Adelaide United are positioned 3rd, while Wellington Phoenix are lingering 7 points behind in the league table. Can they reduce the gap?
- Adelaide United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Wellington Phoenix have the most dropped points from leading position (25) in A-League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Adelaide United form and stats
7 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Adelaide United have to build on here at Coopers Stadium in the A-League. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Adelaide United, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
The Adelaide regulars got no joy from their last match, also played here at Coopers Stadium: A 1-4 defeat against Central Coast Mariners. Adelaide United's goalkeeper Gauci was extremely busy against Central Coast Mariners, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves. Goodwin (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.4/10. Goodwin hit six key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
A 4-4 draw away before that, with Perth Glory the opponent.A fact related to the "Both teams to score yes/no" betting option: A review of the 13 most recent league games shows that 12 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.
Adelaide's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Wellington Phoenix form and stats
As the visiting team in A-League matches, Wellington Phoenix have produced an overall stat of 4-3-6 so far.
It's the second away game in a row for Wellington Phoenix, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Macarthur last time out. Those three points felt good as this side had gone five league matches without victory. Goalkeeper Sail was absolutely vital in the Wellington victory against Macarthur, making six saves. Sail (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.02. Sail topped it up with a clean sheet.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Western Sydney Wanderers wasn't a success with a 0-4 loss.Goal hungry football fans should note that 11 of this side's 14 most recent league games have ended with three or more goals.
Wellington Phoenix have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 15 goals have been scored. Wellington Phoenix's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 25 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have battled previously this season: Adelaide - Wellington Phoenix 5-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Adelaide United three wins, four draws and Wellington Phoenix three victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less. The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being ill-tempered, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  O. Zawada 15 goals |   C. Goodwin 12 goals | H. Ibusuki 7 goals |
Adelaide United missing players
Wellington Phoenix missing players
| Adelaide United | Wellington Phoenix | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 53 | 26 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 39 |
| 46 | 17 | 3 | Conceded | C | 11 | 25 | 45 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 77% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 77% | 85% |
| 62% | 54% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 62% | 69% |
| 50% | 31% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 46% | 50% |
| 38% | 31% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 15% | 15% |
| 73% | 62% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 62% | 77% |
| 12% | 23% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 31% | 19% |
| 15% | 15% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 8% | 4% |
| 6.6 | 6.3 | 7.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 | 14.5 | 15.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 12.9 | 13 |
| 5.1 | 4.7 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5 | 5 |
| 40% | 43% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 23% | 30% |
| 15.2 | 14.5 | 17 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.5 | 14.5 | 14.2 |
| 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8.8 | 6.4 | 5.9 |
- Adelaide United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Wellington Phoenix have the most clean sheets (4) away in A-League
- Wellington Phoenix have the most dropped points from leading position (25) in A-League
- Wellington Phoenix haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Melbourne City | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 61 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 29 | 55 |
| 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 44 |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 53 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 29 | 7 | 42 |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 41 |
| 5 | Sydney | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 38 |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 25 | -6 | 35 |
| 7 | Western United | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 47 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 24 | -13 | 32 |
| 8 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -7 | 30 |
| 9 | Perth Glory | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 46 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -10 | 29 |
| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -15 | 29 |
| 11 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -5 | 28 |
| 12 | Macarthur | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 48 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 32 | -17 | 26 |
