Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United result

Full-time · Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Adelaide United

A-League · Sat, 29 Nov 2025 04:00 GMT

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Wellington Phoenix · Adelaide United · Head-to-head

Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Adelaide United — Wellington Phoenix won this A-League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Wellington Phoenix beat Adelaide United 2–1 in the A-League on Saturday 29 November.

Adelaide United have scored in seven consecutive matches.

The goals

Wellington Phoenix led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Wellington Phoenix: A. Rufer (13’, assisted by Kazuki Nagasawa) and Ramy Najjarine (52’ pen); Adelaide United: Joey Garuccio (74’, assisted by E. Alagich).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Wellington Phoenix 2.19, Adelaide United 1.01, from 18 shots to 10 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

D. Elder showed two yellow cards — against 3.1 yellows a game across the last 16 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Wellington Phoenix: Carlo Armiento (41’); Adelaide United: Yaya Dukuly (60’).

What it changes

Wellington Phoenix move up from eighth to sixth (six league matches played).

Adelaide United move down from third to fourth (six league matches played).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Ramy Najjarine (Wellington Phoenix) 8.5, E. Alagich (Adelaide United) 7.6 and Kazuki Nagasawa (Wellington Phoenix) 6.6 led the match.

Next up

Wellington Phoenix next host Melbourne Victory on 18 October 2026.

Adelaide United next travel to Sydney on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Wellington Phoenix: Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Victory, Sunday 18 October — the preview. Next for Adelaide United: Sydney v Adelaide United, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Adelaide United · A-League
Referee: D. Elder
Head-to-head (last 6): Wellington Phoenix 1 · draws 1 · Adelaide United 4 · 4.17 goals/game
Recent form: Wellington Phoenix 1W 2D 2L · Adelaide United 3W 0D 2L

Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Adelaide United (A-League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 1.63

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.2 / 5.8

Corners

against 4 / 4.8 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 5 matches

4.4 / 6.2

Shots on target

against 3.8 / 3.4 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.2 / 1.6

Cards

against 2.2 / 1.6 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 5 matches

3.06 yellows

Referee · D. Elder

1.25 home / 1.81 away

over 16 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 November 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 November 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Wellington Phoenix for / against	Line	Adelaide United for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.2 for · 4 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	5.8 for · 4.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	15.4 for · 9.2 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	13.2 for · 14.6 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	4.4 for · 3.8 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	6.2 for · 3.4 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	8.8 for · 13 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	9 for · 7.8 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.2 for · 2.2 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	1.6 for · 1.6 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: D. Elder — 3.06 yellow cards a game, 0.06 red cards, 21.63 fouls over 16 matches (1.25 to the home side, 1.81 to the away side).

Home 1.25Away 1.81

Wellington Phoenix

Wellington Phoenix — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Ifeanyi Eze n 4	90	3 4/4	1 3/1	C. Goodwin
Corban Piper n 7	26.4	1.9 4/0	1.9 4/0	—
H. Ishige n 8	38.4	1.8 3/2	2.3 5/2	—
A. Rufer n 8	78	1.2 6/2	1.4 6/2	—
M. James n 4	90	0.8 3/0	0 0/0	P. Madanha

Wellington Phoenix — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Ifeanyi Eze n 4	90	2.5 4/3	1.3 3/2
Carlo Armiento n 5	90	2.2 4/3	1.8 4/3
Luke Brooke-Smith n 3	31	1.9 2/0	1 1/0
T. Loke n 4	62.3	1.4 2/2	0 0/0
Isaac Hughes n 8	70.3	1.3 4/2	0.2 1/0

Wellington Phoenix — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Corban Piper n 7	26.4	0 0/0	1 1/1
Ifeanyi Eze n 4	90	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
Tim Payne n 8	72	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
Carlo Armiento n 5	90	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
Kazuki Nagasawa n 8	78.5	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0

Wellington Phoenix — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Luke Brooke-Smith n 3	20.7	4.4 2/1
H. Ishige n 8	38.4	4.1 5/3
A. Rufer n 8	78	2.7 8/7
T. Loke n 4	62.3	2.5 3/2
Fin Conchie n 8	57.1	2.4 7/4

Adelaide United

Adelaide United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Ayoubi n 3	9.7	6.2 2/0	0 0/0	—
P. Madanha n 5	18.4	4.9 4/1	2.9 2/1	M. James
Juan Muñiz n 8	41.1	2.2 4/3	0.5 2/0	—
C. Goodwin n 8	67.9	1.7 5/2	1 5/1	Ifeanyi Eze
Ryan White n 3	20.3	1.5 1/0	3 2/0	—

Adelaide United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Ryan White n 3	20.3	4.4 2/1	4.4 2/1
F. Talladira n 3	11	2.7 1/0	2.7 1/0
J. Najdovski n 3	11.7	2.6 1/0	0 0/0
Y. Dukuly n 5	77.2	2.1 5/3	1.2 4/1
L. Jovanović n 5	75.8	2.1 5/3	1.7 5/2

Adelaide United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Ryan White n 3	20.3	1.5 1/0	0 0/0
L. Jovanović n 5	75.8	0.7 3/0	0.5 2/0
J. Barnett n 5	20.2	0.9 1/0	0 0/0
E. Alagich n 6	85.5	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
D. Pierias n 8	63	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0

Adelaide United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
F. Talladira n 3	11	5.5 2/0
P. Madanha n 5	18.4	3.9 3/1
J. Barnett n 5	20.2	2.7 1/1
R. Kitto n 6	86.2	2.6 5/4
E. Alagich n 6	85.5	2.6 5/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Wellington Phoenix		Adelaide United
49%	Possession	51%
2.19	Expected goals (xG)	1.01
18	Shots	10
10	Shots on target	2
5	Shots off target	6
3	Blocked shots	2
9	Shots inside the box	5
6	Corners	6
2	Offsides	1
11	Fouls	17
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	8
376	Passes	395
74%	Pass accuracy	73%

Wellington Phoenix player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Joshua Oluwayemi	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Matthew Sheridan	90	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	7
M. James	90	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	6.9
Isaac Hughes	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Lukas Kelly-Heald	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
A. Rufer	90	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	7.6
Kazuki Nagasawa	90	0	1	0	0	5	2	0	7.2
Ifeanyi Eze	80	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.3
Ramy Najjarine	72	1	0	3	2	3	2	0	7.5
Carlo Armiento	72	0	0	3	2	1	0	Y	7
Dan Edwards	63	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.7
Fin Conchie sub	27	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
Corban Piper sub	18	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	5.9
T. Loke sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
Anaru Cassidy sub	10	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.5

Adelaide United player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Smits	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.3
B. Vriends	90	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	6.7
P. Kikianis	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.2
F. Talladira	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	5.9
E. Alagich	90	0	1	1	0	1	3	0	7
Y. Dukuly	90	0	0	1	1	2	1	Y	6.2
L. Jovanović	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
P. Madanha	81	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	6.3
J. Yull	72	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
L. Đuzel	72	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	6.2
C. Goodwin	72	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	6.3
Ryan White sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
A. Ayoubi sub	18	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
Joey Garuccio sub	18	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.6
H. Crawford sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Wellington PhoenixDWDLL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Adelaide UnitedWLLWW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Wellington Phoenix 1 · 1 draw · Adelaide United 4 · 4.17 goals/game

2025-04-18 Adelaide United 3–2 Wellington Phoenix
2025-01-11 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Adelaide United
2024-03-03 Wellington Phoenix 3–2 Adelaide United
2024-01-04 Adelaide United 2–2 Wellington Phoenix
2023-05-05 Adelaide United 2–0 Wellington Phoenix
2023-03-17 Adelaide United 5–1 Wellington Phoenix

League standing · 2025/26

Wellington Phoenix#8 pos33 pts26 pl-12 GD

Adelaide United#2 pos43 pts26 pl+10 GD

Goals per game

Wellington Phoenix scored1.38

Adelaide United scored1.77

Wellington Phoenix conceded1.85

Adelaide United conceded1.38

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What is the head-to-head record between Wellington Phoenix and Adelaide United?: In their last 6 meetings, Wellington Phoenix won 1, Adelaide United won 4 and there was 1 draw, averaging 4.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Wellington Phoenix and Adelaide United?: Recent form — Wellington Phoenix 1W 2D 2L; Adelaide United 3W 0D 2L.

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