Wellington Phoenix vs Auckland
Ref: Benjamin Abraham, AustraliaSky Stadium, Wellington · 37,034 cap
Match recap
Auckland beat Wellington Phoenix 2–1 in their A-League fixture. Eze scored for Wellington Phoenix; Cosgrove and Cosgrove replied for Auckland. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.09 for Wellington Phoenix versus 1.07 for Auckland. Wellington Phoenix sit 8th in the A-League table while Auckland are 3rd.
First Half
1'
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Cosgrove
Assist: Randall
⚽
Eze
34'
⚽
Cosgrove
Assist: Randall
Second Half
⇄
Conchie
49'
Hall
Red Card
Hughes
Yellow Card
54'
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Cosgrove
65'
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Brook
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Najjarine
72'
May
Yellow Card
⇄
Loke
77'
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Brimmer
77'
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May
79'
Rogerson
Red Card
⇄
Sheridan
| # | 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 |
| 4 |  Melbourne Victory | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | +11 | 40 |
| 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 PhoenixAuckland
13Won
Statistical edge
13–1
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.09VS1.07
Attack5 · 1 won
19
Shots
12
3
Shots on target
5
13
Shots in the box
8
6
Shots outside box
4
9
Shots off goal
3
13
Corners
0
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
60%
Possession
40%
396
Total passes
280
312
Accurate passes
191
79%
Pass accuracy
68%
Discipline3 · 0 won
11
Fouls
12
1
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
2
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
2
7
Blocked shots
4
Wellington Phoenix
4-4-1-1
Auckland
4-4-2Wellington Phoenix
4-4-1-1Starting XI
- 1Joshua OluwayemiG
- 5Fin Ngahina Roa ConchieF
- 7I. EzeF
- 11Carlo ArmientoM
- 14Alex Arthur RuferM
- 15Isaac Robert HughesD
- 18Lukas Eric Kelly-HealdD
- 20Ramy NajjarineM
- 24Tze-Xuan LokeD
- 25Kazuki NagasawaM
- 27Matthew SheridanD
Substitutes
- 3Corban PiperD
- 12D. EdwardsD
- 17G. Sloane-RodriguesF
- 29L. Brooke-SmithF
- 39J. SmithD
- 40E. McCarronG
- 50Anaru CassidyM
Auckland
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1Michael Cornelis WoudG
- 3Jake Max Girdwood-ReichD
- 6Louis VerstraeteM
- 9Sam Benjamin CosgroveF
- 10Guillermo Luis May BartesaghiF
- 15Francis de VriesD
- 17Callan Rennie ElliotD
- 21Jesse RandallM
- 22Jake William BrimmerM
- 23Daniel Olatunji HallD
- 77Lachlan Ricky BrookM
Substitutes
- 4Nando Zen PijnakerD
- 7Cameron Drew Neru HowiesonM
- 8Luis Felipe Gallegos LeivaM
- 14William Bruce GillionF
- 20Oliver Steven Edward SailG
- 27Logan Tipene RogersonF
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Rufer(C) | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Ifeanyi Eze | F | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Isaac Hughes | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Carlo Armiento | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/2 |
| Lukas Kelly-Heald | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Matt Sheridan | D | 89 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Kazuki Nagasawa | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Ramy Najjarine | M | 71 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/4 |
| Fin Conchie | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Joshua Oluwayemi | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tze-xuan Loke | D | 76 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Anaru Cassidy | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jayden Smith | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eamonn McCarron | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Edwards | D | 14 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Luke Brooke-Smith | F | 19 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Corban Piper | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
Auckland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cosgrove | F | 54 | 8.2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Francis De Vries | D | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
| Jesse Randall | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1/1 |
| Callan Elliot | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Louis Verstraete | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lachlan Brook | M | 65 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Guillermo May | F | 77 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Michael Woud | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Brimmer(C) | M | 77 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Jake Girdwood-Reich | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Hall | D | 49 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Oliver Sail | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Gillion | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonty Bidois | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Howieson | M | 13 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nando Pijnaker | D | 36 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Felipe Gallegos | M | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Logan Rogerson | F | 14 | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |