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Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory

FA Cup
Wellington
1-0-0
2-1
Final
Melbourne V
0-0-1
Sky Stadium

Match pulse

WELAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTMBV
38%Possession63%
9Shots5
4On target3
6Corners7
2Saves2
8Fouls6
45'Philipp ZiereisMBV71'Denis GenreauMBV
Team1H2HT
WEL112
MBV101

Who won: Wellington 2-1

Wellington Phoenix beat Melbourne Victory 2-1 on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at Sky Stadium. Goals for Wellington: Corban Piper (14') and Riley Bidois (77'). Goals for Melbourne V: Charles Nduka (24').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.6Corban PiperF
  2. 27.1Nathan WalkerSUB
  3. 36.9Matthew SheridanRB
  4. 46.8Charles NdukaF
  5. 56.5Henry GrayG
  6. 66.5Riley BidoisSUB
  7. 76.4Bryce DukeRF
  8. 86.3Lukas Kelly-HealdCD-L
  9. 96.3James McGarryLB
  10. 106.3Kazuki NagasawaCM
  11. 116.3Luke James MitchellLM
  12. 126.3Max AndersonRM

Team stats

WELMBV
8Fouls6
0Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
2Offsides3
6Corner Kicks7
2Saves2
37.5Possession62.5
9SHOTS5
4ON GOAL3
0.4On Target %0.6
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
233Accurate Passes447
330Passes570
0.7Pass Completion %0.8
6Accurate Crosses0
21Crosses18
0.3Cross %0.0
64Long Balls56
19Accurate Long Balls16
0.3Long Balls %0.3
1Blocked Shots1
7Effective Tackles5
16Tackles11
0.4Tackle %0.5
17Interceptions6
45Effective Clearances33
45Clearances33

Player of the game

Corban Piper

WEL · 1 G

7.6

Deserved to win

36%
WEL · 0.73 xG
39%
Draw
25%
MBV · 0.54 xG

Wellington created better chances: they win this game 36% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Melbourne Victory 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Melbourne Victory 1.
  3. 90'+2'MBV

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Walter Scott.

  4. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

  5. 87'
    Sub

    Subbed on for C. Nduka

    Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Brendan Hamill replaces Charles Nduka.

    B. Hamill

  6. 86'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Michael Ghossaini (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Henry Gray (Wellington Phoenix). Assisted by Charles Nduka with a headed pass.

    M. Ghossaini

  7. 85'MBV

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Kazuki Nagasawa.

  8. 85'

    Free kick won

    Charles Nduka (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  9. 85'Bill Tuiloma

    Foul

    Foul by Bill Tuiloma (Wellington Phoenix).

  10. 82'

    Foul

    Foul by Michael Ghossaini (Melbourne Victory).

  11. 82'Bryce Duke

    Free kick won

    Bryce Duke (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  12. 81'

    Offside

    Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Corban Piper is caught offside.

  13. 80'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jack Duncan (Melbourne Victory). Assisted by Nathan Walker.

    C. Piper

  14. GOAL77'

    Goal! Left footed shot

    R. Bidois · ast N. Walker

    Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Melbourne Victory 1. Riley Bidois (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathan Walker.

    WEL 2 - 1 MBV
  15. 77'
    Sub

    Subbed on for L. Mitchell

    Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Riley Bidois replaces Luke Mitchell.

    R. Bidois

  16. 76'

    Foul

    Foul by Tom Lockyer (Melbourne Victory).

  17. 76'

    Free kick won

    Nathan Walker (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  18. 74'
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Grimaldi

    Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Michael Ghossaini replaces Matthew Grimaldi.

    M. Ghossaini

  19. 74'
    Sub

    Subbed on for G. May

    Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Xavier Stella replaces Guillermo May.

    X. Stella

  20. 71'

    Yellow card

    Denis Genreau (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    D. Genreau

  21. 71'

    Foul

    Foul by Denis Genreau (Melbourne Victory).

  22. 71'Bryce Duke

    Free kick won

    Bryce Duke (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  23. 69'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Max Anderson (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kazuki Nagasawa.

    M. Anderson

  24. 66'

    Free kick won

    Charles Nduka (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  25. 66'Bill Tuiloma

    Foul

    Foul by Bill Tuiloma (Wellington Phoenix).

Leaders

WELMBV
Total Shots
Corban Piper
4
Charles Nduka
2
Accurate Passes
Kazuki Nagasawa
34
Jason Davidson
77
Defensive Interventions
Bill Tuiloma
20
Franco Lino
12
Saves
Henry Gray
2
Jack Duncan
2

Season seriesMBV leads series 4-1