Wellington Phoenix vs Adelaide United

Wellington Phoenix

2 - 1

Adelaide United

🕒 Sat, 29 Nov 2025 04:00 Europe/London 📍 Sky Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Daniel Elder 🔁 Regular Season - 6 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 6

Regular Season Table

Wellington Phoenix 8 · Adelaide United 2

Referee Stats

Daniel Elder

19 matches · 3.16 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.16
Reds avg	0.05
Penalties avg	0.47
Over 4.5 cards	16%
Home wins	37%
Draws	16%
Away wins	47%

How the match was won

Wellington Phoenix outshot their opponent (18-10).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
Wellington Phoenix had the sharper finishing (10-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Wellington Phoenix (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-2-6

Goals For / Against

19 / 23

Avg: 1.46 / 1.77

Points

Avg: 1.31

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Adelaide United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-4

Goals For / Against

22 / 20

Avg: 1.57 / 1.43

Points

Avg: 1.43

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

1.31

PPG

1.43

1.46

1.57

1.77

1.43

77%

O2.5

69%

BTTS

92%

46%

Score 1st

23%

League-position context

Wellington Phoenix rank8th

Adelaide United rank2nd

Wellington Phoenix points33

Adelaide United points43

Wellington Phoenix: #8 · 33 pts · GD -12

10 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Adelaide United: #2 · 43 pts · GD +10

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 11 pts above the play-off edge. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Wellington Phoenix last 5 home

W W L L L

Points6/15

Weighted index60

Goals6-10

Record2-0-3

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.

Adelaide United last 5 away

W D W D D

Points9/15

Weighted index69

Goals9-6

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.577%

BTTS69%

BTTS + O2.569%

1H Over 0.562%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 85% · Over 3.5 46% · 1H BTTS 23%

Adelaide United trend breakdown

Over 2.569%

BTTS92%

BTTS + O2.569%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 23% · 1H BTTS 38%

Scoring reliability

Wellington Phoenix score at home77%

Wellington Phoenix clean sheet at home8%

Adelaide United score away100%

Adelaide United clean sheet away8%

First-goal patterns

Wellington Phoenix score first46%

Wellington Phoenix win after scoring first67%

Adelaide United score first23%

Adelaide United win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Wellington Phoenix 33% · Adelaide United 60%

Avg first goal minute: Wellington Phoenix 27.8' · Adelaide United 33.0'

Vs league average

Wellington Phoenix score at home1.46 vs 1.53

Wellington Phoenix concede at home1.77 vs 1.34

Adelaide United score away1.57 vs 1.34

Adelaide United concede away1.43 vs 1.53

Wellington Phoenix score 4% below league average, while Adelaide United score 17% above league average.

Defensive side: Wellington Phoenix are 32% above league average at home, and Adelaide United are 6% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS100%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Wellington Phoenix goal timing (home)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

61-75 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

0-15 3

61-75 2

16-30 1

Adelaide United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

61-75 6

31-45 4

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

0-15 4

16-30 4

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

49%

51%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

376

395

Passes Accurate

278

289

Passes %

74%

73%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

13' ⚽

⚽

13' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Rufer

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Nagasawa

41'

41' C. Armiento

52' ⚽

⚽

52' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

R. Najjarine

Penalty

58' ⚽

⚽

58' ⚽ VAR

Y. Dukuly

Penalty cancelled

60'

60' Y. Dukuly

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ D. Edwards

1st substitution · For: F. Conchie

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ C. Armiento

2nd substitution · For: C. Piper

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ R. Najjarine

3rd substitution · For: T. Loke

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ L. Đuzel

1st substitution · For: A. Ayoubi

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ C. Goodwin

2nd substitution · For: Ryan White

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ J. Yull

3rd substitution · For: Joey Garuccio

74' ⚽

⚽

74' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Joey Garuccio

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Alagich

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ I. Eze

4th substitution · For: Anaru Cassidy

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ P. Madanha

4th substitution · For: H. Crawford

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

Wellington Phoenix beat Adelaide United 2-1 on Saturday, 29 November 2025 in A-League. The match was refereed by Daniel Elder. It was played at Sky Stadium.

First half: Wellington Phoenix took the lead at 13' when A. Rufer scored, with the assist credited to K. Nagasawa, making the score 1-0. C. Armiento received a yellow card for Wellington Phoenix at 41'.

Second half: Wellington Phoenix extended the lead at 52' when R. Najjarine scored (Penalty), making the score 2-0. VAR intervened at 58' for Adelaide United (Penalty cancelled). Y. Dukuly received a yellow card for Adelaide United at 60'. Wellington Phoenix made their 1st substitution at 63', with D. Edwards replacing F. Conchie. Wellington Phoenix made their 2nd substitution at 72', with C. Armiento replacing C. Piper. Wellington Phoenix made their 3rd substitution at 72', with R. Najjarine replacing T. Loke. Adelaide United made their 1st substitution at 72', with L. Đuzel replacing A. Ayoubi. Adelaide United made their 2nd substitution at 72', with C. Goodwin replacing Ryan White. Adelaide United made their 3rd substitution at 72', with J. Yull replacing Joey Garuccio. Adelaide United reduced the deficit at 74' when Joey Garuccio scored, with the assist credited to E. Alagich, making the score 2-1. Wellington Phoenix made their 4th substitution at 80', with I. Eze replacing Anaru Cassidy. Adelaide United made their 4th substitution at 81', with P. Madanha replacing H. Crawford.

Wellington Phoenix used 4 substitutions while Adelaide United used 4 substitutions. Wellington Phoenix got 1 yellow card, while Adelaide United got 1 yellow card.