Western Sydney Wanderers vs Wellington Phoenix
Full Time
2–2
HT: 2–0
Ref: A. KerseyCommBank Stadium, Sydney · 30,000 cap
Match recap
Western Sydney Wanderers and Wellington Phoenix drew 2–2 in their A-League fixture. Fraser and Cancar scored for Western Sydney Wanderers; Tuiloma and Eze replied for Wellington Phoenix. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.25 for Western Sydney Wanderers versus 2.38 for Wellington Phoenix. Western Sydney Wanderers sit 12th in the A-League table while Wellington Phoenix are 8th.
First Half
-5'
Eze
Yellow Card
⚽
Fraser
Assist: Scicluna
⚽
Cancar
Assist: Thurgate
Second Half
46'
⇄
Kartum
46'
⇄
Sheridan
Ugarković
Yellow Card
55'
⇄
Singh
59'
VAR
Penalty cancelled
68'
⚽
Tuiloma
Assist: Armiento
Kraev
Yellow Card
71'
⚽
Eze
⇄
Barbarouses
⇄
Cancar
⇄
Kraev
⇄
Scicluna
⇄
Thurgate
88'
⇄
Eze
Farrell
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
Western Sydney WanderersWellington Phoenix
10Won
Statistical edge
10–4
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.25VS2.38
Attack4 · 2 won
13
Shots
10
5
Shots on target
8
5
Shots in the box
9
8
Shots outside box
1
5
Shots off goal
1
3
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
54%
Possession
46%
438
Total passes
382
351
Accurate passes
294
80%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline0 · 2 won
16
Fouls
9
3
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
3
3
Blocked shots
1
Western Sydney Wanderers
4-4-2
Wellington Phoenix
4-4-2Western Sydney Wanderers
4-4-2Starting XI
- 3A. GersbachD
- 5Dylan SciclunaM
- 7R. FraserM
- 8S. UgarkovićM
- 9K. BarbarousesF
- 14P. CancarD
- 18J. FarrellD
- 20L. ThomasG
- 22A. PantazopoulosD
- 23B. KraevF
- 32A. ThurgateM
Substitutes
- 11H. IbusukiF
- 17J. CarluccioF
- 19R. TongyikD
- 21A. HammondM
- 25J. BrillanteM
- 26B. BorelloF
- 30J. HolmesG
Wellington Phoenix
4-4-2Starting XI
- 6T. PayneD
- 7I. EzeF
- 9S. SinghM
- 11C. ArmientoM
- 14A. RuferM
- 15I. HughesD
- 16S. KartumF
- 25K. NagasawaM
- 27M. SheridanD
- 28B. TuilomaD
Substitutes
- 3C. PiperD
- 4M. JamesD
- 8P. RetreM
- 10N. MileusnicF
- 18L. Kelly-HealdD
- 20R. NajjarineF
- 40E. McCarronG
Western Sydney Wanderers
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Thomas(C) | G | 90 | 8.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Fraser | M | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Dylan Scicluna | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 6/7 |
| Phillip Čančar | D | 74 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Bozhidar Kraev | F | 79 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Anthony Pantazopoulos | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Alex Gersbach | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jacob Farrell | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kosta Barbarouses | F | 74 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Angus Thurgate | M | 84 | 6.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Steven Ugarković | M | 84 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ruon Tongyik | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Holmes | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Brillante | M | 18 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Jarrod Carluccio | F | 16 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aydan Hammond | M | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Hiroshi Ibusuki | F | 18 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Borrello | F | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Tuiloma | D | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Carlo Armiento | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Alex Rufer(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sander Erik Kartum | F | 45 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Isaac Hughes | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kazuki Nagasawa | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/3 |
| Ifeanyi Eze | F | 88 | 6.6 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Sarpreet Singh | M | 55 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Matthew Sheridan | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alby Kelly-Heald | G | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Payne | D | 45 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Eamonn McCarron | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paulo Retre | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lukas Kelly-Heald | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manjrekar James | D | 45 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Corban Piper | D | 35 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Nikola Mileusnić | F | 14 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ramy Najjarine | F | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |