Auckland 3-1 Wellington Phoenix — A-League, 6 Dec 2025
Auckland beat Wellington Phoenix 3-1 in the A-League on 6 December 2025 at Go Media Stadium, Auckland. Lachlan Brook, Alex Rufer, Francis de Vries, G. May got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 4 meetings, Auckland have won 4 and Wellington Phoenix 0.
Match timeline
- 1-07'assist: Logan Rogerson
- 45'Foul
- 45+2'Foul
- Half-time1-0
- 46'Professional foul last man
- 46'
- 1-155'
- 61'VARPenalty confirmed
- 63'Argument
- 67'Foul
- 2-172'
- 77'
- 77'out: G. May
- 77'D. Edwardsout: Luke Brooke-Smith
- 78'Foul
- 3-180'assist: Sam Cosgrove
- 82'
- 86'
- 87'
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
9.6
Top rated
Joshua Oluwayemi · Wellington Phoenix
Auckland
- 8.3Sam CosgroveF
- 7.5Guillermo MayF
- 7.3Jesse RandallM
- 7.3Logan RogersonM
- 7.3Lachlan BrookM
- 7.2Felipe GallegosM
- 7.2Callan ElliotD
- 7.0Louis VerstraeteM
- 6.7Marlee FrancoisF
- 6.7Jake Girdwood-ReichD
- 6.6Michael WoudG
- 6.6Francis de VriesD
- 6.3Daniel HallD
- 6.2Jake BrimmerM
- 6.2Jonty BidoisF
Wellington Phoenix
- 9.6Joshua OluwayemiG
- 8.3Alex RuferM
- 7.3Carlo ArmientoF
- 6.9Kazuki NagasawaM
- 6.9Lukas Kelly-HealdD
- 6.9Luke Brooke-SmithF
- 6.7Fin ConchieM
- 6.3Isaac HughesD
- 6.2Ramy NajjarineF
- 6.0Corban PiperD
- 6.0Matt SheridanM
- 5.9Ifeanyi EzeF
- 5.7Daniel EdwardsM
- 5.2Manjrekar JamesD
Line-ups
Wellington Phoenix3-4-3
Auckland4-2-3-1
Substitutes
AucklandSteve Corica
Substitutes
- 20O. SailG
- 8L. F. Gallegos77'M7.2
- 7Cameron HowiesonM
- 4Nando PijnakerD
- 10G. May80'77'F7.5
- 35J. Bidois82'
- 11M. Francois87'F6.7
Wellington PhoenixGiancarlo Italiano
Substitutes
- 5Fin Conchie86'M6.7
- 3Corban Piper46'D6.0
- 40E. McCarronG
- 24T. LokeF
- 39J. SmithD
- 29Luke Brooke-Smith77'F6.9
- 37A. CassidyM
Team statistics
49%Possession51%
5.25Expected goals (xG)0.73
22Total shots9
13Shots on target2
9Shots off target2
0Blocked shots5
6Corners3
4Offsides5
18Fouls14
2Yellow cards3
0Red cards1
1Goalkeeper saves10
265Total passes290
194Accurate passes213
73%Pass accuracy73%
Auckland
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cosgrove | 82 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 8.3 |
| Guillermo May | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 7.5 |
| Jesse Randall | 87 | – | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Logan Rogerson | 90 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Lachlan Brook | 77 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 7.3 |
| Felipe Gallegos | 13 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 7.2 |
| Callan Elliot | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Louis Verstraete | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Marlee Francois | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Jake Girdwood-Reich | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Michael Woud | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Francis de Vries | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Daniel Hall | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jake Brimmer | 77 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Jonty Bidois | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Oluwayemi | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 9.6 |
| Alex Rufer | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 8.3 |
| Carlo Armiento | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Kazuki Nagasawa | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Lukas Kelly-Heald | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Luke Brooke-Smith | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Fin Conchie | 12 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Isaac Hughes | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ramy Najjarine | 86 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Corban Piper | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.0 |
| Matt Sheridan | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Ifeanyi Eze | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Daniel Edwards | 77 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 5.7 |
| Manjrekar James | 46 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 5.2 |
Recent Form
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- W08 Nov 25AWellington Phoenix2-1
- W01 Nov 25HAdelaide United2-1
- W25 Oct 25HWestern Sydney Wanderers1-0
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- W26 Oct 25HBrisbane Roar2-1
Head-to-head
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