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Wellington Phoenix vs Adelaide United: result 1-2 and analysis

A-LeagueRegular Season - 13Kick-off on January 11, 2025 at 04:00 AM (UTC)Sky Stadium, Wellington

Wellington Phoenix
1-2
Adelaide United

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What was the result of Wellington Phoenix vs Adelaide United?

Adelaide United won 1-2 on January 11, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 7′M. SheridanAdelaide United (o.g.)
  • 50′C. PiperWellington Phoenix
  • 75′L. JovanovićAdelaide United

Official lineup for Wellington Phoenix vs Adelaide United

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Wellington Phoenix

4-4-2
  1. 9H. Ishige
  2. 7K. Barbarouses
  1. 19S. Sutton
  2. 8P. Retre
  3. 12M. Al-Taay
  4. 3C. Piper
  1. 18L. Kelly-Heald
  2. 4S. Wootton
  3. 15I. Hughes
  4. 27M. Sheridan
  1. 1J. Oluwayemi

Adelaide United

4-2-3-1
  1. 26A. Goodwin
  1. 17Ben Folami
  2. 6S. Mauk
  3. 10Z. Clough
  1. 55E. Alagich
  2. 14J. Barnett
  1. 21Javi López
  2. 51P. Kikianis
  3. 3B. Vriends
  4. 20D. Pierias
  1. 1J. Delianov
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Wellington Phoenix have 5 wins, 1 draw and 9 defeats; Adelaide United have 9, 4 and 2.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Wellington Phoenix
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 3, 2025Melbourne City(away)0-2A-League
Dec 28, 2024Newcastle Jets(home)2-1A-League
Dec 22, 2024Western Sydney Wanderers(away)1-4A-League
Dec 14, 2024Macarthur(home)1-2A-League
Dec 7, 2024Auckland(away)1-2A-League
Adelaide United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 6, 2025Macarthur(away)2-1A-League
Dec 27, 2024Western Sydney Wanderers(home)2-3A-League
Dec 20, 2024Sydney(home)3-3A-League
Dec 13, 2024Central Coast Mariners(away)4-0A-League
Dec 7, 2024Newcastle Jets(away)1-0A-League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Wellington Phoenix wins, 2 draws, 2 Adelaide United wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 3, 2024Wellington Phoenix 3-2 Adelaide UnitedA-League
Jan 4, 2024Adelaide United 2-2 Wellington PhoenixA-League
May 5, 2023Adelaide United 2-0 Wellington PhoenixA-League
Mar 17, 2023Adelaide United 5-1 Wellington PhoenixA-League
Dec 17, 2022Wellington Phoenix 3-1 Adelaide UnitedA-League
Oct 9, 2022Wellington Phoenix 1-1 Adelaide UnitedA-League

Last archived meeting: Wellington Phoenix vs Adelaide United on Mar 3, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

Wellington Phoenix score 1.0 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Adelaide United score 2.2 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Wellington Phoenix1.01.346/156/15
Adelaide United2.21.5212/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Wellington Phoenix sit 1st in A-League (10 points from 4 matches) and Adelaide United sit 12th (1 point from 3 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Wellington Phoenix43107110
12Adelaide United3012381

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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