Wellington Phoenix 2-2 Adelaide United — A-League, 11 Jan 2026
Wellington Phoenix and Adelaide United drew 2-2 in the A-League on 11 January 2026 at Sky Stadium, Wellington. R. White, L. Duzel, I. Hughes, Corban Piper got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Wellington Phoenix have won 2 and Adelaide United 2, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Sky Stadium · Wellington·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-114'assist: Panashe Madanha
- 28'Foul
- 30'
- 40'Foul
- 0-244'assist: Craig Goodwin
- Half-time0-2
- 46'
- 54'Foul
- 1-256'assist: R. Najjarine
- 2-265'assist: Timothy Payne
- 66'out: P. Retre
- 72'Foul
- 79'out: J. Najdovski
- 79'out: A. Ayoubi
- 82'out: N. Mileusnic
- Full-time2-2
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Wellington Phoenix
- 8.2Corban PiperF
- 8.0Isaac HughesD
- 7.2Timothy PayneM
- 7.2Alex RuferM
- 7.0Paulo RetreM
- 6.9Manjrekar JamesD
- 6.9Ramy NajjarineF
- 6.9Kazuki NagasawaM
- 6.6Luke Brooke-SmithF
- 6.5Ifeanyi EzeF
- 6.3Matt SheridanD
- 6.3Eamonn McCarronG
- 6.3Lukas Kelly-HealdM
- 6.2Nikola MileusnićF
Adelaide United
- 8.2Ryan WhiteM
- 8.0Joshua SmitsG
- 7.3Luke DuzelM
- 7.3Panagiotis KikianisD
- 7.2Panashe MadanhaM
- 6.7Austin AyoubiM
- 6.6Jonny YullM
- 6.6Juan MuñizM
- 6.5Jay BarnettD
- 6.3Jake NajdovskiF
- 6.3Craig GoodwinF
- 6.2Ryan KittoD
- 6.0AnselmoF
Line-ups
Adelaide United3-5-2
Wellington Phoenix3-3-1-3
Substitutes
Wellington PhoenixGiancarlo Italiano
Substitutes
- 8P. Retre66'M7.0
- 10N. Mileusnic82'F6.2
- 5Fin ConchieM
- 24T. LokeF
- 29Luke Brooke-Smith46'F6.6
- 60J. ChalabiG
- 37A. CassidyM
Adelaide UnitedAirton Andrioli
Substitutes
- 40E. CoxG
- 18J. Najdovski79'F6.3
- 52S. Phillis
- 62F. TalladiraM
- 42A. Ayoubi79'M6.7
- 74A. Tatu
- 65J. GaruccioM
Team statistics
62%Possession38%
2.52Expected goals (xG)0.35
15Total shots8
5Shots on target5
6Shots off target2
4Blocked shots1
5Corners5
2Offsides3
10Fouls7
3Yellow cards2
3Goalkeeper saves3
513Total passes317
427Accurate passes240
83%Pass accuracy76%
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corban Piper | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | 8.2 |
| Isaac Hughes | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | 8.0 |
| Timothy Payne | 67 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Alex Rufer | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Paulo Retre | 23 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Manjrekar James | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Ramy Najjarine | 90 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Kazuki Nagasawa | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Luke Brooke-Smith | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Ifeanyi Eze | 82 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.5 |
| Matt Sheridan | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Eamonn McCarron | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Lukas Kelly-Heald | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Nikola Mileusnić | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
Adelaide United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan White | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Joshua Smits | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8.0 |
| Luke Duzel | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Panagiotis Kikianis | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 6 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Panashe Madanha | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Austin Ayoubi | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Jonny Yull | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Juan Muñiz | 79 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 6.6 |
| Jay Barnett | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.5 |
| Jake Najdovski | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Craig Goodwin | 90 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ryan Kitto | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Anselmo | 79 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 6.0 |
Recent Form
Wellington PhoenixWLWLL
- W03 Jan 26ABrisbane Roar3-0
- L29 Dec 25AMelbourne Victory1-5
- W21 Dec 25HCentral Coast Mariners3-1
- L14 Dec 25HNewcastle Jets1-3
- L06 Dec 25AAuckland1-3
Adelaide UnitedLWWLL
- L04 Jan 26HCentral Coast Mariners0-4
- W27 Dec 25HWestern Sydney Wanderers3-2
- W20 Dec 25APerth Glory1-0
- L13 Dec 25AMelbourne Victory1-2
- L07 Dec 25HBrisbane Roar0-1
Head-to-head
- 29 Nov 25Wellington Phoenix2-1Adelaide United
- 18 Apr 25Adelaide United3-2Wellington Phoenix
- 11 Jan 25Wellington Phoenix1-2Adelaide United
- 03 Mar 24Wellington Phoenix3-2Adelaide United
- 04 Jan 24Adelaide United2-2Wellington Phoenix
- 05 May 23Adelaide United2-0Wellington Phoenix
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