Adelaide United vs Wellington Phoenix
Ref: J. BarreiroCoopers Stadium, Adelaide · 17,000 cap
Match recap
Adelaide United and Wellington Phoenix drew 1–1 in their A-League fixture. Jovanović scored for Adelaide United; James replied for Wellington Phoenix. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.86 for Adelaide United versus 0.93 for Wellington Phoenix. Adelaide United sit 2nd in the A-League table while Wellington Phoenix are 8th.
First Half
35'
⚽
James
Assist: Piper
Second Half
⚽
Jovanović
Assist: Yull
71'
⇄
Eze
71'
⇄
Sheridan
78'
⇄
Armiento
78'
⇄
Najjarine
⇄
Barnett
83'
Piper
Yellow Card
83'
Oluwayemi
Yellow Card
88'
⇄
Piper
⇄
Muñiz
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle Jets | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | +16 | 48 |
| 2 |  Adelaide United | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | +10 | 43 |
| 3 |  Auckland | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | +13 | 42 |
| 7 |  Macarthur | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 34 |
| 8 |  Wellington Phoenix | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | -12 | 33 |
| 9 |  Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | -7 | 32 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Adelaide UnitedWellington Phoenix
11Won
Statistical edge
11–1
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.86VS0.93
Attack4 · 0 won
19
Shots
14
5
Shots on target
5
12
Shots in the box
7
7
Shots outside box
7
10
Shots off goal
6
9
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
66%
Possession
34%
526
Total passes
260
453
Accurate passes
185
86%
Pass accuracy
71%
Discipline2 · 1 won
9
Fouls
12
0
Yellow cards
2
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
4
4
Blocked shots
3
Adelaide United
4-1-4-1
Wellington Phoenix
5-3-2Adelaide United
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 3Bart VriendsD
- 4Panagiotis KikianisD
- 7Ryan KittoD
- 9Luka JovanovićF
- 10Juan MuñizM
- 12Jonny YullM
- 14Jay BarnettD
- 19Yaya DukulyM
- 22Joshua Gerardus Petrus Wilhelm SmitsG
- 55Ethan AlagichM
Substitutes
- 17Ben FolamiF
- 23Luke ĐuzelM
- 35Brody BurkittF
- 40Ethan Anthony Robert CoxG
- 42Austin AyoubiM
- 52Sotiri PhillisD
- 65Joey GaruccioM
Wellington Phoenix
5-3-2Starting XI
- 1Joshua OluwayemiG
- 3Corban PiperF
- 4Manjrekar JamesD
- 7I. EzeF
- 8Paulo Ricardo Pereira RetreM
- 11Carlo ArmientoD
- 15Isaac Robert HughesD
- 20Ramy NajjarineM
- 25Kazuki NagasawaM
- 27Matthew SheridanD
- 28Bill Poni TuilomaD
Substitutes
- 6Timothy John PayneD
- 10Nikola MileusnicF
- 12D. EdwardsD
- 16Sander Erik KartumM
- 18Lukas Eric Kelly-HealdD
- 29L. Brooke-SmithF
Adelaide United
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Jovanovic | F | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 4/6 |
| Bart Vriends(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Juan Muñiz | M | 89 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1/2 |
| Joshua Smits | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonny Yull | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1/3 |
| Ryan White | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2/3 |
| Ethan Alagich | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Yaya Dukuly | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2/3 |
| Panagiotis Kikianis | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Barnett | D | 81 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ryan Kitto | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ethan Cox | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Duzel | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Folami | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Austin Ayoubi | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Sotiri Phillis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joey Garuccio | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brody Burkitt | F | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Hughes | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Joshua Oluwayemi | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manjrekar James | D | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Carlo Armiento | D | 78 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Kazuki Nagasawa(C) | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Bill Tuiloma | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Paulo Retre | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Corban Piper | F | 88 | 6.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0/3 |
| Matthew Sheridan | D | 71 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ramy Najjarine | M | 78 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Ifeanyi Eze | F | 71 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alby Kelly-Heald | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Brooke-Smith | F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lukas Kelly-Heald | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Edwards | D | 12 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Payne | D | 19 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikola Mileusnić | F | 19 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Sander Erik Kartum | M | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |