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Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory result: 2–1
Stats, match flow, line-ups and summaryA-League Matchday 1
A-League · Matchday 1UTCHnry Stadium
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Match summary
Wellington Phoenix beat Melbourne Victory 2–1. Corban Piper 14', Charles Nduka 24', Riley Bidois 77'. The sides went into the break level at 1–1. Corban Piper opened the scoring in minute 14. Melbourne Victory controlled possession with 63%.
Match timeline
- 14'
Corban Piper · assist: Matthew Sheridan1–0 - 24'
Charles Nduka1–1 - 28'Nathan Walker · for Rafael Durán
- 45'Philipp Ziereis
- 62'Keegan Jelacic · for Clarismario Rodrigues
- 62'Tom Lockyer · for Philipp Ziereis
- 62'Walter Scott · for James McGarry
- 71'Denis Genreau
- 74'Xavier Stella · for Guillermo May
- 74'Michael Ghossaini · for Matthew Grimaldi
- 77'Riley Bidois · for Luke James Mitchell
- 77'Riley Bidois · assist: Nathan Walker2–1
- 87'Brendan Hamill · for Charles Nduka
How was this match?
Match stats
Wellington PhoenixMelbourne Victory
Overview
38%Possession %63%
9Shots5
4Shots on target3
6Corners7
8Fouls6
2Offsides3
0Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
Shots
1Blocked shots1
Passing
233/330 (71%)Passes447/570 (78%)
6/21 (29%)Crosses0/18 (0%)
19/64 (30%)Long balls16/56 (29%)
Defence
7/16 (44%)Tackles won5/11 (45%)
17Interceptions6
45Clearances33
2Saves2
Starting lineups
4-3-3 · 4-4-1-1
Wellington Phoenix4-3-3
9↓Durán
99⚽Piper
7Duke
35↓Mitchell
25Nagasawa
8Anderson
23↓McGarry
18Kelly-Heald
28Tuiloma
27Sheridan
13Gray
- 13Henry GrayG
- 18Lukas Kelly-HealdCD-L
- 28Bill TuilomaCD-R
- 23James McGarry↓ 62'LB
- 27Matthew SheridanRB
- 25Kazuki NagasawaCM
- 35Luke James Mitchell↓ 77'LM
- 8Max AndersonRM
- 99Corban Piper⚽F
- 9Rafael Durán↓ 28'LF
- 7Bryce DukeRF
Substitutes
- 17Nathan Walker↑ 28'
- 5Walter Scott↑ 62'
- 11Riley Bidois⚽↑ 77'
Melbourne Victory4-4-1-1
44⚽↓Nduka
21↓May
14↓Grimaldi
10Genreau
8Valadon
11↓Rodrigues
18Lino
3Davidson
4↓Ziereis
16Inserra
25Duncan
- 25Jack DuncanG
- 3Jason DavidsonCD-L
- 4Philipp Ziereis↓ 62'CD-R
- 18Franco LinoLB
- 16Joshua InserraRB
- 10Denis GenreauCM-L
- 8Jordi ValadonCM-R
- 14Matthew Grimaldi↓ 74'LM
- 11Clarismario Rodrigues↓ 62'RM
- 44Charles Nduka⚽↓ 87'F
- 21Guillermo May↓ 74'RCF
Substitutes
- 15Tom Lockyer↑ 62'
- 23Keegan Jelacic↑ 62'
- 29Michael Ghossaini↑ 74'
- 22Xavier Stella↑ 74'
- 5Brendan Hamill↑ 87'
Recent form
Wellington Phoenix
Form points 9/9
Melbourne Victory
Form points 2/15
Head-to-head
1
Wellington Phoenix
0
Draw
0
Melbourne Victory
Last meeting
- Oct 18, 2026Wellington Phoenix2–1Melbourne Victory
Venue
Hnry Stadium
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- When is Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory?
- Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory was played on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 02:00 UTC.
- Where is Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory played?
- Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory was played at Hnry Stadium.
- What competition is Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory in?
- Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory was part of the A-League.
- What was the final score of Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory?
- Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory ended 2–1.