Auckland vs Wellington Phoenix: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Auckland played Wellington Phoenix in A-League (Australia). The match was played on 6 December 2025. Final score: 3:1.

Current form

Auckland: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Wellington Phoenix: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Auckland scores 1.17 and concedes 0.83 goals per match. Wellington Phoenix scores 1.33 and concedes 1.33. League average: 2.42 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Auckland 67%, Wellington Phoenix 83%. Over 2.5: Auckland 50%, Wellington Phoenix 67%. League level: BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 45%.

xG, shots and style

Wellington Phoenix has higher xG: 1.69 vs 1.66. Auckland: 15.8 shots per match, Wellington Phoenix: 15.8.

Match halves

Auckland: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.17. Wellington Phoenix: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.67.

Goals by minute

Auckland: 16-30 (3 goals). Wellington Phoenix: 0-15 (3 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

A-League: 2.42 goals per match, BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 45%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
2 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

49Possession (%)51
AucklandWellington Phoenix
22Shots9
AucklandWellington Phoenix
13Shots on target2
AucklandWellington Phoenix
2.56xG0.88
AucklandWellington Phoenix
6Corners3
AucklandWellington Phoenix
38Dangerous attacks23
AucklandWellington Phoenix
17Fouls12
AucklandWellington Phoenix
2Cards5
AucklandWellington Phoenix

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

AucklandWellington Phoenix
1.17Goals scored / match1.33
AucklandWellington Phoenix
0.83Goals conceded / match1.33
AucklandWellington Phoenix
48%Average possession59%
AucklandWellington Phoenix
4.67Shots on target / match5.33
AucklandWellington Phoenix

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

15.83Shots per match15.83
AucklandWellington Phoenix
4.67Shots on target5.33
AucklandWellington Phoenix
7.4%Shot conversion8.4%
AucklandWellington Phoenix
48%Possession59%
AucklandWellington Phoenix
1.66xG for1.69
AucklandWellington Phoenix
1.46xG against1.09
AucklandWellington Phoenix

Shooting quality

Auckland: AttackingWellington Phoenix: Dominant
AucklandWellington Phoenix
Accuracy (shots on target)30%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.250.25

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Auckland is 43% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Auckland · 1.4 pts / match - Wellington Phoenix

Auckland
WWWDL
Season result split
50% W33% R17% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-2-1
1.83 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-1-1
Last 5 at home
2-1-1
WWDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.74Opponent xG: 1.53BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Wellington Phoenix
WDLLW
Season result split
33% W33% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-2-2
1.33 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-2-0
Last 5 away
0-2-0
DD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.77Opponent xG: 1.06BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Wellington Phoenix is 14% better for: goals scored per match.

1.17 goals / match - Auckland · 1.33 goals / match - Wellington Phoenix

Auckland is 60% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.83 goals / match - Auckland · 1.33 goals / match - Wellington Phoenix

Auckland scoring profile: very strong

Auckland scores in 83% of matches (5 of 6 matches), while Wellington Phoenix keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 6 matches).

Wellington Phoenix scoring profile: very strong

Wellington Phoenix scores in 83% of matches (5 of 6 matches), while Auckland keeps a clean sheet in 33% (2 of 6 matches).

7Goals scored (season)8
AucklandWellington Phoenix
5Goals conceded (season)8
AucklandWellington Phoenix
2Average goals in match2.67
AucklandWellington Phoenix
7Goals scored (last 5)6
AucklandWellington Phoenix
5Goals conceded (last 5)6
AucklandWellington Phoenix

How often they score at least...

83%1 goal83%
AucklandWellington Phoenix
33%2 goals50%
AucklandWellington Phoenix
0%3 goals0%
AucklandWellington Phoenix
0%4 goals0%
AucklandWellington Phoenix

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal100%
AucklandWellington Phoenix
17%2 goals33%
AucklandWellington Phoenix
0%3 goals0%
AucklandWellington Phoenix
0%4 goals0%
AucklandWellington Phoenix

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

83%
Wellington Phoenix - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.5 of 6 matches
47%
League average

Goal patterns

67%BTTS at half-time33%
AucklandWellington Phoenix
0%BTTS in both halves0%
AucklandWellington Phoenix
17%Scored in both halves33%
AucklandWellington Phoenix

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS67%
AucklandWellington Phoenix
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
AucklandWellington Phoenix
80%BTTS - last 580%
AucklandWellington Phoenix

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

83%Min. 1 goal before half-time83%
AucklandWellington Phoenix
67%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
AucklandWellington Phoenix
33%Min. 3 goals before half-time33%
AucklandWellington Phoenix

2nd half

17%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
AucklandWellington Phoenix
0%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
AucklandWellington Phoenix
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
AucklandWellington Phoenix

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Auckland is 28% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.5 pts / match - Auckland · 1.17 pts / match - Wellington Phoenix

Auckland - half-time state
33% leading50% draw17% trailing
Wellington Phoenix - half-time state
33% leading17% draw50% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.5Points per match (1st half)1.17
AucklandWellington Phoenix
1Goals scored (1st half)0.67
AucklandWellington Phoenix
0.83Goals conceded (1st half)0.83
AucklandWellington Phoenix
1.83Average goals (1st half)1.5
AucklandWellington Phoenix
33%Clean sheet before half-time50%
AucklandWellington Phoenix
17%No goal before half-time33%
AucklandWellington Phoenix

After half-time (2nd half)

1.33Points per match (2nd half)1.33
AucklandWellington Phoenix
0.17Goals scored (2nd half)0.67
AucklandWellington Phoenix
0Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
AucklandWellington Phoenix
0.17Average goals (2nd half)1.17
AucklandWellington Phoenix
100%Clean sheet after half-time50%
AucklandWellington Phoenix
83%No goal after half-time50%
AucklandWellington Phoenix

Auckland - second-half results

17% W83% R0% P
9
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding152%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.8

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Wellington Phoenix - second-half results

33% W33% R33% P
7
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.17
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Auckland - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.40
Goals scored / match1.20.2
Goals conceded / match1.00.0
Average goals in match2.20.2
1 goal100%20%
2 goals80%0%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet20%100%
No goal0%80%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 80% - Half-time goals total: 6
Wellington Phoenix - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.00
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match1.21.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Auckland
ScoredConceded
2
2
0-15
3
0
16-30
1
3
31-45
0
0
46-60
0
0
61-75
1
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (3 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Wellington Phoenix
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
0
2
16-30
1
2
31-45
1
1
46-60
1
1
61-75
2
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (3 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.33
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
96%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
75%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+28%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
69%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Auckland

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.20
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.14
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.49
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.63
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
80%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
87%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.17
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.8
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 29% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

Wellington Phoenix

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.60
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.60
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.36
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
140%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
90%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 38% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (A-League).

Teams vs league

AucklandLigaWellington Phoenix
Average goals in match 2.002.42 2.67
Both teams scored 67%47% 83%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%45% 67%
Clean sheets 33%32% 0%
Goal before half-time 83%66% 83%
Goal after half-time 17%66% 83%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.42
Average goals per match
47%
Both teams scored
45%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
32%
Clean sheets
1.47
Home goals / match
0.95
Away goals / match
+55%
Home attack advantage
+35%
Home defence advantage
+29%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. AucklandYellow cardSam Cosgrove
  2. Wellington PhoenixYellow cardIsaac Hughes
  3. Wellington PhoenixRed cardManjrekar James
  4. Wellington PhoenixSubstitutionOn: Corban PiperOff: Isaac Hughes
  5. Wellington PhoenixGoalAlex Arthur Rufer
  6. Wellington PhoenixYellow cardAlex Arthur Rufer
  7. Wellington PhoenixYellow cardEze Kelvin
  8. AucklandGoalFrancis De Vries
  9. Wellington PhoenixSubstitutionOn: Luke Brooke-SmithOff: Daniel Edwards
  10. AucklandSubstitutionOn: Jonty BidoisOff: Sam Cosgrove
  11. Wellington PhoenixSubstitutionOn: Fin ConchieOff: Ramy Najjarine
  12. AucklandSubstitutionOn: Marlee FrancoisOff: Jesse Randall

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Adam KerseyMatches officiated: 15
5.2Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 247%Home wins33%Draws20%Away wins

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Auckland 1 - 0 - 0 Wellington Phoenix. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Wellington Phoenix FC
1 : 2
Auckland FC

FAQ

What was the result of Auckland vs Wellington Phoenix?

The A-League match finished Auckland 3:1 Wellington Phoenix. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Auckland vs Wellington Phoenix?

Auckland score 1.17 goals per game on average and Wellington Phoenix 1.33. The A-League average is 2.42 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 45% of games. Both teams score in 67% of Auckland's matches and 83% of Wellington Phoenix's.

What form are Auckland and Wellington Phoenix in?

Over the last 5 games Auckland have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Wellington Phoenix 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Auckland vs Wellington Phoenix?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Auckland vs Wellington Phoenix: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.