Wellington Phoenix vs Auckland
Ref: L. KeeversSky Stadium, Wellington · 37,034 cap
Match recap
Auckland beat Wellington Phoenix 5–0 in their A-League fixture. Oluwayemi, Randall, May, Randall, and Brook scored for Auckland. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.86 for Wellington Phoenix versus 1.11 for Auckland. Wellington Phoenix sit 8th in the A-League table while Auckland are 3rd.
First Half
20'
Sakai
Yellow Card
24'
⚽
Oluwayemi (OG)
30'
⚽
Randall
Assist: de Vries
41'
⚽
May
Assist: Gallegos
Eze
Yellow Card
45+3'
Girdwood-Reich
Yellow Card
45'
⚽
Randall
Assist: May
Second Half
⇄
Oluwayemi
Hughes
Yellow Card
⇄
Najjarine
71'
⇄
Howieson
71'
⇄
Sakai
74'
⚽
Brook
Assist: Randall
75'
⇄
Randall
75'
⇄
May
⇄
Retre
⇄
Nagasawa
82'
⇄
Gallegos
Kartum
Yellow Card
Armiento
Yellow Card
| # | 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
4Won
Statistical edge
4–9
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.86VS1.11
Attack2 · 4 won
8
Shots
10
1
Shots on target
5
6
Shots in the box
7
2
Shots outside box
3
5
Shots off goal
4
6
Corners
1
Possession & Passing0 · 3 won
50%
Possession
50%
283
Total passes
298
178
Accurate passes
202
63%
Pass accuracy
68%
Discipline1 · 2 won
11
Fouls
9
4
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
4
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
1
2
Blocked shots
1
Wellington Phoenix
4-4-2
Auckland
3-4-3Wellington Phoenix
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1Joshua OluwayemiG
- 4Manjrekar JamesD
- 7I. EzeF
- 8Paulo Ricardo Pereira RetreM
- 11Carlo ArmientoM
- 14Alex Arthur RuferM
- 15Isaac Robert HughesD
- 20Ramy NajjarineF
- 25Kazuki NagasawaM
- 27Matthew SheridanD
- 28Bill Poni TuilomaD
Substitutes
- 3Corban PiperD
- 10Nikola MileusnicF
- 16Sander Erik KartumM
- 18Lukas Eric Kelly-HealdD
- 24Tze-Xuan LokeF
- 39J. SmithD
Auckland
3-4-3Starting XI
- 1Michael Cornelis WoudG
- 2Hiroki SakaiD
- 3Jake Max Girdwood-ReichD
- 7Cameron Drew Neru HowiesonM
- 8Luis Felipe Gallegos LeivaM
- 10Guillermo Luis May BartesaghiF
- 15Francis de VriesM
- 17Callan Rennie ElliotM
- 21Jesse RandallF
- 23Daniel Olatunji HallD
- 27Logan Tipene RogersonF
Substitutes
- 12James HiltonG
- 22Jake William BrimmerM
- 28Bailey FergusonM
- 45M. D'HotmanD
- 46J. MitchellM
- 77Lachlan Ricky BrookF
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulo Retre | M | 77 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Ramy Najjarine | F | 60 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Alex Rufer(C) | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Kazuki Nagasawa | M | 77 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Carlo Armiento | M | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0/2 |
| Ifeanyi Eze | F | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/3 |
| Isaac Hughes | D | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manjrekar James | D | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthew Sheridan | D | 90 | 5.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Tuiloma | D | 90 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Oluwayemi | G | 45 | 4.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nikola Mileusnić | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jayden Smith | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tze-xuan Loke | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lukas Kelly-Heald | D | 13 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Sander Erik Kartum | M | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Corban Piper | D | 30 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Alby Kelly-Heald | G | 45 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Auckland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Randall | F | 75 | 9.2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0/3 |
| Guillermo May | F | 75 | 7.9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/4 |
| Francis De Vries | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Jake Girdwood-Reich | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Hall | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hiroki Sakai(C) | D | 71 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Michael Woud | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Felipe Gallegos | M | 82 | 6.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Callan Elliot | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Cameron Howieson | M | 71 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Logan Rogerson | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| James Hilton | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt D'Hotman de Villiers | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lachlan Brook | F | 19 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Jake Brimmer | M | 19 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Jonty Bidois | F | 15 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| James Mitchell | M | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bailey Ferguson | M | 15 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |