Melbourne Victory FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2023-24 PLAYOFFS

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A League · 2023-24

Melbourne Victory FC

0 – 0

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Wellington Phoenix FC

Sun 12 May 2024 · 06:00 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 41' David Ball

Y 52' Nicholas Pennington

Daniel Arzani 88' Y

Y 90' Alex Rufer

Overview

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Melbourne Victory FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — A League at AAMI Park.

Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2025/26)
Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Adam Kersey
Referee Casey Reibelt

18 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 3.9 goals/game

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

2024-05-12 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 2024-04-12 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2024-01-19 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2023-11-10 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2023-04-01 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 May	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	0–0	D
05 May	Melbourne City FC	H	3–2	W
27 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	3–4	L
20 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	H	0–0	D
12 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–1	L
06 Apr	Melbourne City FC	H	2–1	W

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 May	Melbourne Victory FC	A	0–0	D
27 Apr	Macarthur FC	H	3–0	W
19 Apr	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–1	D
12 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–0	W
06 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–2	L
31 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–0	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' What a night it is going to be! Melbourne Victory FC welcome Wellington Phoenix FC for this crunch clash at AAMI Park.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne Victory FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' Melbourne Victory FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sam Sutton is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wellington Phoenix FC.
20' Wellington Phoenix FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne Victory FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
30' Roly Bonevacia is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne Victory FC so far.
35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 3 times this season with Melbourne Victory FC winning 66.67% of all matches.
40' 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.
41' The referee does not hesitate — a card for David Ball on 41 minutes.
46' It looks surprising Wellington Phoenix FC does not make any changes. Ben Old has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kosta Barbarouses made 210 appearances and scored 56 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
52' Nicholas Pennington is having his name booked by the referee on 52.
57' The travelling Wellington Phoenix FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
60' Nishan Velupillay makes way for Ben Folami at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne Victory FC.
61' Melbourne Victory FC ring the changes. Salim Khelifi has done his job and it is now time for Daniel Arzani to step up.
65' The Wellington Phoenix FC bench stirs into life. David Ball is withdrawn and Oskar van Hattum gets his opportunity.
70' Melbourne Victory FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
75' 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.
76' Oskar Zawada is replacing Bozhidar Kraev for the Wellington Phoenix FC side.
79' The Melbourne Victory FC bench stirs into life. Roly Bonevacia is withdrawn and Chris Ikonomidis gets his opportunity.
84' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
88' Melbourne Victory FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 88.
89' A change in the Melbourne Victory FC ranks — Bruno Fornaroli exits the field as Connor Chapman enters on 89.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Alex Rufer on 90 minutes.
90' Time for substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC. Ben Old is replaced by Mohamed Al-Taay.
The points are shared — Melbourne Victory FC 0-0 Wellington Phoenix FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Damien da Silva
28
Roly Bonevacia ↓ Chris Ikonomidis 79'
20
Paul Izzo
21
Roderick Miranda
23
Salim Khelifi ↓ Daniel Arzani 61'
10
Bruno Fornaroli ↓ Connor Chapman 89'
3
Adama Traore
12
Ryan Teague
2
Jason Geria
17
Nishan Velupillay ↓ Ben Folami 60'
27
Jordi Valadon ↓ Jake Brimmer 61'

Bench

11
Ben Folami ↑ 60'
22
Jake Brimmer ↑ 61'
7
Chris Ikonomidis ↑ 79'
19
Daniel Arzani ↑ 61'
14
Connor Chapman ↑ 89'
40
Christian Siciliano
37
Kasey Bos

Coach Tony Popović

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
David Ball ↓ Oskar van Hattum 65'
4
Scott Wootton
7
Kosta Barbarouses
14
Alex Rufer
11
Bozhidar Kraev ↓ Oskar Zawada 76'
6
Tim Payne
19
Sam Sutton
40
Alex Paulsen
3
Finn Surman
15
Nicholas Pennington ↓ Youstin Salas 76'
8
Ben Old ↓ Mohamed Al-Taay 90'

Bench

24
Oskar van Hattum ↑ 65'
25
Jack Duncan
12
Mohamed Al-Taay ↑ 90'
9
Oskar Zawada ↑ 76'
17
Youstin Salas ↑ 76'
26
Isaac Hughes
18
Lukas Kelly-Heald

Coach Giancarlo Italiano

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
Kosta Barbarouses	2

Head to Head

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2024-05-12 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2024-05-05 Melbourne Victory FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC W 2024-04-27 Melbourne Victory FC 3–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-04-20 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Brisbane Roar FC D 2024-04-12 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2024-04-06 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC W

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2024-05-12 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2024-04-27 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–0 Macarthur FC W 2024-04-19 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2024-04-12 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2024-04-06 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2024-03-31 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.79 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.06 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC49% Draw27% Wellington Phoenix FC24%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.85

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

75%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

51%

Melbourne Victory FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC38% Draw44% Wellington Phoenix FC18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

1 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

9.1%

0 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

5.7%

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

5.3%

0 – 1

5.2%

2 – 2

0 – 2

3.2%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	16%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	23%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	13%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✗

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