Melbourne Victory FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2025-26

Melbourne Victory FC

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Wellington Phoenix FC

Sun 5 Apr 2026 · 05:00 UTC AAMI Park 8,762 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 89' Sander Kartum

Denis Genreau 34' Y

Nishan Velupillay 54' Y

Y 76' Alex Rufer

Overview

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Melbourne Victory FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — A League at AAMI Park.

Melbourne Victory FC 4 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Wellington Phoenix FC 4 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Nathan Shakespear (Australia)
Assistant 1 Owen Goldrick
Assistant 2 James Sherry

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

Head-to-Head

Melbourne Victory FC 25 games · Avg 2.7 goals Wellington Phoenix FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-05 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2026-02-06 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory FC 2025-12-29 Melbourne Victory FC 5–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2025-04-12 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory FC 2025-02-14 Melbourne Victory FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

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

Wellington Phoenix FC

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
#9	Position	#1
3	Points	10
4	Played	4
0 / 3 / 1	W / D / L	3 / 1 / 0
5	Scored	7
6	Conceded	1
-1	GD	+6
0.75	PPG	2.50
0%	Win %	75%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)

48% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

75% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

Melbourne Victory FC are 9th (3 pts). Wellington Phoenix FC are 1st (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/1

61-75

3/1

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Wellington Phoenix FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/–

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC

Keegan Jelacic	2 G
Jordi Valadon	2 G
Charles Nduka	1 G	2 A

Wellington Phoenix FC

Corban Piper	3 G
Riley Bidois	2 G
Nathan Walker	1 G	1 A
Rafael Duran	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at AAMI Park as Melbourne Victory FC face off against Wellington Phoenix FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' 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.
10' Wellington Phoenix FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Melbourne Victory FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
22' The Melbourne Victory FC manager makes a substitution. Sebastian Esposito departs to be replaced by Jason Davidson.
27' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
32' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
34' Denis Genreau picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
39' Melbourne Victory FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
44' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Melbourne Victory FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
46' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Nikolaos Vergos trudges off to be replaced by Charles Nduka on 46 minutes.
51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
54' The referee calls foul for Nishan Velupillay. He receives a card.
59' Wellington Phoenix FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 59.
61' The crowd applauds Daniel Edwards as he leaves the pitch. Lukas Kelly-Heald steps in for Wellington Phoenix FC.
66' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
68' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Keegan Jelacic by Reno Piscopo on 68 minute.
73' Sander Kartum is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ramy Najjarine at the 73 minute mark.
76' Wellington Phoenix FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 76.
81' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Wellington Phoenix FC winning 100% of all matches.
83' The whistle greets Paulo Retre as he departs to be replaced by Fin Conchie.
84' Time for substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC. Corban Piper is replaced by Luke Brooke-Smith.
88' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Mata by Clarismario on 88 minute.
89' GOAL! Sander Kartum scores on 89. Assisted by Ifeanyi Eze
90' Another change for Wellington Phoenix FC made on 90 minute. Ifeanyi Eze leaves to be changed by Manjrekar James.
Melbourne Victory FC will have plenty to reflect on. Wellington Phoenix FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

64
Mata ↓ Clarismario 88'
10
Denis Genreau ↓ Louis D'Arrigo 68'
21
Roderick Miranda
22
Joshua Rawlins
23
Keegan Jelacic ↓ Reno Piscopo 68'
17
Nishan Velupillay ↓ Matthew Grimaldi 68'
40
Jack Warshawsky
18
Franco Lino
8
Jordi Valadon
15
Sebastian Esposito ↓ Jason Davidson 22'
9
Nikolaos Vergos ↓ Charles Nduka 46'

Bench

2
Jason Davidson ↑ 22'
27
Louis D'Arrigo ↑ 68'
7
Reno Piscopo ↑ 68'
25
Jack Duncan
14
Matthew Grimaldi ↑ 68'
11
Clarismario ↑ 88'
44
Charles Nduka ↑ 46'

Coach Arthur Diles

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

8
Paulo Retre ↓ Fin Conchie 83'
14
Alex Rufer
28
Bill Tuiloma
25
Kazuki Nagasawa ↓ Carlo Armiento 84'
20
Ramy Najjarine ↓ Sander Kartum 73'
1
Joshua Oluwayemi
15
Isaac Hughes
27
Matt Sheridan
12
Daniel Edwards ↓ Lukas Kelly-Heald 61'
3
Corban Piper ↓ Luke Brooke-Smith 84'
7
Ifeanyi Eze ↓ Manjrekar James 90'

Bench

11
Carlo Armiento ↑ 84'
4
Manjrekar James ↑ 90'
16
Sander Kartum ↑ 73'
30
Alby Kelly-Heald
18
Lukas Kelly-Heald ↑ 61'
5
Fin Conchie ↑ 83'
29
Luke Brooke-Smith ↑ 84'

Coach Chris Greenacre

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 W

Wellington 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 accuracy

3 / 4

1.06 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.51 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne Victory FC or Wellington Phoenix FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC32% Draw28% Wellington Phoenix FC40%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.57

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

59%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

68%

Melbourne Victory FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC20% Draw48% Wellington Phoenix FC32%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.2%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

9.7%

1 – 2

8.9%

0 – 2

8.5%

1 – 0

7.1%

2 – 1

6.2%

2 – 2

4.8%

1 – 3

4.5%

0 – 3

4.2%

2 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	15%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	22%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	14%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.