Week 7 brings us a match on Jan 1st where Wellington Phoenix will travel to Adelaide to battle Adelaide United in a meeting of these two evenly matched A-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, which is great football weather. Adelaide United sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Western United. Connor Pain scored the first goal for Western United in the 44th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Adelaide United couldn’t muster any offence and Western United ran away with the shutout win. Adelaide United looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while wellington Phoenix sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Sydney. Elvis Kamsoba scored the first goal for Sydney in the 19th minute, then Adam Le Fondre added another in the 57th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Wellington Phoenix won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Gary Hooper has been the most effective weapon for Wellington Phoenix lately. The English attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. Adelaide United is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Yengi and Benjamin Halloran each only have 1 goal in their last five.