A-League match prediction and preview for Adelaide United vs Wellington Phoenix clash

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Competition: Australia A-League
Competition: Fri 07.May
Match begins: 09:35 (UTC)
Venue: Coopers Stadium (17000 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Adelaide United fans are optimistic that the difference between 3rd and Wellington Phoenix's 9th place in the table will show on the pitch.

Insights:
  • Adelaide United have the fewest conceded goals (7) at home 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.

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Adelaide United form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Coopers Stadium as Adelaide United, who have the fewest conceded goals (7) at home in A-League, have scored 14 goals to get 20 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the A-League are 6-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Wellington Phoenix (1-2).

Adelaide have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Coopers Stadium with 14 goals in 9 league matches. From these home matches, Adelaide have conceded only 7 goals.

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Wellington Phoenix form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their A-League travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. Wellington has drawn their two previous away games.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Brisbane Roar (placed 8th) in their previous outing. The A-League match ended in a draw 0-0. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Adelaide United.

Oliver Sail had red hot gloves after the game against Brisbane Roar, shaping the outcome of the game with seven saves made.

The visiting Wellington Phoenix have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 13 goals from 9 games. As opposed to that, Wellington Phoenix have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Wellington Phoenix - Adelaide 2-1, played this season. Adelaide United-Wellington Phoenix H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Adelaide United four wins, Wellington Phoenix two wins, four draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Adelaide UnitedS. Mauk
S. Mauk
7 goals
Adelaide UnitedT. Jurić
T. Jurić
7 goals
Wellington PhoenixU. Dávila Plascencia
U. Dávila Plascencia
7 goals

Adelaide United missing players

Wellington Phoenix missing players

Adelaide United Wellington Phoenix
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
19 9 3 Played P 2 9 20
9 6 2 Won W 1 3 7
4 2 0 Drew D 0 3 5
6 1 1 Lost L 1 3 8
32 14 4 Scored S 3 13 32
29 7 3 Conceded C 3 12 29
89% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 95%
79% 67% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 89% 90%
68% 44% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 44% 60%
47% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 22% 30%
21% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 20%
68% 56% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 70%
26% 44% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 22% 15%
16% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 22% 20%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.3 2.9 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.6 1.9
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
13 13.9 11.7 Shots (avg) S ( 17.5 15.4 16.4
4.4 4.6 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.8 4.5
39% 34% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 38% 35%
Key stats in A-League this season:
  • Adelaide United have the fewest conceded goals (7) at home in A-League

  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 18 11 2 5 42 20 8 7 0 1 25 8 10 4 2 4 17 12 22 35
2 Sydney 20 8 7 5 28 21 11 5 4 2 12 9 9 3 3 3 16 12 7 31
3 Adelaide United 19 9 4 6 32 29 9 6 2 1 14 7 10 3 2 5 18 22 3 31
4 Central Coast Mariners 19 9 4 6 29 26 11 5 3 3 17 17 8 4 1 3 12 9 3 31
5 Macarthur 20 8 5 7 24 27 10 3 4 3 15 14 10 5 1 4 9 13 -3 29
6 Western United 18 8 4 6 27 23 10 6 3 1 16 8 8 2 1 5 11 15 4 28
7 Western Sydney Wanderers 20 7 7 6 34 33 10 4 2 4 18 16 10 3 5 2 16 17 1 28
8 Brisbane Roar 17 7 6 4 25 17 8 2 4 2 10 8 9 5 2 2 15 9 8 27
9 Wellington Phoenix 20 7 5 8 32 29 11 4 2 5 19 17 9 3 3 3 13 12 3 26
10 Perth Glory 17 5 4 8 26 32 7 3 2 2 13 11 10 2 2 6 13 21 -6 19
11 Melbourne Victory 18 4 2 12 20 47 9 3 0 6 14 25 9 1 2 6 6 22 -27 14
12 Newcastle Jets 20 3 4 13 17 32 9 1 1 7 7 16 11 2 3 6 10 16 -15 13

Read more about A-League

The A-League is the top level of the Australian football league system. Seasons run from October to May. Ten teams play a regular season of 27 fixtures to create a league table winner and the highest placed teams qualify for a playoff. The league winner is called the “premier” while the playoff winner is the “champion”. There is no set system for relegation, unlike most leagues in the world.