Adelaide United vs Wellington Phoenix Preview: Team News & Prediction

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Adelaide United were performing very well at the start of this season but have since slid down the Australian A League table as they now take on last season’s regular season runners’ up.

Kick-off date/time: Friday 18th April, 2025: UK – 10:35am / US ET – 5:35am / US PT – 2:35am

How to watch on TV/online: UK – YouTube / US – ESPN / Australia – Paramount+

Adelaide United Team News: Couple of issues

Ahead of the visit of the Wellington Phoenix to Adelaide this weekend, Adelaide United have no fresh injury concerns or suspension issues but they are dealing with a couple of injury issues such as defender Bradley O’Neil and winger Panashe Madanha.

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Vartuli; Pierias, Elsey, Kikianis, Javi Lopez; Alagich, Mauk; Yull, Clough, Folami; Goodwin

Unavailable: O’Neil (Injured), Madanha (Injured)

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Wellington Phoenix Team News: A few injuries

Wellington Phoenix are dealing with a few key injury issues ahead of the trip to South Australia as first-choice goalkeeper Alby Kelly-Heald is sidelined alongside attacking duo Chico Geraldes and Stefan Colakovski.

Predicted XI (4-3-2-1): Oluwayemi; Payne, Hughes, Wootton, Sutton; Piper, Rufer, Sheridan; Nagasawa, Ishige; Barbarouses

Unavailable: A. Kelly-Heald (Injured), Chico Geraldes (Injured), Colakovski (Injured)

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Adelaide United vs Wellington Phoenix Prediction

Adelaide United have spent a lot of this season challenging Auckland at the top-of-the-table but their miserable form continued last weekend with a 4-1 hammering at the hands of a poor Perth Glory side in Western Australia last weekend. That means are winless in their last eight matches with their 23 matches so far this season consisting of 101 goals. They face a Wellington Phoenix side that have massively regressed in this campaign and that continued last weekend with a 3-2 defeat at home to Melbourne Victory. Neither side are impressive at the moment but both are capable of scoring and conceding at quite a high rate so both teams scoring seems a good bet for this one.

Adelaide United vs Wellington Phoenix Tip: Both teams to score