Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory

A-League Men 6 Feb 2026, 06:00
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix
2–3
HT 1–2
FULL TIME
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
🏟 Sky Stadium 👤 J. Morgan Round 16

Match report

Melbourne Victory edged past Wellington Phoenix 3-2 in the A-League Men on 6 February 2026.

Melbourne Victory had 12 shots to Wellington Phoenix's 8.

The match was played at Sky Stadium, with J. Morgan in charge.

Half-time 1-2 Shots 8 - 12 On target 3 - 6 Corners 6 - 7 Fouls 7 - 6 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Sebastian Esposito
Melbourne Victory · 1 goal
8 Nishan Velupillay 1 goal
8 Alby Kelly-Heald 3 saves
7 Carlo Armiento 1 goal
7 Louis D'Arrigo 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–5 2–7
Shots On Goal 3–2 0–4
Ball Possession 53–47 —
Corners 4–2 2–5
Attacks 31–70 49–53
Match statistics
6 Corners 7
7 Substitution 4
80 Attacks 123
31 Dangerous Attacks 45
3 On Target 6
5 Off Target 6
8 Shots Total 12
3 Shots On Goal 6
1 Shots Off Goal 5
4 Shots Blocked 1
6 Shots Inside Box 7
2 Shots Outside Box 5
7 Fouls 6
6 Corners 7
3 Offsides 1
57% Ball Possession 43%
2 Yellow Cards 1
3 Saves 2
529 Passes Total 398
446 Passes Accurate 314
Line-ups 5-3-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Wellington Phoenix · 5-3-2
30 A. Kelly-Heald
6 T. Payne 4 M. James 28 B. Tuiloma 15 I. Hughes 11 C. Armiento
16 S. Kartum 8 P. Retre 25 K. Nagasawa
7 I. Eze 20 R. Najjarine
Melbourne Victory · 4-2-3-1
40 J. Warshawsky
22 J. Rawlins 15 S. Esposito 21 R. Miranda 2 J. Davidson
10 D. Genreau 8 J. Valadon
7 R. Piscopo 64 J. Mata 17 N. Velupillay
44 C. Nduka
Wellington Phoenix
Coach
Giancarlo Italiano
Substitutes
  • 29 Luke Brooke-Smith
  • 3 Corban Piper
  • 27 Matt Sheridan
  • 18 Lukas Kelly-Heald
  • 40 Eamonn McCarron
  • 39 Jayden Smith
  • 5 Fin Conchie
Melbourne Victory
Coach
Arthur Diles
Substitutes
  • 14 Matthew Grimaldi
  • 23 Keegan Jelacic
  • 27 Louis D'Arrigo
  • 9 Nikos Vergos
  • 25 Jack Duncan
  • 16 Joshua Inserra
  • 19 Jing Lual
Substitutions
  • 63' ↑ M. Grimaldi ↓ R. Piscopo Melbourne Victory
  • 63' ↑ K. Jelacic ↓ J. Mata Melbourne Victory
  • 68' ↑ L. Brooke-Smith ↓ S. Kartum Wellington Phoenix
  • 76' ↑ N. Vergos ↓ C. Nduka Melbourne Victory
  • 76' ↑ L. D'Arrigo ↓ D. Genreau Melbourne Victory
  • 77' ↑ C. Piper ↓ R. Najjarine Wellington Phoenix
  • 82' ↑ L. Kelly-Heald ↓ P. Retre Wellington Phoenix
  • 82' ↑ M. Sheridan ↓ M. James Wellington Phoenix
Cards
  • 41' C. Nduka Melbourne Victory
  • 45+3' P. Retre Wellington Phoenix
  • 90+2' L. Kelly-Heald Wellington Phoenix
Head-to-head
Wellington Phoenix 6 3 draws 8 Melbourne Victory
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
Wellington Phoenix D W L L L
Melbourne Victory W D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory?
Wellington Phoenix lost 2-3 against Melbourne Victory on 6 February 2026.
Who won Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory?
Melbourne Victory won the match 3-2.
Where was Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory played?
The match was played at Sky Stadium.