The league standings shows that 3 points separate the two competitors in this A-League match. Adelaide United carry both the points- and home stadium advantage.
- Adelaide United is in the best form (4-2-0) in A-League
- Wellington Phoenix have the most dropped points from leading position (20) 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
Adelaide United have performed here at Coopers Stadium this season with 6 wins from 9 A-League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1.
It's back home for Adelaide United, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Newcastle Jets away with the result 4-2. Jovanovic, Irankunda, Clough and Goodwin found the net in that victory. A goal frenzy last time out for Adelaide United, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Newcastle Jets. Fun stuff to watch! The home team have an in-form goalscorer in Irankunda, having found the net in three consecutive matches. Midfield player Goodwin got a match rating of 9.42 in that game, the max score being 10. Goodwin scored one goal, signed up for two assists, hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 38 successful passes (of 44 total).
Before that game, the 4-2 home victory against Melbourne City.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Adelaide handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
If you like betting on "both teams to score": A review of the 10 most recent league games shows that 8 of them had goals from both sides.
Adelaide United can score goals in their home matches. After 9 league matches they have found the net 19 times. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 10 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Wellington Phoenix form and stats
3 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Wellington Phoenix playing as the away team in the A-League this season.
Wellington Phoenix are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the match against Sydney (placed 6th). Zawada has scored at least one goal for the visitors four matches in a row. The efficiency! Sail was the team player of the game with the player rating of 7.5. The agile goalkeeper Sail topped it up with a clean sheet.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Newcastle Jets.We have checked recent matches where Wellington Phoenix have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 17 games were 4 victories, 4 draws and 9 defeats.
Sports betting fact: Both teams have scored at least one goal in 16 of this club's latest 20 league fixtures.
The visiting Wellington have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 12 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
Adelaide United and Wellington Phoenix have duelled previously this season: Wellington Phoenix - Adelaide United 3-1. The referee had use for red card when these clubs last faced each other, and the criminal was Halloran (Adelaide). Adelaide United-Wellington Phoenix H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Adelaide United two wins, Wellington Phoenix three wins, five draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The games between these sides have sometimes been a bit rough, having seen 7 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  O. Zawada 12 goals |   C. Goodwin 9 goals |  B. Kraev 7 goals |
Adelaide United missing players
Wellington Phoenix missing players
| Adelaide United | Wellington Phoenix | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 39 | 19 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 33 |
| 33 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 28 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 90% | 78% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 85% |
| 60% | 56% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 65% |
| 45% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 45% |
| 30% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 70% | 56% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 80% |
| 15% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 20% |
| 15% | 11% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
| 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 14.3 | 14.3 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 13.1 | 12.6 |
| 4.8 | 4.6 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5 |
| 41% | 46% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 25% | 33% |
| 15.7 | 14.6 | 13.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 12.8 | 13.4 |
| 5.2 | 4.8 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5 | 5.2 |
- Adelaide United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Adelaide United is in the best form (4-2-0) in A-League
- Wellington Phoenix have scored in all their matches so far.
- Wellington Phoenix have the most dropped points from leading position (20) 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 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 22 | 40 |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 6 | 34 |
| 3 | Central Coast Mariners | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 31 |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 31 |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 31 |
| 6 | Sydney | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | -2 | 27 |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 24 |
| 8 | Macarthur | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 26 | -13 | 24 |
| 9 | Perth Glory | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -7 | 23 |
| 10 | Western United | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -10 | 22 |
| 11 | Brisbane Roar | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 20 |
| 12 | Melbourne Victory | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 18 |
