Wellington Phoenix vs Perth Glory
Ref: N. ShakespearSky Stadium, Wellington · 37,034 cap
Match recap
Wellington Phoenix beat Perth Glory 2–0 in their A-League fixture. Piper and Pennington scored for Wellington Phoenix. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.82 for Wellington Phoenix versus 0.39 for Perth Glory. Wellington Phoenix sit 8th in the A-League table while Perth Glory are 10th.
Second Half
46'
⇄
Timmins
⚽
Piper
Assist: Najjarine
60'
Kucharski
Yellow Card
60'
⇄
Kucharski
⇄
Edwards
⇄
Payne
70'
⇄
Colakovski
70'
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Freney
⇄
Tuiloma
⚽
Pennington (OG)
85'
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Unknown
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Eze
⇄
Nagasawa
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle Jets | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | +16 | 48 |
| 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 |
| 10 |  Perth Glory | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 31 |
| 11 |  Brisbane Roar | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 26 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Wellington PhoenixPerth Glory
12Won
Statistical edge
12–2
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.82VS0.39
Attack6 · 0 won
20
Shots
7
6
Shots on target
1
15
Shots in the box
4
5
Shots outside box
3
8
Shots off goal
3
7
Corners
4
Possession & Passing2 · 1 won
50%
Possession
50%
438
Total passes
446
378
Accurate passes
362
86%
Pass accuracy
81%
Discipline3 · 0 won
11
Fouls
12
0
Yellow cards
1
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
5
6
Blocked shots
3
Wellington Phoenix
4-4-2
Perth Glory
4-4-2Wellington Phoenix
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1J. OluwayemiG
- 3C. PiperF
- 6T. PayneD
- 7I. EzeF
- 8P. RetreM
- 12D. EdwardsD
- 14A. RuferM
- 15I. HughesD
- 20R. NajjarineM
- 25K. NagasawaM
- 28B. TuilomaD
Substitutes
- 4M. JamesD
- 11C. ArmientoF
- 16S. KartumM
- 18L. Kelly-HealdD
- 27M. SheridanD
- 29L. Brooke-SmithF
Perth Glory
4-4-2Starting XI
- 2C. A. ShamoonD
- 3S. SuttonD
- 4S. WoottonD
- 7N. PenningtonM
- 8C. TimminsM
- 9J. KucharskiF
- 18L. TevereM
- 27W. FreneyM
- 29M. SuttonG
- 45B. KaltakD
- 67S. ColakovskiF
Substitutes
- 17A. SulemaniF
- 19J. RisdonD
- 20T. OstlerM
- 23Anthony DidulicaF
- 24Andriano LebibD
- 39Giovanni De AbreuM
- 40R. WarnerG
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramy Najjarine | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Corban Piper | F | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Alex Rufer(C) | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2/2 |
| Kazuki Nagasawa | M | 89 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Dan Edwards | D | 65 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Isaac Hughes | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Bill Tuiloma | D | 78 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Joshua Oluwayemi | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paulo Retre | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Tim Payne | D | 65 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Ifeanyi Eze | F | 89 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Carlo Armiento | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Brooke-Smith | F | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Alby Kelly-Heald | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sander Erik Kartum | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthew Sheridan | D | 25 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Lukas Kelly-Heald | D | 25 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Manjrekar James | D | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Perth Glory
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Kaltak | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Wootton(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Callum Timmins | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaiden Kucharski | F | 60 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Sam Sutton | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Nicholas Pennington | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthew Sutton | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| William Freney | M | 70 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Stefan Colakovski | F | 70 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Luca Tevere | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 0/3 |
| Charbel Shamoon | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ryan Warner | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andriano Lebib | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Risdon | D | 10 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Giovanni De Abreu | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Didulica | F | 20 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Trent Ostler | M | 15 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arion Sulemani | F | 30 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |