Wellington Phoenix vs Western Sydney Wanderers

Final score: Wellington Phoenix 2-1 Western Sydney Wanderers in the A-League, April 18, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 3 wins for Wellington Phoenix, 4 draws, 3 wins for Western Sydney Wanderers.

Overview

Football: A-League · Round 25
Form: WWLWL Wellington Phoenix
: LLWLD Western Sydney Wanderers

16' I. Eze · T. Payne 1-0
38' Alex Rufer
41' 1-1 B. Borrello · A. Thurgate
HT1-1
56' K. Nagasawa · T. Payne 2-1
59' ▲ A. Waraga ▼ J. Rose
62' ▲ S. Kartum ▼ R. Najjarine
62' ▲ M. Sheridan ▼ T. Payne
78' ▲ H. Ibusuki ▼ S. Ugarkovic
83' ▲ L. Brooke-Smith ▼ C. Piper
90' Lukas Kelly-Heald
FT2-1

Line-ups

Wellington Phoenix Formation: 4-4-2 · Coach: Giancarlo Italiano

1J. Oluwayemi 8.6
6T. Payne ⇢2 ▼ 62' 8.2
28B. Tuiloma 7.2
15I. Hughes 6.7
18L. Kelly-Heald 7.2
20R. Najjarine ▼ 62' 6.9
14A. Rufer 6.6
8P. Retre 6.9
25K. Nagasawa ⚽ 8.9
7I. Eze ⚽ 6.3
3C. Piper ▼ 83' 6.2

Substitutes 7

30A. Kelly-Heald
16S. Kartum ▲ 62' 7.2
4M. James
29L. Brooke-Smith ▲ 83' 6.3
11C. Armiento
12D. Edwards
27M. Sheridan ▲ 62' 6.9

Western Sydney Wanderers Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Gary van Egmond

30J. Holmes 7.2
5D. Scicluna 6.9
24N. Barrie 7.3
22A. Pantazopoulos 7.3
3A. Gersbach 5.9
8S. Ugarkovic ▼ 78' 6.3
32A. Thurgate ⇢ 6.9
38J. Rose ▼ 59' 6.6
23B. Kraev 6.9
7R. Fraser 7.5
26B. Borrello ⚽ 7.7

Substitutes 7

20L. Thomas
11H. Ibusuki ▲ 78' 6.5
19R. Tongyik
39A. Lual
25J. Brillante
52A. Waraga ▲ 59' 6.3
53O. Morrison

Statistics

02⚑10

⚑400

45%Possession55%

18Shots10

6Shots on target7

7Shots off target3

9Shots inside box10

9Shots outside box1

5Blocked shots0

10Corners4

2Offsides0

14Fouls9

2Yellow cards0

6Saves4

351Passes452

281Accurate passes379

80%Pass accuracy84%

1.88Expected goals (xG)1.54

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