Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix

Melbourne Victory

5 - 1

Wellington Phoenix

🕒 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 08:00 Europe/London 📍 AAMI Park 🧑‍⚖️ Shaun Evans 🔁 Regular Season - 10 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 10

Regular Season Table

Melbourne Victory 4 · Wellington Phoenix 8

Referee Stats

Shaun Evans

15 matches · 3.93 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.93
Reds avg	0.20
Penalties avg	0.67
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	60%
Draws	27%
Away wins	13%

How the match was won

Melbourne Victory outshot their opponent (17-8).
Melbourne Victory controlled possession (58%).
Melbourne Victory had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Melbourne Victory (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-4-4

Goals For / Against

26 / 15

Avg: 1.86 / 1.07

Points

Avg: 1.57

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Wellington Phoenix (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-4-5

Goals For / Against

17 / 25

Avg: 1.31 / 1.92

Points

Avg: 1.23

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this A-League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.57

PPG

1.23

1.86

1.31

1.07

1.92

54%

O2.5

62%

BTTS

62%

38%

Score 1st

38%

League-position context

Melbourne Victory rank4th

Wellington Phoenix rank8th

Melbourne Victory points40

Wellington Phoenix points33

Melbourne Victory: #4 · 40 pts · GD +11

3 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Wellington Phoenix: #8 · 33 pts · GD -12

10 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Melbourne Victory last 5 home

D L W W D

Points8/15

Weighted index47

Goals11-6

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Wellington Phoenix last 5 away

L L W W D

Points7/15

Weighted index36

Goals4-8

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Melbourne Victory trend breakdown

Over 2.554%

BTTS62%

BTTS + O2.546%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 77% · Over 3.5 46% · 1H BTTS 23%

Wellington Phoenix trend breakdown

Over 2.562%

BTTS62%

BTTS + O2.546%

1H Over 0.577%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 46% · 1H BTTS 15%

Scoring reliability

Melbourne Victory score at home69%

Melbourne Victory clean sheet at home15%

Wellington Phoenix score away85%

Wellington Phoenix clean sheet away23%

First-goal patterns

Melbourne Victory score first38%

Melbourne Victory win after scoring first60%

Wellington Phoenix score first38%

Wellington Phoenix win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Melbourne Victory 57% · Wellington Phoenix 38%

Avg first goal minute: Melbourne Victory 17.4' · Wellington Phoenix 32.6'

Vs league average

Melbourne Victory score at home1.86 vs 1.53

Melbourne Victory concede at home1.07 vs 1.34

Wellington Phoenix score away1.31 vs 1.34

Wellington Phoenix concede away1.92 vs 1.53

Melbourne Victory score 22% above league average, while Wellington Phoenix score 2% below league average.

Defensive side: Melbourne Victory are 20% below league average at home, and Wellington Phoenix are 26% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Melbourne Victory goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

31-45 4

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

16-30 3

31-45 2

61-75 2

46-60 1

Wellington Phoenix goal timing (away)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 6

0-15 5

46-60 5

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

58%

42%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

504

364

Passes Accurate

414

283

Passes %

82%

78%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

7' ⚽

⚽

7' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

N. Vergos

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Velupillay

29' ⚽

⚽

29' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

R. Najjarine

Normal Goal

42' ⚽

⚽

42' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

N. Vergos

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Rawlins

45+2'

45+2' M. James

47' ⚽

⚽

47' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

N. Vergos

Normal Goal

55' ⚽

⚽

55' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

Clarismario Rodrigues

Normal Goal · Assist: Mata

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ K. Nagasawa

1st substitution · For: L. Brooke-Smith

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ C. Armiento

2nd substitution · For: F. Conchie

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ N. Velupillay

1st substitution · For: M. Grimaldi

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ A. Rufer

3rd substitution · For: P. Retre

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ L. D'Arrigo

2nd substitution · For: D. Genreau

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ Mata

3rd substitution · For: K. Jelacic

68' ⚽

⚽

68' ⚽ VAR

Clarismario Rodrigues

Goal cancelled

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ J. Davidson

4th substitution · For: A. Traoré

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ Clarismario Rodrigues

5th substitution · For: J. Reec

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 6-1

K. Jelacic

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Reec

90+4'

90+4' A. Traoré

Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix 5-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Melbourne Victory beat Wellington Phoenix 5-1 on Monday, 29 December 2025 in A-League. The match was refereed by Shaun Evans. It was played at AAMI Park.

First half: Melbourne Victory took an early lead at 7' when N. Vergos scored, with the assist credited to N. Velupillay, making the score 1-0. Wellington Phoenix leveled the score at 29' when R. Najjarine scored, making the score 1-1. Melbourne Victory took the lead at 42' when N. Vergos scored, with the assist credited to J. Rawlins, making the score 2-1. M. James received a yellow card for Wellington Phoenix at 45+2'.

Second half: Melbourne Victory extended the lead at 47' when N. Vergos scored, making the score 3-1. Melbourne Victory extended the lead at 55' when Clarismario Rodrigues scored, with the assist credited to Mata, making the score 4-1. Wellington Phoenix made their 1st substitution at 57', with K. Nagasawa replacing L. Brooke-Smith. Wellington Phoenix made their 2nd substitution at 57', with C. Armiento replacing F. Conchie. Melbourne Victory made their 1st substitution at 57', with N. Velupillay replacing M. Grimaldi. Wellington Phoenix made their 3rd substitution at 64', with A. Rufer replacing P. Retre. Melbourne Victory made their 2nd substitution at 67', with L. D'Arrigo replacing D. Genreau. Melbourne Victory made their 3rd substitution at 67', with Mata replacing K. Jelacic. VAR intervened at 68' for Melbourne Victory (Goal cancelled). Melbourne Victory made their 4th substitution at 82', with J. Davidson replacing A. Traoré. Melbourne Victory made their 5th substitution at 82', with Clarismario Rodrigues replacing J. Reec. Melbourne Victory added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when K. Jelacic scored, with the assist credited to J. Reec, making the score 6-1. A. Traoré received a yellow card for Melbourne Victory at 90+4'.

Melbourne Victory used 5 substitutions while Wellington Phoenix used 3 substitutions. Melbourne Victory got 1 yellow card, while Wellington Phoenix got 1 yellow card.