Wellington Phoenix vs Adelaide United

Final score: Wellington Phoenix 2-2 Adelaide United in the A-League, January 11, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 3 wins for Wellington Phoenix, 3 draws, 4 wins for Adelaide United.

Overview

Football: A-League · Round 12
Form: WWLWL Wellington Phoenix
: LWWLL Adelaide United

14' 0-1 R. White · P. Madanha
28' Corban Piper
30' Lukas Kelly-Heald
40' Alex Rufer
44' 0-2 L. Duzel · C. Goodwin
HT0-2
46' ▲ L. Brooke-Smith ▼ L. Kelly-Heald
54' Craig Goodwin
56' I. Hughes · R. Najjarine 1-2
65' C. Piper · T. Payne 2-2
66' ▲ P. Retre ▼ T. Payne
72' Anselmo
79' ▲ J. Najdovski ▼ J. Muniz
79' ▲ A. Ayoubi ▼ Anselmo
82' ▲ N. Mileusnic ▼ I. Eze
FT2-2

Line-ups

Wellington Phoenix Formation: 3-3-1-3 · Coach: Giancarlo Italiano

40E. McCarron 6.3
15I. Hughes ⚽ 8.0
4M. James 6.9
27M. Sheridan 6.3
6T. Payne ⇢ ▼ 66' 7.2
14A. Rufer 7.2
18L. Kelly-Heald ▼ 46' 6.3
25K. Nagasawa 6.9
20R. Najjarine ⇢ 6.9
7I. Eze ▼ 82' 6.5
3C. Piper ⚽ 8.2

Substitutes 7

60J. Chalabi
5F. Conchie
8P. Retre ▲ 66' 7.0
10N. Mileusnic ▲ 82' 6.2
24T. Loke
29L. Brooke-Smith ▲ 46' 6.6
37A. Cassidy

Adelaide United Formation: 3-5-2 · Coach: Airton Andrioli

22J. Smits 8.0
14J. Barnett 6.5
4P. Kikianis 7.3
7R. Kitto 6.2
36P. Madanha ⇢ 7.2
44R. White ⚽ 8.2
23L. Duzel ⚽ 7.3
10J. Muniz ▼ 79' 6.6
12J. Yull 6.6
11C. Goodwin ⇢ 6.3
87Anselmo ▼ 79' 6.0

Substitutes 7

40E. Cox
52S. Phillis
62F. Talladira
18J. Najdovski ▲ 79' 6.3
65J. Garuccio
74A. Tatu
42A. Ayoubi ▲ 79' 6.7

Statistics

03⚑5

⚑520

62%Possession38%

15Shots8

5Shots on target5

6Shots off target2

10Shots inside box3

5Shots outside box5

4Blocked shots1

5Corners5

2Offsides3

10Fouls7

3Yellow cards2

3Saves3

513Passes317

427Accurate passes240

83%Pass accuracy76%

2.52Expected goals (xG)0.35

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Newcastle Jets	26	55 - 39	+16	48
2	Adelaide United	26	46 - 36	+10	43
3	Auckland	26	42 - 29	+13	42
4	Melbourne Victory	26	44 - 33	+11	40
5	Sydney	26	33 - 25	+8	39
6	Melbourne City	26	33 - 33	0	38
7	Macarthur	26	37 - 44	-7	34
8	Wellington Phoenix	26	36 - 48	-12	33
9	Central Coast Mariners	26	35 - 42	-7	32
10	Perth Glory	26	32 - 39	-7	31
11	Brisbane Roar	26	27 - 36	-9	26
12	Western Sydney Wanderers	26	27 - 43	-16	21