In a weekend match in week 8, on Saturday Dec 17th, Adelaide United and Wellington Phoenix will play a match in Wellington in a meeting of these two A-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, a perfect day for football. Wellington Phoenix sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Western Sydney Wanderers. Bozhidar Kraev scored the first goal for Wellington Phoenix in the 61st minute, then in the 79th minute, Yeni N’Gbakoto sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Yeni N’Gbakoto earning Western Sydney Wanderers at least a draw. Wellington Phoenix looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while adelaide United sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Brisbane Roar. George Blackwood struck first for Adelaide United in the 72nd minute, but Jay O’Shea got the equalizer for Brisbane Roar in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point. Adelaide United is looking for direction having 3 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Wellington Phoenix and Adelaide United battled to a 1-1 draw. Waine struck first for Wellington Phoenix in the 75th minute, then Ben Halloran got the equalizer for Adelaide United in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Craig Goodwin earning them at least the one point.
For Adelaide United, their top scorers are Craig Goodwin and Hiroshi Ibusuki, each having 3 goals in their last five matches. Bozhidar Kraev has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored four goals for Wellington Phoenix.