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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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

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

Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2025/26)
Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Newcastle United Jets FC	26	48
2	Adelaide United FC	26	43
3	Auckland FC	26	42
4	Melbourne Victory FC	26	40
5	Sydney FC	26	39
6	Melbourne City FC	26	38
7	Macarthur FC	26	34
8	Wellington Phoenix FC	26	33
9	Central Coast Mariners FC	26	32
10	Perth Glory FC	26	31
11	Brisbane Roar FC	26	26
12	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	26	21

Head-to-Head

Melbourne Victory FC 24 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
#4	Position	#8
40	Points	33
26	Played	26
11 / 7 / 8	W / D / L	9 / 6 / 11
44	Scored	36
33	Conceded	48
+11	GD	-12
1.54	PPG	1.27
42%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)

46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

23% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

15% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 pts). Wellington Phoenix FC are 8th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Wellington Phoenix FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

–/2

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC

Nikolaos Vergos	7 G	1 A
Clarismario	6 G
Mata	5 G	12 A
Keegan Jelacic	5 G	2 A
Charles Nduka	5 G	2 A

Wellington Phoenix FC

Ifeanyi Eze	10 G	1 A
Carlo Armiento	5 G	2 A
Corban Piper	4 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Melbourne Victory FC host Wellington Phoenix FC — let the battle begin!
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' Melbourne Victory FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Wellington Phoenix FC backline.
12' Melbourne Victory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Josh Hope is hanging Nick Ansell on the field on 12 minute.
16' Louis Fenton catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 16.
19' The referee shows Wellington Phoenix FC player a Yellow card on 19.
24' Melbourne Victory FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Wellington Phoenix FC's shape.
29' It looks surprising Wellington Phoenix FC does not make any changes. Alex Rufer has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
34' Melbourne Victory FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
39' Melbourne Victory FC have won 299 goals from 210 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
44' Melbourne Victory FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
48' It’s a booking for Wellington Phoenix FC player. Alex Rufer gets a Yellow card.
51' Leigh Broxham picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
61' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
62' The Australia David Williams breaks the deadlock on 62 minutes. 0-1!
65' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Kenjok Athiu on, James Troisi off on 65 minutes.
68' Tom Doyle was booked on 68.
73' Wellington Phoenix FC is showing some good football. However, Wellington Phoenix FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
77' Ola Toivonen doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
79' A change in the Wellington Phoenix FC ranks — Mandi exits the field as Michal Kopczynski enters on 79.
84' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tom Doyle, as he is very good at scoring at AAMI Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
87' The crowd applauds David Williams as he leaves the pitch. Nathan Burns steps in for Wellington Phoenix FC.
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 bench stirs into life. Louis Fenton is withdrawn and Ryan Lowry gets his opportunity.
It finishes all square. Melbourne Victory FC and Wellington Phoenix FC share the spoils 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
Ulises Davila	3
Walter Sandoval	3
Bruno Fornaroli	3
Nicholas D'Agostino	3
Jake Brimmer	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.94 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.15 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC53% Draw24% Wellington Phoenix FC23%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.09

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

47%

Melbourne Victory FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC40% Draw42% Wellington Phoenix FC18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.5%

1 – 0

8.2%

0 – 0

6.2%

3 – 1

6.1%

1 – 2

5.6%

2 – 2

5.4%

3 – 0

5.4%

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 2

3.6%

4 – 1

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	17%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	22%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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