Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory

Wellington Phoenix

2 - 3

Melbourne Victory

🕒 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 06:00 Europe/London 📍 Sky Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Jack Morgan 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 16

Regular Season Table

Wellington Phoenix 8 · Melbourne Victory 4

Referee Stats

Jack Morgan

2 matches · 2.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	1.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	0%
Draws	0%
Away wins	100%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (8-12).
Wellington Phoenix controlled possession (57%).
Melbourne Victory had the sharper finishing (3-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Wellington Phoenix (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-2-6

Goals For / Against

19 / 23

Avg: 1.46 / 1.77

Points

Avg: 1.31

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Melbourne Victory (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-3-5

Goals For / Against

18 / 19

Avg: 1.38 / 1.46

Points

Avg: 1.38

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

1.31

PPG

1.38

1.46

1.38

1.77

1.46

77%

O2.5

54%

69%

BTTS

46%

Score 1st

62%

League-position context

Wellington Phoenix rank8th

Melbourne Victory rank4th

Wellington Phoenix points33

Melbourne Victory points40

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.

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.

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

Wellington Phoenix last 5 home

W W L L L

Points6/15

Weighted index60

Goals6-10

Record2-0-3

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Melbourne Victory last 5 away

W D D W W

Points11/15

Weighted index69

Goals12-7

Record3-2-0

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

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Wellington Phoenix trend breakdown

Over 2.577%

BTTS69%

BTTS + O2.569%

1H Over 0.562%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 85% · Over 3.5 46% · 1H BTTS 23%

Melbourne Victory trend breakdown

Over 2.554%

BTTS46%

BTTS + O2.546%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 38% · 1H BTTS 31%

Scoring reliability

Wellington Phoenix score at home77%

Wellington Phoenix clean sheet at home8%

Melbourne Victory score away69%

Melbourne Victory clean sheet away31%

First-goal patterns

Wellington Phoenix score first46%

Wellington Phoenix win after scoring first67%

Melbourne Victory score first62%

Melbourne Victory win after scoring first63%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Wellington Phoenix 33% · Melbourne Victory 0%

Avg first goal minute: Wellington Phoenix 27.8' · Melbourne Victory 38.3'

Vs league average

Wellington Phoenix score at home1.46 vs 1.53

Wellington Phoenix concede at home1.77 vs 1.34

Melbourne Victory score away1.38 vs 1.34

Melbourne Victory concede away1.46 vs 1.53

Wellington Phoenix score 4% below league average, while Melbourne Victory score 3% above league average.

Defensive side: Wellington Phoenix are 32% above league average at home, and Melbourne Victory are 4% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Wellington Phoenix goal timing (home)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

61-75 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

0-15 3

61-75 2

16-30 1

Melbourne Victory goal timing (away)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

46-60 4

61-75 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

31-45 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

76-90+ 5

31-45 4

0-15 3

46-60 2

16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

57%

43%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

529

398

Passes Accurate

446

314

Passes %

84%

79%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

10' ⚽

⚽

10' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

S. Esposito

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Piscopo

39' ⚽

⚽

39' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

C. Armiento

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Najjarine

41'

41' C. Nduka

44' ⚽

⚽

44' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

N. Velupillay

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Nduka

45+3'

45+3' P. Retre

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ R. Piscopo

1st substitution · For: M. Grimaldi

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Mata

2nd substitution · For: K. Jelacic

65' ⚽

⚽

65' ⚽ VAR

C. Armiento

Penalty cancelled

67' ⚽

⚽

67' ⚽ VAR

C. Armiento

Penalty cancelled

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ S. Kartum

1st substitution · For: L. Brooke-Smith

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ D. Genreau

3rd substitution · For: L. D'Arrigo

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ C. Nduka

4th substitution · For: N. Vergos

77' ⚽

⚽

77' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

L. D'Arrigo

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Jelacic

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ R. Najjarine

2nd substitution · For: C. Piper

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ M. James

3rd substitution · For: M. Sheridan

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ P. Retre

4th substitution · For: L. Kelly-Heald

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ P. Retre

5th substitution · For: L. Kelly-Heald

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ M. James

6th substitution · For: M. Sheridan

84' ⚽

⚽

84' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

Roderick Miranda

Own Goal

90+2'

90+2' L. Kelly-Heald

Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Melbourne Victory beat Wellington Phoenix 3-2 on Friday, 06 February 2026 in A-League. The match was refereed by Jack Morgan. It was played at Sky Stadium.

First half: Melbourne Victory took an early lead at 10' when S. Esposito scored, with the assist credited to R. Piscopo, making the score 0-1. Wellington Phoenix leveled the score at 39' when C. Armiento scored, with the assist credited to R. Najjarine, making the score 1-1. C. Nduka received a yellow card for Melbourne Victory at 41'. Melbourne Victory took the lead at 44' when N. Velupillay scored, with the assist credited to C. Nduka, making the score 1-2. P. Retre received a yellow card for Wellington Phoenix at 45+3'.

Second half: Melbourne Victory made their 1st substitution at 63', with R. Piscopo replacing M. Grimaldi. Melbourne Victory made their 2nd substitution at 63', with Mata replacing K. Jelacic. VAR intervened at 65' for Wellington Phoenix (Penalty cancelled). VAR intervened at 67' for Wellington Phoenix (Penalty cancelled). Wellington Phoenix made their 1st substitution at 68', with S. Kartum replacing L. Brooke-Smith. Melbourne Victory made their 3rd substitution at 76', with D. Genreau replacing L. D'Arrigo. Melbourne Victory made their 4th substitution at 76', with C. Nduka replacing N. Vergos. Melbourne Victory extended the lead at 77' when L. D'Arrigo scored, with the assist credited to K. Jelacic, making the score 1-3. Wellington Phoenix made their 2nd substitution at 77', with R. Najjarine replacing C. Piper. Wellington Phoenix made their 3rd substitution at 82', with M. James replacing M. Sheridan. Wellington Phoenix made their 4th substitution at 82', with P. Retre replacing L. Kelly-Heald. Wellington Phoenix made their 5th substitution at 82', with P. Retre replacing L. Kelly-Heald. Wellington Phoenix made their 6th substitution at 82', with M. James replacing M. Sheridan. Wellington Phoenix reduced the deficit at 84' when Roderick Miranda scored (Own Goal), making the score 2-3. L. Kelly-Heald received a yellow card for Wellington Phoenix at 90+2'.

Wellington Phoenix used 6 substitutions while Melbourne Victory used 4 substitutions. Wellington Phoenix got 2 yellow cards, while Melbourne Victory got 1 yellow card.