Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix

A-League Men - Regular Season 29 Apr 2022, 09:45
🏟 AAMI Park (Melbourne) 👤 S. Evans Round 26

Match report

Melbourne Victory beat Wellington Phoenix 3-1 in the A-League Men - Regular Season on 29 April 2022.

Melbourne Victory dominated possession with 67% of the ball and had 24 shots to Wellington Phoenix's 9.

The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne), with S. Evans in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 67% - 33% Shots 24 - 9 On target 9 - 4 Corners 4 - 6 Fouls 16 - 15 Yellow cards 6
8
Player of the match
Marco Rojas
Melbourne Victory · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Nicholas D'Agostino 1 goal
8 Ivan Kelava 3 saves
8 Jason Davidson 1 assist
7 Jake Brimmer 1 goal
First half vs second half
Wellington Phoenix came out stronger after half-time, with 6 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 13–3 11–6
Shots On Goal 3–2 6–2
Ball Possession 69–31 —
Corners 3–0 1–6
Attacks 74–22 51–28
Match statistics
1 Penalty 2
4 Substitution 5
125 Attacks 50
67 Dangerous Attacks 25
10 On Target 4
16 Off Target 6
24 Shots Total 9
9 Shots On Goal 4
10 Shots Off Goal 2
5 Shots Blocked 3
10 Shots Inside Box 7
14 Shots Outside Box 2
16 Fouls 15
4 Corners 6
1 Offsides 2
67% Ball Possession 33%
3 Yellow Cards 3
3 Saves 7
541 Passes Total 257
463 Passes Accurate 183
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Melbourne Victory
Coach
T. Popovic
Substitutes
  • 30 Marko Bulic
  • 16 Stefan Nigro
  • 7 Christopher Ikonomidis
  • 14 Jay Barnett
  • 13 Birkan Kirdar
  • 9 Francesco Margiotta
  • 24 Nishan Velupillay
Wellington Phoenix
Coach
U. Talay
Substitutes
  • 40 Alex Paulsen
  • 5 James McGarry
  • 3 Matthew Bozinovski
  • 34 Jackson Manuel
  • 43 Oskar van Hattum
  • 88 Gary Hooper
  • 36 Riley Bidois
Substitutions
  • 54' ↑ C. Ikonomidis ↓ Ben Folami Melbourne Victory
  • 75' ↑ G. Hooper ↓ F. Surman Wellington Phoenix
  • 84' ↑ J. McGarry ↓ N. Pennington Wellington Phoenix
  • 86' ↑ N. Velupillay ↓ M. Rojas Melbourne Victory
  • 87' ↑ O. van Hattum ↓ L. Fenton Wellington Phoenix
  • 87' ↑ R. Bidois ↓ W. Sandoval Wellington Phoenix
  • 87' ↑ J. Manuel ↓ B. Old Wellington Phoenix
  • 90+3' ↑ J. Barnett ↓ J. Brimmer Melbourne Victory
  • 90+3' ↑ S. Nigro ↓ J. Davidson Melbourne Victory
Cards
  • 13' S. Wootton Wellington Phoenix
  • 24' L. Broxham Melbourne Victory
  • 39' N. D'Agostino Melbourne Victory
  • 54' M. Rojas Melbourne Victory
  • 71' F. Surman Wellington Phoenix
  • 77' N. Pennington Wellington Phoenix
Head-to-head
Melbourne Victory 8 3 draws 6 Wellington Phoenix
2026-04-05 Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix 0 - 1
2026-02-06 Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory 2 - 3
2025-12-29 Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix 5 - 1
2025-04-12 Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory 2 - 3
2025-02-14 Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix 1 - 0
2024-11-24 Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory 1 - 0
Recent form
Melbourne Victory D L W W D
Wellington Phoenix D D W W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix?
Melbourne Victory won 3-1 against Wellington Phoenix on 29 April 2022.
Who won Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix?
Melbourne Victory won the match 3-1.
Where was Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix played?
The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne).
Who had more possession in Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix?
Melbourne Victory had 67% of possession, compared to 33% for the other side.