A-League Full Time Dec 29 • 8:00 AM

A-League Australia Mon, Dec 29 • 08:00 AM

Melbourne Victory

5 vs 1

Full Time

Wellington Phoenix

Melbourne Victory

5 vs 1

Scheduled

AAMI Park

Ref S. Evans Attendance N/A

Wellington Phoenix

N. Vergos - 7'

N. Vergos - 42'

N. Vergos - 47'

C. Santos - 55'

K. Jelacic - 90'

R. Najjarine - 29'

Competition Stage Matchday 11

Status Full Time

Venue AAMI Park

Kickoff Mon, Dec 29 • 08:00 AM

Pre-match Context

Competition Stage

Matchday 11

Match State

Full Time

H2H Edge (last 5)

Melbourne Victory

Draws

Wellington Phoenix

Stadium

AAMI Park

30.1K cap.

Match Information

Kickoff

Dec 29, 2025 - 08:00 AM

Referee

S. Evans

Capacity

30.1K

Possession Edge

Melbourne Victory 58% - 42% Wellington Phoenix

Match Snapshot

Half Time

0 - 0

Full Time

5 - 1

Cards

H 1Y/0R · A 1Y/0R

Offsides

Melbourne Victory 3 · 0 Wellington Phoenix

Key Moments

90' · 2

Keegan Jelacic

Melbourne Victory

⇄

82' · 2

Clarismario Santos

Melbourne Victory

⇄

67' · 2

Juan Mata

Melbourne Victory

⇄

64' · 2

Alex Rufer

Wellington Phoenix

⇄

57' · 2

Kazuki Nagasawa

Wellington Phoenix

⇄

57' · 2

Nishan Velupillay

Melbourne Victory

Statistics

Full Match Statistics

Advanced Snapshot

Melbourne Victory edge

Control 58% Possession 42% Control

Attack 17.0 Pressure 8.0 Attack

Tempo 17 Discipline 15 Tempo

58%

Melbourne Victory

Poss

42%

Wellington Phoenix

58%

Ball Possession

42%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Shots off Goal

3/14 (21%)

Successful Dribbles

8/14 (57%)

Corner Kicks

Throw-ins

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

504

Total Passes

364

139

Possession Lost

140

Final Third Possession Won

Was Dribbled Past

Was Fouled

32/68 (47%)

Ground Duels Won

36/68 (53%)

18/33 (55%)

Aerial Duels Won

15/33 (45%)

Duels Won

Error Led To Goal

Clearances

7/21 (33%)

Tackles Won

11/17 (65%)

Interceptions

Goal Kicks

Backward Passes

141

Passes Into Final Third

Key Passes

17/39 (44%)

Long Passes Completed

21/54 (39%)

318

Passes Opposition Half

167

203

Passes Own Half

206

6/17 (35%)

Crosses Completed

1/9 (11%)

Big Chances Missed

Shots Outside The Box

Shots Inside The Box

Free Kicks

Hit Woodwork

Shots Blocked

Attacks

414

Passes Completed

283

Big Chances Created

Melbourne Victory Confirmed

Formation

4-2-3-1

Depth

11 XI / 7 bench

Field Pos

Mapped

4-2-3-1

Jack Duncan

Jason Davidson

Roderick Miranda

Sebastian Esposito

Joshua Rawlins

Jordi Valadon

Louis D'Arrigo

Clarismario Santos

↓ 82' OUT | Jing Reec IN

Juan Mata

↓ 67' OUT | Keegan Jelacic IN

Nishan Velupillay

↓ 57' OUT | Matthew Grimaldi IN

Nikolaos Vergos

Substitutes

3 Adama Traoré

10 Denis Genreau

23 Keegan Jelacic

↑ 67' IN | Juan Mata OUT

14 Matthew Grimaldi

↑ 57' IN | Nishan Velupillay OUT

19 Jing Reec

↑ 82' IN | Clarismario Santos OUT

40 Jack Warshawsky

16 Joshua Inserra

Management

Arthur Diles

Management

Wellington Phoenix Confirmed

Formation

3-5-2

Depth

11 XI / 7 bench

Field Pos

Mapped

3-5-2

Eamonn McCarron

Lukas Kelly-Heald

Manjrekar James

Isaac Hughes

Carlo Armiento

Kazuki Nagasawa

↓ 57' OUT | Luke Brooke-Smith IN

Alex Rufer

↓ 64' OUT | Paulo Retre IN

Ramy Najjarine

Matthew Sheridan

Ifeanyi Eze

Corban Piper

Substitutes

8 Paulo Retre

↑ 64' IN | Alex Rufer OUT

5 Fin Conchie

29 Luke Brooke-Smith

↑ 57' IN | Kazuki Nagasawa OUT

30 Alby Kelly-Heald

31 Ryan Lee

24 Tze-Xuan Loke

37 Anaru Cassidy

Management

Giancarlo Italiano

Management

Melbourne Victory

Wellington Phoenix

Goals 6 Cards 0 ⇄ Subs 5

Goal 90'

Goal for Melbourne Victory

Keegan Jelacic (assist: Jing Reec)

AssistJing Reec

Melbourne Victory

Phase 90'

Full Time

Match Finished - Match

Substitution 82'

Substitution - Melbourne Victory

OutClarismario Santos InJing Reec

Melbourne Victory

Substitution 67'

Substitution - Melbourne Victory

OutJuan Mata InKeegan Jelacic

Melbourne Victory

Substitution 64'

Substitution - Wellington Phoenix

OutAlex Rufer InPaulo Retre

Wellington Phoenix

Substitution 57'

Substitution - Wellington Phoenix

OutKazuki Nagasawa InLuke Brooke-Smith

Wellington Phoenix

Substitution 57'

Substitution - Melbourne Victory

OutNishan Velupillay InMatthew Grimaldi

Melbourne Victory

Goal 55'

Goal for Melbourne Victory

Clarismario Santos (assist: Juan Mata)

AssistJuan Mata

Melbourne Victory

Goal 47'

Goal for Melbourne Victory

Nikolaos Vergos (assist: Joshua Rawlins)

AssistJoshua Rawlins

Melbourne Victory

Phase 46'

Second Half

Second Half Started - Match

Phase 45'

Half Time

Halftime - Match

Goal 42'

Goal for Melbourne Victory

Nikolaos Vergos (assist: Joshua Rawlins)

AssistJoshua Rawlins

Melbourne Victory

Goal 29'

Goal for Wellington Phoenix

Ramy Najjarine finishes the chance

Wellington Phoenix

Goal 7'

Goal for Melbourne Victory

Nikolaos Vergos (assist: Nishan Velupillay)

AssistNishan Velupillay

Melbourne Victory

Phase -

Kickoff

Match Started - Match

Melbourne Victory

50%

Draw

17%

Wellington Phoenix

33%

Results split

Melbourne Victory 3W · 1D · 2W Wellington Phoenix

Goals (H2H)

Melbourne Victory 7 - 6 Wellington Phoenix

Matches analyzed

6 matches

Melbourne Victory

0 - 1

Wellington Phoenix

A-League

Apr 5, 2026

Wellington Phoenix

2 - 3

Melbourne Victory

A-League

Feb 6, 2026

Melbourne Victory

0 - 0

Wellington Phoenix

A-League

Dec 29, 2025

Wellington Phoenix

2 - 3

Melbourne Victory

A-League

Apr 12, 2025

Melbourne Victory

1 - 0

Wellington Phoenix

A-League

Feb 14, 2025

Wellington Phoenix

1 - 0

Melbourne Victory

A-League

Nov 24, 2024

Match Comments

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Pre-match Context

Match Snapshot

Key Moments

Match News

Statistics

Match Leaders

Full Match Statistics

Melbourne Victory Confirmed

Substitutes

Management

Wellington Phoenix Confirmed

Substitutes

Management

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