Wellington Phoenix vs Western Sydney Wanderers
Full Time
2–1
HT: 1–1
Ref: B. AbrahamSky Stadium, Wellington · 37,034 cap
Match recap
Wellington Phoenix beat Western Sydney Wanderers 2–1 in their A-League fixture. Eze and Nagasawa scored for Wellington Phoenix; Borello replied for Western Sydney Wanderers. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.88 for Wellington Phoenix versus 1.54 for Western Sydney Wanderers. Wellington Phoenix sit 8th in the A-League table while Western Sydney Wanderers are 12th.
First Half
⚽
Eze
Assist: Payne
Rufer
Yellow Card
41'
⚽
Borello
Assist: Thurgate
Second Half
⚽
Nagasawa
Assist: Payne
59'
⇄
Rose
⇄
Najjarine
⇄
Payne
78'
⇄
Ugarković
⇄
Piper
Kelly-Heald
Yellow Card
| # | 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 |
| 11 |  Brisbane Roar | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 26 |
| 12 |  Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -16 | 21 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Wellington PhoenixWestern Sydney Wanderers
6Won
Statistical edge
6–9
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.88VS1.54
Attack4 · 2 won
18
Shots
10
6
Shots on target
7
9
Shots in the box
10
9
Shots outside box
1
7
Shots off goal
3
10
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
45%
Possession
55%
351
Total passes
452
281
Accurate passes
379
80%
Pass accuracy
84%
Discipline0 · 3 won
14
Fouls
9
2
Yellow cards
0
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
4
5
Blocked shots
0
Wellington Phoenix
4-4-2
Western Sydney Wanderers
4-2-3-1Wellington Phoenix
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1Joshua OluwayemiG
- 3Corban PiperF
- 6Timothy John PayneD
- 7I. EzeF
- 8Paulo Ricardo Pereira RetreM
- 14Alex Arthur RuferM
- 15Isaac Robert HughesD
- 18Lukas Eric Kelly-HealdD
- 20Ramy NajjarineM
- 25Kazuki NagasawaM
- 28Bill Poni TuilomaD
Substitutes
- 4Manjrekar JamesD
- 11Carlo ArmientoF
- 12D. EdwardsD
- 16Sander Erik KartumM
- 27Matthew SheridanD
- 29L. Brooke-SmithF
Western Sydney Wanderers
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3Alexander Joseph GersbachD
- 5Dylan SciclunaD
- 7Ryan FraserM
- 8Steven Peter UgarkovićM
- 22Anthony PantazopoulosD
- 23Bozhidar Boykov KraevM
- 24Nathan BarrieD
- 26Brandon Joel Gaetano BorrelloF
- 30Jordan Thomas HolmesG
- 32Angus Charles ThurgateM
- 38J. RoseM
Substitutes
- 11Hiroshi IbusukiF
- 19Ruon Kuk TongyikD
- 20Lawrence Andrew Kingsley ThomasG
- 25Joshua BrillanteM
- 39A. LualF
- 52A. WaragaF
- 53O. MorrisonM
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazuki Nagasawa | M | 90 | 8.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1/1 |
| Joshua Oluwayemi | G | 90 | 8.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Payne | D | 62 | 8.2 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — |
| Lukas Kelly-Heald | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Bill Tuiloma | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ramy Najjarine | M | 62 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Paulo Retre | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Isaac Hughes | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Alex Rufer(C) | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Ifeanyi Eze | F | 90 | 6.3 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0/3 |
| Corban Piper | F | 83 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alby Kelly-Heald | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manjrekar James | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carlo Armiento | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Edwards | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sander Erik Kartum | M | 28 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Matthew Sheridan | D | 28 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Brooke-Smith | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |
Western Sydney Wanderers
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Borrello(C) | F | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1/2 |
| Ryan Fraser | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Nathan Barrie | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Anthony Pantazopoulos | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Holmes | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bozhidar Kraev | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/4 |
| Dylan Scicluna | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/4 |
| Angus Thurgate | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Jai Rose | M | 59 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Steven Ugarkovic | M | 78 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Alex Gersbach | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Awan Lual | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Morrison | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lawrence Thomas | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Brillante | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ruon Tongyik | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hiroshi Ibusuki | F | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Atiya Waraga | F | 31 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |