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 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/game

Standings

#	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

Melbourne Victory FC 24 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
#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 history

23% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

15% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 pts). Wellington Phoenix FC are 8th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Wellington Phoenix FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

–/2

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC

Nikolaos 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 FC

Ifeanyi 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.

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

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2.19 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.2 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC55% Draw23% Wellington Phoenix FC22%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.39

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC43% Draw40% Wellington Phoenix FC17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

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

Actual

Asian 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.