Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix

Final score: Melbourne Victory 5-1 Wellington Phoenix in the A-League, December 29, 2025. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 5 wins for Melbourne Victory, 2 draws, 3 wins for Wellington Phoenix.

Overview

Football: A-League · Round 10
Venue: AAMI Park, Melbourne
Form: LWDWW Melbourne Victory
: WWLWL Wellington Phoenix

7' N. Vergos · N. Velupillay 1-0
29' 1-1 R. Najjarine
42' N. Vergos · J. Rawlins 2-1
45'+2 Manjrekar James
HT2-1
47' N. Vergos 3-1
55' Clarismario · J. Mata 4-1
57' ▲ M. Grimaldi ▼ N. Velupillay
57' ▲ F. Conchie ▼ C. Armiento
57' ▲ L. Brooke-Smith ▼ K. Nagasawa
64' ▲ P. Retre ▼ A. Rufer
67' ▲ D. Genreau ▼ L. D'Arrigo
67' ▲ K. Jelacic ▼ J. Mata
68' Clarismario
82' ▲ A. Traore ▼ J. Davidson
82' ▲ J. Reec ▼ Clarismario
90'+4 Adama Traoré
90' K. Jelacic · J. Reec 5-1
FT5-1

Line-ups

Melbourne Victory Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Arthur Diles

25J. Duncan 6.3
22J. Rawlins ⇢ 7.3
15S. Esposito 7.5
21Roderick 6.6
2J. Davidson ▼ 82' 6.7
27L. D'Arrigo ▼ 67' 6.9
8J. Valadon 6.9
17N. Velupillay ⇢ ▼ 57' 6.9
64J. Mata ⇢ ▼ 67' 7.2
11Clarismario ⚽ ▼ 82' 7.2
9N. Vergos ⚽3 9.3

Substitutes 7

3A. Traore ▲ 82' 6.7
10D. Genreau ▲ 67' 6.9
14M. Grimaldi ▲ 57' 6.2
16J. Inserra
19J. Reec ▲ 82' 6.6
23K. Jelacic ⚽ ▲ 67' 8.2
40J. Warshawsky

Wellington Phoenix Formation: 3-5-2 · Coach: Giancarlo Italiano

40E. McCarron 4.6
15I. Hughes 6.0
4M. James 5.9
18L. Kelly-Heald 6.2
27M. Sheridan 6.9
20R. Najjarine ⚽ 7.3
14A. Rufer ▼ 64' 6.7
25K. Nagasawa ▼ 57' 5.3
11C. Armiento ▼ 57' 6.2
3C. Piper 6.6
7I. Eze 6.0

Substitutes 7

30A. Kelly-Heald
5F. Conchie ▲ 57' 6.3
8P. Retre ▲ 64' 6.7
24T. Loke
29L. Brooke-Smith ▲ 57' 6.5
31R. Lee
37A. Cassidy

Statistics

01⚑4

⚑210

58%Possession42%

17Shots8

6Shots on target2

7Shots off target5

9Shots inside box6

8Shots outside box2

4Blocked shots1

4Corners2

3Offsides0

12Fouls10

1Yellow cards1

1Saves1

504Passes364

414Accurate passes283

82%Pass accuracy78%

2.17Expected goals (xG)0.63

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Newcastle Jets	26	55 - 39	+16	48
2	Adelaide United	26	46 - 36	+10	43
3	Auckland	26	42 - 29	+13	42
4	Melbourne Victory	26	44 - 33	+11	40
5	Sydney	26	33 - 25	+8	39
6	Melbourne City	26	33 - 33	0	38
7	Macarthur	26	37 - 44	-7	34
8	Wellington Phoenix	26	36 - 48	-12	33
9	Central Coast Mariners	26	35 - 42	-7	32
10	Perth Glory	26	32 - 39	-7	31
11	Brisbane Roar	26	27 - 36	-9	26
12	Western Sydney Wanderers	26	27 - 43	-16	21