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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Melbourne Victory FC is hosting Wellington Phoenix FC for another epic battle.
2' GOAL! Nicholas D'Agostino fires home to make it 1-0!
3' A stunning finish from Nicholas D'Agostino — that came from absolutely nowhere!
8' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Melbourne Victory FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
13' A moment of madness from Louis Fenton on 13 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Wellington Phoenix FC will be frustrated.
18' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sam Sutton, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
23' GOAL! Walter Sandoval fires home to make it 2-1!
24' Melbourne Victory FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 24.
25' A stunning finish from Walter Sandoval — that came from absolutely nowhere!
26' Against the run of play, Walter Sandoval has scored! This game has turned on its head.
31' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne Victory FC in their trying to find a way past Wellington Phoenix FC's compact .
36' It’s high time Anthony Popovic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
39' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jake Brimmer on 39 minutes.
43' The referee shows Melbourne Victory FC player a Yellow card on 43.
48' 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.
53' Melbourne Victory FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Wellington Phoenix FC's shape.
54' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marco Rojas on 54.
54' Fresh legs for Melbourne Victory FC! Chris Ikonomidis comes on to replace Ben Folami.
55' That is a Yellow card for Melbourne Victory FC. Marco Rojas will be fuming at that decision.
60' Gary Hooper is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Wellington Phoenix FC tonight.
61' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Nicholas D'Agostino makes no mistake. 3-3!
66' 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 Oliver Sail suffering a number of foals already.
68' Brilliant from the ! Jake Brimmer makes it 4-3 with a superb finish on 68.
71' That is a Yellow card for Wellington Phoenix FC. Finn Surman will be fuming at that decision.
75' Gary Hooper is ready to make an impact after coming on for Finn Surman at the 75 minute mark.
77' Nicholas Pennington picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
78' Marco Rojas adds to his 0 season tally! Melbourne Victory FC lead 5-3 — and this changes everything.
83' Wellington Phoenix FC is showing some good football. However, Wellington Phoenix FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
84' A change in the Wellington Phoenix FC ranks — Nicholas Pennington exits the field as James McGarry enters on 84.
86' The Melbourne Victory FC bench stirs into life. Marco Rojas is withdrawn and Nishan Velupillay gets his opportunity.
87' The whistle greets Louis Fenton as he departs to be replaced by Jackson Manuel.
88' Another change for Wellington Phoenix FC made on 88 minute. Louis Fenton leaves to be changed by Oskar van Hattum.
90' The Melbourne Victory FC manager makes a substitution. Jason Davidson departs to be replaced by Jay Barnett.
Game over. The scoreline of 3-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Oskar Zawada	4
Roy Krishna	4
Ulises Davila	3
Walter Sandoval	3
Bruno Fornaroli	3
Nicholas D'Agostino	3
David Ball	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.