Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix
Ref: S. EvansAAMI Park, Melbourne · 30,050 cap
Match recap
Melbourne Victory beat Wellington Phoenix 5–1 in their A-League fixture. Vergos, Vergos, Vergos, Rodrigues, and Jelacic scored for Melbourne Victory; Najjarine replied for Wellington Phoenix. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.17 for Melbourne Victory versus 0.63 for Wellington Phoenix. Melbourne Victory sit 4th in the A-League table while Wellington Phoenix are 8th.
First Half
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Vergos
Assist: Velupillay
29'
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Najjarine
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Vergos
Assist: Rawlins
45+2'
James
Yellow Card
Second Half
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Vergos
⚽
Rodrigues
Assist: Mata
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Velupillay
57'
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Nagasawa
57'
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Armiento
64'
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Rufer
⇄
Mata
⇄
D'Arrigo
VAR
Goal cancelled
⇄
Rodrigues
⇄
Davidson
Traoré
Yellow Card
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Jelacic
Assist: Reec
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle Jets | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | +16 | 48 |
| 3 |  Auckland | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | +13 | 42 |
| 4 |  Melbourne Victory | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | +11 | 40 |
| 5 |  Sydney | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 39 |
| 7 |  Macarthur | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 34 |
| 8 |  Wellington Phoenix | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | -12 | 33 |
| 9 |  Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | -7 | 32 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Melbourne VictoryWellington Phoenix
11Won
Statistical edge
11–2
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.17VS0.63
Attack6 · 0 won
17
Shots
8
6
Shots on target
2
9
Shots in the box
6
8
Shots outside box
2
7
Shots off goal
5
4
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
58%
Possession
42%
504
Total passes
364
414
Accurate passes
283
82%
Pass accuracy
78%
Discipline0 · 2 won
12
Fouls
10
1
Yellow cards
1
3
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
1
4
Blocked shots
1
Melbourne Victory
4-2-3-1
Wellington Phoenix
3-5-2Melbourne Victory
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2Jason Alan DavidsonD
- 8Jordi Francis ValadonM
- 9Nikolaos VergosF
- 11Clarismario RodriguesM
- 15Sebastian EspositoD
- 17Nishan VelupillayM
- 21Roderick MirandaD
- 22Joshua James RawlinsD
- 25Jack Carleton DuncanG
- 27Louis Joseph D'ArrigoM
- 64MataM
Substitutes
- 3Adama TraoréD
- 10Denis GenreauM
- 14Matthew GrimaldiF
- 16Joshua InserraD
- 19Jing Machar ReecF
- 23Keegan Daniel JelacicF
- 40Jack WarshawskyG
Wellington Phoenix
3-5-2Starting XI
- 3Corban PiperF
- 4Manjrekar JamesD
- 7I. EzeF
- 11Carlo ArmientoM
- 14Alex Arthur RuferM
- 15Isaac Robert HughesD
- 18Lukas Eric Kelly-HealdD
- 20Ramy NajjarineM
- 25Kazuki NagasawaM
- 27Matthew SheridanM
- 40E. McCarronG
Substitutes
- 5Fin Ngahina Roa ConchieM
- 8Paulo Ricardo Pereira RetreM
- 24Tze-Xuan LokeF
- 29L. Brooke-SmithF
- 31Ryan LeeD
- 37Anaru CassidyM
Melbourne Victory
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikos Vergos | F | 90 | 9.3 | 3 | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Sebastian Esposito | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Joshua Rawlins | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Clarismario | M | 82 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0/2 |
| Juan Mata | M | 67 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Jordi Valadon | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nishan Velupillay | M | 57 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1/3 |
| Louis D'Arrigo | M | 67 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Jason Davidson | D | 82 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Roderick Miranda(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jack Duncan | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joshua Inserra | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Warshawsky | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keegan Jelacic | F | 23 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Denis Genreau | M | 23 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Adama Traoré | D | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jing Lual | F | 8 | 6.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Matthew Grimaldi | F | 33 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramy Najjarine | M | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2/5 |
| Matt Sheridan | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Alex Rufer(C) | M | 64 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Corban Piper | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Lukas Kelly-Heald | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Carlo Armiento | M | 57 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ifeanyi Eze | F | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Isaac Hughes | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Manjrekar James | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kazuki Nagasawa | M | 57 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Eamonn McCarron | G | 90 | 4.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Anaru Cassidy | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alby Kelly-Heald | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tze-xuan Loke | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Lee | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paulo Retre | M | 26 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Luke Brooke-Smith | F | 33 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin Conchie | M | 33 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |