LiontipsWellington Phoenix vs Adelaide United: Australian Championship Match Prediction
Wellington Phoenix and Adelaide United will play in the 13th round of the Australian A-League. Last season, the visitors were outsiders, and the hosts took second place. Now the opponents have swapped places - the hosts are only in tenth place, and the visitors are in third place. Which of the opponents will be able to score tournament points on January 11? The answer is in our betting tip for this match
Match announcement
Wellington Phoenix
New ZealandCurrent form
Wellington Phoenix finished the previous regular season in second place, just two points behind the first line. The team went straight to the playoff semi-finals, where they lost to Melbourne Victory (0:0, 1:2). Unfortunately, the team failed at the start of the current season and is only in tenth place. The hosts are five points behind the top 6, but have two matches in hand. The New Zealand club recently had a series of three defeats in a row - from Auckland (1:2), Macarthur (1:2) and Western Sydney Wanderers (1:4). They managed to finish 2024 with a victory over Newcastle Jets (2:1), but on January 3 the New Zealanders lost again, this time to Melbourne City (0:2) in an away match.
Disqualifications and injuries
Stefan Kolakowski and Marco Rojas will miss the match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has suffered four defeats in its last five matches.
- The hosts have not drawn in their last nine matches.
Prospective lineup: Oluwayemi - Sutton, Huh, Wootton, Sheridan, Payne - Ishige, Nagasawa, Retre, Brooke-Smith - Barbarouses
Adelaide United
AustraliaCurrent form
Adelaide United have exceeded all expectations this season. The team is third in the league table, but only on additional indicators behind Melbourne City in second place. The visitors are just two points behind leaders Auckland. The visitors suffered their first defeat of the season only in the last match of 2024, losing 2:3 in Adelaide to Western Sydney Wanderers. In the first match of the new year, United won away at Macarthur with a score of 2:1. Now the club will try to build on this success.
Disqualifications and injuries
Bailey O'Neill is ruled out of the match due to injury, while Jordan Elsey is a doubt.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team suffered only one defeat in ten matches
- In each of the last three head-to-head matches, the visitors scored two goals
Probable lineup: Delianov - Pierias, Vriends, Kikianis, Kitto - Sanchez Cortes, Alagic - Clough, Mauk, Ayubi - Godwin
Trends
Bet Exact score 1:2
The visitors' last match ended with this score
9.00Bet Both Teams to Score
This bet has played in the last three away matches
1.52Bet Number 2 in the final score
This pattern has worked in four of the hosts' last five matches
2.10Tip and bets
The teams have been quite effective this season, especially the visitors. Most likely, the opponents will bet on attack in this match as well, because both teams need three points. In addition, in four of the last five head-to-head matches, the opponents beat the total. We expect this to happen this time too.
Our prediction is total over 2.5 goals for 1.60
Bet on the outcome
The visitors are having a great season and plan to continue beating their opponents. The hosts are not in the best shape right now and managed to beat only the underdog Newcastle Jets. Adelaide United currently looks much stronger than Wellington and is unlikely to lose points in this match. Let's bet on the success of the club from Adelaide.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (0) on Adelaide United for 1.55
Bet on corners
Judging by the way the teams have been playing lately, they will be able to please fans with an abundance of over totals, including the number of corner kicks.
Our prediction is total over 10.5 corners for 1.73
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