Australian A-League Men

Wellington vs Adelaide Utd 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

  • 56': Isaac Hughes
  • 65': Corban Piper
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2 - 2
  • 14': Ryan White
  • 44': Luke Duzel

Introduction

Wellington Phoenix FC are hosting Adelaide United at Sky Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

  • 14': Ryan White (Adelaide United) Goal at 14'
  • 28': Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 28'
  • 30': Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 30'
  • 40': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 40'
  • 44': Luke Duzel (Adelaide United) Goal at 44'
  • 45': Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 45'
  • 54': Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 54'
  • 56': Isaac Hughes (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 56'
  • 65': Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 65'
  • 66': Paulo Retre (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 66'
  • 72': Anselmo (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 72'
  • 79': Austin Ayoubi (Adelaide United) Substitution at 79'
  • 79': Jake Najdovski (Adelaide United) Substitution at 79'
  • 82': Nikola Mileusnic (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 82'

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 3,068

Australian A-League Men Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+12 Newcastle Jets 21 40 7
+15 Auckland FC 21 39 4
+8 Sydney FC 20 33 7
+5 Adelaide United 21 32 7
Full Table

Statistics

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7 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 3
38.1 Possession 61.9
8 SHOTS 15
5 ON GOAL 5
0.6 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
1 Blocked Shots 5
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Line-Ups

WEL Wellington Phoenix FC (3-4-3-d)

No. Name
40 Eamonn Mccarron (GK)
4 Manjrekar James
27 Matthew Sheridan
15 Isaac Hughes
14 Alex Rufer Yellow Card
25 Kazuki Nagasawa
18 Lukas Kelly-Heald Yellow Card
6 Tim Payne
7 Ifeanyi Eze
3 Corban Piper Yellow Card
20 Ramy Najjarine

ADE Adelaide United (3-5-2)

No. Name
22 Joshua Smits (GK)
4 Panagiotis Kikianis
7 Ryan Kitto
14 Jay Barnett
10 Juan Muñiz
44 Ryan White
23 Luke Duzel
12 Jonny Yull
36 Panashe Madanha
87 Anselmo Yellow Card
11 Craig Goodwin Yellow Card

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