Melbourne Victory FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2018-19

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Wellington Phoenix FC

Fri 28 Dec 2018 · 08:50 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 16' Louis Fenton

Y 19' Sarpreet Singh

Y 48' Alex Rufer

Leigh Broxham 51' Y

Y 68' Tom Doyle

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne Victory FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — A League at AAMI Park.

Melbourne Victory FC 4 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Wellington Phoenix FC 4 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
Referee Daniel Illievski
Referee Shaun Evans
Referee Daniel Elder
Referee Tony Peart

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

Head-to-Head

Melbourne Victory FC 25 games · Avg 2.7 goals Wellington Phoenix FC

Last 5 meetings

2018-12-28 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Dec	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	1–1	D
22 Dec	Melbourne City FC	A	1–1	D
14 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	A	4–2	W
08 Dec	Adelaide United FC	H	2–0	W
01 Dec	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	4–0	W
25 Nov	Sydney FC	A	2–1	W

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–1	D
22 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	H	4–1	W
15 Dec	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–0	W
08 Dec	Sydney FC	A	3–1	W
02 Dec	Perth Glory FC	H	1–1	D
24 Nov	Adelaide United FC	H	1–3	L

Season Stats

Melbourne Victory FC		Wellington Phoenix FC
#9	Position	#1
3	Points	10
4	Played	4
0 / 3 / 1	W / D / L	3 / 1 / 0
5	Scored	7
6	Conceded	1
-1	GD	+6
0.75	PPG	2.50
0%	Win %	75%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)

48% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

75% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

Melbourne Victory FC are 9th (3 pts). Wellington Phoenix FC are 1st (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/1

61-75

3/1

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Wellington Phoenix FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/–

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC

Keegan Jelacic	2 G
Jordi Valadon	2 G
Charles Nduka	1 G	2 A

Wellington Phoenix FC

Corban Piper	3 G
Riley Bidois	2 G
Nathan Walker	1 G	1 A
Rafael Duran	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Wellington Phoenix FC gets underway.
5' Wellington Phoenix FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
10' Melbourne Victory FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
12' The Melbourne Victory FC bench stirs into life. Nick Ansell is withdrawn and Josh Hope gets his opportunity.
16' A moment of madness from Louis Fenton on 16 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Wellington Phoenix FC will be frustrated.
19' The referee has no hesitation. Sarpreet Singh is booked for Wellington Phoenix FC — Yellow card on 19.
24' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
29' It looks like no one’s ball. Melbourne Victory FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
34' Melbourne Victory FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
39' Michal Kopczynski has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 210 appearances.
44' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
48' A moment of madness from Alex Rufer on 48 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Wellington Phoenix FC will be frustrated.
51' The referee has no hesitation. Leigh Broxham is booked for Melbourne Victory FC — Yellow card on 51.
56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
61' Wellington Phoenix FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Corban Piper scoring 1 goals.
62' Assisted by Sarpreet Singh with the perfectly-timed delivery and David Williams makes no mistake. 0-1!
65' Kenjok Athiu gets the nod from Melbourne Victory FC. He replaces James Troisi and will look to change the dynamic.
68' The referee calls foul for Tom Doyle. He receives a Yellow card.
73' Wellington Phoenix FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
77' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ola Toivonen makes it 1-1.
79' The supporters are chanting for Michal Kopczynski. He replaces Mandi on 79 minute.
84' It looks surprising Wellington Phoenix FC does not make any changes. Thomas Deng has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
87' A tactical swap from Wellington Phoenix FC — Nathan Burns on, David Williams off on 87 minutes.
88' Melbourne Victory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rahmat Akbari is hanging Josh Hope on the field on 88 minute.
90' The Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes a substitution. Louis Fenton departs to be replaced by Ryan Lowry.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kevin Muscat

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

20
Oliver Sail
5
Ryan Lowry ↑ 90'
9
Nathan Burns ↑ 87'
15
Michal Kopczynski ↑ 79'
23
Max Burgess

Coach Marko Rudan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ola Toivonen	5
Oskar Zawada	4
Roy Krishna	4
Bruno Fornaroli	3
Nicholas D'Agostino	3
Ulises Davila	3
Walter Sandoval	3
David Ball	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.81 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.45 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne Victory FC or Wellington Phoenix FC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC28% Draw28% Wellington Phoenix FC44%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.26

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

57%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

72%

Melbourne Victory FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC15% Draw50% Wellington Phoenix FC35%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

14%

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

12.6%

0 – 2

10.6%

1 – 2

8.6%

1 – 0

7.3%

0 – 3

2 – 1

4.8%

1 – 3

4.2%

2 – 2

3.6%

2 – 0

3.3%

0 – 4

1.8%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	5%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	13%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	25%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	16%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Melbourne Victory FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Melbourne Victory FC Form

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Clean Sheet