Wellington Phoenix FC vs Adelaide United FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2022-23

Wellington Phoenix FC

3 – 1

Full Time

Adelaide United FC

Sat 17 Dec 2022 · 02:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 26' Ben Halloran

Y 27' Ben Halloran

Y 42' Alexandar Popovic

Y 43' Alexandar Popovic

R 52' Ben Halloran

Clayton Lewis 81' Y

Scott Wootton 85' Y

Y 90' Nestor Irankunda

Overview

Match Preview

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Adelaide United FC — A League .

Wellington Phoenix FC 4 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Adelaide United FC 3 games · 1 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2022-12-17 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–1 Adelaide United FC 2022-10-09 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC 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

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Dec	Adelaide United FC	H	3–1	W
10 Dec	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	1–1	D
13 Nov	Western United FC	H	2–3	L
06 Nov	Macarthur FC	H	4–1	W
30 Oct	Melbourne City FC	A	2–2	D
22 Oct	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–3	L

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Dec	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–3	L
09 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–1	D
11 Nov	Melbourne Victory FC	H	3–0	W
06 Nov	Western United FC	A	4–2	W
30 Oct	Perth Glory FC	H	2–1	W
23 Oct	Sydney FC	A	2–2	D

Season Stats

Wellington Phoenix FC		Adelaide United FC
#1	Position	#12
10	Points	1
4	Played	3
3 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 1 / 2
7	Scored	3
1	Conceded	8
+6	GD	-5
2.50	PPG	0.33
75%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)

59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

75% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Adelaide United FC this season

Wellington Phoenix FC are 1st (10 pts). Adelaide United FC are 12th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wellington Phoenix FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/–

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Adelaide United FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/4

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wellington Phoenix FC

Corban Piper	3 G
Riley Bidois	2 G
Nathan Walker	1 G	1 A
Rafael Duran	1 G

Adelaide United FC

Brody Burkitt	2 G
Joey Garuccio	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Wellington Phoenix FC launch into their encounter with Adelaide United FC.
2' The Poland forward Oskar Zawada breaks the deadlock on 2 minutes. 1-0!
7' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
12' What composure from Craig Goodwin! The Australia international strokes it home. 1-1.
17' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
22' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
26' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ben Halloran on 26.
27' Adelaide United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 27.
32' Wellington Phoenix 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.
37' Bozhidar Kraev does the damage! The net is bulging and Wellington Phoenix FC surge ahead!
42' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alexandar Popovic on 42.
43' A moment of madness from Alexandar Popovic on 43 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Adelaide United FC will be frustrated.
48' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Wellington Phoenix FC and Adelaide United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
52' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Ben Halloran.
57' Callan Elliot is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Adelaide United FC tonight.
61' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Yan Sasse makes no mistake. 3-1!
63' Nestor Irankunda is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ethan Alagich at the 63 minute mark.
65' Adelaide United FC ring the changes. Ethan Alagich has done his job and it is now time for Nestor Irankunda to step up.
70' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
73' A tactical swap from Wellington Phoenix FC — Kosta Barbarouses on, David Ball off on 73 minutes.
78' 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.
80' Ben Waine is ready to make an impact after coming on for Oskar Zawada at the 80 minute mark.
81' It’s a booking for Wellington Phoenix FC player. Clayton Lewis gets a Yellow card.
81' The whistle greets Oskar Zawada as he departs to be replaced by Ben Waine.
82' A change in the Adelaide United FC ranks — Hiroshi Ibusuki exits the field as George Blackwood enters on 82.
85' Scott Wootton catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 85.
90' It is a substitution in Wellington Phoenix FC team. Clayton Lewis is replaced by Alex Rufer on 90 minute.
90' It’s a booking for Adelaide United FC player. Nestor Irankunda gets a Yellow card.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Wellington Phoenix FC take all three points.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
David Ball ↓ Kosta Barbarouses 73'
4
Scott Wootton
23
Clayton Lewis ↓ Alex Rufer 90'
20
Oliver Sail
11
Bozhidar Kraev
31
Yan Sasse ↓ Benjamin Old 80'
17
Callan Elliot
6
Tim Payne
12
Lucas Mauragis
5
Steven Peter Ugarkovic ↓ Nicholas Pennington 90'
9
Oskar Zawada ↓ Ben Waine 80'

Bench

7
Kosta Barbarouses ↑ 73'
14
Alex Rufer ↑ 90'
18
Ben Waine ↑ 80'
21
Joshua Laws
8
Benjamin Old ↑ 80'
13
Nicholas Pennington ↑ 90'
40
Alex Paulsen

Coach Ufuk Talay

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

13
Lachlan Barr
21
Javi Lopez
46
Joe Gauci
28
Juande
7
Ryan Kitto
6
Louis D'Arrigo
11
Craig Goodwin
26
Ben Halloran
9
Hiroshi Ibusuki ↓ George Blackwood 80'
41
Alexandar Popovic
55
Ethan Alagich ↓ Nestor Irankunda 63'

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Craig Goodwin	5
Hiroshi Ibusuki	4
Kosta Barbarouses	3
Luka Jovanovic	3
Ken Ilso	2
Ben Old	2
Johan Absalonsen	2
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos	2

Head to Head

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2022-12-17 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–1 Adelaide United FC W 2022-12-10 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2022-11-13 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–3 Western United FC L 2022-11-06 Wellington Phoenix FC 4–1 Macarthur FC W 2022-10-30 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2022-10-22 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L

Adelaide United FC Form

2022-12-17 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–1 Adelaide United FC L 2022-12-09 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2022-11-11 Adelaide United FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2022-11-06 Western United FC 2–4 Adelaide United FC W 2022-10-30 Adelaide United FC 2–1 Perth Glory FC W 2022-10-23 Sydney FC 2–2 Adelaide United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.9 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.77 Adelaide United FC xG

I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC to win 71% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC71% Draw17% Adelaide United FC12%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 3.67

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

88%

Draw or Adelaide United FC

29%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Adelaide United FC

83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC60% Draw33% Adelaide United FC7%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.9%

3 – 0

10.2%

2 – 1

8.1%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

7.5%

4 – 0

7.3%

1 – 1

6.3%

4 – 1

5.6%

5 – 0

4.3%

0 – 0

3.7%

5 – 1

3.3%

2 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Adelaide United FC covers
-2.5	39%	—	61%
-2	39%	21%	40%
-1.5	60%	—	40%
-1	60%	19%	21%
-0.5	79%	—	21%
+0.5	93%	—	7%
+1	93%	5%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

47% ✓

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

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