Wellington Phoenix vs Adelaide United
Ref: L. KeeversSky Stadium, Wellington · 37,034 cap
Match recap
Wellington Phoenix and Adelaide United drew 2–2 in their A-League fixture. Hughes and Piper scored for Wellington Phoenix; Đuzel replied for Adelaide United. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.52 for Wellington Phoenix versus 0.35 for Adelaide United. Wellington Phoenix sit 8th in the A-League table while Adelaide United are 2nd.
First Half
14'
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Goal
Assist: Madanha
Piper
Yellow Card
Kelly-Heald
Yellow Card
Rufer
Yellow Card
44'
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Đuzel
Assist: Goodwin
Second Half
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Kelly-Heald
54'
Goodwin
Yellow Card
⚽
Hughes
Assist: Najjarine
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Piper
Assist: Payne
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Payne
72'
Anselmo
Yellow Card
79'
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Anselmo
79'
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Muñiz
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Eze
| # | 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
9Won
Statistical edge
9–2
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.52VS0.35
Attack3 · 0 won
15
Shots
8
5
Shots on target
5
10
Shots in the box
3
5
Shots outside box
5
6
Shots off goal
2
5
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
62%
Possession
38%
513
Total passes
317
427
Accurate passes
240
83%
Pass accuracy
76%
Discipline1 · 2 won
10
Fouls
7
3
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
3
4
Blocked shots
1
Wellington Phoenix
3-3-1-3
Adelaide United
3-5-2Wellington Phoenix
3-3-1-3Starting XI
- 3C. PiperF
- 4M. JamesD
- 6T. PayneM
- 7I. EzeF
- 14A. RuferM
- 15I. HughesD
- 18L. Kelly-HealdM
- 20R. NajjarineF
- 25K. NagasawaM
- 27M. SheridanD
- 40E. McCarronG
Substitutes
- 5F. ConchieM
- 8P. RetreM
- 10N. MileusnicF
- 24T. LokeF
- 29L. Brooke-SmithF
- 37Anaru CassidyM
- 60J. ChalabiG
Adelaide United
3-5-2Starting XI
- 4P. KikianisD
- 7R. KittoD
- 10Juan MuñizM
- 11C. GoodwinF
- 12J. YullM
- 14J. BarnettD
- 22J. SmitsG
- 23L. ĐuzelM
- 36P. MadanhaM
- 87AnselmoF
Substitutes
- 18J. NajdovskiF
- 40E. CoxG
- 42A. AyoubiM
- 52Sotiri Phillis
- 62F. TalladiraM
- 65Joey GaruccioM
- 74A. Tatu
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corban Piper | F | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4/7 |
| Isaac Hughes | D | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Tim Payne | M | 67 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Alex Rufer(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Ramy Najjarine | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2/4 |
| Manjrekar James | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/3 |
| Kazuki Nagasawa | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ifeanyi Eze | F | 82 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/4 |
| Eamonn McCarron | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Sheridan | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Lukas Kelly-Heald | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Anaru Cassidy | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin Conchie | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tze-xuan Loke | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joseph Chalabi | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paulo Retre | M | 23 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Luke Brooke-Smith | F | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Nikola Mileusnić | F | 8 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Adelaide United
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan White | M | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Joshua Smits | G | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Duzel | M | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Panagiotis Kikianis | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Panashe Madanha | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Jonny Yull | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Juan Muñiz | M | 79 | 6.6 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Jay Barnett | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Goodwin(C) | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0/2 |
| Ryan Kitto | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Anselmo | F | 79 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joey Garuccio | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fabian Talladira | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amlani Tatu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sotiri Phillis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Cox | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Austin Ayoubi | M | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Najdovski | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |