Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory
Ref: J. MorganSky Stadium, Wellington · 37,034 cap
Match recap
Melbourne Victory beat Wellington Phoenix 3–2 in their A-League fixture. Armiento and Roderick Miranda scored for Wellington Phoenix; Esposito, Velupillay, and D'Arrigo replied for Melbourne Victory. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.86 for Wellington Phoenix versus 0.74 for Melbourne Victory. Wellington Phoenix sit 8th in the A-League table while Melbourne Victory are 4th.
First Half
10'
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Esposito
Assist: Piscopo
⚽
Armiento
Assist: Najjarine
41'
Nduka
Yellow Card
44'
⚽
Velupillay
Assist: Nduka
Retre
Yellow Card
Second Half
63'
⇄
Piscopo
63'
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Mata
VAR
Penalty cancelled
⇄
Kartum
76'
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Genreau
76'
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Nduka
77'
⚽
D'Arrigo
Assist: Jelacic
⇄
Najjarine
⇄
James
⇄
Retre
⚽
Roderick Miranda (OG)
Kelly-Heald
Yellow Card
| # | 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
Wellington PhoenixMelbourne Victory
6Won
Statistical edge
6–9
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.86VS0.74
Attack0 · 6 won
8
Shots
12
3
Shots on target
6
6
Shots in the box
7
2
Shots outside box
5
1
Shots off goal
5
6
Corners
7
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
57%
Possession
43%
529
Total passes
397
444
Accurate passes
312
84%
Pass accuracy
79%
Discipline0 · 3 won
7
Fouls
6
2
Yellow cards
1
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
2
4
Blocked shots
1
Wellington Phoenix
5-3-2
Melbourne Victory
4-2-3-1Wellington Phoenix
5-3-2Starting XI
- 4M. JamesD
- 6T. PayneD
- 7I. EzeF
- 8P. RetreM
- 11C. ArmientoD
- 15I. HughesD
- 16S. KartumM
- 20R. NajjarineF
- 25K. NagasawaM
- 28B. TuilomaD
Substitutes
- 3C. PiperD
- 5F. ConchieM
- 18L. Kelly-HealdD
- 27M. SheridanD
- 29L. Brooke-SmithF
- 39J. SmithD
- 40E. McCarronG
Melbourne Victory
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2J. DavidsonD
- 7R. PiscopoM
- 8J. ValadonM
- 10D. GenreauM
- 15S. EspositoD
- 17N. VelupillayM
- 21Roderick MirandaD
- 22J. RawlinsD
- 40J. WarshawskyG
- 44C. NdukaF
- 64MataM
Substitutes
- 9N. VergosF
- 14M. GrimaldiF
- 16J. InserraD
- 19J. ReecF
- 23K. JelacicF
- 25J. DuncanG
- 27L. D'ArrigoM
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alby Kelly-Heald | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carlo Armiento | D | 90 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Kazuki Nagasawa(C) | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ramy Najjarine | F | 77 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1/1 |
| Sander Erik Kartum | M | 68 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Manjrekar James | D | 82 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Isaac Hughes | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Paulo Retre | M | 82 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ifeanyi Eze | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Bill Tuiloma | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tim Payne | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Fin Conchie | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eamonn McCarron | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jayden Smith | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Brooke-Smith | F | 22 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Lukas Kelly-Heald | D | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Matt Sheridan | D | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Corban Piper | D | 13 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Melbourne Victory
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Esposito | D | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Nishan Velupillay | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1/1 |
| Denis Genreau | M | 76 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Jordi Valadon | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Juan Mata | M | 63 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Jason Davidson | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Warshawsky | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roderick Miranda(C) | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Reno Piscopo | M | 63 | 6.5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1/4 |
| Charles Nduka | F | 76 | 6.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Joshua Rawlins | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jack Duncan | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jing Lual | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Inserra | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Louis D'Arrigo | M | 14 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Nikos Vergos | F | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Keegan Jelacic | F | 27 | 6.5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Matthew Grimaldi | F | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |