Auckland vs Wellington Phoenix

Auckland

2 - 1

Wellington Phoenix

🕒 Sat, 07 Dec 2024 04:00 Europe/London 📍 Go Media Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Shaun Evans 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 7

Regular Season Table

Auckland 1 · Wellington Phoenix 11

Referee Stats

Shaun Evans

22 matches · 3.73 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.73
Reds avg	0.05
Penalties avg	0.23
Over 4.5 cards	23%
Home wins	36%
Draws	32%
Away wins	32%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

Auckland (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-4-2

Goals For / Against

26 / 16

Avg: 1.86 / 1.14

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Wellington Phoenix (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-1-8

Goals For / Against

16 / 26

Avg: 1.23 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this A-League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.00

PPG

1.00

1.86

1.23

1.14

2.00

54%

O2.5

62%

46%

BTTS

62%

54%

Score 1st

31%

League-position context

Auckland rank1st

Wellington Phoenix rank11th

Auckland points53

Wellington Phoenix points24

Auckland: #1 · 53 pts · GD +22

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 23 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Wellington Phoenix: #11 · 24 pts · GD -16

24 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts from safety.

29-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Auckland last 5 home

W D D D W

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals14-8

Record2-3-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Wellington Phoenix last 5 away

L L W D L

Points4/15

Weighted index24

Goals6-10

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Auckland trend breakdown

Over 2.554%

BTTS46%

BTTS + O2.538%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 77% · Over 3.5 31% · 1H BTTS 15%

Wellington Phoenix trend breakdown

Over 2.562%

BTTS62%

BTTS + O2.554%

1H Over 0.585%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 85% · Over 3.5 31% · 1H BTTS 15%

Scoring reliability

Auckland score at home85%

Auckland clean sheet at home46%

Wellington Phoenix score away77%

Wellington Phoenix clean sheet away15%

First-goal patterns

Auckland score first54%

Auckland win after scoring first71%

Wellington Phoenix score first31%

Wellington Phoenix win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Auckland 80% · Wellington Phoenix 22%

Avg first goal minute: Auckland 33.7' · Wellington Phoenix 29.8'

Vs league average

Auckland score at home1.86 vs 1.66

Auckland concede at home1.14 vs 1.63

Wellington Phoenix score away1.23 vs 1.63

Wellington Phoenix concede away2.00 vs 1.66

Auckland score 12% above league average, while Wellington Phoenix score 25% below league average.

Defensive side: Auckland are 30% below league average at home, and Wellington Phoenix are 21% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.40

BTTS80%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 4.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Auckland goal timing (home)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

31-45 6

0-15 4

46-60 3

61-75 3

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 4

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 2

0-15 1

Wellington Phoenix goal timing (away)

1H scored: 55% 2H scored: 45% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 10

46-60 4

61-75 3

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

76-90+ 6

31-45 4

46-60 4

61-75 3

16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

17'

17' H. Ishige

22' ↑↓

↑↓

22' ⇄ L. Verstraete

1st substitution · For: C. Howieson

31' ⚽

⚽

31' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

I. Hughes

Own Goal

43'

43' S. Sutton

50'

50' P. Retre

53'

53' C. Howieson

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ L. Rogerson

2nd substitution · For: N. Moreno

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ L. Gillion

3rd substitution · For: L. Toomey

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ P. Retre

1st substitution · For: S. Colakovski

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ T. Payne

2nd substitution · For: M. Rojas

67'

67' K. Barbarouses

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ J. Brimmer

4th substitution · For: T. Smith

70' ⚽

⚽

70' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

N. Pijnaker

Normal Goal · Assist: H. Sakai

78'

78' A. Rufer

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ K. Nagasawa

3rd substitution · For: O. van Hattum

82' ⚽

⚽

82' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

K. Barbarouses

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Rufer

90+5' ↑↓

↑↓

90+5' ⇄ S. Sutton

4th substitution · For: C. Piper

Auckland vs Wellington Phoenix 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Auckland beat Wellington Phoenix 2-1 on Saturday, 07 December 2024 in A-League. The match was refereed by Shaun Evans. It was played at Go Media Stadium.

First half: H. Ishige received a yellow card for Wellington Phoenix at 17'. Auckland made their 1st substitution at 22', with L. Verstraete replacing C. Howieson. Auckland took the lead at 31' when I. Hughes scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-0. S. Sutton received a yellow card for Wellington Phoenix at 43'.

Second half: P. Retre received a yellow card for Wellington Phoenix at 50'. C. Howieson received a yellow card for Auckland at 53'. Auckland made their 2nd substitution at 58', with L. Rogerson replacing N. Moreno. Auckland made their 3rd substitution at 59', with L. Gillion replacing L. Toomey. Wellington Phoenix made their 1st substitution at 60', with P. Retre replacing S. Colakovski. Wellington Phoenix made their 2nd substitution at 61', with T. Payne replacing M. Rojas. K. Barbarouses received a yellow card for Wellington Phoenix at 67'. Auckland made their 4th substitution at 69', with J. Brimmer replacing T. Smith. Auckland extended the lead at 70' when N. Pijnaker scored, with the assist credited to H. Sakai, making the score 2-0. A. Rufer received a yellow card for Wellington Phoenix at 78'. Wellington Phoenix made their 3rd substitution at 80', with K. Nagasawa replacing O. van Hattum. Wellington Phoenix reduced the deficit at 82' when K. Barbarouses scored, with the assist credited to A. Rufer, making the score 2-1. Wellington Phoenix made their 4th substitution at 90+5', with S. Sutton replacing C. Piper.

Auckland used 4 substitutions while Wellington Phoenix used 4 substitutions. Auckland got 1 yellow card, while Wellington Phoenix got 5 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	6
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (83.3%)
BTTS	4 (66.7%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	3
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (100.0%)
BTTS	3 (100.0%)

Auckland vs Wellington Phoenix Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

21 Feb 2026 Wellington Phoenix vs Auckland 0 - 5 06 Dec 2025 Auckland vs Wellington Phoenix 3 - 1 08 Nov 2025 Wellington Phoenix vs Auckland 1 - 2

2024-2025 Season

22 Feb 2025 Auckland vs Wellington Phoenix 6 - 1 07 Dec 2024 Auckland vs Wellington Phoenix 2 - 1 02 Nov 2024 Wellington Phoenix vs Auckland 0 - 2