Australian A-League Men

FT Saturday, October 17, 2026
Melbourne Victory WLDWL 1
–
Wellington Phoenix WLWLW 2
1st2ndT
MBV101
WEL112
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Team Stats

6
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
7
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
2
62.5
Possession
37.5
5
SHOTS
9
3
ON GOAL
4
0.6
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
447
Accurate Passes
233
570
Passes
330
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
0
Accurate Crosses
6
18
Crosses
21
0.0
Cross %
0.3
56
Long Balls
64
16
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.3
Long Balls %
0.3
1
Blocked Shots
1
5
Effective Tackles
7
11
Tackles
16
0.5
Tackle %
0.4
6
Interceptions
17
33
Effective Clearances
45
33
Clearances
45

Head to Head

MBV leads series 4-1

Lineups

WEL · 4-3-3

  1. 13Henry GrayG
  2. 18Lukas Kelly-HealdCD-L
  3. 28Bill TuilomaCD-R
  4. 23James McGarryLB
  5. 27Matthew SheridanRB
  6. 25Kazuki NagasawaCM
  7. 35Luke James MitchellLM
  8. 8Max AndersonRM
  9. 99Corban PiperF
  10. 9Rafael DuránLF
  11. 7Bryce DukeRF

MBV · 4-4-1-1

  1. 25Jack DuncanG
  2. 3Jason DavidsonCD-L
  3. 4Philipp ZiereisCD-R
  4. 18Franco LinoLB
  5. 16Joshua InserraRB
  6. 10Denis GenreauCM-L
  7. 8Jordi ValadonCM-R
  8. 14Matthew GrimaldiLM
  9. 11Clarismario RodriguesRM
  10. 44Charles NdukaF
  11. 21Guillermo MayRCF

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 0. Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthew Sheridan with a cross.
  2. 17' Delay in match (Melbourne Victory).
  3. 17'
  4. 17' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  5. 17'
  6. 22' Delay in match because of an injury Rafael Durán (Wellington Phoenix).
  7. 22'
  8. 23' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  9. 23'
  10. 24' Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 1. Charles Nduka (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  11. 28' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Nathan Walker replaces Rafael Durán because of an injury.
  12. 45' Philipp Ziereis (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 45' Delay in match because of an injury Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix).
  14. 45'
  15. 45'+1' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  16. 45'+1'
  17. 62' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Keegan Jelacic replaces Clarismario Santos.
  18. 62' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Tom Lockyer replaces Philipp Ziereis.
  19. 62' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Walter Scott replaces James McGarry.
  20. 71' Denis Genreau (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  21. 72' Delay in match because of an injury Bryce Duke (Wellington Phoenix).
  22. 72'
  23. 72' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  24. 72'
  25. 74' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Xavier Stella replaces Guillermo May.
  26. 74' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Michael Ghossaini replaces Matthew Grimaldi.
  27. 77' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Riley Bidois replaces Luke Mitchell.
  28. 77' Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Melbourne Victory 1. Riley Bidois (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathan Walker.
  29. 87' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Brendan Hamill replaces Charles Nduka.
  30. 90'+1' Delay in match because of an injury Henry Gray (Wellington Phoenix).
  31. 90'+1'
  32. 90'+1' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  33. 90'+1'

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