Wellington Phoenix vs Adelaide United
Ref: D. ElderSky Stadium, Wellington · 37,034 cap
Match recap
Wellington Phoenix beat Adelaide United 2–1 in their A-League fixture. Rufer and Najjarine scored for Wellington Phoenix; Joey Garuccio replied for Adelaide United. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.19 for Wellington Phoenix versus 1.01 for Adelaide United. Wellington Phoenix sit 8th in the A-League table while Adelaide United are 2nd.
First Half
⚽
Rufer
Assist: Nagasawa
Armiento
Yellow Card
Second Half
⚽
Najjarine
Penalty
58'
VAR
Penalty cancelled
60'
Dukuly
Yellow Card
⇄
Edwards
72'
⇄
Goodwin
⇄
Armiento
⇄
Najjarine
72'
⇄
Đuzel
72'
⇄
Yull
74'
⚽
Joey Garuccio
Assist: Alagich
⇄
Eze
81'
⇄
Madanha
| # | 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
Wellington PhoenixAdelaide United
7Won
Statistical edge
7–6
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.19VS1.01
Attack4 · 1 won
18
Shots
10
10
Shots on target
2
9
Shots in the box
5
9
Shots outside box
5
5
Shots off goal
6
6
Corners
6
Possession & Passing1 · 3 won
49%
Possession
51%
376
Total passes
395
278
Accurate passes
289
74%
Pass accuracy
73%
Discipline1 · 1 won
11
Fouls
17
1
Yellow cards
1
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
8
3
Blocked shots
2
Wellington Phoenix
5-3-2
Adelaide United
4-4-2Wellington Phoenix
5-3-2Starting XI
- 1J. OluwayemiG
- 4M. JamesD
- 7I. EzeF
- 11C. ArmientoF
- 12D. EdwardsD
- 14A. RuferM
- 15I. HughesD
- 18L. Kelly-HealdD
- 20R. NajjarineM
- 25K. NagasawaM
- 27M. SheridanD
Substitutes
- 3C. PiperD
- 5F. ConchieM
- 23L. SupykF
- 24T. LokeF
- 29L. Brooke-SmithF
- 37Anaru CassidyM
Adelaide United
4-4-2Starting XI
- 3B. VriendsD
- 4P. KikianisD
- 9L. JovanovićF
- 11C. GoodwinF
- 12J. YullM
- 19Y. DukulyM
- 22J. SmitsG
- 23L. ĐuzelM
- 36P. MadanhaD
- 55E. AlagichM
- 62F. TalladiraD
Substitutes
- 14J. BarnettM
- 40E. CoxG
- 42A. AyoubiM
- 58H. CrawfordF
- 65Joey GaruccioM
- 71Vinko StanisicD
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Rufer(C) | M | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Ramy Najjarine | M | 72 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | — |
| Kazuki Nagasawa | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 0/1 |
| Carlo Armiento | F | 72 | 7.0 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Matt Sheridan | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2/2 |
| Manjrekar James | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Joshua Oluwayemi | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lukas Kelly-Heald | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Daniel Edwards | D | 63 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Isaac Hughes | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ifeanyi Eze | F | 80 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2/6 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Luke Supyk | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Brooke-Smith | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alby Kelly-Heald | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tze-xuan Loke | F | 18 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anaru Cassidy | M | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Fin Conchie | M | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Corban Piper | D | 18 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
Adelaide United
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Smits | G | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Panagiotis Kikianis | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ethan Alagich | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Bart Vriends | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Luka Jovanovic | F | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Panashe Madanha | D | 81 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Craig Goodwin(C) | F | 72 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Jonny Yull | M | 72 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/2 |
| Yaya Dukuly | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Luke Duzel | M | 72 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/2 |
| Fabian Talladira | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Vinko Stanisic | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Cox | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Barnett | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joey Garuccio | M | 18 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ryan White | M | 18 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Harry Crawford | F | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Austin Ayoubi | M | 18 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |