Wellington Phoenix vs Auckland

Wellington Phoenix

1 - 2

Auckland

🕒 Sat, 08 Nov 2025 06:00 Europe/London 📍 Sky Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Benjamin Abraham 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 4

Regular Season Table

Wellington Phoenix 8 · Auckland 3

Referee Stats

Benjamin Abraham

19 matches · 2.37 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.37
Reds avg	0.16
Penalties avg	0.05
Over 4.5 cards	11%
Home wins	32%
Draws	42%
Away wins	26%

How the match was won

Wellington Phoenix outshot their opponent (19-12).
Wellington Phoenix controlled possession (60%).
Auckland had the sharper finishing (3-5 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

Auckland (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-2

Goals For / Against

25 / 12

Avg: 1.79 / 0.86

Points

Avg: 1.86

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

1.86

1.46

1.79

1.77

0.86

77%

O2.5

54%

69%

BTTS

69%

46%

Score 1st

62%

League-position context

Wellington Phoenix rank8th

Auckland rank3rd

Wellington Phoenix points33

Auckland points42

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.

Auckland: #3 · 42 pts · GD +13

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

9-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.

Auckland last 5 away

D D W W D

Points9/15

Weighted index56

Goals11-5

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%

Auckland trend breakdown

Over 2.554%

BTTS69%

BTTS + O2.546%

1H Over 0.546%

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

Scoring reliability

Wellington Phoenix score at home77%

Wellington Phoenix clean sheet at home8%

Auckland score away92%

Auckland clean sheet away31%

First-goal patterns

Wellington Phoenix score first46%

Wellington Phoenix win after scoring first67%

Auckland score first62%

Auckland win after scoring first63%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Wellington Phoenix 33% · Auckland 100%

Avg first goal minute: Wellington Phoenix 27.8' · Auckland 28.6'

Vs league average

Wellington Phoenix score at home1.46 vs 1.53

Wellington Phoenix concede at home1.77 vs 1.34

Auckland score away1.79 vs 1.34

Auckland concede away0.86 vs 1.53

Wellington Phoenix score 4% below league average, while Auckland score 33% above league average.

Defensive side: Wellington Phoenix are 32% above league average at home, and Auckland are 44% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.40

BTTS80%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 3.33 goals on average across the last 3.

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

Auckland goal timing (away)

1H scored: 55% 2H scored: 45% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

46-60 5

0-15 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

76-90+ 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

16-30 3

0-15 1

46-60 1

31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

60%

40%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

396

280

Passes Accurate

312

191

Passes %

79%

68%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

1' ⚽

⚽

1' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

S. Cosgrove

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Randall

9' ⚽

⚽

9' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

I. Eze

Normal Goal

34' ⚽

⚽

34' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

S. Cosgrove

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Randall

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ F. Conchie

1st substitution · For: C. Piper

49'

49' D. Hall

50'

50' I. Hughes

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ S. Cosgrove

1st substitution · For: N. Pijnaker

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ L. Brook

2nd substitution · For: L. Rogerson

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ R. Najjarine

2nd substitution · For: L. Brooke-Smith

72'

72' G. May

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ T. Loke

3rd substitution · For: D. Edwards

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ G. May

3rd substitution · For: C. Howieson

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ J. Brimmer

4th substitution · For: F. Gallegos

79'

79' L. Rogerson

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ M. Sheridan

4th substitution · For: G. Sloane-Rodrigues

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

Auckland beat Wellington Phoenix 2-1 on Saturday, 08 November 2025 in A-League. The match was refereed by Benjamin Abraham. It was played at Sky Stadium.

First half: Auckland took an early lead at 1' when S. Cosgrove scored, with the assist credited to J. Randall, making the score 0-1. Wellington Phoenix leveled the score at 9' when I. Eze scored, making the score 1-1. Auckland took the lead at 34' when S. Cosgrove scored, with the assist credited to J. Randall, making the score 1-2.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Wellington Phoenix made their 1st substitution at 46', with F. Conchie replacing C. Piper. D. Hall received a red card for Auckland at 49'. I. Hughes received a yellow card for Wellington Phoenix at 50'. Auckland made their 1st substitution at 54', with S. Cosgrove replacing N. Pijnaker. Auckland made their 2nd substitution at 65', with L. Brook replacing L. Rogerson. Wellington Phoenix made their 2nd substitution at 71', with R. Najjarine replacing L. Brooke-Smith. G. May received a yellow card for Auckland at 72'. Wellington Phoenix made their 3rd substitution at 76', with T. Loke replacing D. Edwards. Auckland made their 3rd substitution at 77', with G. May replacing C. Howieson. Auckland made their 4th substitution at 77', with J. Brimmer replacing F. Gallegos. L. Rogerson received a red card for Auckland at 79'. Wellington Phoenix made their 4th substitution at 90+1', with M. Sheridan replacing G. Sloane-Rodrigues.

Wellington Phoenix used 4 substitutions while Auckland used 4 substitutions. Wellington Phoenix got 1 yellow card, while Auckland got 1 yellow card and 2 red cards.

How the match was won

Wellington Phoenix outshot their opponent (19-12).
Wellington Phoenix controlled possession (60%).
Auckland had the sharper finishing (3-5 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

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

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	0
Draws	0
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	1 (33.3%)

Wellington Phoenix vs Auckland 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