WELLINGTON PHOENIX FC 2-1 MELBOURNE VICTORY: result and goals

A-League MenFT

WELLINGTON PHOENIX FC

Home

2 – 1

Sky Stadium

MELBOURNE VICTORY

Away

Table A-League

WELLINGTON PHOENIX FC beat MELBOURNE VICTORY 2-1 on Sunday, 18 October 2026 in the A-League.

Goals: Corban Piper 14', Charles Nduka 24', Riley Bidois 77'.

Wellington Phoenix sit 2nd on 3 points.

Melbourne Victory sit 10th on 0 points.

WELLINGTON PHOENIX FC have 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.

MELBOURNE VICTORY have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.

Last 5 meetings: WELLINGTON PHOENIX FC won 1, MELBOURNE VICTORY won 4, 0 drawn.

Competition: A-League Men
Kick-off: Sunday, 18 October 2026, 03:00 (UK time)
Venue: Sky Stadium, Wellington

Goals and cards

14'⚽Corban PiperGoal

24'⚽Charles NdukaGoal

45'Philipp ZiereisYellow

71'Denis GenreauYellow

77'⚽Riley BidoisGoal

Live commentary

Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Melbourne Victory 1.
90'+4'Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Melbourne Victory 1.
90'+2'Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Walter Scott.
90'+1'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+1'Delay in match because of an injury Henry Gray (Wellington Phoenix).
90'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
87'Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Brendan Hamill replaces Charles Nduka.
86'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.
85'Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Kazuki Nagasawa.
85'Charles Nduka (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85'Foul by Bill Tuiloma (Wellington Phoenix).
82'Foul by Michael Ghossaini (Melbourne Victory).
82'Bryce Duke (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81'Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Corban Piper is caught offside.
80'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.
77'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.
77'Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Riley Bidois replaces Luke Mitchell.
76'Foul by Tom Lockyer (Melbourne Victory).
76'Nathan Walker (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74'Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Michael Ghossaini replaces Matthew Grimaldi.
74'Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Xavier Stella replaces Guillermo May.
72'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72'Delay in match because of an injury Bryce Duke (Wellington Phoenix).
71'Denis Genreau (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71'Foul by Denis Genreau (Melbourne Victory).
71'Bryce Duke (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69'Attempt missed. Max Anderson (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kazuki Nagasawa.
66'Charles Nduka (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66'Foul by Bill Tuiloma (Wellington Phoenix).
66'Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66'Foul by Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix).
65'Foul by Keegan Jelacic (Melbourne Victory).
65'Kazuki Nagasawa (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64'Foul by Tom Lockyer (Melbourne Victory).
64'Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
62'Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Walter Scott replaces James McGarry.
62'Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Tom Lockyer replaces Philipp Ziereis.
62'Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Keegan Jelacic replaces Clarismario Santos.
62'Joshua Inserra (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62'Foul by Nathan Walker (Wellington Phoenix).
61'Attempt saved. Matthew Grimaldi (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Henry Gray (Wellington Phoenix). Assisted by Guillermo May.
61'Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Henry Gray.
60'Offside, Melbourne Victory. Charles Nduka is caught offside.
58'Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Guillermo May.
57'Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Joshua Inserra.
57'Attempt missed. Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bryce Duke with a cross following a corner.
56'Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Franco Lino.
55'Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Bill Tuiloma.
55'Attempt blocked. Matthew Grimaldi (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Charles Nduka.
51'Denis Genreau (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51'Foul by Luke Mitchell (Wellington Phoenix).
48'Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by James McGarry.
47'Denis Genreau (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47'Foul by Kazuki Nagasawa (Wellington Phoenix).
46'Offside, Melbourne Victory. Charles Nduka is caught offside.
45'Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 1.
45'+3'First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 1.
45'+3'Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Joshua Inserra.
45'+1'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'Delay in match because of an injury Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix).
45'Philipp Ziereis (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'Foul by Philipp Ziereis (Melbourne Victory).
45'Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43'Clarismario Santos (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43'Foul by Bill Tuiloma (Wellington Phoenix).
42'Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Jason Davidson.
37'Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Bill Tuiloma.
31'Attempt missed. Charles Nduka (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Denis Genreau.
29'Attempt missed. Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luke Mitchell with a cross following a corner.
28'Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Jack Duncan.
28'Attempt saved. Nathan Walker (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jack Duncan (Melbourne Victory). Assisted by Corban Piper.
28'Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Nathan Walker replaces Rafael Durán because of an injury.
24'Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 1. Charles Nduka (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
23'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
22'Delay in match because of an injury Rafael Durán (Wellington Phoenix).
22'Attempt blocked. Max Anderson (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
22'Luke Mitchell (Wellington Phoenix) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
17'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
17'Delay in match (Melbourne Victory).
14'Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 0. Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthew Sheridan with a cross.
12'Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Rafael Durán is caught offside.
8'Denis Genreau (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
8'Foul by Max Anderson (Wellington Phoenix).
4'Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by James McGarry.
2'Offside, Melbourne Victory. Charles Nduka is caught offside.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Commentary: ESPN

#	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Form
1	Auckland	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	3	W
2	Wellington	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3	WLWLW
3	Macarthur	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3	W
4	Brisbane	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3	W
5	Newcastle Jets	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	D
6	CC Mariners	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	D
7	Sydney FC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	D
8	Western Sydney	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	D
9	Adelaide Utd	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Melbourne V	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	WLDWL
11	Perth Glory	2	0	0	2	2	4	-2	0	LL
12	Melbourne C	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0	L