Melbourne Victory FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2020-21

Melbourne Victory FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Wellington Phoenix FC

Wed 24 Feb 2021 · 08:05 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 18' Mirza Muratovic

Y 25' James McGarry

Leigh Broxham 34' Y

Ryan Shotton 37' Y

Y 51' Louis Fenton

Dalibor Markovic 55' Y

Aaron Anderson 62' Y

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 Andrew Meimarakis
Referee

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

2021-02-24 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 2020-03-15 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	2–0	W
21 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	0–1	L
10 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	0–2	L
06 Feb	Brisbane Roar FC	A	2–5	L
12 Aug	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	1–2	L
08 Aug	Perth Glory FC	A	4–0	W

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	A	0–2	L
21 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	2–2	D
14 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	0–2	L
08 Feb	Sydney FC	A	1–2	L
22 Aug	Perth Glory FC	H	0–1	L
13 Aug	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	0–3	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' Three points are at stake. Melbourne Victory FC host Wellington Phoenix FC — let the battle begin!
5' The crowd applauds Dylan Ryan as he leaves the pitch. Aaron Anderson steps in for Melbourne Victory FC.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ufuk Talay might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
18' That is a Yellow card for Wellington Phoenix FC. Mirza Muratovic will be fuming at that decision.
23' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
24' Jacob Butterfield is replacing Marco Rojas for the Melbourne Victory FC side.
25' The referee calls foul for James McGarry. He receives a Yellow card.
30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ben Waine is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wellington Phoenix FC.
34' The referee shows Melbourne Victory FC player a Yellow card on 34.
37' Ryan Shotton catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 37.
42' Melbourne Victory FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
46' A change in the Melbourne Victory FC ranks — Ryan Shotton exits the field as Zaydan Bello enters on 46.
48' Melbourne Victory FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Rudy Gestede on 45.
49' The deadlock is broken! Rudy Gestede gets on the scoresheet on 49 minutes.
50' Clayton Lewis gets the nod from Wellington Phoenix FC. He replaces Mirza Muratovic and will look to change the dynamic.
51' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Louis Fenton.
55' A meaty challenge results in booking for Dalibor Markovic on 55.
60' Wellington Phoenix FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
62' Aaron Anderson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 62.
67' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
72' Wellington Phoenix FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
73' Jay Barnett is replacing Callum McManaman for the Melbourne Victory FC side.
75' Reno Piscopo makes way for Charles Lokoli at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wellington Phoenix FC.
80' Melbourne Victory FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Wellington Phoenix FC's shape.
85' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne Victory FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
90' The 30-year-old Alex Rufer has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Melbourne Victory FC take all three points.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Ryan Shotton ↓ Zaydan Bello 46'
9
Rudy Gestede ↓ Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio 73'
7
Callum McManaman ↓ Jay Barnett 73'
19
Dylan Ryan ↓ Aaron Anderson 5'
23
Marco Rojas ↓ Jacob Butterfield 24'
10
Robbie Kruse
6
Leigh Broxham C
13
Birkan Kirdar
22
Jake Brimmer
20
Max Crocombe
33
Dalibor Markovic

Bench

8
Jacob Butterfield ↑ 24'
1
Matt Acton
17
Elvis Kamsoba
14
Jay Barnett ↑ 73'
15
Aaron Anderson ↑ 5'
25
Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio ↑ 73'
35
Zaydan Bello ↑ 46'

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ufuk Talay

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2021-02-24 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2021-02-21 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2021-02-10 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2021-02-06 Brisbane Roar FC 5–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 2020-08-12 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2020-08-08 Perth Glory FC 0–4 Melbourne Victory FC W

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2021-02-24 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2021-02-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2021-02-14 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–2 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2021-02-08 Sydney FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2020-08-22 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Perth Glory FC L 2020-08-13 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.9 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne Victory FC or Wellington Phoenix FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC35% Draw30% Wellington Phoenix FC35%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.11

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	62%	38%
± 2.5	35%	65%
± 3.5	17%	83%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

65%

Melbourne Victory FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC19% Draw53% Wellington Phoenix FC28%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

14.5%

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 1

13.5%

1 – 0

9.6%

0 – 2

8.6%

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 1

5.7%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

3.6%

0 – 3

3.4%

1 – 3

3.2%

3 – 1

1.7%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	17%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	23%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✓

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