Melbourne Victory FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2018-19 ELIMINATION FINALS

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A League · 2018-19

Melbourne Victory FC

3 – 1

Full Time

Wellington Phoenix FC

Fri 3 May 2019 · 09:50 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 7' Michal Kopczynski

Y 41' David Williams

Y 56' Max Burgess

Y 77' Alex Rufer

R 90' Michal Kopczynski

Y 90' Cillian Sheridan

Y 90' Liberato Cacace

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne Victory FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — A League .

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 Jonathon Barreiro
Referee Ryan Gallagher

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

2019-05-03 Melbourne Victory FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2019-02-15 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2019-01-20 Melbourne Victory FC 3–3 Wellington Phoenix FC 2018-12-28 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 May	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	3–1	W
27 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	1–0	W
19 Apr	Adelaide United FC	A	0–1	L
14 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–1	W
06 Apr	Sydney FC	A	1–2	L
30 Mar	Perth Glory FC	A	2–0	W

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 May	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–3	L
28 Apr	Perth Glory FC	A	0–5	L
21 Apr	Melbourne City FC	H	3–2	W
12 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–2	L
07 Apr	Adelaide United FC	A	1–3	L
30 Mar	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	4–1	W

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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Melbourne Victory FC and Wellington Phoenix FC.
5' Andrew Durante has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
7' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Michal Kopczynski.
12' It looks like no one’s ball. Wellington Phoenix FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
17' Wellington Phoenix FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
22' Keisuke Honda is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne Victory FC tonight.
27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne Victory FC that had 210 games and scored 299 goals.
32' Melbourne Victory FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
37' A quiet spell here at . Melbourne Victory FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
41' The referee calls foul for David Williams. He receives a Yellow card.
42' Georg Niedermeier has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 42 minutes.
47' The 37-year-old Cillian Sheridan has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
52' With 0 assists to his name this season, Steven Taylor is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wellington Phoenix FC.
53' A stunning finish from Kosta Barbarouses — that came from absolutely nowhere!
56' Max Burgess was booked on 56.
57' The supporters are chanting for Sarpreet Singh. He replaces Mandi on 57 minute.
62' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
64' Brilliant from the ! Roy Krishna makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 64.
69' The travelling Wellington Phoenix FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
71' What a moment for Ola Toivonen! That strike on 71 puts his side firmly in control.
76' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
77' Wellington Phoenix FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 77.
77' Cillian Sheridan gets the nod from Wellington Phoenix FC. He replaces David Williams and will look to change the dynamic.
82' Wellington Phoenix FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
85' Carl Valeri is ready to make an impact after coming on for Raul Baena at the 85 minute mark.
90' Wellington Phoenix FC receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 90.
90' Callan Elliot is replacing Ryan Lowry for the Wellington Phoenix FC side.
With this win, Melbourne Victory FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

1
Matt Acton
21
Carl Valeri ↑ 85'
7
Kenny Athiu ↑ 90'
2
Storm Roux ↑ 90'
25
Anthony Lesiotis

Coach Kevin Muscat

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

22
Andrew Durante C
5
Ryan Lowry ↓ Callan Elliot 90'
14
Alex Rufer
13
Liberato Cacace
21
Roy Krishna
27
Steven Taylor
1
Filip Kurto
15
Michal Kopczynski
11
David Williams ↓ Cillian Sheridan 77'
4
Mandi ↓ Sarpreet Singh 57'
23
Max Burgess

Bench

Coach Marko Rudan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2019-05-03 Melbourne Victory FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2019-04-27 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2019-04-19 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2019-04-14 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2019-04-06 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2019-03-30 Perth Glory FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC W

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2019-05-03 Melbourne Victory FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2019-04-28 Perth Glory FC 5–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2019-04-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC W 2019-04-12 Brisbane Roar FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2019-04-07 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2019-03-30 Wellington Phoenix FC 4–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.61 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.16 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Melbourne Victory FC to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC65% Draw19% Wellington Phoenix FC16%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.77

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

84%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

35%

Melbourne Victory FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC50% Draw36% Wellington Phoenix FC14%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.9%

2 – 0

7.9%

1 – 1

7.8%

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

6.7%

1 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

5.1%

4 – 1

3 – 2

4.4%

4 – 0

4.3%

1 – 2

0 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	19%	54%
-1.5	46%	—	54%
-1	46%	20%	33%
-0.5	67%	—	33%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	9%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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