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Wellington vs Melbourne V: match report

Wellington Phoenix hosted Melbourne Victory at Sky Stadium on Sunday 18 October 2026, in the A-League Men (round 1). Lachlan Keevers is the referee, averaging 4.1 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.5.

Result and scorers

Wellington 2-1 Melbourne V. Goals: Corban Piper 14' for Wellington; Charles Nduka 24' for Melbourne V; Riley Bidois 77' for Wellington.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 14' Goal: Corban Piper (Wellington) 1-0
  • 24' Goal: Charles Nduka (Melbourne V) 1-1
  • 45' Yellow card: Philipp Ziereis (Melbourne V)
  • 71' Yellow card: Denis Genreau (Melbourne V)
  • 77' Goal: Riley Bidois (Wellington) 2-1
Match stats (contains the result)
37.5%Possession62.5%
9Shots5
4Shots on target3
6Corners7
8Fouls6
2Offsides3
2Saves2
0Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Wellington 4-3-3

Coach: Chris Greenacre

  1. 13 Henry Gray GK
  2. 27 Matthew Sheridan DEF
  3. 28 Bill Poni Tuiloma DEF
  4. 18 Lukas Kelly-Heald DEF
  5. 23 James McGarry DEF
  6. 8 Max Anderson MID
  7. 25 Kazuki Nagasawa MID
  8. 35 Luke Mitchell MID
  9. 7 Bryce Duke FWD
  10. 99 Corban Piper FWD
  11. 9 Rafael Durán FWD

Bench

  • 17 Nathan Walker FWD
  • 5 Walter Scott DEF
  • 11 Riley Bidois FWD
  • 30 Alby Kelly-Heald GK
  • 34 Dylan Gardiner DEF
  • 37 Anaru Cassidy MID
  • 24 Tze-Xuan Loke FWD

Melbourne V 4-4-1-1

Coach: Giovanni Savarese

  1. 25 Jack Duncan GK
  2. 16 Joshua Inserra DEF
  3. 4 Philipp Ziereis DEF
  4. 3 Jason Davidson DEF
  5. 18 Franco Lino DEF
  6. 11 Clarismario Santos MID
  7. 8 Jordi Valadon MID
  8. 10 Denis Genreau MID
  9. 14 Matthew Grimaldi MID
  10. 21 Guillermo May MID
  11. 44 Charles Nduka FWD

Bench

  • 15 Tom Lockyer DEF
  • 23 Keegan Jelacic FWD
  • 22 Xavier Stella DEF
  • 29 Michael Ghossaini FWD
  • 5 Brendan Hamill DEF
  • 1 Jack Warshawsky GK
  • 36 Harrison Shillington DEF
Previous meetings
  • Sunday 5 April 2026: Melbourne Victory 0-1 Wellington Phoenix
  • Friday 6 February 2026: Wellington Phoenix 2-3 Melbourne Victory
  • Monday 29 December 2025: Melbourne Victory 5-1 Wellington Phoenix
  • Saturday 12 April 2025: Wellington Phoenix 2-3 Melbourne Victory
  • Friday 14 February 2025: Melbourne Victory 1-0 Wellington Phoenix