Wellington Phoenix got the better of Melbourne Victory, winning 2-1 at Hnry Stadium. It was 1-1 at half-time. Player of the match: Corban Piper of Wellington Phoenix, with a ScoreMondo rating of 8.0. The match was played on Sunday, 18 October 2026 at Hnry Stadium (matchday 1).
How the match unfolded
Wellington Phoenix took the lead in the 14th minute through Corban Piper, set up by Matthew Sheridan. Melbourne Victory drew level at 1-1 in the 24th minute through Charles Nduka. It was Wellington Phoenix 1-1 Melbourne Victory at half-time.
Wellington Phoenix went 2-1 up on 78 minutes thanks to Riley Bidois.
The statistics
On target it was 2-0, from 2 and 5 attempts respectively. Corners finished 6-7. Wellington Phoenix committed 8 fouls to Melbourne Victory's 6, and the offside count read 2-3.
Melbourne Victory's yellow cards went to Philipp Ziereis in the 45th minute and Denis Genreau in the 71st minute.
Wellington Phoenix came into the match with 3 wins and 2 defeats from their last 5 matches. Macarthur FC beat Wellington Phoenix 4-0 last time out. Before kick-off, Melbourne Victory's last 5 matches had brought 3 wins and 2 draws. Last time out, Melbourne Victory beat FC Seoul3-0 at home. In 9 previous meetings, Wellington Phoenix have won 3, Melbourne Victory 4, and 2 have been drawn. The last meeting, in 2026 in the A-League, ended in a 1-0 win for Wellington Phoenix. Those 9 games produced 22 goals, an average of 2.4 per match. L. Keevers was the referee, averaging 4.0 yellow cards per match across 26 matches in our records.
What it means
Melbourne Victory's 6-match unbeaten run is over.
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