A-League · Regular Season - 25
Saturday, 18 April 2026 · 13:00 · Sky Stadium, Wellington · Referee: B. Abraham
Wellington Phoenix2 : 1
Full-time
Western Sydney WanderersHalf-time: 1-1
Match Events
- 16'I. Eze (assist: T. Payne)Normal Goal
- 38'Alex RuferYellow Card
- 41'B. Borrello (assist: A. Thurgate)Normal Goal
- 56'K. Nagasawa (assist: T. Payne)Normal Goal
- 59'J. Rose (assist: A. Waraga)Substitution 1
- 62'R. Najjarine (assist: S. Kartum)Substitution 1
- 62'T. Payne (assist: M. Sheridan)Substitution 2
- 78'S. Ugarkovic (assist: H. Ibusuki)Substitution 2
- 83'C. Piper (assist: L. Brooke-Smith)Substitution 3
- 90'Lukas Kelly-HealdYellow Card
Statistics
6Shots on Goal7
7Shots off Goal3
18Total Shots10
5Blocked Shots0
9Shots insidebox10
9Shots outsidebox1
14Fouls9
10Corner Kicks4
2Offsides0
45%Ball Possession55%
2Yellow Cards0
-Red Cards-
6Goalkeeper Saves4
351Total passes452
281Passes accurate379
80%Passes %84%
1.88expected_goals1.54
-goals_prevented-
Wellington Phoenix4-4-2
Starting XI
- 1J. Oluwayemi(G)
- 6T. Payne(D)
- 28B. Tuiloma(D)
- 15I. Hughes(D)
- 18L. Kelly-Heald(D)
- 20R. Najjarine(M)
- 14A. Rufer(M)
- 8P. Retre(M)
- 25K. Nagasawa(M)
- 7I. Eze(F)
- 3C. Piper(F)
Substitutes
- 30A. Kelly-Heald
- 16S. Kartum(M)
- 4M. James(D)
- 29L. Brooke-Smith(F)
- 11C. Armiento(F)
- 12D. Edwards(D)
- 27M. Sheridan(D)
Western Sydney Wanderers4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 30J. Holmes(G)
- 5D. Scicluna(D)
- 24N. Barrie(D)
- 22A. Pantazopoulos(D)
- 3A. Gersbach(D)
- 8S. Ugarkovic(M)
- 32A. Thurgate(M)
- 38J. Rose(M)
- 23B. Kraev(M)
- 7R. Fraser(M)
- 26B. Borrello(F)
Substitutes
- 20L. Thomas(G)
- 11H. Ibusuki(F)
- 19R. Tongyik(D)
- 39A. Lual(F)
- 25J. Brillante(M)
- 52A. Waraga(F)
- 53O. Morrison(M)
Head-to-Head
- Wellington Phoenix 2 - 1 Western Sydney WanderersSaturday, 18 April 2026
- Western Sydney Wanderers 2 - 2 Wellington PhoenixFriday, 13 February 2026
- Wellington Phoenix 2 - 2 Western Sydney WanderersSaturday, 29 March 2025
- Western Sydney Wanderers 4 - 1 Wellington PhoenixSunday, 22 December 2024
- Western Sydney Wanderers 2 - 0 Wellington PhoenixSaturday, 28 September 2024
Wellington Phoenix — recent form
WWWLL
Western Sydney Wanderers — recent form
DLLLL
League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Wellington Phoenix | 26 | -12 | 33 |
| 12 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | -16 | 21 |