Wellington Phoenix 2-3 Melbourne Victory — A-League, 12 Apr 2025
Melbourne Victory beat Wellington Phoenix 3-2 in the A-League on 12 April 2025 at Sky Stadium, Wellington. Nishan Velupillay, Corban Piper, Z. Machach, Nikolaos Vergos got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Wellington Phoenix have won 2 and Melbourne Victory 2, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Sky Stadium · Wellington·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-14'assist: Daniel Arzani
- 1-110'assist: Sam Sutton
- 1-245+1'assist: Nishan Velupillay
- Half-time1-2
- 1-350'
- 56'
- 56'
- 56'
- 56'out: R. Piscopo
- 57'Foul
- 65'
- 66'
- 2-375'assist: Timothy Payne
- 78'Argument
- 79'
- 80'
- 80'out: F. Monge
- 87'out: Fin Conchie
- Full-time2-3
Player ratings
8.7
Top rated
Wellington Phoenix
- 7.3Corban PiperM
- 7.3Scott WoottonD
- 7.2Paulo RetreM
- 7.2Joshua OluwayemiG
- 6.9Alex RuferM
- 6.9Lukas Kelly-HealdD
- 6.7Matt SheridanM
- 6.7Fin ConchieM
- 6.7Konstantinos BarbarousesF
- 6.7Kazuki NagasawaM
- 6.6Sam SuttonD
- 6.6Nathan WalkerM
- 6.3Luke Brooke-SmithF
- 6.3Timothy PayneD
- 6.3Hideki IshigeM
- 6.2Isaac HughesD
Melbourne Victory
- 8.7Zinédine MachachM
- 8.3Nishan VelupillayM
- 7.7Daniel ArzaniM
- 7.3Joshua RawlinsD
- 7.3Kasey BosD
- 7.2Nikolaos VergosF
- 6.9Alexander BadolatoF
- 6.9Roderick MirandaD
- 6.9Reno PiscopoF
- 6.9Jordi ValadonM
- 6.9Ryan TeagueM
- 6.7Jackson LachlanD
- 6.5Fabian MongeM
- 6.5Brendan HamillD
- 6.5Bruno FornaroliF
- 6.5Mitchell LangerakG
Line-ups
Melbourne Victory4-2-3-1
Wellington Phoenix4-3-2-1
Substitutes
Wellington PhoenixG. Italiano
Substitutes
- 8P. Retre75'79'56'M7.2
- 18Lukas Kelly-Heald56'D6.9
- 5Fin Conchie87'M6.7
- 35Dublin BoonG
- 39J. SmithD
- 41N. Walker79'M6.6
- 29Luke Brooke-Smith56'F6.3
Melbourne VictoryA. Diles
Substitutes
- 10B. Fornaroli80'F6.5
- 5B. Hamill65'D6.5
- 27R. Piscopo80'56'F6.9
- 25J. DuncanG
- 18F. Monge80'M6.5
- 23A. Badolato66'F6.9
- 16J. InserraD
Team statistics
45%Possession55%
7Total shots22
2Shots on target10
3Shots off target5
2Blocked shots7
5Corners9
3Offsides0
9Fouls8
0Yellow cards2
6Goalkeeper saves0
315Total passes388
235Accurate passes290
75%Pass accuracy75%
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corban Piper | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Scott Wootton | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Paulo Retre | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Joshua Oluwayemi | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Alex Rufer | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Lukas Kelly-Heald | 34 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Matt Sheridan | 56 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Fin Conchie | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Konstantinos Barbarouses | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Kazuki Nagasawa | 56 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6.7 |
| Sam Sutton | 90 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Nathan Walker | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Luke Brooke-Smith | 34 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Timothy Payne | 90 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Hideki Ishige | 56 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Isaac Hughes | 87 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
Melbourne Victory
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zinédine Machach | 90 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8.7 |
| Nishan Velupillay | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8.3 |
| Daniel Arzani | 66 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Joshua Rawlins | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Kasey Bos | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Nikolaos Vergos | 80 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Alexander Badolato | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Roderick Miranda | 65 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Reno Piscopo | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Jordi Valadon | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Ryan Teague | 56 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Jackson Lachlan | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Fabian Monge | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Brendan Hamill | 25 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Bruno Fornaroli | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Mitchell Langerak | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
Recent Form
Wellington PhoenixWDDLL
- W06 Apr 25ANewcastle Jets2-1
- D29 Mar 25HWestern Sydney Wanderers2-2
- D16 Mar 25ASydney1-1
- L08 Mar 25AWestern United1-4
- L28 Feb 25HMelbourne City0-1
Melbourne VictoryWLWDD
- W29 Mar 25HAdelaide United5-3
- L15 Mar 25AWestern Sydney Wanderers2-4
- W08 Mar 25HCentral Coast Mariners3-0
- D01 Mar 25ABrisbane Roar1-1
- D22 Feb 25HMelbourne City2-2
Head-to-head
- 14 Feb 25Melbourne Victory1-0Wellington Phoenix
- 24 Nov 24Wellington Phoenix1-0Melbourne Victory
- 18 May 24Wellington Phoenix1-2Melbourne Victory
- 12 May 24Melbourne Victory0-0Wellington Phoenix
- 12 Apr 24Wellington Phoenix1-0Melbourne Victory
- 19 Jan 24Wellington Phoenix1-1Melbourne Victory
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