Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory

Wellington Phoenix

2 - 3

Melbourne Victory

🕒 Sat, 12 Apr 2025 06:00 Europe/London 📍 Sky Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Alireza Faghani 🔁 Regular Season - 26 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 26

Regular Season Table

Wellington Phoenix 11 · Melbourne Victory 5

Referee Stats

Alireza Faghani

10 matches · 2.20 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.20
Reds avg	0.30
Penalties avg	0.20
Over 4.5 cards	10%
Home wins	20%
Draws	30%
Away wins	50%

Team Overview

Wellington Phoenix (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-5-6

Goals For / Against

11 / 17

Avg: 0.85 / 1.31

Points

Avg: 0.85

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Melbourne Victory (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-3-6

Goals For / Against

22 / 22

Avg: 1.38 / 1.38

Points

Avg: 1.50

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

0.85

PPG

1.50

0.85

1.38

1.31

1.38

38%

O2.5

62%

54%

BTTS

54%

46%

Score 1st

54%

League-position context

Wellington Phoenix rank11th

Melbourne Victory rank5th

Wellington Phoenix points24

Melbourne Victory points43

Wellington Phoenix: #11 · 24 pts · GD -16

24 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts from safety.

Melbourne Victory: #5 · 43 pts · GD +8

5 pts off the top 2. 13 pts above the play-off edge. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Wellington Phoenix last 5 home

L L D L D

Points2/15

Weighted index9

Goals5-9

Record0-2-3

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 W L D L

Points7/15

Weighted index64

Goals8-11

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.

Wellington Phoenix trend breakdown

Over 2.538%

BTTS54%

BTTS + O2.538%

1H Over 0.554%

Also: Over 0.5 85% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 15% · 1H BTTS 23%

Melbourne Victory trend breakdown

Over 2.562%

BTTS54%

BTTS + O2.546%

1H Over 0.562%

Also: Over 0.5 85% · Over 1.5 77% · Over 3.5 38% · 1H BTTS 31%

Scoring reliability

Wellington Phoenix score at home62%

Wellington Phoenix clean sheet at home23%

Melbourne Victory score away62%

Melbourne Victory clean sheet away23%

First-goal patterns

Wellington Phoenix score first46%

Wellington Phoenix win after scoring first33%

Melbourne Victory score first54%

Melbourne Victory win after scoring first71%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Wellington Phoenix 17% · Melbourne Victory 25%

Avg first goal minute: Wellington Phoenix 29.8' · Melbourne Victory 19.1'

Vs league average

Wellington Phoenix score at home0.85 vs 1.66

Wellington Phoenix concede at home1.31 vs 1.63

Melbourne Victory score away1.38 vs 1.63

Melbourne Victory concede away1.38 vs 1.66

Wellington Phoenix score 49% below league average, while Melbourne Victory score 16% below league average.

Defensive side: Wellington Phoenix are 20% below league average at home, and Melbourne Victory are 17% 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: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 0

Melbourne Victory goal timing (away)

1H scored: 55% 2H scored: 45% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

46-60 4

61-75 4

16-30 3

31-45 3

76-90+ 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

61-75 4

16-30 3

31-45 3

0-15 2

46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

—

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

4' ⚽

⚽

4' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

N. Velupillay

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Arzani

10' ⚽

⚽

10' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

C. Piper

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Sutton

45+1' ⚽

⚽

45+1' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

Z. Machach

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Velupillay

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

N. Vergos

Normal Goal

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ H. Ishige

1st substitution · For: P. Retre

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ M. Sheridan

2nd substitution · For: L. Kelly-Heald

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ K. Nagasawa

3rd substitution · For: L. Brooke-Smith

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ Ryan Teague

1st substitution · For: R. Piscopo

57'

57' L. Jackson

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ Roderick Miranda

2nd substitution · For: B. Hamill

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ D. Arzani

3rd substitution · For: A. Badolato

75' ⚽

⚽

75' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

P. Retre

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Payne

78'

78' B. Hamill

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ P. Retre

4th substitution · For: N. Walker

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ N. Vergos

4th substitution · For: B. Fornaroli

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ R. Piscopo

5th substitution · For: F. Monge

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ I. Hughes

5th substitution · For: F. Conchie

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

Melbourne Victory beat Wellington Phoenix 3-2 on Saturday, 12 April 2025 in A-League. The match was refereed by Alireza Faghani. It was played at Sky Stadium.

First half: Melbourne Victory took an early lead at 4' when N. Velupillay scored, with the assist credited to D. Arzani, making the score 0-1. Wellington Phoenix leveled the score at 10' when C. Piper scored, with the assist credited to S. Sutton, making the score 1-1. Melbourne Victory took the lead at 45+1' when Z. Machach scored, with the assist credited to N. Velupillay, making the score 1-2.

Second half: Melbourne Victory extended the lead at 50' when N. Vergos scored, making the score 1-3. Wellington Phoenix made their 1st substitution at 56', with H. Ishige replacing P. Retre. Wellington Phoenix made their 2nd substitution at 56', with M. Sheridan replacing L. Kelly-Heald. Wellington Phoenix made their 3rd substitution at 56', with K. Nagasawa replacing L. Brooke-Smith. Melbourne Victory made their 1st substitution at 56', with Ryan Teague replacing R. Piscopo. L. Jackson received a yellow card for Melbourne Victory at 57'. Melbourne Victory made their 2nd substitution at 65', with Roderick Miranda replacing B. Hamill. Melbourne Victory made their 3rd substitution at 66', with D. Arzani replacing A. Badolato. Wellington Phoenix reduced the deficit at 75' when P. Retre scored, with the assist credited to T. Payne, making the score 2-3. B. Hamill received a yellow card for Melbourne Victory at 78'. Wellington Phoenix made their 4th substitution at 79', with P. Retre replacing N. Walker. Melbourne Victory made their 4th substitution at 80', with N. Vergos replacing B. Fornaroli. Melbourne Victory made their 5th substitution at 80', with R. Piscopo replacing F. Monge. Wellington Phoenix made their 5th substitution at 87', with I. Hughes replacing F. Conchie.

Wellington Phoenix used 5 substitutions while Melbourne Victory used 5 substitutions. Melbourne Victory got 2 yellow cards.