Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2018-19

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Fri 15 Feb 2019 · 06:35 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 32' Kosta Barbarouses

Alex Rufer 51' Y

Y 73' James Donachie

Y 79' Storm Roux

Overview

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Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne Victory FC — A League .

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

Match Details

Referee Jarred Gillett
Referee Anton Shchetinin
Referee Peter Green
Referee Alex King
Referee Ashley Beecham

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

Wellington Phoenix FC 24 games · Avg 2.7 goals Melbourne Victory FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-02-15 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2019-01-20 Melbourne Victory FC 3–3 Wellington Phoenix FC 2018-12-28 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–1	D
07 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–1	D
02 Feb	Perth Glory FC	A	0–3	L
26 Jan	Melbourne City FC	H	1–0	W
23 Jan	Sydney FC	H	0–1	L
20 Jan	Melbourne Victory FC	A	3–3	D

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–1	D
10 Feb	Perth Glory FC	H	1–2	L
02 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	3–2	W
26 Jan	Sydney FC	H	2–1	W
20 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	3–3	D
15 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	A	5–0	W

Season Stats

Wellington Phoenix FC		Melbourne Victory FC
#8	Position	#4
33	Points	40
26	Played	26
9 / 6 / 11	W / D / L	11 / 7 / 8
36	Scored	44
48	Conceded	33
-12	GD	+11
1.27	PPG	1.54
35%	Win %	42%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)

46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

15% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

23% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wellington Phoenix FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

–/2

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Melbourne Victory FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wellington Phoenix FC

Ifeanyi Eze	10 G	1 A
Carlo Armiento	5 G	2 A
Corban Piper	4 G	4 A

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

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Wellington Phoenix FC gets underway.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' A quiet spell here at . Melbourne Victory FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Wellington Phoenix FC and Melbourne Victory FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
20' The 40-year-old Keisuke Honda has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
25' Wellington Phoenix FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Wellington Phoenix FC and Melbourne Victory FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
32' The referee shows Melbourne Victory FC player a Yellow card on 32.
37' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
42' 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 Andrew Durante suffering a number of foals already.
47' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
51' Alex Rufer is having his name booked by the referee on 51.
55' The Melbourne Victory FC bench stirs into life. Georg Niedermeier is withdrawn and James Donachie gets his opportunity.
57' Wellington Phoenix FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Roy Krishna on 57.
62' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 62 minutes.
67' Keisuke Honda is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
72' Liberato Cacace has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
73' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for James Donachie on 73 minutes.
78' Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Cillian Sheridan is hanging David Williams on the field on 78 minute.
79' Melbourne Victory FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
84' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Kevin Muscat will be considering his options from the bench.
88' Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Max Burgess is hanging Mandi on the field on 88 minute.
The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

22
Andrew Durante C
14
Alex Rufer
18
Sarpreet Singh
13
Liberato Cacace
21
Roy Krishna
27
Steven Taylor
1
Filip Kurto
15
Michal Kopczynski
11
David Williams ↓ Cillian Sheridan 78'
16
Louis Fenton
4
Mandi ↓ Max Burgess 88'

Bench

Coach Marko Rudan

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
James Troisi
20
Lawrence Thomas
14
Thomas Deng
6
Leigh Broxham C
9
Kosta Barbarouses
7
Kenny Athiu
2
Storm Roux
5
Georg Niedermeier ↓ James Donachie 55'
15
Raul Baena
25
Anthony Lesiotis ↓ Keisuke Honda 55'
24
Elvis Kamsoba

Bench

Coach Kevin Muscat

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.34 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.9 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC or Melbourne Victory FC 75% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC31% Draw25% Melbourne Victory FC44%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.24

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

57%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

69%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Melbourne Victory FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC22% Draw42% Melbourne Victory FC36%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

9.1%

0 – 2

0 – 1

6.8%

2 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

6.1%

1 – 3

5.7%

0 – 0

5.5%

1 – 0

4.5%

0 – 3

4.4%

2 – 3

3.9%

2 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	14%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	21%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	15%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

Melbourne Victory FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Clean Sheet