Wellington Phoenix FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix FC

16': Ifeanyi Eze
56': Kazuki Nagasawa

FT
2 - 1

Western Sydney Wanderers

41': Brandon Borrello

About

Wellington Phoenix FC are hosting Western Sydney Wanderers at Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Timeline

16': Ifeanyi Eze (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 16'
38': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 38'
41': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 41'
56': Kazuki Nagasawa (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 56'
59': Atiya Waraga (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 59'
62': Matthew Sheridan (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 62'
62': Sander Kartum (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 62'
78': Hiroshi Ibusuki (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 78'
83': Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 83'
90': Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 90'

Statistics

WSW		WEL
9	Fouls	14
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	10
4	Saves	6
55.5	Possession	44.5
10	SHOTS	18
7	ON GOAL	6
0.7	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
0	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: Orangetheory Stadium
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
Attendance: 11,066

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Newcastle Jets	26	+16	48
2	Adelaide United	26	+10	43
3	Auckland FC	26	+13	42
4	Melbourne Victory	26	+11	40

Full Table

Line-Ups

Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Josh Oluwayemi (GK)
15	Isaac Hughes
28	Bill Tuiloma
18	Lukas Kelly-Heald
6	Tim Payne
8	Paulo Retre
14	Alex Rufer
25	Kazuki Nagasawa
20	Ramy Najjarine
3	Corban Piper
7	Ifeanyi Eze

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

Luke Brooke-Smith, Carlo Armiento, Manjrekar James, Sander Kartum, Matthew Sheridan, Alby Kelly-Heald, Dan Edwards.

Western Sydney Wanderers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
30	Jordan Holmes (GK)
22	Anthony Pantazopoulos
24	Nathan Barrie
3	Alex Gersbach
5	Dylan Scicluna
23	Bozhidar Kraev
32	Angus Thurgate
8	Steven Ugarkovic
26	Brandon Borrello
7	Ryan Fraser
38	Jai Rose

Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:

Josh Brillante, Hiroshi Ibusuki, Atiya Waraga, Lawrence Thomas, Oscar Morrison, Ruon Tongyik, Awan Lual.

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