Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix
Ref: N. ShakespearAAMI Park, Melbourne · 30,050 cap
Match recap
Wellington Phoenix beat Melbourne Victory 1–0 in their A-League fixture. Kartum scored for Wellington Phoenix. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.25 for Melbourne Victory versus 1.52 for Wellington Phoenix. Melbourne Victory sit 4th in the A-League table while Wellington Phoenix are 8th.
First Half
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Esposito
Genreau
Yellow Card
Second Half
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Vergos
Velupillay
Yellow Card
61'
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Edwards
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Velupillay
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Jelacic
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Genreau
73'
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Najjarine
76'
Rufer
Yellow Card
83'
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Retre
84'
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Piper
84'
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Nagasawa
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Mata
89'
⚽
Kartum
Assist: Eze
90+1'
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Eze
| # | 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
2Won
Statistical edge
2–11
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.25VS1.52
Attack1 · 4 won
10
Shots
14
3
Shots on target
3
3
Shots in the box
10
7
Shots outside box
4
3
Shots off goal
7
7
Corners
8
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
49%
Possession
51%
412
Total passes
423
317
Accurate passes
333
77%
Pass accuracy
79%
Discipline1 · 2 won
14
Fouls
13
2
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
3
4
Blocked shots
4
Melbourne Victory
4-2-3-1
Wellington Phoenix
4-4-2Melbourne Victory
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 8Jordi Francis ValadonM
- 9Nikolaos VergosF
- 10Denis GenreauM
- 15Sebastian EspositoD
- 17Nishan VelupillayM
- 18Franco LinoD
- 21Roderick MirandaD
- 22Joshua James RawlinsD
- 23Keegan Daniel JelacicM
- 40Jack WarshawskyG
- 64MataM
Substitutes
- 2Jason Alan DavidsonD
- 7Reno Mauro PiscopoF
- 11Clarismario RodriguesF
- 14Matthew GrimaldiF
- 25Jack Carleton DuncanG
- 27Louis Joseph D'ArrigoM
- 44Charles Boniface NdukaF
Wellington Phoenix
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1Joshua OluwayemiG
- 3Corban PiperF
- 7I. EzeF
- 8Paulo Ricardo Pereira RetreM
- 12D. EdwardsD
- 14Alex Arthur RuferM
- 15Isaac Robert HughesD
- 20Ramy NajjarineM
- 25Kazuki NagasawaM
- 27Matthew SheridanD
- 28Bill Poni TuilomaD
Substitutes
- 4Manjrekar JamesD
- 5Fin Ngahina Roa ConchieM
- 11Carlo ArmientoF
- 16Sander Erik KartumM
- 18Lukas Eric Kelly-HealdD
- 29L. Brooke-SmithF
Melbourne Victory
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Esposito | D | 22 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keegan Jelacic | M | 68 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3/3 |
| Jack Warshawsky | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denis Genreau | M | 68 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Joshua Rawlins | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Juan Mata | M | 88 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Nishan Velupillay | M | 68 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Franco Lino | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Roderick Miranda(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikos Vergos | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordi Valadon | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jack Duncan | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Louis D'Arrigo | M | 22 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Davidson | D | 68 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Clarismario | F | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthew Grimaldi | F | 22 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Reno Piscopo | F | 22 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Charles Nduka | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Tuiloma | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Alex Rufer(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Joshua Oluwayemi | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Matthew Sheridan | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Ifeanyi Eze | F | 89 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/3 |
| Kazuki Nagasawa | M | 84 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0/1 |
| Paulo Retre | M | 83 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Dan Edwards | D | 61 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Isaac Hughes | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ramy Najjarine | M | 73 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Corban Piper | F | 84 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Manjrekar James | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alby Kelly-Heald | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sander Erik Kartum | M | 17 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Lukas Kelly-Heald | D | 29 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Brooke-Smith | F | 12 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3/4 |
| Fin Conchie | M | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carlo Armiento | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |