A-League · Regular Season - 10
Monday, 29 December 2025 · 16:00 · AAMI Park, Melbourne · Referee: S. Evans
Melbourne Victory5 : 1
Full-time
Wellington PhoenixHalf-time: 2-1
Match Events
- 7'N. Vergos (assist: N. Velupillay)Normal Goal
- 29'R. NajjarineNormal Goal
- 42'N. Vergos (assist: J. Rawlins)Normal Goal
- 45+2'Manjrekar JamesYellow Card
- 47'N. VergosNormal Goal
- 55'Clarismario (assist: J. Mata)Normal Goal
- 57'N. Velupillay (assist: M. Grimaldi)Substitution 1
- 57'C. Armiento (assist: F. Conchie)Substitution 1
- 57'K. Nagasawa (assist: L. Brooke-Smith)Substitution 2
- 64'A. Rufer (assist: P. Retre)Substitution 3
- 67'L. D'Arrigo (assist: D. Genreau)Substitution 2
- 67'J. Mata (assist: K. Jelacic)Substitution 3
- 68'ClarismarioGoal cancelled
- 82'J. Davidson (assist: A. Traore)Substitution 4
- 82'Clarismario (assist: J. Reec)Substitution 5
- 90'K. Jelacic (assist: J. Reec)Normal Goal
- 90+4'Adama TraoréYellow Card
Statistics
6Shots on Goal2
7Shots off Goal5
17Total Shots8
4Blocked Shots1
9Shots insidebox6
8Shots outsidebox2
12Fouls10
4Corner Kicks2
3Offsides0
58%Ball Possession42%
1Yellow Cards1
-Red Cards-
1Goalkeeper Saves1
504Total passes364
414Passes accurate283
82%Passes %78%
2.17expected_goals0.63
-goals_prevented-
Melbourne Victory4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 25J. Duncan(G)
- 22J. Rawlins(D)
- 15S. Esposito(D)
- 21Roderick(D)
- 2J. Davidson(D)
- 27L. D'Arrigo(M)
- 8J. Valadon(M)
- 17N. Velupillay(M)
- 64J. Mata(M)
- 11Clarismario(M)
- 9N. Vergos(F)
Substitutes
- 3A. Traore(D)
- 10D. Genreau(M)
- 14M. Grimaldi(F)
- 16J. Inserra(D)
- 19J. Reec(F)
- 23K. Jelacic(F)
- 40J. Warshawsky(G)
Wellington Phoenix3-5-2
Starting XI
- 40E. McCarron(G)
- 15I. Hughes(D)
- 4M. James(D)
- 18L. Kelly-Heald(D)
- 27M. Sheridan(M)
- 20R. Najjarine(M)
- 14A. Rufer(M)
- 25K. Nagasawa(M)
- 11C. Armiento(M)
- 3C. Piper(F)
- 7I. Eze(F)
Substitutes
- 30A. Kelly-Heald
- 5F. Conchie(M)
- 8P. Retre(M)
- 24T. Loke(F)
- 29L. Brooke-Smith(F)
- 31R. Lee(D)
- 37A. Cassidy(M)
Head-to-Head
- Melbourne Victory 0 - 1 Wellington PhoenixSunday, 5 April 2026
- Wellington Phoenix 2 - 3 Melbourne VictoryFriday, 6 February 2026
- Melbourne Victory 5 - 1 Wellington PhoenixMonday, 29 December 2025
- Wellington Phoenix 2 - 3 Melbourne VictorySaturday, 12 April 2025
- Melbourne Victory 1 - 0 Wellington PhoenixFriday, 14 February 2025
Melbourne Victory — recent form
LDDWL
Wellington Phoenix — recent form
WWLWL
League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 11 | 40 |
| 8 | Wellington Phoenix | 26 | -12 | 33 |