Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Melbourne Victory: Result, Stats & Highlights

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Wellington Phoenix

2–1

Melbourne Victory

18 October 2026 · 1:00 PM AEDT
Hnry Stadium, Wellington

Match summary

Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory finished 2–1 in A-League Men on 18 October 2026 at Hnry Stadium, Wellington. Goals: C. Piper 14′, C. Nduka 24′, R. Bidois 77′.

Goals & key moments

1. 14′

   Goal · C. Piper

   Wellington Phoenix · First half

   Assist: M. Sheridan · 1–0

2. 24′

   Goal · C. Nduka

   Melbourne Victory · First half

   1–1

3. 77′

   Goal · R. Bidois

   Wellington Phoenix · Second half

   Assist: N. Walker · 2–1

Match stats

— means the figure is not available. xG (expected goals) estimates the quality of chances, rather than the final score. xA estimates the chance of an assist; xGOT measures the quality of shots on target.

Full matchFirst halfSecond half

Full match

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne Victory
Possession	37.5%	62.5%
Shots	9	5
Shots on target	4	3
Expected goals (xG)	0.88	0.92
Corners	6	7
Passes	330	570
Pass accuracy	70.6%	78.4%
Fouls committed	8	6
Offsides	2	3
Yellow cards	1	2
Saves	2	2

Attack

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne Victory
Shots off target	4	1
Shots blocked	1	1
Shots inside the box	6	4
Shots outside the box	3	1
Headers	3	—
Left-footed shots	2	2
Right-footed shots	4	3
Open-play shots	7	5
Big chances created	1	3
Big chances scored	1	1
Big chances missed	—	3
Touches in opposition box	23	13
Chances created	7	4
Assists	2	—
Penalty-area entries	30	25
Final-third entries	73	60
Open-play xG	0.78	0.92
Set-play xG	0.1	—
Expected goals on target (xGOT)	1.57	0.86
Expected assists (xA)	0.83	0.32

Passing & possession

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne Victory
Completed passes	233	447
Final-third passes	120	102
Completed final-third passes	67	54
Crosses	21	18
Completed crosses	6	—
Long balls	64	56
Accurate long balls	19	16
Through balls	—	1
Forward passes	153	214
Backward passes	54	86
Touches	569	767
Ball carries	63	162
Progressive carries	32	83
Dispossessed	6	4
Possession lost	163	191

Duels & defending

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne Victory
Duels won	51	43
Duels lost	43	51
Aerial duels won	23	18
Aerial duels lost	18	23
Dribbles attempted	11	18
Successful dribbles	6	6
Tackles	16	11
Tackles won	7	5
Interceptions	17	6
Clearances	45	33
Headed clearances	20	17
Ball recoveries	57	51
Blocked passes	11	7
Blocks	1	—
Fouls won	6	8

Goalkeeping

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne Victory
Diving saves	1	2
Saves from inside the box	2	2
Successful high claims	5	1
Sweeper actions	—	1
Successful sweeper actions	—	1
Goalkeeper throws	4	3
Accurate goalkeeper throws	3	3
Goal kicks	4	7
Goals conceded	1	2

First half

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne Victory
Possession	40.2%	59.8%
Shots	5	2
Shots on target	2	1
Corners	3	2
Passes	178	279
Pass accuracy	74.2%	77.4%
Fouls committed	2	1
Offsides	1	1
Yellow cards	0	1
Saves	0	1

Attack

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne Victory
Shots off target	2	1
Shots blocked	1	0
Shots inside the box	3	2
Shots outside the box	2	0
Headers	2	—
Left-footed shots	0	1
Right-footed shots	3	1
Open-play shots	4	2
Big chances created	1	1
Big chances scored	1	1
Big chances missed	—	1
Touches in opposition box	13	8
Chances created	3	1
Assists	1	—
Penalty-area entries	15	12
Final-third entries	37	29

Passing & possession

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne Victory
Completed passes	132	216
Final-third passes	66	57
Completed final-third passes	39	30
Crosses	12	7
Completed crosses	2	—
Long balls	29	23
Accurate long balls	8	6
Through balls	—	1
Forward passes	76	110
Backward passes	28	41
Touches	304	367
Ball carries	40	78
Progressive carries	18	42
Dispossessed	3	2
Possession lost	83	96

Duels & defending

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne Victory
Duels won	19	18
Duels lost	18	19
Aerial duels won	7	9
Aerial duels lost	9	7
Dribbles attempted	6	7
Successful dribbles	3	1
Tackles	8	6
Tackles won	3	3
Interceptions	13	4
Clearances	25	16
Headed clearances	9	6
Ball recoveries	29	29
Blocked passes	4	3
Blocks	0	—
Fouls won	1	2

Goalkeeping

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne Victory
Diving saves	0	1
Saves from inside the box	0	1
Successful high claims	1	1
Sweeper actions	—	0
Successful sweeper actions	—	0
Goalkeeper throws	3	1
Accurate goalkeeper throws	3	1
Goal kicks	4	5
Goals conceded	1	1

Second half

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne Victory
Possession	34.8%	65.2%
Shots	4	3
Shots on target	2	2
Corners	3	5
Passes	152	291
Pass accuracy	66.4%	79.4%
Fouls committed	6	5
Offsides	1	2
Yellow cards	1	1
Saves	2	1

Attack

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne Victory
Shots off target	2	0
Shots blocked	0	1
Shots inside the box	3	2
Shots outside the box	1	1
Headers	1	—
Left-footed shots	2	1
Right-footed shots	1	2
Open-play shots	3	3
Big chances created	0	2
Big chances scored	0	0
Big chances missed	—	2
Touches in opposition box	10	5
Chances created	4	3
Assists	1	—
Penalty-area entries	15	13
Final-third entries	36	31

Passing & possession

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne Victory
Completed passes	101	231
Final-third passes	54	45
Completed final-third passes	28	24
Crosses	9	11
Completed crosses	4	—
Long balls	35	33
Accurate long balls	11	10
Through balls	—	0
Forward passes	77	104
Backward passes	26	45
Touches	265	400
Ball carries	23	84
Progressive carries	14	41
Dispossessed	3	2
Possession lost	80	95

Duels & defending

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne Victory
Duels won	32	25
Duels lost	25	32
Aerial duels won	16	9
Aerial duels lost	9	16
Dribbles attempted	5	11
Successful dribbles	3	5
Tackles	8	5
Tackles won	4	2
Interceptions	4	2
Clearances	20	17
Headed clearances	11	11
Ball recoveries	28	22
Blocked passes	7	4
Blocks	1	—
Fouls won	5	6

Goalkeeping

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne Victory
Diving saves	1	1
Saves from inside the box	2	1
Successful high claims	4	0
Sweeper actions	—	1
Successful sweeper actions	—	1
Goalkeeper throws	1	2
Accurate goalkeeper throws	0	2
Goal kicks	0	2
Goals conceded	0	1

Line-ups

Player stats

Min = minutes played. Shots / on target exclude penalty shoot-outs. Figures shown as — are unavailable.

Wellington Phoenix

Melbourne Victory

Shots & match momentum

Match momentum

Relative attacking momentum through the match. Taller bars indicate a stronger spell; they do not represent possession or win probability.

Wellington Phoenix above · Melbourne Victory below

Kick-off → Full time · each bar represents a match minute

Read momentum minute by minute

Period	Minute	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne Victory
First half	1′	0.008	0.001
First half	2′	0.025	0.007
First half	3′	0.013	0.008
First half	4′	0.012	0.032
First half	5′	0.011	0.037
First half	6′	0.006	0.024
First half	7′	0.012	0.014
First half	8′	0.007	0.008
First half	9′	0.006	0.006
First half	10′	0.003	0.004
First half	11′	0.006	0.007
First half	12′	0.005	0.008
First half	13′	0.004	0.006
First half	14′	0.077	0.003
First half	15′	0.041	0.027
First half	16′	0.021	0.018
First half	17′	0.016	0.058
First half	18′	0.013	0.033
First half	19′	0.032	0.022
First half	20′	0.017	0.015
First half	21′	0.015	0.033
First half	22′	0.012	0.022
First half	23′	0.019	0.011
First half	24′	0.015	0.040
First half	25′	0.008	0.020
First half	26′	0.010	0.017
First half	27′	0.005	0.012
First half	28′	0.027	0.008
First half	29′	0.088	0.004
First half	30′	0.056	0.007
First half	31′	0.028	0.100
First half	32′	0.015	0.100
First half	33′	0.008	0.060
First half	34′	0.006	0.032
First half	35′	0.007	0.016
First half	36′	0.009	0.009
First half	37′	0.021	0.012
First half	38′	0.011	0.010
First half	39′	0.029	0.006
First half	40′	0.027	0.027
First half	41′	0.098	0.014
First half	42′	0.100	0.007
First half	43′	0.057	0.004
First half	44′	0.029	0.003
First half	45′	0.015	0.003
First half	45+1′	0.008	0.002
First half	45+2′	0.008	0.001
First half	45+3′	0.023	0.006
Second half	46′	0.001	0.001
Second half	47′	0.017	0.003
Second half	48′	0.013	0.020
Second half	49′	0.012	0.021
Second half	50′	0.006	0.012
Second half	51′	0.005	0.008
Second half	52′	0.007	0.006
Second half	53′	0.008	0.004
Second half	54′	0.017	0.007
Second half	55′	0.009	0.057
Second half	56′	0.008	0.034
Second half	57′	0.061	0.017
Second half	58′	0.034	0.009
Second half	59′	0.028	0.005
Second half	60′	0.018	0.008
Second half	61′	0.014	0.031
Second half	62′	0.007	0.016
Second half	63′	0.027	0.013
Second half	64′	0.015	0.007
Second half	65′	0.010	0.004
Second half	66′	0.005	0.003
Second half	67′	0.008	0.005
Second half	68′	0.006	0.006
Second half	69′	0.019	0.008
Second half	70′	0.012	0.006
Second half	71′	0.008	0.007
Second half	72′	0.004	0.004
Second half	73′	0.048	0.003
Second half	74′	0.024	0.002
Second half	75′	0.017	0.005
Second half	76′	0.014	0.005
Second half	77′	0.047	0.003
Second half	78′	0.024	0.001
Second half	79′	0.014	0.002
Second half	80′	0.028	0.006
Second half	81′	0.018	0.007
Second half	82′	0.010	0.008
Second half	83′	0.007	0.004
Second half	84′	0.008	0.007
Second half	85′	0.009	0.027
Second half	86′	0.010	0.047
Second half	87′	0.007	0.026
Second half	88′	0.009	0.017
Second half	89′	0.005	0.012
Second half	90′	0.003	0.010
Second half	90+1′	0.003	0.007
Second half	90+2′	0.007	0.026
Second half	90+3′	0.009	0.017
Second half	90+4′	0.004	0.013

All shots · 14 attempts

Minute	Player / team	Result	Body part	Play	xG	xGOT
14′First half	C. PiperWellington Phoenix	Goal	Header	Open play	0.19	0.45
22′First half	L. MitchellWellington Phoenix	Woodwork	Right foot	Open play	0.03	0
22′First half	M. AndersonWellington Phoenix	Blocked	Right foot	Open play	0.03	0
24′First half	C. NdukaMelbourne Victory	Goal	Right foot	Open play	0.29	0.46
28′First half	N. WalkerWellington Phoenix	Saved	Right foot	Open play	0.14	0.19
29′First half	C. PiperWellington Phoenix	Off target	Header	Corner	0.09	0
31′First half	C. NdukaMelbourne Victory	Off target	Left foot	Open play	0.38	0
55′Second half	M. GrimaldiMelbourne Victory	Blocked	Right foot	Open play	0.03	0
57′Second half	C. PiperWellington Phoenix	Off target	Header	Corner	0.01	0
61′Second half	M. GrimaldiMelbourne Victory	Saved	Left foot	Open play	0.18	0.28
69′Second half	M. AndersonWellington Phoenix	Off target	Right foot	Open play	0.03	0
77′Second half	R. BidoisWellington Phoenix	Goal	Left foot	Open play	0.34	0.67
80′Second half	C. PiperWellington Phoenix	Saved	Left foot	Open play	0.03	0.27
86′Second half	M. GhossainiMelbourne Victory	Saved	Right foot	Open play	0.05	0.13

Recent form & head-to-head

This season (2026-27) only: up to five completed matches before this fixture, newest first. W = win, D = draw, L = loss.

Wellington Phoenix

No earlier matches to show this season.

Melbourne Victory

No earlier matches to show this season.

Head-to-head

No earlier matches to show this season.

Current standings

Latest season standings, not the positions before this match.

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix	2	2	0	0	4	1	3	6
8	Melbourne Victory	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1

Where to watch in Australia

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Matchday information

Competition

A-League Men

Season

2026-27

Stage

Regular Season

Matchweek

1

Kick-off

18 October 2026, 1:00 PM AEDT

Venue

Hnry Stadium, Wellington

Attendance

—

Final whistle

18 Oct, 2:53 PM AEDT

Calendar events reserve approximately two hours. Final scores appear after full time.