Melbourne Victory Vs Wellington Phoenix (5 April 2026)

Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix

Wellington Phoenix claimed a 1-0 win against Melbourne Victory in A-League action. S. Kartum opened the scoring for Wellington Phoenix in the 89th minute. Wellington Phoenix outscored their opponents 1 to 0.

Goal Timeline

89' - S. Kartum (assist: I. Eze)

Match Activity

Substitutions: Melbourne Victory (6), Wellington Phoenix (6)
Discipline: 3 card(s) shown

D. Genreau received a Yellow Card in the 34th minute; N. Velupillay received a Yellow Card in the 54th minute; A. Rufer received a Yellow Card in the 76th minute

Match Events

90+2'

Wellington Phoenix

I. Eze

Substitution: M. James

Substitution 6

89'

Wellington Phoenix

S. Kartum

Substitution: I. Eze

Normal Goal

88'

Melbourne Victory

J. Mata

Substitution: Clarismario

Substitution 6

84'

Wellington Phoenix

C. Piper

Substitution: L. Brooke-Smith

Substitution 5

84'

Wellington Phoenix

K. Nagasawa

Substitution: C. Armiento

Substitution 4

83'

Wellington Phoenix

P. Retre

Substitution: F. Conchie

Substitution 3

76'

Wellington Phoenix

A. Rufer

Yellow Card

73'

Wellington Phoenix

R. Najjarine

Substitution: S. Kartum

Substitution 2

69'

Melbourne Victory

N. Velupillay

Substitution: M. Grimaldi

Substitution 5

69'

Melbourne Victory

D. Genreau

Substitution: L. D'Arrigo

Substitution 4

69'

Melbourne Victory

K. Jelacic

Substitution: R. Piscopo

Substitution 3

61'

Wellington Phoenix

D. Edwards

Substitution: L. Kelly-Heald

Substitution 1

54'

Melbourne Victory

N. Velupillay

Yellow Card

46'

Melbourne Victory

N. Vergos

Substitution: C. Nduka

Substitution 2

34'

Melbourne Victory

D. Genreau

Yellow Card

22'

Melbourne Victory

S. Esposito

Substitution: J. Davidson

Substitution 1

90+2'

I. Eze

Wellington Phoenix

Substitution 6 • Assist: M. James

89'

S. Kartum

Wellington Phoenix

Normal Goal • Assist: I. Eze

88'

J. Mata

Melbourne Victory

Substitution 6 • Assist: Clarismario

84'

C. Piper

Wellington Phoenix

Substitution 5 • Assist: L. Brooke-Smith

84'

K. Nagasawa

Wellington Phoenix

Substitution 4 • Assist: C. Armiento

83'

P. Retre

Wellington Phoenix

Substitution 3 • Assist: F. Conchie

76'

A. Rufer

Wellington Phoenix

Yellow Card

73'

R. Najjarine

Wellington Phoenix

Substitution 2 • Assist: S. Kartum

69'

N. Velupillay

Melbourne Victory

Substitution 5 • Assist: M. Grimaldi

69'

D. Genreau

Melbourne Victory

Substitution 4 • Assist: L. D'Arrigo

69'

K. Jelacic

Melbourne Victory

Substitution 3 • Assist: R. Piscopo

61'

D. Edwards

Wellington Phoenix

Substitution 1 • Assist: L. Kelly-Heald

54'

N. Velupillay

Melbourne Victory

Yellow Card

46'

N. Vergos

Melbourne Victory

Substitution 2 • Assist: C. Nduka

34'

D. Genreau

Melbourne Victory

Yellow Card

22'

S. Esposito

Melbourne Victory

Substitution 1 • Assist: J. Davidson

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Shots off Goal

Total Shots

Blocked Shots

Shots insidebox

Shots outsidebox

Fouls

Corner Kicks

Offsides

50%

Ball Possession

50%

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

421

Total passes

412

331

Passes accurate

316

79%

Passes %

77%

Last 5 Results

Melbourne Victory

vs Wellington Phoenix 0-1

vs Central Coast Mariners 4-1

vs Macarthur 4-1

vs Sydney 2-2

vs Adelaide United 1-1

Wellington Phoenix

vs Melbourne Victory 1-0

vs Brisbane Roar 2-1

vs Perth Glory 2-0

vs Adelaide United 1-1

vs Sydney 0-1

Player Stats

Melbourne Victory Formation

6.3

Nikos Vergos

7.0

Denis Genreau

6.5

Jordi Valadon

7.2

Keegan Jelacic

6.7

Juan Mata

6.6

Nishan Velupillay

6.9

Joshua Rawlins

7.3

Sebastian Esposito

6.5

Roderick Miranda

6.5

Franco Lino

7.0

Jack Warshawsky

Starting XI

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	SHOTS	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Jack WarshawskyG	G	7.0	90'	0	74%	1 / 1
Joshua RawlinsD	D	6.9	90'	0	85%	7 / 11
Sebastian EspositoD	D	7.3	22'	0	57%	0 / 3
Roderick MirandaD	D	6.5	90'	0	77%	8 / 17
Franco LinoD	D	6.5	90'	1	87%	3 / 7
Denis GenreauM	M	7.0	68'	1	62%	6 / 8
Jordi ValadonM	M	6.5	90'	2	76%	3 / 10
Keegan JelacicM	M	7.2	68'	1	86%	8 / 12
Juan MataM	M	6.7	88'	0	83%	3 / 7
Nishan VelupillayM	M	6.6	68'	0	67%	5 / 9
Nikos VergosF	F	6.3	45'	0	50%	2 / 3

Substitutes

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	SHOTS	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Jason DavidsonD	D	6.6	68'	0	81%	4 / 7
Charles NdukaF	F	6.5	45'	0	100%	1 / 3
Louis D'ArrigoM	M	6.9	22'	0	78%	1 / 1
Reno PiscopoF	F	6.6	22'	1	69%	1 / 2
Matthew GrimaldiF	F	6.6	22'	0	75%	1 / 2
ClarismarioF	F	6.7	8'	0	33%	1 / 2
Jack DuncanG	G	-	0'	0	-	0 / 0

Wellington Phoenix Formation

7.3

Joshua Oluwayemi

7.2

Matthew Sheridan

7.3

Bill Tuiloma

6.9

Isaac Hughes

6.7

Dan Edwards

6.3

Ramy Najjarine

7.3

Alex Rufer

6.9

Paulo Retre

7.2

Kazuki Nagasawa

5.9

Corban Piper

7.2

Ifeanyi Eze

Starting XI

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	A	SHOTS	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Joshua OluwayemiG	G	7.3	90'	0	0	52%	2 / 2
Matthew SheridanD	D	7.2	90'	0	1	69%	5 / 9
Bill TuilomaD	D	7.3	90'	0	2	90%	2 / 3
Isaac HughesD	D	6.9	90'	0	0	92%	0 / 2
Dan EdwardsD	D	6.7	61'	0	0	86%	2 / 6
Ramy NajjarineM	M	6.3	73'	0	0	92%	2 / 10
Alex RuferM	M	7.3	90'	0	1	81%	5 / 11
Paulo RetreM	M	6.9	83'	0	1	84%	4 / 5
Kazuki NagasawaM	M	7.2	84'	0	0	65%	6 / 10
Corban PiperF	F	5.9	84'	0	2	53%	4 / 16
Ifeanyi EzeF	F	7.2	89'	1	1	62%	11 / 18

Substitutes

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	G	SHOTS	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Lukas Kelly-HealdD	D	6.9	29'	0	0	86%	0 / 1
Sander Erik KartumM	M	7.9	17'	1	1	63%	2 / 4
Fin ConchieM	M	6.7	13'	0	0	100%	0 / 0
Carlo ArmientoF	F	6.3	12'	0	0	100%	0 / 1
Luke Brooke-SmithF	F	6.9	12'	0	1	100%	3 / 5
Manjrekar JamesD	D	-	1'	0	0	-	1 / 1
Alby Kelly-HealdG	G	-	0'	0	0	-	0 / 0

Head to Head

Season Statistics

Melbourne Victory

Matches (H): 11 (A): 11

Attack: 100%
Defense: 57%

Wellington Phoenix

Matches (H): 12 (A): 10

Attack: 36%
Defense: 43%

	Melbourne Victory	Wellington Phoenix
Goals For	2.2	1.6
Goals Against	1.0	1.9
Clean Sheets	2	2
Failed To Score	3	0
Attack Strength (%)	100	36
Defense Strength (%)	57	43

Table

A-League Australia 2025

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Newcastle Jets	24	14	2	8	49	37	12	44	DLWLW
2	Auckland	24	11	8	5	40	26	14	41	DDLWD
3	Sydney	24	11	4	9	31	23	8	37	WDLLD
4	Adelaide United	24	10	7	7	41	34	7	37	DDWDD
5	Melbourne Victory	24	10	6	8	40	31	9	36	DLWWD
6	Melbourne City	24	9	8	7	29	29	0	35	WWWDW
7	Macarthur	24	8	7	9	32	41	-9	31	LWWLL
8	Wellington Phoenix	24	8	6	10	34	43	-9	30	LWWWD
9	Central Coast Mariners	24	7	8	9	34	38	-4	29	DLDLD
10	Perth Glory	24	7	6	11	30	38	-8	27	WDDLD
11	Brisbane Roar	24	6	8	10	24	31	-7	26	DDLDD
12	Western Sydney Wanderers	24	5	6	13	26	39	-13	21	LLLDL

KICKOFFEDGE Prediction

Best Bet:

Over 1.5 Goals (89.3% Confidence)

All Predictions

Fulltime Result

Melbourne Victory 68.6%

Draw 6.1%

Wellington Phoenix 25.3%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory or
Draw 74.7%

Wellington Phoenix or
Draw 31.4%

Melbourne Victory or
Wellington Phoenix 93.9%

Match Goals

Line	Over	Under
0.5	97.8%	2.2%
1.5	89.3%	10.7%
2.5	73.1%	26.9%
3.5	52.7%	47.3%
4.5	33.2%	66.8%

Both Teams To Score

Yes 63.4%

No 36.6%

No Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory
To Concede 72.7%

Wellington Phoenix
To Concede 87.1%

Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix