Melbourne Victory FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2019-20

Melbourne Victory FC

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Wellington Phoenix FC

Sun 10 Nov 2019 · 05:00 UTC Marvel Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 20' Steven Taylor

Y 32' David Ball

Leigh Broxham 45' Y

Kenny Athiu 69' Y

Y 81' Stefan Marinovic

Storm Roux 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne Victory FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — A League at Marvel Stadium.

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 Nathan MacDonald
Referee Adam Kersey
Referee Alex King
Referee George Lakrindis

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

2019-11-10 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 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
10 Nov	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	1–1	D
02 Nov	Western United FC	H	2–3	L
25 Oct	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–0	W
18 Oct	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	1–2	L
12 Oct	Melbourne City FC	H	0–0	D
12 May	Sydney FC	A	1–6	L

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Nov	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–1	D
03 Nov	Melbourne City FC	A	2–3	L
27 Oct	Perth Glory FC	H	1–2	L
20 Oct	Sydney FC	A	1–2	L
13 Oct	Western United FC	H	0–1	L
03 May	Melbourne Victory FC	A	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' The game is set. Melbourne Victory FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Ulises Davila puts Wellington Phoenix FC on the lead.
10' The 34-year-old Lawrence Thomas has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jaushua Sotirio is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wellington Phoenix FC.
20' Steven Taylor picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
30' Wellington Phoenix FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
32' Poor challenge from David Ball. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
37' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi made 209 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
42' It looks surprising Melbourne Victory FC does not make any changes. Luke De Vere has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
45' A moment of madness from Leigh Broxham on 45 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Melbourne Victory FC will be frustrated.
50' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
55' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne Victory FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
60' Melbourne Victory FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
65' Ben Waine is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Wellington Phoenix FC tonight.
66' Against the run of play, Ola Toivonen has scored! This game has turned on its head.
68' The whistle greets David Ball as he departs to be replaced by Ben Waine.
69' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kenny Athiu.
74' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne Victory FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
76' Fresh legs for Wellington Phoenix FC! Cameron Devlin comes on to replace Callum McCowatt.
79' A tactical swap from Wellington Phoenix FC — Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi on, Ulises Davila off on 79 minutes.
81' That is a Yellow card for Wellington Phoenix FC. Stefan Marinovic will be fuming at that decision.
85' Poor challenge from Storm Roux. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
86' Time for substitution for Melbourne Victory FC. Kenny Athiu is replaced by Kristijan Dobras.
90' Anthony Lesiotis is replacing Migjen Basha for the Melbourne Victory FC side.
The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Kurz

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
David Ball ↓ Ben Waine 68'
5
Matti Steinmann
3
Luke De Vere
11
Jaushua Sotirio
14
Alex Rufer
13
Liberato Cacace
27
Steven Taylor C
1
Stefan Marinovic
6
Tim Payne
21
Callum McCowatt ↓ Cameron Devlin 76'
10
Ulises Davila ↓ Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi 79'

Bench

Coach Ufuk Talay

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

Head to Head

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2019-11-10 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2019-11-02 Melbourne Victory FC 2–3 Western United FC L 2019-10-25 Brisbane Roar FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2019-10-18 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2019-10-12 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Melbourne City FC D 2019-05-12 Sydney FC 6–1 Melbourne Victory FC L

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2019-11-10 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2019-11-03 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2019-10-27 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–2 Perth Glory FC L 2019-10-20 Sydney FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2019-10-13 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Western United FC L 2019-05-03 Melbourne Victory FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.13 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.33 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC53% Draw23% Wellington Phoenix FC24%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.46

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

47%

Melbourne Victory FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC40% Draw40% Wellington Phoenix FC20%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

7.1%

3 – 1

6.4%

1 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 0

4.9%

0 – 0

4.5%

3 – 2

4.3%

0 – 1

3.6%

4 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	17%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	21%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	13%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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