Wellington Phoenix 2-1 Melbourne Victory — A-League Men · matchweek 1 · Sun 18 Oct 2026. Full-time result, line-ups and stats on Champslig.
- Home:
- Wellington Phoenix
- Away:
- Melbourne Victory
- Competition:
- A-League Men
- Kick-off:
- Sun 18 Oct 2026, 02:00 UTC
- Venue:
- Westpac Stadium
- City:
- Wellington
- Score:
- 2-1
- Half-time:
- 1-1
- Season:
- 2026/2027
- Round:
- 1
- Formations:
- 4-3-3 vs 4-4-1-1
- Weather:
- broken clouds · 70% humidity · wind 3.09 m/s
- TV:
- HBO Max, StarHub TV+, FanCode, TNT Sports 3, Vidio, Paramount+
Goals
- 14' Corban Piper — Wellington Phoenix · 1-0 · assist Matthew Sheridan
- 24' Charles Boniface Nduka — Melbourne Victory · 1-1
- 77' Riley Bidois — Wellington Phoenix · 2-1 · assist Nathan Barry Walker
Line-ups
- Jason Davidson — Melbourne Victory · Defender · rating 6.62 · rank #133
- Philipp Ziereis — Melbourne Victory · Defender · rating 6.67 · rank #123
- Brendan Hamill — Melbourne Victory · Defender · bench · rating 6.54 · rank #153
- Jordi Valadon — Melbourne Victory · Midfielder · rating 6.58 · rank #144
- Denis Genreau — Melbourne Victory · Midfielder · rating 6.58 · rank #147
- Matthew Grimaldi — Melbourne Victory · Midfielder · rating 6.79 · rank #96
- Tom Lockyer — Melbourne Victory · Defender · bench · rating 6.49 · rank #165
- Xavier Stella — Melbourne Victory · Defender · bench · rating 6.36 · rank #186
- Keegan Jelacic — Melbourne Victory · Attacker · bench · rating 6.81 · rank #85
- Jack Duncan — Melbourne Victory · Goalkeeper · rating 6.79 · rank #95
- Max Anderson — Wellington Phoenix · Midfielder · rating 6.86 · rank #74
- Rafael Durán Martínez — Wellington Phoenix · Attacker · rating 6.66 · rank #124
- Riley Bidois — Wellington Phoenix · Attacker · bench · rating 7 · rank #46
- Lukas Kelly-Heald — Wellington Phoenix · Defender · rating 6.71 · rank #111
- James Robert Mcgarry — Wellington Phoenix · Defender · rating 6.91 · rank #61
- Alby Kelly-Heald — Wellington Phoenix · Goalkeeper · bench
- Anaru Cassidy — Wellington Phoenix · Midfielder · bench
- Corban Piper — Wellington Phoenix · Attacker · rating 7.34 · rank #11
- Walter Scott — Wellington Phoenix · Defender · bench · rating 6.67 · rank #121
- Nathan Barry Walker — Wellington Phoenix · Attacker · bench · rating 6.85 · rank #77
- Kazuki Nagasawa — Wellington Phoenix · Midfielder · rating 7.45 · rank #6
- Matthew Sheridan — Wellington Phoenix · Defender · rating 7.06 · rank #37
Officials
- Referee:
- Lachlan Keevers
- Referee:
- Ashley Beecham
- Referee:
- Astro Sakalis
- Referee:
- Tim Danaskos
- Manager:
- Giovanni Savarese
- Manager:
- Chris Greenacre
Match stats
| Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne Victory | |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Ball Possession % | 62 |
| 9 | Shots Total | 5 |
| 4 | Shots On Target | 3 |
| 4 | Shots Off Target | 1 |
| 1 | Big Chances Created | 4 |
| 0 | Big Chances Missed | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 6 | Corners | 7 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 8 | Fouls | 6 |
| 0 | Yellowcards | 2 |
| 330 | Passes | 570 |
| 71 | Successful Passes Percentage | 78 |
| 51 | Duels Won | 43 |
| 16 | Tackles | 11 |
| 45 | Dangerous Attacks | 31 |
Where to watch
Live commentary
- 1' Kick-off! The referee is Lachlan Keevers.
- 2' Offside.
- 5' Corner awarded.
- 12' Offside.
- 14' Goal! Corban Piper scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Matthew Sheridan.
- 14' Corban Piper takes a shot with his head and scores a goal.
- 22' Luke Mitchell takes a right-footed shot that hits the post.
- 22' Max Anderson takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
- 25' Goal! Charles Nduka scores, bringing the match to 1-1.
- 24' Charles Nduka scores with a right-footed shot.
- 28' Nathan Walker is on, and Rafael Duran is off.
- 28' Nathan Walker takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
- 29' Corban Piper takes a header shot but misses.
- 29' Corner awarded.
- 31' Charles Nduka takes a left-footed shot but misses.
- 37' Corner awarded.
- 42' Corner awarded.
- 45' Yellow card shown to Phillip Ziereis.
- 45+3' Corner awarded.
- First half ends with the score at 1-1.
- 46' Offside.
- 49' Corner awarded.
- 55' Corner awarded.
- 55' Denis Genreau takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
- 57' Corner awarded.
- 58' Corner awarded.
- 58' Corner awarded.
- 58' Corner awarded.
- 59' Corner awarded.
- 60' Offside.
- 62' Corner awarded.
- 62' Keegan Jelacic comes on for Clarismario Santos Rodrigus.
- 62' On comes Tom Lockyer, off goes Phillip Ziereis.
- 62' Substitution: Walter Scott comes on for James McGarry.
- 62' Substitution: Walter Scott comes on for James McGarry.
- 69' Max Anderson takes a right-footed shot but misses.
- 71' Denis Genreau receives a yellow card.
- 74' On Xavier Stella, off Luis Guillermo May Bartesaghi.
- 74' Michael Ghossaini is on, and Matthew Grimaldi is off.
- 77' Riley Bidois comes on for Luke Mitchell.
- 78' Goal! Riley Bidois scores to make it 2-1, assisted by Nathan Walker.
- 78' Shot! Riley Bidois scores with a left-footed shot.
- 80' Corban Piper's left-footed shot is saved.
- 81' Offside.
- 85' Corner awarded.
- 87' Brendan Michael Hamill comes on for Charles Nduka.
- 87' Brendan Michael Hamill is on, and Charles Nduka is off.
- 90+2' Corner awarded.
- Match ends with a score of 2-1.
