Western Sydney Wanderers vs Auckland — match summary
Australia · A-League Men · kick-off 24 Oct 2026 13:00
Full time · score 5-2
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Western Sydney Wanderers 32 · Auckland 51
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Western Sydney Wanderers 61 · Auckland 43
Shots on target 6-4 · corners 7-6 · possession 62-38
NextGOAL tip: Over 2.5 · 3 stars
Western Sydney Wanderers host Auckland in A-League Men under clearly contrasting conditions. The hosts have just opened their league campaign with a 0-0 draw, while Auckland travelled away and won 3-1 in their own most recent match. Wanderers are unbeaten in their last five matches, but three of those were friendlies in which they scored freely. In the league this season they have scored only 27 goals from 26 matches and conceded 43, so their defence is a concern worth watching. Auckland are the complete opposite: they have already scored 42 goals in the league and their 3rd-place standing confirms it, but their last five matches have been up and down, with defeats in cup and friendly games before returning to winning ways in the league. In their last ten matches Auckland's possession has been clearly lower than the hosts', but their shots on target have been lower as well. This game could open up into more of an exchange than expected, because both sides tend to concede in similar situations. Auckland's first halves away from home often start better, conceding an average of only 0.25 goals in the first half, but Wanderers' second halves at home are the period to watch, because they concede as much as 23% of their goals between the 61st and 75th minutes. The game may end in more of a trade of blows in the second half than what is seen in the first.