The first meeting between the two clubs took place on 2 November 2024 at
Sky Stadium in
Wellington, during the third matchday of the
2024–25 season. The match was played in front of 26,252 spectators and finished 2–0 to Auckland, with former Wellington player
Alex Paulsen keeping a clean sheet and
Jake Brimmer scoring in the 89th and 90+6 minutes. Following the match, Auckland hired a digital billboard outside Sky Stadium which read, "Welcome to Ellington. We took the W back to Auckland". The second meeting was played at
Go Media Stadium in front of 26,253 spectators and ended 2–1 to Auckland. In that match, Auckland conceded their first-ever competitive goal, scored by
Kosta Barbarouses. The third encounter, also held at Go Media Stadium, recorded Auckland FC's largest attendance of 27,009 and saw the club secure their biggest win, defeating Wellington Phoenix 6–1. The match included the club’s first hat-trick, scored by
Logan Rogerson, while
Luke Brooke-Smith became the Phoenix’s youngest goalscorer, reducing the deficit to 3–1 just after half-time. The fourth meeting took place in Round 4 of the
2025–26 A-League Men, in front of 12,091, with Phoenix coach
Giancarlo Italiano personally handing out tickets around Wellington on the morning of the game.
Sam Cosgrove opened the scoring after 27 seconds and later added a second goal following an equaliser from
Ifeanyi Eze. Auckland were reduced to nine men following red cards to
Dan Hall and
Logan Rogerson in the second half but held on to preserve their lead. The second meeting of the 2025–26 season was held at Go Media Stadium before a crowd of 21,997, with Auckland winning 3–1 after
Manjrekar James was sent off in the 46th minute. During the match, Auckland were awarded their first ever penalties in the clubs history, both of which were saved by
Josh Oluwayemi from Sam Cosgrove and
Francis de Vries. The sixth meeting between the sides drew the lowest attendance of the derby so far, with 10,040 spectators. The Phoenix were defeated 5–0, marking the Phoenix’s heaviest home defeat of the season and Auckland FC’s largest away win to date. The scoring opened with an own goal from
Josh Oluwayemi, followed by a brace from
Jesse Randall and further goals from
Guillermo May and
Lachlan Brook. Following the match, Wellington Phoenix head coach
Giancarlo Italiano resigned, having failed to record a win against Auckland FC, with an aggregate score of 20–4 across the six meetings. == Results ==