Adelaide United vs Wellington Phoenix

Adelaide United

1 - 1

Wellington Phoenix

🕒 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 08:35 Europe/London 📍 Coopers Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Jonathan Barreiro 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 20

Regular Season Table

Adelaide United 2 · Wellington Phoenix 8

Referee Stats

Jonathan Barreiro

7 matches · 3.29 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.29
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.14
Over 4.5 cards	14%
Home wins	0%
Draws	29%
Away wins	71%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Adelaide United outshot their opponent (19-14).
Adelaide United controlled possession (66%).

Team Overview

Adelaide United (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-3-4

Goals For / Against

25 / 20

Avg: 1.79 / 1.43

Points

Avg: 1.71

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Wellington Phoenix (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-4-5

Goals For / Against

17 / 25

Avg: 1.31 / 1.92

Points

Avg: 1.23

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this A-League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.71

PPG

1.23

1.79

1.31

1.43

1.92

62%

O2.5

62%

69%

BTTS

62%

69%

Score 1st

38%

League-position context

Adelaide United rank2nd

Wellington Phoenix rank8th

Adelaide United points43

Wellington Phoenix points33

Adelaide United: #2 · 43 pts · GD +10

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 11 pts above the play-off edge. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Wellington Phoenix: #8 · 33 pts · GD -12

10 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Adelaide United last 5 home

W D D W L

Points8/15

Weighted index62

Goals11-6

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Wellington Phoenix last 5 away

L L W W D

Points7/15

Weighted index36

Goals4-8

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Adelaide United trend breakdown

Over 2.562%

BTTS69%

BTTS + O2.546%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 46% · 1H BTTS 0%

Wellington Phoenix trend breakdown

Over 2.562%

BTTS62%

BTTS + O2.546%

1H Over 0.577%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 46% · 1H BTTS 15%

Scoring reliability

Adelaide United score at home85%

Adelaide United clean sheet at home15%

Wellington Phoenix score away85%

Wellington Phoenix clean sheet away23%

First-goal patterns

Adelaide United score first69%

Adelaide United win after scoring first67%

Wellington Phoenix score first38%

Wellington Phoenix win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Adelaide United 50% · Wellington Phoenix 38%

Avg first goal minute: Adelaide United 28.7' · Wellington Phoenix 32.6'

Vs league average

Adelaide United score at home1.79 vs 1.53

Adelaide United concede at home1.43 vs 1.34

Wellington Phoenix score away1.31 vs 1.34

Wellington Phoenix concede away1.92 vs 1.53

Adelaide United score 17% above league average, while Wellington Phoenix score 2% below league average.

Defensive side: Adelaide United are 7% above league average at home, and Wellington Phoenix are 26% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS100%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Adelaide United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

76-90+ 6

0-15 4

46-60 4

16-30 3

31-45 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

31-45 2

Wellington Phoenix goal timing (away)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 6

0-15 5

46-60 5

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

66%

34%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

527

261

Passes Accurate

453

186

Passes %

86%

71%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

35' ⚽

⚽

35' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

M. James

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Piper

55' ⚽

⚽

55' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

L. Jovanović

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Yull

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ M. Sheridan

1st substitution · For: T. Payne

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ I. Eze

2nd substitution · For: N. Mileusnic

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ R. Najjarine

3rd substitution · For: S. Kartum

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ C. Armiento

4th substitution · For: D. Edwards

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ J. Barnett

1st substitution · For: Brody Burkitt

83'

83' J. Oluwayemi

83'

83' C. Piper

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ C. Piper

5th substitution · For: L. Brooke-Smith

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ Juan Muñiz

2nd substitution · For: A. Ayoubi

Adelaide United vs Wellington Phoenix 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Adelaide United drew 1-1 with Wellington Phoenix on Friday, 06 March 2026 in A-League. The match was refereed by Jonathan Barreiro. It was played at Coopers Stadium.

First half: Wellington Phoenix took the lead at 35' when M. James scored, with the assist credited to C. Piper, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Adelaide United leveled the score at 55' when L. Jovanović scored, with the assist credited to J. Yull, making the score 1-1. Wellington Phoenix made their 1st substitution at 71', with M. Sheridan replacing T. Payne. Wellington Phoenix made their 2nd substitution at 71', with I. Eze replacing N. Mileusnic. Wellington Phoenix made their 3rd substitution at 78', with R. Najjarine replacing S. Kartum. Wellington Phoenix made their 4th substitution at 78', with C. Armiento replacing D. Edwards. Adelaide United made their 1st substitution at 81', with J. Barnett replacing Brody Burkitt. J. Oluwayemi received a yellow card for Wellington Phoenix at 83'. C. Piper received a yellow card for Wellington Phoenix at 83'. Wellington Phoenix made their 5th substitution at 88', with C. Piper replacing L. Brooke-Smith. Adelaide United made their 2nd substitution at 90+1', with Juan Muñiz replacing A. Ayoubi.

Adelaide United used 2 substitutions while Wellington Phoenix used 5 substitutions. Wellington Phoenix got 2 yellow cards.