Thursday , 2 July 2026

Auckland FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2024-25
Auckland FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Wellington Phoenix FC
Sat 7 Dec 2024 · 04:00 UTC Mt Smart Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 17' Hideki Ishige
Y 43' Sam Sutton
Y 50' Paulo Retre
Cameron Howieson 53' Y
Y 67' Kosta Barbarouses
Y 78' Alex Rufer

Overview

Match Preview

Auckland FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — A League at Mt Smart Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Shaun Evans
  • Referee Daniel Elder
18 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Newcastle United Jets FC 26 48
2 Adelaide United FC 26 43
3 Auckland FC 26 42
4 Melbourne Victory FC 26 40
5 Sydney FC 26 39
6 Melbourne City FC 26 38
7 Macarthur FC 26 34
8 Wellington Phoenix FC 26 33
9 Central Coast Mariners FC 26 32
10 Perth Glory FC 26 31
11 Brisbane Roar FC 26 26
12 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 21

Head-to-Head

6
Auckland FC 6 games · Avg 4.0 goals Wellington Phoenix FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-07 Auckland FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2024-11-02 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–2 Auckland FC

Recent Form

Auckland FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Dec Wellington Phoenix FC H 2–1 W
30 Nov Newcastle United Jets FC H 2–0 W
24 Nov Macarthur FC A 1–0 W
02 Nov Wellington Phoenix FC A 2–0 W
27 Oct Sydney FC H 1–0 W
19 Oct Brisbane Roar FC H 2–0 W
Wellington Phoenix FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Dec Auckland FC A 1–2 L
24 Nov Melbourne Victory FC H 1–0 W
10 Nov Central Coast Mariners FC A 3–0 W
02 Nov Auckland FC H 0–2 L
26 Oct Perth Glory FC A 2–0 W
20 Oct Western United FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Auckland FC Wellington Phoenix FC
#3 Position #8
42 Points 33
26 Played 26
11 / 9 / 6 W / D / L 9 / 6 / 11
42 Scored 36
29 Conceded 48
+13 GD -12
1.62 PPG 1.27
42% Win % 35%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
31% Clean Sheets
Auckland FC this season
15% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

Auckland FC are 3rd (42 pts). Wellington Phoenix FC are 8th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Auckland FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/–
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Wellington Phoenix FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
–/2
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Auckland FC
Sam Cosgrove 12 G 4 A
Jesse Randall 9 G 8 A
Lachlan Brook 9 G 2 A
Guillermo May Bartesaghi 6 G 4 A
Wellington Phoenix FC
Ifeanyi Eze 10 G 1 A
Carlo Armiento 5 G 2 A
Corban Piper 4 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Mt Smart Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix FC.
  • 5' Kosta Barbarouses, a New Zealand , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Giancarlo Italiano will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' Wellington Phoenix FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 17' That looks like a foul for a card for Hideki Ishige.
  • 22' Louis Verstraete makes way for Cameron Howieson at the 22 minute mark. A tactical switch from Auckland FC.
  • 27' Luis Gallegos needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 31' Goal! Isaac Hughes scores his 3 goal in 209 matches.
  • 36' Supporters expect more eagerness from Scott Wootton, as he is very good at scoring at Mt Smart Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 41' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tim Payne suffering a number of foals already.
  • 43' Wellington Phoenix FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 43.
  • 48' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 50' That looks like a foul for a card for Paulo Retre.
  • 53' Cameron Howieson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 53.
  • 58' Auckland FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 59' Neyder Moreno is replacing Logan Rogerson for the Auckland FC side.
  • 60' A change in the Wellington Phoenix FC ranks — Paulo Retre exits the field as Stefan Colakovski enters on 60.
  • 65' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 67' Wellington Phoenix FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 69' The Auckland FC bench stirs into life. Jake Brimmer is withdrawn and Tommy Smith gets his opportunity.
  • 70' A goal from the New Zealand international Nando Pijnaker! He fires home on 70 to make it 1-1!
  • 75' Corban Piper is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Auckland FC so far.
  • 78' Poor challenge from Alex Rufer. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 80' Another change for Wellington Phoenix FC made on 80 minute. Kazuki Nagasawa leaves to be changed by Oskar van Hattum.
  • 82' Kosta Barbarouses does the damage! The net is bulging and Wellington Phoenix FC surge ahead!
  • 87' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Corban Piper. He replaces Sam Sutton on 90 minute.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Auckland FC take all three points.

Lineups

Auckland FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giancarlo Italiano

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Neyder Moreno 3
Jake Brimmer 2
Logan Rogerson 2
Kosta Barbarouses 1
Isaac Hughes 1
Nando Pijnaker 1
Luke Brooke-Smith 1
Jesse Randall 1

Head to Head

2024-12-07 Auckland FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2024-11-02 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–2 Auckland FC

Auckland FC Form

2024-12-07 Auckland FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2024-11-30 Auckland FC 2–0 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2024-11-24 Macarthur FC 0–1 Auckland FC W 2024-11-02 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–2 Auckland FC W 2024-10-27 Auckland FC 1–0 Sydney FC W 2024-10-19 Auckland FC 2–0 Brisbane Roar FC W

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2024-12-07 Auckland FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2024-11-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2024-11-10 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–3 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2024-11-02 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–2 Auckland FC L 2024-10-26 Perth Glory FC 0–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2024-10-20 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Western United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.03 Auckland FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 Wellington Phoenix FC xG
I would bet for: Auckland FC to win 62% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Auckland FC62% Draw22% Wellington Phoenix FC16%
Actual: Auckland FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Auckland FC or Draw
84%
Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC
38%
Auckland FC or Wellington Phoenix FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Auckland FC43% Draw42% Wellington Phoenix FC15%
Actual: Auckland FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.5%
3 – 0
6.7%
0 – 0
6.6%
3 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 2
4.6%
0 – 1
4.1%
4 – 0
3.4%
4 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Auckland FC

Handicap Auckland FC covers Push Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 19% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 23% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Auckland FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.