Full Time: Melbourne Victory 5-1 Wellington Phoenix

Melbourne Victory 5-1 Wellington Phoenix — full-time result, line-ups, stats and timeline on Champslig.

Home:: Melbourne Victory
Away:: Wellington Phoenix
Competition:: A-League Men
Kick-off:: Mon 29 Dec 2025, 08:00 UTC
Venue:: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
City:: Melbourne
Score:: 5-1
Half-time:: 2-1
Season:: 2025/2026
Round:: 10
Formations:: 4-2-3-1 vs 3-5-2
Weather:: broken clouds · 31.4°C · 25% humidity · wind 4.94 m/s
TV:: Discovery+, TNT Sports 1, fuboTV
Tickets:: AXS, Ticketek, Ticketmaster

Goals

7' Nikolaos Vergos — Melbourne Victory · 1-0 · assist Nishan Velupillay
29' Ramy Najjarine — Wellington Phoenix · 1-1
42' Nikolaos Vergos — Melbourne Victory · 2-1 · assist Joshua Rawlins
47' Nikolaos Vergos — Melbourne Victory · 3-1 · assist Joshua Rawlins
55' Clarismario Santos Rodrigus — Melbourne Victory · 4-1 · assist Juan Manuel Mata García
90' Keegan Jelacic — Melbourne Victory · 5-1 · assist Jing Reec

Line-ups

Jason Davidson — Melbourne Victory · Defender
Ryan Lee — Wellington Phoenix · Defender · bench
Adama Traoré — Melbourne Victory · Defender · bench
Nikolaos Vergos — Melbourne Victory · Attacker
Clarismario Santos Rodrigus — Melbourne Victory · Midfielder
Sebastian Esposito — Melbourne Victory · Defender
Jordi Valadon — Melbourne Victory · Midfielder
Denis Genreau — Melbourne Victory · Midfielder · bench
Matthew Grimaldi — Melbourne Victory · Attacker · bench
Joshua Inserra — Melbourne Victory · Defender · bench
Nishan Velupillay — Melbourne Victory · Midfielder · rating 6.74 · rank #98
Jing Reec — Melbourne Victory · Attacker · bench
Roderick Jefferson Gonçalves Miranda — Melbourne Victory · Defender
Joshua Rawlins — Melbourne Victory · Defender · rating 6.71 · rank #163
Keegan Jelacic — Melbourne Victory · Attacker · bench
Jack Duncan — Melbourne Victory · Goalkeeper
Louis D'Arrigo — Melbourne Victory · Midfielder
Jack Warshawsky — Melbourne Victory · Goalkeeper · bench
Juan Manuel Mata García — Melbourne Victory · Midfielder
Corban Piper — Wellington Phoenix · Attacker
Manjrekar James — Wellington Phoenix · Defender
Fin Conchie — Wellington Phoenix · Midfielder · bench

Officials

Referee:: Shaun Evans
Referee:: Daniel Illievski
Manager:: Arthur Diles
Manager:: Giancarlo Italiano

Match stats

Melbourne Victory		Wellington Phoenix
58	Ball Possession %	42
17	Shots Total	8
6	Shots On Target	2
7	Shots Off Target	5
7	Big Chances Created	2
2	Big Chances Missed	1
1	Saves	1
4	Corners	2
3	Offsides	0
12	Fouls	10
1	Yellowcards	1
503	Passes	364
82	Successful Passes Percentage	78
50	Duels Won	50
22	Tackles	16
57	Dangerous Attacks	34

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