Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix

Final score: Melbourne Victory 0-1 Wellington Phoenix in the A-League, April 5, 2026. 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 23
Venue: AAMI Park, Melbourne
Form: LWDWW Melbourne Victory
: WWLWL Wellington Phoenix

22' ▲ J. Davidson ▼ S. Esposito
34' Denis Genreau
HT0-0
46' ▲ C. Nduka ▼ N. Vergos
54' Nishan Velupillay
61' ▲ L. Kelly-Heald ▼ D. Edwards
68' ▲ L. D'Arrigo ▼ D. Genreau
68' ▲ M. Grimaldi ▼ N. Velupillay
68' ▲ R. Piscopo ▼ K. Jelacic
73' ▲ S. Kartum ▼ R. Najjarine
76' Alex Rufer
83' ▲ F. Conchie ▼ P. Retre
84' ▲ L. Brooke-Smith ▼ C. Piper
84' ▲ C. Armiento ▼ K. Nagasawa
88' ▲ Clarismario ▼ J. Mata
89' 0-1 S. Kartum · I. Eze
90'+1 ▲ M. James ▼ I. Eze
FT0-1

Line-ups

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

40J. Warshawsky 7.0
22J. Rawlins 6.9
15S. Esposito ▼ 22' 7.3
21Roderick 6.3
18F. Lino 6.5
10D. Genreau ▼ 68' 7.0
8J. Valadon 6.2
23K. Jelacic ▼ 68' 7.2
64J. Mata ▼ 88' 6.7
17N. Velupillay ▼ 68' 6.6
9N. Vergos ▼ 46' 6.3

Substitutes 7

25J. Duncan
2J. Davidson ▲ 22' 6.7
27L. D'Arrigo ▲ 68' 6.9
14M. Grimaldi ▲ 68' 6.6
7R. Piscopo ▲ 68' 6.6
11Clarismario ▲ 88' 6.7
44C. Nduka ▲ 46' 6.3

Wellington Phoenix Formation: 4-4-2 · Coach: Giancarlo Italiano

1J. Oluwayemi 7.3
27M. Sheridan 7.2
28B. Tuiloma 7.3
15I. Hughes 6.6
12D. Edwards ▼ 61' 6.7
20R. Najjarine ▼ 73' 6.3
14A. Rufer 7.3
8P. Retre ▼ 83' 6.9
25K. Nagasawa ▼ 84' 7.2
3C. Piper ▼ 84' 5.9
7I. Eze ⇢ ▼ 90' 7.2

Substitutes 7

30A. Kelly-Heald
16S. Kartum ⚽ ▲ 73' 7.9
4M. James ▲ 90'
5F. Conchie ▲ 83' 6.7
29L. Brooke-Smith ▲ 84' 6.9
11C. Armiento ▲ 84' 6.3
18L. Kelly-Heald ▲ 61' 6.9

Statistics

02⚑7

⚑810

49%Possession51%

10Shots14

3Shots on target3

3Shots off target7

3Shots inside box10

7Shots outside box4

4Blocked shots4

7Corners8

1Offsides3

14Fouls13

2Yellow cards1

1Saves3

412Passes423

317Accurate passes333

77%Pass accuracy79%

0.25Expected goals (xG)1.52

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