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Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

A-League Men2026/20272026/2027
2
-FT
1
Oct 18, 2026
Westpac Stadium

Match Timeline

Man of the Match
Melbourne Victory
82'Yellow Card
Wellington Phoenix
Goal!
2-1
Riley Bidois
Riley Bidois
77'·Wellington Phoenix
⚽
77'Substitution
Luke James Mitchell
Luke James Mitchell· Out
Wellington Phoenix
74'Substitution
Mikey Ghossaini
Mikey Ghossaini· In
Melbourne Victory
74'Substitution
Xavier Stella
Xavier Stella· In
Melbourne Victory
71'Yellow Card
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
Wellington Phoenix
45'Yellow Card
Melbourne Victory
Wellington Phoenix
Goal!
1-1
Charles Nduka
Charles Nduka
24'·Melbourne Victory
⚽
Goal!
1-0
Corban Piper
Corban Piper
14'·Wellington Phoenix
⚽

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
38%Ball Possession62%
9Shots Total5
4Shots On Target3
6Corners7
8Fouls6
1Yellow Cards2
2Offsides3
2Saves2
330Passes570
4Shots Off Target1
117Attacks126
45Dangerous Attacks31
6Shots Inside Box4
3Shots Outside Box1
2Goals1
6Free Kicks8
1Shots Blocked1
3Substitutions5
1Hit Woodwork0
16Tackles11
2Assists0
233Accurate Passes447
2Injuries0
21Total Crosses18
6Accurate Crosses0
17Interceptions6
51Duels Won43
1Big Chances Created4
0Big Chances Missed3

Team Lineups

Manager: Chris Greenacre

Starting XI

13
Henry Gray
Henry Gray
6.8
35
Luke James Mitchell
Luke James Mitchell
6.7

Substitutes

24
Tze-Xuan Loke
Tze-Xuan Loke
30
Alby Kelly-Heald
Alby Kelly-Heald
34
Dylan Gardiner
Dylan Gardiner
37
Anaru Cassidy
Anaru Cassidy

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
90'102/4
16(63%)
-
9/18
90'00-
39(72%)
5
10/12
13'101/1
1(100%)
-
1/1
90'00-
36(67%)
3
8/11
62'011/1
4(50%)
1
3/10
90'01-
38(66%)
-
2/4
90'000/2
36(81%)
4
6/9
90'00-
42(81%)
-
2/7
Henry Gray
Henry Gray
GK
90'00-
20(30%)
-
-
90'00-
30(87%)
-
0/3
28'00-
14(50%)
1
4/4
62'00-
27(70%)
-
2/3
Luke James Mitchell
Luke James Mitchell
MF
77'000/1
23(83%)
2
3/9
28'00-
4(75%)
-
1/3

Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory H2H, Form & Key Stats

Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
Wellington Phoenix15L101039/155-8
Melbourne Victory15W1707011/158-2
Wellington Phoenix — last 5 games
  1. W2-1 @ Brisbane Roar2026-03-21
  2. W1-0 @ Melbourne Victory2026-04-05
  3. L0-2 @ Melbourne City2026-04-12
  4. W2-1 vs Western Sydney Wanderers2026-04-18
  5. L0-4 @ Macarthur2026-04-24
Melbourne Victory — last 5 games
  1. W1-0 @ APIA Leichhardt Tigers2026-08-19
  2. W2-0 @ Sydney2026-09-09
  3. D1-1 @ Thể Công-Viettel2026-09-16
  4. D1-1 @ South Melbourne2026-10-10
  5. W3-0 vs Seoul2026-10-14
Goal markets & scoring rates
TeamGamesAvg goalsOver 1.5Over 2.5Over 3.5BTTSClean sheetsFailed to score
Wellington Phoenix153.1387%60%47%53%20%27%
Melbourne Victory152.880%47%40%53%33%13%
Venue split (Home vs Away)
TeamWherePldWDLGoalsPPGOver 2.5Clean sheets
Wellington PhoenixHome722310-141.1471%14%
Melbourne VictoryAway945016-71.8933%44%
1st half vs 2nd half scoring
TeamGames1H goals2H goals2H share1H Over 0.5HT W-D-L
Wellington Phoenix156-1713-1168%80%3-5-7
Melbourne Victory159-420-969%47%5-9-1
Head-to-head, computed
Meetings on record
19
Period covered
2018-01-10 – 2026-04-05
Wellington Phoenix wins
5
Draws
5
Melbourne Victory wins
9
Avg goals per meeting
2.84
Over 2.5 goals
47%
Both teams scored
63%
Home side won
53%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings
1W 0D 4L (Wellington Phoenix view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time
3.6 vs 2.84
Most recent meetings (5 of 19)
DateHomeScoreAway
2026-04-05Melbourne Victory0-1Wellington Phoenix
2026-02-06Wellington Phoenix2-3Melbourne Victory
2025-12-29Melbourne Victory5-1Wellington Phoenix
2025-04-12Wellington Phoenix2-3Melbourne Victory
2025-02-14Melbourne Victory1-0Wellington Phoenix

How we calculate this

A-League Men Standings

A-League Men · 2026/2027

Full standings
#TeamPGDPTS
13+69
23+35
33+15
42+14
5304
63-14
73-14
83+23
93-12
103-22
113-32
122-50

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

A-League Men
#1Position#9
9Points2
3Wins0
0Draws2
0Losses1
7Goals3
2.33Goals per game1.00
1Goals conceded4
0.33Goals per game conceded1.33

Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (3 vs 3 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityWellington Phoenix 68% · X · Draw 21% · Melbourne Victory 11%
1 · Home Win
68%
X · Draw
21%
2 · Away Win
11%
Projected Goals (xG Model)
1.95 vs 0.64
Projected Total: 2.60
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
41%
Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)
53% / 14%
Wellington Phoenix / Melbourne Victory
Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):
1 - 0(14.6%)2 - 0(14.3%)1 - 1(9.4%)
Last Matches
Previous Meetings
Head to Head

Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory — Head to Head

Match summary

Wellington Phoenix beat Melbourne Victory 2-1 in the A-League Men, Regular Season.

Across 19 previous meetings on record, Wellington Phoenix won 5 and Melbourne Victory won 9, with 5 draws (2.84 goals per game).

Wellington Phoenix won with 38% of the possession. Goals came from Corban Piper (14') and Riley Bidois (77') for Wellington Phoenix and Charles Nduka (24') for Melbourne Victory.