Wellington Phoenix v Auckland result

Full-time · Wellington Phoenix 0–5 Auckland

A-League · Sat, 21 Feb 2026 04:00 GMT

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

Team pages: Wellington Phoenix · Auckland · Head-to-head

Wellington Phoenix 0–5 Auckland — Auckland won this A-League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Auckland won 5–0 at Wellington Phoenix in the A-League on Saturday 21 February.

Auckland have scored in 15 consecutive matches — every result checked.

The goals

Auckland led 4–0 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Wellington Phoenix: an own goal by Joshua Oluwayemi (24’); Auckland: Jesse Randall (30’, assisted by F. de Vries; 45’, assisted by G. May), G. May (41’, assisted by F. Gallegos) and L. Brook (74’, assisted by Jesse Randall).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Wellington Phoenix 0.86, Auckland 1.11, from 8 shots to 10 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

L. Keevers showed six yellow cards — against 4.2 yellows a game across the last 14 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Wellington Phoenix: Ifeanyi Eze (45+2’), Isaac Hughes (58’), Sander Erik Kartum (87’) and Carlo Armiento (90’); Auckland: H. Sakai (20’) and Jake Girdwood-Reich (45+3’).

What it changes

Wellington Phoenix stay 10th after this result (18 league matches played). Wellington Phoenix are winless in their last five matches.

Auckland stay second after this result (18 league matches played). Auckland are unbeaten in their last three matches.

Auckland’s five-goal margin was the biggest of round 18, across six matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Jesse Randall (Auckland) 11.9, G. May (Auckland) 10.2 and A. Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) 6.4 led the match.

Next up

Wellington Phoenix next host Melbourne Victory on 18 October 2026.

Auckland next travel to Western Sydney Wanderers on 24 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 Auckland: Western Sydney Wanderers v Auckland, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Wellington Phoenix 0–5 Auckland · A-League
Referee: L. Keevers
Head-to-head (last 5): Wellington Phoenix 0 · draws 0 · Auckland 5 · 3.8 goals/game
Recent form: Wellington Phoenix 1W 2D 2L · Auckland 1W 2D 2L

Wellington Phoenix 0–5 Auckland (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

1.88 / 1.25

Goals

against 2.25 / 1.38 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.5 / 5.13

Corners

against 5.25 / 4.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5 / 5.63

Shots on target

against 5.38 / 3.63 · 5 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.25 / 1.63

Cards

against 1.75 / 2.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4.21 yellows

Referee · L. Keevers

2 home / 2.21 away

over 14 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 February 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 February 2026. 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	Auckland for / against
Goals scored	1.88 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.5 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.13 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	10.88 for · 14.25 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	16.75 for · 10.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.63 for · 3.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	7.88 for · 9.88 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12.38 for · 10.38 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.25 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.63 for · 2.63 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: L. Keevers — 4.21 yellow cards a game, 0.14 red cards, 19 fouls over 14 matches (2 to the home side, 2.21 to the away side).

Home 2Away 2.21

Wellington Phoenix

Wellington Phoenix — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 February 2026. 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
Luke Brooke-Smith n 8	24.4	2.8 4/1	1.4 3/0	—
Ifeanyi Eze n 8	80	2.3 8/7	1.1 5/3	L. Rogerson
Corban Piper n 8	63.8	1.4 5/3	1.1 4/1	—
Sander Erik Kartum n 8	31.4	1.4 3/1	1.4 3/1	—
Fin Conchie n 8	34.5	1.3 3/1	0.7 2/0	—

Wellington Phoenix — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
N. Mileusnic n 6	15.8	2.8 3/0	0.9 1/0
Ifeanyi Eze n 8	80	1.8 6/5	1.1 6/2
Corban Piper n 8	63.8	1.8 4/4	1.2 4/2
Sarpreet Singh n 8	83.1	1.4 8/2	0.4 3/0
Ramy Najjarine n 8	73.1	1.4 5/2	0.6 4/0

Wellington Phoenix — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Carlo Armiento n 8	75.3	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
Ifeanyi Eze n 8	80	0.6 3/1	0 0/0
Ramy Najjarine n 8	73.1	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
Tim Payne n 8	66.1	0 0/0	0.5 3/0
Luke Brooke-Smith n 8	24.4	0 0/0	0.5 1/0

Wellington Phoenix — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Paulo Retre n 8	33.1	4.1 6/3
Lukas Kelly-Heald n 8	49.1	3.7 6/5
Luke Brooke-Smith n 8	24.4	3.2 4/2
A. Rufer n 8	86.8	3 7/5
Matthew Sheridan n 8	70.4	3 7/6

Auckland

Auckland — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 February 2026. 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
C. Howieson n 8	30.9	2.6 5/2	0.7 2/0	—
L. Verstraete n 8	90	2.3 7/5	2.8 8/7	—
S. Cosgrove n 8	72.9	2.3 8/5	2 7/3	—
L. Rogerson n 8	43.6	1.8 6/1	0.5 2/0	Ifeanyi Eze
F. Gallegos n 8	69.3	1.6 7/3	0.6 3/1	—

Auckland — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Jonty Bidois n 4	15.5	7.3 2/2	1.5 1/0
S. Cosgrove n 8	72.9	3.9 7/6	1.9 5/4
L. Brook n 8	72.5	2.5 7/5	1.1 5/1
G. May n 8	47.6	2.4 5/2	0.9 3/1
J. Randall n 8	84.5	2.1 7/4	1.5 7/3

Auckland — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Randall n 8	84.5	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
S. Cosgrove n 8	72.9	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
L. Brook n 8	72.5	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
G. May n 8	47.6	0 0/0	0.5 2/0
F. de Vries n 8	89.9	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Auckland — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Verstraete n 8	90	4.5 7/7
H. Sakai n 8	70.1	3.7 7/6
M. Francois n 8	26.3	3 3/1
F. Gallegos n 8	69.3	2.8 7/4
G. May n 8	47.6	2.8 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Wellington Phoenix		Auckland
50%	Possession	50%
0.86	Expected goals (xG)	1.11
8	Shots	10
1	Shots on target	5
5	Shots off target	4
2	Blocked shots	1
6	Shots inside the box	7
6	Corners	1
1	Offsides	4
11	Fouls	9
4	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	1
283	Passes	298
63%	Pass accuracy	68%

Wellington Phoenix player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Matthew Sheridan	90	0	0	0	2	0	5.5
M. James	90	0	0	0	3	0	5.6
Bill Tuiloma	90	0	0	0	0	0	5.3
Isaac Hughes	90	0	0	0	2	Y	5.7
A. Rufer	90	0	0	0	6	0	6.3
Carlo Armiento	90	2	1	3	1	Y	6
Ifeanyi Eze	90	0	0	2	1	Y	6
Paulo Retre	77	1	0	2	1	0	6.5
Kazuki Nagasawa	77	1	0	0	1	0	6.3
Ramy Najjarine	60	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
Joshua Oluwayemi	45	0	0	0	0	0	4.2
Alby Kelly-Heald sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
Corban Piper sub	30	1	0	0	0	0	6
Lukas Kelly-Heald sub	13	0	0	0	3	0	7
Sander Erik Kartum sub	13	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5

Auckland player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Woud	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
D. Hall	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.3
J. Girdwood-Reich	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	7.5
C. Elliot	90	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	6.6
F. de Vries	90	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	7.5
L. Rogerson	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.2
F. Gallegos	82	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	6.7
G. May	75	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	7.9
J. Randall	75	2	1	3	2	1	2	0	9.2
H. Sakai	71	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	7.2
C. Howieson	71	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.6
L. Brook sub	19	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	7.9
J. Brimmer sub	19	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.2
Bailey Ferguson sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Jonty Bidois sub	15	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.7
J. Mitchell sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6

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 Auckland — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Wellington PhoenixWLDLD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.8 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

AucklandLDLWD

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

Head-to-head last 5

Wellington Phoenix 0 · 0 draws · Auckland 5 · 3.8 goals/game

2025-12-06 Auckland 3–1 Wellington Phoenix
2025-11-08 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Auckland
2025-02-22 Auckland 6–1 Wellington Phoenix
2024-12-07 Auckland 2–1 Wellington Phoenix
2024-11-02 Wellington Phoenix 0–2 Auckland

League standing · 2025/26

Wellington Phoenix#8 pos33 pts26 pl-12 GD

Auckland#3 pos42 pts26 pl+13 GD

Goals per game

Wellington Phoenix scored1.38

Auckland scored1.62

Wellington Phoenix conceded1.85

Auckland conceded1.12

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Wellington Phoenix and Auckland?: In their last 5 meetings, Wellington Phoenix won 0, Auckland won 5 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.8 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Wellington Phoenix and Auckland?: Recent form — Wellington Phoenix 1W 2D 2L; Auckland 1W 2D 2L.

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