Wellington Phoenix 2-1 Melbourne Victory · A-League Men
Wellington Phoenix beat Melbourne Victory 2-1 in the A-League Men. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Wellington Phoenix and Melbourne Victory met in the A-League Men at Hnry Stadium in Wellington on Sunday, 18 October 2026.
Goalscorers
Wellington Phoenix: C. Piper 14'; R. Bidois 77'. Melbourne Victory: C. Nduka 24'.
How the match went
Melbourne Victory saw more of the ball, 62% of it. Wellington Phoenix had 9 shots with 4 on target, Melbourne Victory 5 with 3 on target. There were 13 corners in total, 6 to Wellington Phoenix and 7 to Melbourne Victory. Wellington Phoenix conceded 8 fouls, Melbourne Victory 6. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (0 for Wellington Phoenix, 2 for Melbourne Victory).
Line-ups
Wellington Phoenix started in a 4-3-3: Henry Gray, Matthew Sheridan, Bill Tuiloma, Lukas Kelly-Heald, James McGarry, Max Anderson, Kazuki Nagasawa, Luke Mitchell, Bryce Duke, Corban Piper, Rafael Duran.
Melbourne Victory started in a 4-4-1-1: Jack Duncan, Joshua Inserra, Philipp Ziereis, Jason Davidson, Franco Lino, Clarismario, Jordi Valadon, Denis Genreau, Matthew Grimaldi, Guillermo May, Charles Nduka.
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Minute by minute
- 14'Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1-0 Melbourne Victory. C. Piper (Wellington Phoenix) scores, assisted by M. Sheridan.
- 24'Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1-1 Melbourne Victory. C. Nduka (Melbourne Victory) scores.
- 45'Half-time. Wellington Phoenix 1-1 Melbourne Victory.
- 77'Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2-1 Melbourne Victory. R. Bidois (Wellington Phoenix) scores, assisted by N. Walker.
- 90'Full-time. Wellington Phoenix 2-1 Melbourne Victory.
Full commentary (48 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory.
- 3'Offside, Melbourne Victory.
- 4'Corner, Melbourne Victory.
- 12'Offside, Wellington Phoenix.
- 14'Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1-0 Melbourne Victory. C. Piper (Wellington Phoenix) scores, assisted by M. Sheridan.
- 22'Attempt blocked. M. Anderson (Wellington Phoenix), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 22'Off the woodwork! L. Mitchell (Wellington Phoenix), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 24'Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1-1 Melbourne Victory. C. Nduka (Melbourne Victory) scores.
- 28'Substitution, Wellington Phoenix: N. Walker comes on for R. Duran.
- 28'Attempt saved. N. Walker (Wellington Phoenix), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 29'Corner, Wellington Phoenix.
- 29'Attempt missed. C. Piper (Wellington Phoenix), header from a corner. xG 0.09.
- 31'Attempt missed. C. Nduka (Melbourne Victory), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 37'Corner, Melbourne Victory.
- 42'Corner, Wellington Phoenix.
- 45'Yellow card for P. Ziereis (Melbourne Victory) for foul.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45+3'Corner, Wellington Phoenix.
- 45'Half-time. Wellington Phoenix 1-1 Melbourne Victory.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Offside, Melbourne Victory.
- 48'Corner, Melbourne Victory.
- 55'Attempt blocked. M. Grimaldi (Melbourne Victory), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 55'Corner, Melbourne Victory.
- 56'Corner, Wellington Phoenix.
- 57'Attempt missed. C. Piper (Wellington Phoenix), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 57'Corner, Wellington Phoenix.
- 58'Corner, Wellington Phoenix.
- 60'Offside, Melbourne Victory.
- 61'Attempt saved. M. Grimaldi (Melbourne Victory), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 61'Corner, Melbourne Victory.
- 62'Substitution, Wellington Phoenix: W. Scott comes on for J. McGarry.
- 62'Substitution, Melbourne Victory: T. Lockyer comes on for P. Ziereis.
- 62'Substitution, Melbourne Victory: K. Jelacic comes on for Clarismario.
- 69'Attempt missed. M. Anderson (Wellington Phoenix), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 71'Yellow card for D. Genreau (Melbourne Victory) for foul.
- 74'Substitution, Melbourne Victory: M. Ghossaini comes on for M. Grimaldi.
- 74'Substitution, Melbourne Victory: X. Stella comes on for G. May.
- 77'Substitution, Wellington Phoenix: R. Bidois comes on for L. Mitchell.
- 77'Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2-1 Melbourne Victory. R. Bidois (Wellington Phoenix) scores, assisted by N. Walker.
- 80'Attempt saved. C. Piper (Wellington Phoenix), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 81'Offside, Wellington Phoenix.
- 85'Corner, Melbourne Victory.
- 86'Attempt saved. M. Ghossaini (Melbourne Victory), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 87'Substitution, Melbourne Victory: B. Hamill comes on for C. Nduka.
- 90'3 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Corner, Melbourne Victory.
- 90'Full-time. Wellington Phoenix 2-1 Melbourne Victory.