Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

A League · 2019-20
Melbourne Victory FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Wellington Phoenix FC
Sat 14 Dec 2019 · 06:00 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
James Donachie 31' Y
Y 32' Matti Steinmann
Migjen Basha 34' Y
Kristijan Dobras 48' Y
Kristijan Dobras 60' R
Andrew Nabbout 73' Y
Y 74' Jaushua Sotirio
Ola Toivonen 76' Y
Leigh Broxham 79' Y
Jakob Poulsen 81' Y
Y 86' Cameron Devlin

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne Victory FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — A League .

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

10
8
6
Melbourne Victory FC 24 games · Avg 2.7 goals Wellington Phoenix FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-14 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Dec Wellington Phoenix FC H 0–0 D
08 Dec Western United FC A 1–3 L
29 Nov Perth Glory FC H 1–0 W
23 Nov Adelaide United FC A 1–3 L
17 Nov Sydney FC A 1–2 L
10 Nov Wellington Phoenix FC H 1–1 D
Wellington Phoenix FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Dec Melbourne Victory FC A 0–0 D
07 Dec Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 2–1 W
01 Dec Adelaide United FC A 2–1 W
23 Nov Brisbane Roar FC H 2–1 W
10 Nov Melbourne Victory FC A 1–1 D
03 Nov Melbourne City FC A 2–3 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 ball is rolling at . Melbourne Victory FC are looking to make home advantage count against Wellington Phoenix FC.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at . Wellington Phoenix FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Melbourne Victory FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Wellington Phoenix FC's shape.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Melbourne Victory FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' Wellington Phoenix FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 31' James Donachie has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 31.
  • 32' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Matti Steinmann on 32 minutes.
  • 34' The referee calls foul for Migjen Basha. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 39' Anthony Lesiotis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Wellington Phoenix FC so far.
  • 44' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 48' Melbourne Victory FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 53' Ola Toivonen has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 58' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 60' The referee has no hesitation. Kristijan Dobras is booked for Melbourne Victory FC — Red card on 60.
  • 65' Melbourne Victory FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 73' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Andrew Nabbout.
  • 74' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jaushua Sotirio.
  • 76' The referee has no hesitation. Ola Toivonen is booked for Melbourne Victory FC — Yellow card on 76.
  • 79' The referee calls foul for Leigh Broxham. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 81' Jakob Poulsen catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 81.
  • 86' It’s a booking for Wellington Phoenix FC player. Cameron Devlin gets a Yellow card.
  • The final score is 0-0.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

Head to Head

2019-12-14 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 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

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2019-12-14 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2019-12-08 Western United FC 3–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2019-11-29 Melbourne Victory FC 1–0 Perth Glory FC W 2019-11-23 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2019-11-17 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2019-11-10 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2019-12-14 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2019-12-07 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2019-12-01 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2019-11-23 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC W 2019-11-10 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2019-11-03 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Wellington Phoenix FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.82 Melbourne Victory FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Wellington Phoenix FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne Victory FC50% Draw26% Wellington Phoenix FC24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.86
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC
50%
Melbourne Victory FC or Wellington Phoenix FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne Victory FC39% Draw44% Wellington Phoenix FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
1 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
9.4%
0 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
5.8%
3 – 0
5.6%
1 – 2
5.4%
0 – 1
5.1%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 2
3.1%
0 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap Melbourne Victory FC covers Push Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 17% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 23% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✗

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