Wellington Phoenix FC vs Adelaide United, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix FC

56': Isaac Hughes
65': Corban Piper

FT
2 - 2

Adelaide United

14': Ryan White
44': Luke Duzel

About

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 Timeline

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'

Statistics

ADE		WEL
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

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

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

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Newcastle Jets	19	+12	37
2	Auckland FC	19	+14	35
3	Sydney FC	19	+8	32
4	Adelaide United	19	+5	30

Full Table

Line-Ups

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
25	Kazuki Nagasawa
18	Lukas Kelly-Heald
6	Tim Payne
7	Ifeanyi Eze
3	Corban Piper
20	Ramy Najjarine

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

Nikola Mileusnic, Paulo Retre, Luke Brooke-Smith, Fin Conchie, Xuan Loke, Joseph Chalabi, Anaru Cassidy.

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
11	Craig Goodwin

Adelaide United Substitutes:

Joey Garuccio, Sotiri Phillis, Austin Ayoubi, Fabian Talladira, Amlani Tatu, Ethan Cox, Jake Najdovski.

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