It's advantage Wellington Phoenix so far with their 3rd position in the A-League table, welcoming Adelaide United who are placed 6th.
Wellington have less rest than Adelaide United in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a A-League game only three days ago. That game was an away game at Perth Glory, so at least Wellington are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Wellington Phoenix form and stats
25 points is a decent return from 11 A-League games here at Spotless Stadium for Wellington Phoenix. The data says 8 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. After failing to beat Sydney here at Spotless Stadium, Wellington has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with six wins in a row.
Happy days for Wellington in their previous game, a A-League match away at Perth Glory (placed 5th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Sydney.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of U. Talay when Ulises Dávila scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute.
A decent goal production from Wellington in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 11 league matches. Wellington Phoenix have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Adelaide United form and stats
4 wins, 0 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Adelaide United playing as the away team in the A-League this season.
Two travels in a row for Adelaide, whose manager T. Veart could celebrate last time after the A-League win against Brisbane Roar. A 0-3 loss hosting Newcastle Jets before that.
Goalkeeper Paul Izzo was absolutely vital in the Adelaide United victory against Brisbane Roar, making eight saves.
Adelaide United has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 17 goals from 11 games. Adelaide have conceded 23 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Wellington Phoenix and Adelaide United have met before this season: Adelaide United - Wellington 1-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Wellington Phoenix won one game, four matches ended with a draw and Adelaide United has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  U. Dávila Plascencia 12 goals |   R. McGree 10 goals |  G. Hooper 7 goals |
Wellington Phoenix missing players
Adelaide United missing players
| Wellington Phoenix | Adelaide United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 12 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 36 | 19 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 17 | 35 |
| 27 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 23 | 42 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 82% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 86% |
| 68% | 64% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 91% | 82% |
| 27% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 36% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 23% |
| 68% | 55% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 82% | 73% |
| 23% | 36% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 18% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 9% | 9% |
| 5.3 | 5.3 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9 | 7.6 | 6.9 |
| 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.3 | 5 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 279 | 129 | 39 | Total Shots | T S | 28 | 202 | 370 |
| 102 | 52 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 58 | 107 |
| 35% | 37% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 29% | 33% |
- Adelaide United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Adelaide United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Wellington Phoenix has the fewest conceded goals (9) at home
- Wellington Phoenix has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10)
- Wellington Phoenix have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Wellington Phoenix haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Wellington Phoenix is in the best form (5-0-1)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sydney | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 27 | 51 |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 40 |
| 3 | Wellington Phoenix | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 39 |
| 4 | Brisbane Roar | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 35 |
| 5 | Perth Glory | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| 6 | Adelaide United | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 35 | 42 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 23 | -7 | 30 |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -12 | 28 |
| 8 | Western United | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 27 |
| 9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -3 | 26 |
| 10 | Melbourne Victory | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -11 | 20 |
| 11 | Central Coast Mariners | 24 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 22 | 52 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 28 | -30 | 14 |