Melbourne Victory FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2021-22

Melbourne Victory FC

3 – 1

Full Time

Wellington Phoenix FC

Fri 29 Apr 2022 · 09:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 13' Louis Fenton

Y 13' Scott Wootton

Leigh Broxham 24' Y

Jake Brimmer 39' Y

Nicholas D'Agostino 39' Y

Stefan Nigro 43' Y

Marco Rojas 54' Y

Marco Rojas 55' Y

Y 71' Finn Surman

Y 77' Nicholas Pennington

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)

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

2022-04-29 Melbourne Victory FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2022-02-09 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2021-03-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 4–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2021-02-24 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 2020-03-15 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	3–1	W
25 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–1	D
22 Apr	Macarthur FC	A	4–1	W
16 Apr	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	2–1	W
12 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	H	0–0	D
09 Apr	Melbourne City FC	H	3–0	W

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–3	L
24 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	1–0	W
17 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	0–4	L
13 Apr	Perth Glory FC	A	1–0	W
09 Apr	Western United FC	A	4–1	W
05 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	5–0	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' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Melbourne Victory FC and Wellington Phoenix FC.
2' Nicholas D'Agostino has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 2 minutes.
3' GOAL! Nicholas D'Agostino fires home to make it 2-0!
8' Leigh Broxham needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
13' The referee calls foul for Louis Fenton. He receives a Yellow card.
18' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Anthony Popovic will be considering his options from the bench.
23' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Walter Sandoval makes no mistake. 2-1!
24' Poor challenge from Leigh Broxham. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
25' Walter Sandoval with the second goal in the match!
26' Brilliant from the ! Walter Sandoval makes it 2-3 with a superb finish on 26.
31' Melbourne Victory FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
36' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Reno Piscopo suffering a number of foals already.
39' Poor challenge from Jake Brimmer. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
43' Stefan Nigro has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 43.
48' The 34-year-old Scott Wootton has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
53' Wellington Phoenix FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
54' It’s a booking for Melbourne Victory FC player. Marco Rojas gets a Yellow card.
54' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Ben Folami trudges off to be replaced by Chris Ikonomidis on 54 minutes.
55' Marco Rojas is having his name booked by the referee on 55.
60' Ben Waine has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
61' Against the run of play, Nicholas D'Agostino has scored! This game has turned on its head.
66' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne Victory FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
68' Jake Brimmer puts Melbourne Victory FC on the lead.
71' Wellington Phoenix FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 71.
75' It is a substitution in Wellington Phoenix FC team. Finn Surman is replaced by Gary Hooper on 75 minute.
77' The referee shows Wellington Phoenix FC player a Yellow card on 77.
78' Goal! Marco Rojas scores his 16 goal in 369 matches.
83' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
84' It is a substitution in Wellington Phoenix FC team. Nicholas Pennington is replaced by James McGarry on 84 minute.
86' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Marco Rojas by Nishan Velupillay on 86 minute.
87' Another change for Wellington Phoenix FC made on 87 minute. Louis Fenton leaves to be changed by Jackson Manuel.
88' Oskar van Hattum is replacing Louis Fenton for the Wellington Phoenix FC side.
90' It is a substitution in Melbourne Victory FC team. Jason Davidson is replaced by Jay Barnett on 90 minute.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Melbourne Victory FC take all three points.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Popovic

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Scott Wootton
20
Oliver Sail
16
Louis Fenton ↓ Oskar van Hattum 88'
18
Ben Waine
6
Tim Payne
19
Sam Sutton
10
Reno Piscopo
8
Benjamin Old ↓ Jackson Manuel 87'
13
Nicholas Pennington ↓ James McGarry 84'
7
Walter Sandoval ↓ Riley Bidois 87'
33
Finn Surman ↓ Gary Hooper 75'

Bench

88
Gary Hooper ↑ 75'
5
James McGarry ↑ 84'
3
Matthew Bozinovski
43
Oskar van Hattum ↑ 88'
40
Alex Paulsen
34
Jackson Manuel ↑ 87'
36
Riley Bidois ↑ 87'

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
Jake Brimmer	2

Head to Head

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2022-04-29 Melbourne Victory FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2022-04-25 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2022-04-22 Macarthur FC 1–4 Melbourne Victory FC W 2022-04-16 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2022-04-12 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Brisbane Roar FC D 2022-04-09 Melbourne Victory FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC W

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2022-04-29 Melbourne Victory FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2022-04-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2022-04-17 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–4 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2022-04-13 Perth Glory FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2022-04-09 Western United FC 1–4 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2022-04-05 Wellington Phoenix FC 5–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.11 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.31 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC54% Draw23% Wellington Phoenix FC23%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.42

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

46%

Melbourne Victory FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC40% Draw40% Wellington Phoenix FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.9%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

7.3%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 0

0 – 0

4.7%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 1

3.7%

4 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	17%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	21%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	13%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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