Melbourne Victory FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Melbourne Victory FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — A League at AAMI Park.
- Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2025/26)
- Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Nathan Shakespear (Australia)
- Assistant 1 Owen Goldrick
- Assistant 2 James Sherry
9 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.4 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Newcastle United Jets FC 26 48 2 Adelaide United FC 26 43 3 Auckland FC 26 42 4 Melbourne Victory FC 26 40 5 Sydney FC 26 39 6 Melbourne City FC 26 38 7 Macarthur FC 26 34 8 Wellington Phoenix FC 26 33 9 Central Coast Mariners FC 26 32 10 Perth Glory FC 26 31 11 Brisbane Roar FC 26 26 12 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 21 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Apr Wellington Phoenix FC H 0–1 L 21 Mar Central Coast Mariners FC H 4–1 W 15 Mar Macarthur FC H 4–1 W 07 Mar Sydney FC A 2–2 D 27 Feb Adelaide United FC H 1–1 D 21 Feb Melbourne City FC A 3–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Apr Melbourne Victory FC A 1–0 W 21 Mar Brisbane Roar FC A 2–1 W 14 Mar Perth Glory FC H 2–0 W 06 Mar Adelaide United FC A 1–1 D 01 Mar Sydney FC H 0–1 L 21 Feb Auckland FC H 0–5 L Season Stats
Melbourne Victory FC Wellington Phoenix FC #4 Position #8 40 Points 33 26 Played 26 11 / 7 / 8 W / D / L 9 / 6 / 11 44 Scored 36 33 Conceded 48 +11 GD -12 1.54 PPG 1.27 42% Win % 35% Key Stats
63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history23% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season15% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this seasonMelbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 pts). Wellington Phoenix FC are 8th (33 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Melbourne Victory FC0-15–/–16-301/131-452/146-601/–61-751/–76+1/3■ Scored ■ ConcededWellington Phoenix FC0-15–/116-301/231-45–/246-601/–61-75–/–76+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Melbourne Victory FCNikolaos Vergos 7 G 1 A Clarismario 6 G Mata 5 G 12 A Keegan Jelacic 5 G 2 A Charles Nduka 5 G 2 A Wellington Phoenix FCIfeanyi Eze 10 G 1 A Carlo Armiento 5 G 2 A Corban Piper 4 G 4 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Melbourne Victory FC is hosting Wellington Phoenix FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Melbourne Victory FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Franco Lino suffering a number of foals already.
- 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 3 times this season with Melbourne Victory FC winning 66.67% of all matches.
- 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 22' The whistle greets Sebastian Esposito as he departs to be replaced by Jason Davidson.
- 27' Melbourne Victory FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 32' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 34' Melbourne Victory FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 39' Supporters expect more eagerness from Manjrekar James, as he is very good at scoring at AAMI Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 44' It looks like no one’s ball. Melbourne Victory FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 46' Charles Nduka is replacing Nikolaos Vergos for the Melbourne Victory FC side.
- 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Corban Piper made 209 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 54' It’s gonna be a card for Nishan Velupillay.
- 59' Wellington Phoenix FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 61' Another change for Wellington Phoenix FC made on 61 minute. Daniel Edwards leaves to be changed by Lukas Kelly-Heald.
- 66' Wellington Phoenix FC is showing some good football. However, Wellington Phoenix FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 68' The whistle greets Keegan Jelacic as he departs to be replaced by Reno Piscopo.
- 73' Another substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC to replace Ramy Najjarine by Sander Kartum on 73 minute.
- 76' The referee shows Wellington Phoenix FC player a card on 76.
- 81' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 81 minutes.
- 83' It is a substitution in Wellington Phoenix FC team. Paulo Retre is replaced by Fin Conchie on 83 minute.
- 84' Another change for Wellington Phoenix FC made on 84 minute. Corban Piper leaves to be changed by Luke Brooke-Smith.
- 88' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Mata by Clarismario on 88 minute.
- 89' Wellington Phoenix FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Sander Kartum on 89.
- 90' Manjrekar James has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ifeanyi Eze on 90 minute.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Wellington Phoenix FC players.
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Lineups
Melbourne Victory FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Mata ↓ Clarismario 88'
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Denis Genreau ↓ Louis D'Arrigo 68'
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Keegan Jelacic ↓ Reno Piscopo 68'
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- 40
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- 15
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Nikolaos Vergos ↓ Charles Nduka 46'
Bench
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2
Jason Davidson ↑ 22'
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27
Louis D'Arrigo ↑ 68'
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7
Reno Piscopo ↑ 68'
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Matthew Grimaldi ↑ 68'
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Clarismario ↑ 88'
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Charles Nduka ↑ 46'
Coach Arthur DilesWellington Phoenix FC Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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8
Paulo Retre ↓ Fin Conchie 83'
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Ramy Najjarine ↓ Sander Kartum 73'
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- 15
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- 12
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Ifeanyi Eze ↓ Manjrekar James 90'
Bench
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11
Carlo Armiento ↑ 84'
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Manjrekar James ↑ 90'
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Sander Kartum ↑ 73'
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Lukas Kelly-Heald ↑ 61'
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Fin Conchie ↑ 83'
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Luke Brooke-Smith ↑ 84'
Coach Chris Greenacre -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ola Toivonen 5 Oskar Zawada 4 Roy Krishna 4 Nicholas D'Agostino 3 Ulises Davila 3 Walter Sandoval 3 Bruno Fornaroli 3 Jake Brimmer 2 Head to Head
Melbourne Victory FC Form
2026-04-05 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2026-03-21 Melbourne Victory FC 4–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2026-03-15 Melbourne Victory FC 4–1 Macarthur FC W 2026-03-07 Sydney FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC D 2026-02-27 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2026-02-21 Melbourne City FC 1–3 Melbourne Victory FC WWellington Phoenix FC Form
2026-04-05 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2026-03-21 Brisbane Roar FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2026-03-14 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Perth Glory FC W 2026-03-06 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2026-03-01 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Sydney FC L 2026-02-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–5 Auckland FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy0 / 42.19 Melbourne Victory FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.2 Wellington Phoenix FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 62%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Wellington Phoenix FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.39Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 85% 15% ± 2.5 65% 35% ± 3.5 43% 57% ± 4.5 26% 74% Double Chance
Melbourne Victory FC or Draw 78%Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC 45%Melbourne Victory FC or Wellington Phoenix FC 77%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 9.7%2 – 1 9.4%2 – 0 8%1 – 0 6.9%3 – 1 6.8%3 – 0 5.7%2 – 2 5.6%1 – 2 5.2%0 – 0 4.8%3 – 2 4.1%4 – 1 3.7%0 – 1 ActualAsian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC
Handicap Melbourne Victory FC covers Push Wellington Phoenix FC covers -2.5 19% — 81% -2 19% 18% 63% -1.5 37% — 63% -1 37% 21% 42% -0.5 58% — 42% +0.5 80% — 20% +1 80% 12% 8% +1.5 92% — 8% +2 92% 5% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet 31% ✓Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet 12% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.