A-League Men Scores & Fixtures
A-League Men Table
On Thursday 4th January
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | Wellington Phoenix | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 21 |
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| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 20 |
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| 3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 18 |
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| 4 | Melbourne City | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 15 |
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| 5 | Macarthur | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 15 |
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| 6 | Central Coast Mariners | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 14 |
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| 7 | Adelaide United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 14 |
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| 8 | Brisbane Roar | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 14 |
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| 9 | Sydney | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 12 |
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| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 12 |
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| 11 | Perth Glory | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 8 |
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| 12 | Western United | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 23 | -16 | 6 |
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Key
- Position 1 - 2 : Final Series
- Position 3 - 6 : Final Series Play-offs
Team Lineups
home team, Adelaide United
Manager: Carl Veart
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Delianov, Goalkeeper
43, Bovalina, Defender
41, Popovic, Defender
4, Ansell, Defender
7, Kitto, Defender
22, Tunnicliffe, Defensive Midfielder
8, Sánchez, Defensive Midfielder
66, Irankunda, Attacking Midfielder
17, Jovanovic, Attacking Midfielder
10, Clough, Attacking Midfielder
9, Ibusuki, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, J. Delianov
- Number 7, R. Kitto , Captain
- Number 4, N. Ansell , substituted for B. Warland at 46 minutes
- Number 41, A. Popović , Yellow Card at 43 minutes
- Number 43, G. Bovalina
- Number 8, Isaías
- Number 22, R. Tunnicliffe , Yellow Card at 41 minutes
- Number 10, Z. Clough , substituted for Javi López at 85 minutes
- Number 17, L. Jovanović , substituted for B. Halloran at 46 minutes
- Number 66, N. Irankunda , Yellow Card at 37 minutes, substituted for E. Alagich at 93 minutes
- Number 9, H. Ibusuki , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 4, substituted for L. Đuzel at 96 minutes
Substitutes
home team, Adelaide United
- Number 55, E. Alagich
- Number 50, S. Hall
- Number 26, B. Halloran
- Number 31, B. Oliveira
- Number 21, Javi López
- Number 3, B. Warland , Red Card at 83 minutes
- Number 23, L. Đuzel
away team, Wellington Phoenix
Manager: Giancarlo Italiano
Formation: 4 - 3 - 1 - 2
Pitch Formation
40, Paulsen, Goalkeeper
6, Payne, Defender
3, Surman, Defender
4, Wootton, Defender
18, Lukas Kelly-Heald, Defender
12, Mohamed Al Taay, Defensive Midfielder
14, Rufer, Defensive Midfielder
15, Pennington, Defensive Midfielder
8, Old, Attacking Midfielder
7, Barbarouses, Striker
11, Kraev, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 40, A. Paulsen , Yellow Card at 77 minutes
- Number 18, L. Kelly-Heald , substituted for S. Sutton at 56 minutes
- Number 4, S. Wootton
- Number 3, F. Surman
- Number 6, T. Payne
- Number 15, N. Pennington
- Number 14, A. Rufer , Captain
- Number 12, Mohamed Al Taay , substituted for D. Ball at 62 minutes
- Number 8, B. Old
- Number 11, B. Kraev , substituted for O. van Hattum at 82 minutes
- Number 7, K. Barbarouses
away team, Wellington Phoenix
- Number 10, D. Ball
- Number 25, J. Duncan
- Number 26, I. Hughes
- Number 43, M. Sheridan
- Number 23, L. Supyk
- Number 19, S. Sutton
- Number 24, O. van Hattum , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 2
home team, Adelaide United
Manager: Carl Veart
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Delianov, Goalkeeper
43, Bovalina, Defender
41, Popovic, Defender
4, Ansell, Defender
7, Kitto, Defender
22, Tunnicliffe, Defensive Midfielder
8, Sánchez, Defensive Midfielder
66, Irankunda, Attacking Midfielder
17, Jovanovic, Attacking Midfielder
10, Clough, Attacking Midfielder
9, Ibusuki, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, J. Delianov
- Number 7, R. Kitto , Captain
- Number 4, N. Ansell , substituted for B. Warland at 46 minutes
- Number 41, A. Popović , Yellow Card at 43 minutes
- Number 43, G. Bovalina
- Number 8, Isaías
- Number 22, R. Tunnicliffe , Yellow Card at 41 minutes
- Number 10, Z. Clough , substituted for Javi López at 85 minutes
- Number 17, L. Jovanović , substituted for B. Halloran at 46 minutes
- Number 66, N. Irankunda , Yellow Card at 37 minutes, substituted for E. Alagich at 93 minutes
- Number 9, H. Ibusuki , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 4, substituted for L. Đuzel at 96 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 55, E. Alagich
- Number 50, S. Hall
- Number 26, B. Halloran
- Number 31, B. Oliveira
- Number 21, Javi López
- Number 3, B. Warland , Red Card at 83 minutes
- Number 23, L. Đuzel
away team, Wellington Phoenix
Manager: Giancarlo Italiano
Formation: 4 - 3 - 1 - 2
Pitch Formation
40, Paulsen, Goalkeeper
6, Payne, Defender
3, Surman, Defender
4, Wootton, Defender
18, Lukas Kelly-Heald, Defender
12, Mohamed Al Taay, Defensive Midfielder
14, Rufer, Defensive Midfielder
15, Pennington, Defensive Midfielder
8, Old, Attacking Midfielder
7, Barbarouses, Striker
11, Kraev, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 40, A. Paulsen , Yellow Card at 77 minutes
- Number 18, L. Kelly-Heald , substituted for S. Sutton at 56 minutes
- Number 4, S. Wootton
- Number 3, F. Surman
- Number 6, T. Payne
- Number 15, N. Pennington
- Number 14, A. Rufer , Captain
- Number 12, Mohamed Al Taay , substituted for D. Ball at 62 minutes
- Number 8, B. Old
- Number 11, B. Kraev , substituted for O. van Hattum at 82 minutes
- Number 7, K. Barbarouses
Substitutes
- Number 10, D. Ball
- Number 25, J. Duncan
- Number 26, I. Hughes
- Number 43, M. Sheridan
- Number 23, L. Supyk
- Number 19, S. Sutton
- Number 24, O. van Hattum , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 2
- Referee:
- Jonathan Barreiro
- Video Assistant Referee:
- Kris Griffiths-Jones
- Assistant Referee 1:
- George Lakrindis
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Henry Day
- Fourth Official:
- Daniel Cook
- Assistant VAR Official:
- Kearney Robinson
Match Officials
Match Stats
Key, Adelaide Utd v WellingtonOverall Possession
Shots
Adelaide United 28Wellington Phoenix 8Shots on target
Adelaide United 7Wellington Phoenix 4Shots off target
Adelaide United 14Wellington Phoenix 2Blocked shots
Adelaide United 7Wellington Phoenix 2Goalkeeper saves
Adelaide United 2Wellington Phoenix 5Fouls
Adelaide United 14Wellington Phoenix 5Corners
Adelaide United 18Wellington Phoenix 1Season so far
A-League Men
Key, Adelaide Utd v Wellington
League position, Adelaide United 10th, Wellington Phoenix 2ndTotal points, Adelaide United 1, Wellington Phoenix 4
Form guide
All competitions
Adelaide United lose
v Melbourne Victory
2
0
A-League Men
Wellington Phoenix lose
v Sydney
3
1
A-League Men
Adelaide United won
v Newcastle Jets
3
1
A-League Men
Wellington Phoenix won
v Western Sydney Wanderers
2
0
A-League Men
Adelaide United lose
v Western Sydney Wanderers
1
0
A-League Men
Wellington Phoenix won
v Macarthur
0
3
A-League Men
Adelaide United lose
v Brisbane Roar
0
2
A-League Men
Wellington Phoenix lose
v Newcastle Jets
0
3
A-League Men
Adelaide United lose
v Macarthur
4
3
A-League Men
Wellington Phoenix won
v Western United
0
1
A-League Men
Previous meetings
All competitions
Adelaide United and Wellington PhoenixAdelaide United Won 23Wellington Phoenix Won 11Draw 14
Played
48
Previous scores
All competitions
A-League Men
Adelaide United 2 , Wellington Phoenix 0 on the 5th of May 2023
Adelaide United
Wellington Phoenix
5th of May 2023
Adelaide United 5 , Wellington Phoenix 1 on the 17th of March 2023
Adelaide United
Wellington Phoenix
17th of March 2023
Wellington Phoenix 3 , Adelaide United 1 on the 17th of December 2022
Wellington Phoenix
Adelaide United
17th of December 2022