A-League
Wellington Phoenix 1-2 Melbourne Victory
Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory finished 1-2 in A-League. Key event: 30' Daniel Arzani (Foul). Head to head: H2H last 6 before 18 May 2024: 1 W / 3 D / 2 L for Wellington Phoenix. Venue: Sky Stadium. Home form: D W D W L; Away form: D D L D L. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.
Match preview 2 facts
Form before this match (18 May 2024): up to 5 scored matches per team, latest first. W = win, D = draw, L = loss. Each row states its sample size.
Home form
D W D W L
Matches: 5 · 8 pts, goals 6-3, 1.20 scored/match, 0.60 conceded/match
Away form
D D L D L
Matches: 5 · 3 pts, goals 4-6, 0.80 scored/match, 1.20 conceded/match
Timeline 19 events
30'
Yellow
Daniel Arzani
MEL Foul
59'
VAR
VAR
Tim Payne
WEL Penalty confirmed
65'
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Sub
J. Valadon
MEL replaced by J. Brimmer
66'
↔
Sub
D. Ball
WEL replaced by O. van Hattum
66'
↔
Sub
D. Arzani
MEL replaced by B. Folami
66'
↔
Sub
N. Velupillay
MEL replaced by S. Khelifi
73'
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Sub
B. Kraev
WEL replaced by O. Zawada
81'
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Goal
A. Traoré
0–1 MEL assist J. Brimmer · Normal Goal
85'
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Sub
N. Pennington
WEL replaced by Y. Salas
86'
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Sub
R. Bonevacia
MEL replaced by C. Chapman
90+1'
Yellow
Youstin Salas
WEL Foul
90+5'
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Sub
B. Fornaroli
MEL replaced by C. Ikonomidis
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Head-to-head Meetings: 12
Melbourne Victory leads the last 12 head-to-head meetings: 6 wins, 3 losses, 3 draws. Latest meeting: 05 Apr 2026 · Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix · 0 - 1.
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Latest 12 recorded results shown; this match is excluded. Includes 6 after this match (18 May 2024). These rows are separate from the pre-match sample.
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Latest team results
Latest 12 recorded results shown; this match is excluded. Includes 12 after this match (18 May 2024). These rows are separate from the pre-match sample. Form badges refer to the period before each listed fixture.
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Team statistics 12 metrics
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Lineups & managers
Wellington Phoenix
4-3-2-1 · 11 starters · Manager G. Italiano
40
A. Paulsen
GK
6
T. Payne
DEF
3
F. Surman
DEF
4
S. Wootton
DEF
19
S. Sutton
DEF
15
N. Pennington
MID
14
A. Rufer
MID
8
B. Old
MID
11
B. Kraev
MID
10
D. Ball
MID
7
K. Barbarouses
FWD
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Melbourne Victory
4-2-3-1 · 11 starters · Manager T. Popović
20
P. Izzo
GK
2
J. Geria
DEF
5
D
D. Da Silva
DEF
21
R
Roderick Miranda
DEF
3
A
A. Traoré
DEF
27
J. Valadon
MID
25
R. Teague
MID
17
N. Velupillay
MID
28
R. Bonevacia
MID
19
D. Arzani
MID
10
B. Fornaroli
FWD