1.5 | 74% | — | 26% |
| +2 | 74% | 14% | 11% |
| +2.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
Clean Sheet
Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet
18%
✓
Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet
28%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.