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Western Sydney vs Auckland: match report

Western Sydney Wanderers FC hosted Auckland FC at CommBank Stadium on Saturday 24 October 2026, in the A-League Men (round 2). Shaun Evans is the referee, averaging 3.7 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.5.

Result and scorers

Western Sydney 5-2 Auckland. Goals: Luka Vicelich 24' for Auckland; Brandon Borrello 43' for Western Sydney; William Gillion 46' for Western Sydney; Nicolas Milanovic 50' for Western Sydney; Brandon Borrello 68' (own goal) for Auckland; Miguel Di Pizio 86' for Western Sydney; Atiya Waraga 89' for Western Sydney.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 24' Goal: Luka Vicelich (Auckland) 0-1
  • 43' Goal: Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney) 1-1
  • 46' Goal: William Gillion (Western Sydney) 2-1
  • 50' Goal: Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney) 3-1
  • 68' Own goal: Brandon Borrello (Auckland) 3-2
  • 86' Goal: Miguel Di Pizio (Western Sydney) 4-2
  • 89' Goal: Atiya Waraga (Western Sydney) 5-2
Match stats (contains the result)
61.9%Possession38.1%
14Shots9
6Shots on target4
7Corners6
9Fouls11
5Offsides1
3Saves1
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Western Sydney 4-3-3

Coach: Ufuk Talay

  1. 20 Lawrence Thomas GK
  2. 36 Panashe Madanha DEF
  3. 33 Germán Ferreyra DEF
  4. 22 Anthony Pantazopoulos DEF
  5. 17 Jarrod Carluccio DEF
  6. 32 Angus Thurgate MID
  7. 8 Dylan Scicluna MID
  8. 10 Miguel Di Pizio MID
  9. 14 Nicolas Milanović FWD
  10. 26 Brandon Borrello FWD
  11. 21 Liam Gillion FWD

Bench

  • 11 Atiya Waraga FWD
  • 7 Aydan Hammond FWD
  • 9 Hiroshi Ibusuki FWD
  • 23 Jordan Holmes GK
  • 24 Nathan Barrie DEF
  • 6 Steven Ugarković MID
  • 27 Jai Rose MID

Auckland 4-4-2

Coach: Pedro Moreira

  1. 1 Michael Woud GK
  2. 2 Hiroki Sakai DEF
  3. 25 Luka Vicelich DEF
  4. 4 Nando Pijnaker DEF
  5. 15 Francis De Vries DEF
  6. 77 Lachlan Brook MID
  7. 8 Luis Gallegos MID
  8. 22 Jake Brimmer MID
  9. 27 Logan Rogerson MID
  10. 9 Sam Cosgrove FWD
  11. 10 Lachlan Bayliss FWD

Bench

  • 16 Daniel Normann MID
  • 57 Van Fitzharris MID
  • 17 Callan Elliot DEF
  • 35 Jonty Bidois FWD
  • 30 Joe Knowles GK
  • 23 Ronan Wynne DEF
  • 21 Isa Prins MID
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 24 October 2026: Western Sydney Wanderers FC 5-2 Auckland FC
  • Saturday 19 September 2026: Auckland FC 1-3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC
  • Friday 19 December 2025: Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0-2 Auckland FC
  • Saturday 25 October 2025: Auckland FC 1-0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC
  • Saturday 5 April 2025: Auckland FC 1-1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC