Wellington PhoenixAttacking momentumAuckland FC
Preview
- As week 18 of the 2025-2026 A-League Men arrives, Wellington Phoenix take on Auckland at Sky Stadium on 2026-02-21 (kick-off 04:00 GMT).
- Referee L. Keevers has dished out around 3-4 yellows and 0 reds, plus 22 fouls per match across 3 games.
- Of the past 5 meetings, S. Corica leads 5-0 over G. Italiano, with no draws.
- The current standings see Wellington Phoenix hold 10th place with 20 points, while Auckland occupy 2nd with 29 points.
- Wellington Phoenix have 4 players out: D. Edwards (Inactive), J. Oluwayemi (Injury), N. Walker (Inactive), I. Eze (Injury) while Auckland have 2 players missing: S. Cosgrove (Yellow Cards), O. Sail (Inactive).
- Our forecast has Wellington Phoenix in a 4-man backline (4-4-2), with Auckland set to counter in 4-2-3-1.
- No winners or losers: Wellington Phoenix drew 2-2 vs. Western Sydney Wanderers, as did Auckland with Sydney: 1-1.
- Struggling form all round: Wellington Phoenix are 1-2-2 and Auckland are 1-2-2 in their recent 5 matches.
- Auckland lead this rivalry - 5 wins from 5 matches versus Wellington Phoenix (who've won just 0 games), alongside 0 draws.
- Our algorithm actually favours an away win: Auckland to win 2-1, despite Wellington Phoenix's 3-2-4 home form - Auckland's strong 4-3-2 record away with 1.50 goals/game does the trick.
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Odds
Predictions
Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Wellington Phoenix
Auckland FC
Events
| 20' | H. Sakai | ||
| 24' | 0 - 1 | ||
| 30' | 0 - 2 | ||
| 41' | 0 - 3 | ||
| 45+2' | I. Eze | ||
| 45+3' | J. Girdwood-Reich | ||
| 45+5' | 0 - 4 | ||
HT 0 - 4 | |||
| 46' | |||
| 58' | I. Hughes | ||
| 60' | |||
| 71' | |||
| 71' | |||
| 74' | 0 - 5 | ||
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| 82' | |||
| 87' | S. Kartum | ||
| 90' | C. Armiento | ||
Stats
Lineups
Standings
TV Channels
Wellington Phoenix is going head to head with Auckland FC on 21/2/2026 04:00 GMT at Sky Stadium for the Australia A-League Men. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Wellington Phoenix v Auckland FC H2H statistics!