A-League duel: Close contest expected between Wellington Phoenix and Adelaide United

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Competition: Australia A-League
Competition: Sat 12.February
Match begins: 05:50 (UTC)
Venue: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium (20505 seats)

This is football, this is A-League and this is Wellington Phoenix - Adelaide United. Read our thorough match guide!

Insights:
  • Wellington Phoenix have the most conceded goals (16) in A-League
  • Adelaide United have the most points from losing position (9) in A-League

There haven't been much to rest for the home team, as they featured in a A-League fixture only three days back. This match was also played here at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Adelaide United have had more rest.

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Wellington Phoenix form and stats

4-0-1 (win-draw-lost) are the A-League numbers at home for Wellington Phoenix so far this season. It’s been three wins in a row for Wellington Phoenix here at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

The Wellington regulars enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Melbourne Victory and win 1-0. The goalie Sail was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.84 out of ten. Sail topped it up with a clean sheet.

Before that, Wellington Phoenix had a home game versus Macarthur which ended with a victory 3-1.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Wellington Phoenix as they have a new game in only four days, a A-League match thankfully also at home. Brisbane Roar are visiting.

Wellington have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium with 8 goals in 5 league matches.

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Adelaide United form and stats

2-3-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Adelaide United, who have the most points (9) away in A-League, in their A-League matches away. Adelaide United love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

Adelaide United failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Sydney (placed 3rd) that ended with defeat 1-2. Defender Kitto was the best team player with a rating of 7.74. Kitto hit three key passes and won 10 of 14 duels.

Prior to that result Adelaide United won their away game at Newcastle Jets. The scoreline was 2-1.

Adelaide have another game that requires travelling in just three sleeps, a A-League match against Melbourne City. A demanding diary for the visiting team!

Adelaide United find the net regularly in their away games. 7 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. Adelaide United are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have fought before this season: Adelaide United - Wellington 4-0. Last ten meetings involving these participants: Wellington Phoenix won two, Adelaide United triumphed in five and we saw three draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Adelaide UnitedC. Goodwin
C. Goodwin
5 goals
Wellington PhoenixG. Hooper
G. Hooper
3 goals
Wellington PhoenixJ. Sotirio
J. Sotirio
3 goals

Wellington Phoenix missing players

Adelaide United missing players

Wellington Phoenix Adelaide United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
9 5 2 Played P 0 6 11
4 4 2 Won W 0 2 3
1 0 0 Drew D 0 3 5
4 1 0 Lost L 0 1 3
10 8 5 Scored S 0 7 17
16 5 2 Conceded C 0 5 13
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 83% 91%
89% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 82%
67% 60% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 64%
33% 20% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 36%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
56% 60% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 73%
11% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 18%
33% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 18%
 
5 4.8 4 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.7 6.2
6.2 6 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 4.3
1.8 1.4 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3.7 3.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
13.1 14 13.5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 12.8 15
4.2 4.4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.7 5.4
26% 36% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 32% 29%
 
17.4 16.6 17.5 Shots against (avg) S A 0 11.5 12.1
6.4 6 6.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 2.3 3.4
Key stats in A-League this season:
  • Adelaide United have the most points (9) away in A-League
  • Adelaide United have the most points from losing position (9) in A-League
  • Adelaide United have the most scored goals in the second half (13) in A-League
  • Adelaide United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Wellington Phoenix have the most conceded goals (16) in A-League
  • Wellington Phoenix have the most conceded goals in the second half (12) in A-League
  • Wellington Phoenix have the the worst goal difference (-6) 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 Western United 10 6 1 3 10 8 5 4 0 1 4 1 5 2 1 2 6 7 2 19
2 Melbourne City 10 4 4 2 19 15 5 2 2 1 8 7 5 2 2 1 11 8 4 16
3 Sydney 11 4 4 3 16 14 6 2 2 2 9 9 5 2 2 1 7 5 2 16
4 Melbourne Victory 9 4 3 2 14 11 5 2 2 1 9 7 4 2 1 1 5 4 3 15
5 Adelaide United 11 3 5 3 17 13 5 1 2 2 10 8 6 2 3 1 7 5 4 14
6 Macarthur 8 4 2 2 10 10 5 2 2 1 6 7 3 2 0 1 4 3 0 14
7 Wellington Phoenix 9 4 1 4 10 16 5 4 0 1 8 5 4 0 1 3 2 11 -6 13
8 Central Coast Mariners 7 3 0 4 10 10 3 2 0 1 5 3 4 1 0 3 5 7 0 9
9 Western Sydney Wanderers 9 2 3 4 8 13 5 1 2 2 3 5 4 1 1 2 5 8 -5 9
10 Newcastle Jets 8 2 2 4 15 15 5 2 0 3 10 9 3 0 2 1 5 6 0 8
11 Brisbane Roar 9 2 2 5 8 12 4 2 1 1 5 3 5 0 1 4 3 9 -4 8
12 Perth Glory 7 2 1 4 6 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 6 2 0 4 5 5 0 7

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.