Wellington Phoenix vs Auckland

Wellington Phoenix

0 - 5

Auckland

🕒 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 04:00 Europe/London 📍 Sky Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Lachlan Keevers 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 18

Regular Season Table

Wellington Phoenix 8 · Auckland 3

Referee Stats

Lachlan Keevers

16 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.00
Reds avg	0.13
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	38%
Home wins	38%
Draws	25%
Away wins	38%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (8-10).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
Auckland had the sharper finishing (1-5 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

49%

51%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

279

298

Passes Accurate

171

205

Passes %

61%

69%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

20'

20' H. Sakai

24' ⚽

⚽

24' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

J. Oluwayemi

Own Goal

30' ⚽

⚽

30' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

J. Randall

Normal Goal · Assist: F. de Vries

41' ⚽

⚽

41' ⚽ Goal · 0-3

G. May

Normal Goal · Assist: F. Gallegos

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 0-4

J. Randall

Normal Goal · Assist: G. May

45+2'

45+2' I. Eze

45+3'

45+3' J. Girdwood-Reich

58'

58' I. Hughes

87'

87' S. Kartum

90'

90' C. Armiento

Wellington Phoenix vs Auckland 0-5: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Auckland beat Wellington Phoenix 5-0 on Saturday, 21 February 2026 in A-League. The match was refereed by Lachlan Keevers. It was played at Sky Stadium.

First half: H. Sakai received a yellow card for Auckland at 20'. Auckland took the lead at 24' when J. Oluwayemi scored (Own Goal), making the score 0-1. Auckland extended the lead at 30' when J. Randall scored, with the assist credited to F. de Vries, making the score 0-2. Auckland extended the lead at 41' when G. May scored, with the assist credited to F. Gallegos, making the score 0-3. Auckland extended the lead at 45' when J. Randall scored, with the assist credited to G. May, making the score 0-4. I. Eze received a yellow card for Wellington Phoenix at 45+2'. J. Girdwood-Reich received a yellow card for Auckland at 45+3'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. I. Hughes received a yellow card for Wellington Phoenix at 58'. S. Kartum received a yellow card for Wellington Phoenix at 87'. C. Armiento received a yellow card for Wellington Phoenix at 90'.

Wellington Phoenix used 0 substitutions while Auckland used 0 substitutions. Wellington Phoenix got 4 yellow cards, while Auckland got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (8-10).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
Auckland had the sharper finishing (1-5 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