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

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A League · 2023-24

Melbourne Victory FC

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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 (2026/27)
Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Adam Kersey
Referee Casey Reibelt

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

Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 pts). Wellington Phoenix FC are 8th (33 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Melbourne Victory FC to score. At the same time, Wellington Phoenix FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
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' 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.
15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
20' Scott Wootton has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
25' 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.
30' Melbourne Victory FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kosta Barbarouses is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne Victory FC.
40' Melbourne Victory FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Wellington Phoenix FC backline.
41' Controversy at the stadium! David Ball argues furiously but the card stands.
46' Bozhidar Kraev, a Bulgaria , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
52' Nicholas Pennington was booked on 52.
57' 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 Jason Geria suffering a number of foals already.
60' A change in the Melbourne Victory FC ranks — Nishan Velupillay exits the field as Ben Folami enters on 60.
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' A tactical swap from Wellington Phoenix FC — Oskar van Hattum on, David Ball off on 65 minutes.
70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Melbourne Victory FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
75' David Ball has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
76' Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Oskar Zawada is hanging Bozhidar Kraev on the field on 76 minute.
79' Melbourne Victory FC ring the changes. Roly Bonevacia has done his job and it is now time for Chris Ikonomidis to step up.
84' 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.
88' Daniel Arzani was booked on 88.
89' Bruno Fornaroli makes way for Connor Chapman at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne Victory FC.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Alex Rufer.
90' Fresh legs for Wellington Phoenix FC! Mohamed Al-Taay comes on to replace Ben Old.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

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