Melbourne Victory

Melbourne Victory

MVC

0 : 1

FT
Wellington Phoenix

Wellington Phoenix

WEL

📅 5 April 2026, 05:00 📍 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 🏆 23 Wellington Phoenix won after full-time.

Match Events

MVC
WEL

Jason Davidson

↑ Sebastian Esposito

22'

Denis Genreau

Foul

34'

Charles Nduka

↑ Nikos Vergos

46'

Nishan Velupillay

Foul

54'
61'

Lukas Kelly-Heald

↑ D. Edwards

Louis D'Arrigo

↑ Denis Genreau

68'

Matthew Grimaldi

↑ Nishan Velupillay

68'

Reno Piscopo

↑ Keegan Jelacic

68'
73'

Sander Kartum

↑ Ramy Najjarine

76'

Alex Rufer

Foul

83'

Fin Conchie

↑ Paulo Retre

84'

Carlo Armiento

↑ Kazuki Nagasawa

84'

Luke Brooke-Smith

↑ Corban Piper

Clarismario

↑ Juan Mata

88'
89'

Sander Kartum

Left foot shot

90+1'

Manjrekar James

↑ Eze Kelvin

Lineups

MVC

Starting XI

40 J. Warshawsky
22 Joshua Rawlins
15 Sebastian Esposito
21 Roderick Miranda
18 F. Lino
10 Denis Genreau
8 Jordi Valadon
23 Keegan Jelacic
64 Juan Mata
17 Nishan Velupillay
9 Nikos Vergos

Bench

2 Jason Davidson
7 Reno Piscopo
11 Clarismario
14 Matthew Grimaldi
25 Jack Duncan
27 Louis D'Arrigo
44 Charles Nduka

WEL

Starting XI

1 Joshua Oluwayemi
27 Matt Sheridan
28 Bill Tuiloma
15 Isaac Hughes
12 D. Edwards
20 Ramy Najjarine
14 Alex Rufer
8 Paulo Retre
25 Kazuki Nagasawa
3 Corban Piper
7 Eze Kelvin

Bench

4 Manjrekar James
5 Fin Conchie
11 Carlo Armiento
16 Sander Kartum
18 Lukas Kelly-Heald
29 Luke Brooke-Smith
30 Alby Kelly-Heald

Match Stats

MVC WEL
10 Shots Total 14
3 Shots On Target 3
7 Corners 8
14 Fouls 13
1 Offsides 3
1 Saves 3
4 Shots Off Target 7
123 Attacks 104
54 Dangerous Attacks 39
50 Ball Possession % 50
77 Ball Safe 78
3 Shots Insidebox 10
7 Shots Outsidebox 4
0 Goals 1
9 Goal Kicks 9
7 Goal Attempts 7
13 Free Kicks 14
3 Shots Blocked 4
6 Substitutions 6
13 Throwins 12
47 Long Passes 49
0 Hit Woodwork 1
14 Tackles 13
0 Assists 1
410 Passes 421
318 Successful Passes 331
78 Successful Passes Percentage 79
2 Yellowcards 1
2 Injuries 0
21 Total Crosses 17
2 Accurate Crosses 6
6 Interceptions 8
57 Duels Won 51
14 Dribble Attempts 15
7 Successful Dribbles 8
6 Key Passes 12
0 Big Chances Created 6
0 Big Chances Missed 5
50 Successful Dribbles Percentage 53
17 Successful Long Passes 18
36 Successful Long Passes Percentage 37

Team Form

MVC
W D D W L
WEL
W W L W L

Head to Head

6 Feb 2026 A-League Men
WEL
2–3
MVC
29 Dec 2025 A-League Men
MVC
5–1
WEL
12 Apr 2025 A-League Men
WEL
2–3
MVC
14 Feb 2025 A-League Men
MVC
1–0
WEL
24 Nov 2024 A-League Men
WEL
1–0
MVC