Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2020-21

Wellington Phoenix FC

4 – 1

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Melbourne Victory FC

Wed 24 Mar 2021 · 08:05 UTC WIN Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'

Y 65' Adama Traore

Y 70' Robbie Kruse

Louis Fenton 74' Y

Y 90' Jacob Butterfield

Overview

Match Preview

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne Victory FC — A League at WIN Stadium.

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

Match Details

Referee Kearney Robinson
Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
Referee Shaun Evans
Referee Lance Greenshields
Referee Matthew McOrist
Referee

7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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 2019-12-14 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 2019-11-10 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Mar	Melbourne Victory FC	H	4–1	W
21 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–1	D
15 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	3–4	L
07 Mar	Perth Glory FC	H	3–0	W
28 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	2–0	W
24 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	A	0–2	L

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–4	L
13 Mar	Adelaide United FC	H	1–3	L
06 Mar	Melbourne City FC	H	0–6	L
27 Feb	Western United FC	H	3–4	L
24 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	2–0	W
21 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	0–1	L

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' Temperatures are rising at WIN Stadium as Wellington Phoenix FC face off against Melbourne Victory FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Wellington Phoenix FC and Melbourne Victory FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
11' Magnificent from Tomer Hemed! That is 27 goals in 378 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
16' 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.
21' The travelling Melbourne Victory FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
26' Over 26 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
31' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ulises Davila, as he is very good at scoring at WIN Stadium with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
36' The deadlock is broken! David Ball gets on the scoresheet on 36 minutes.
41' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
46' It is a substitution in Wellington Phoenix FC team. Reno Piscopo is replaced by Cameron Devlin on 46 minute.
51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
56' Melbourne Victory FC is showing some good football. However, Melbourne Victory FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
57' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Birkan Kirdar on, Ben Folami off on 57 minutes.
62' Ulises Davila adds to his 0 season tally! Wellington Phoenix FC lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
65' Adama Traore was booked on 65.
68' The New Zealand Clayton Lewis breaks the deadlock on 68 minutes. 4-0!
70' Poor challenge from Robbie Kruse. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
72' The whistle greets Tomer Hemed as he departs to be replaced by Charles Lokoli.
74' The referee calls foul for Louis Fenton. He receives a Yellow card.
76' The deadlock is broken! Elvis Kamsoba gets on the scoresheet on 76 minutes.
77' A change in the Melbourne Victory FC ranks — Elvis Kamsoba exits the field as Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio enters on 77.
78' It is a substitution in Melbourne Victory FC team. Elvis Kamsoba is replaced by Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio on 78 minute.
81' Wellington Phoenix FC make a change. David Ball trudges off to be replaced by Jaushua Sotirio on 81 minutes.
86' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Callum McManaman by Jay Barnett on 86 minute.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jacob Butterfield.
90' The crowd applauds Clayton Lewis as he leaves the pitch. Sam Sutton steps in for Wellington Phoenix FC.
4-1 the final result. Melbourne Victory FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

13
Charles Lokoli ↑ 72'
8
Cameron Devlin ↑ 46'
11
Jaushua Sotirio ↑ 81'
1
Stefan Marinovic
18
Ben Waine ↑ 90'
19
Sam Sutton ↑ 90'
21
Joshua Laws

Coach Ufuk Talay

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

13
Birkan Kirdar ↑ 57'
20
Max Crocombe
14
Jay Barnett ↑ 86'
25
Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio ↑ 77'
33
Dalibor Markovic
35
Zaydan Bello ↑ 77'

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

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2021-03-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 4–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2021-03-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar FC D 2021-03-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–3 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2021-03-07 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–0 Perth Glory FC W 2021-02-28 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2021-02-24 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2021-03-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 4–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2021-03-13 Melbourne Victory FC 1–3 Adelaide United FC L 2021-03-06 Melbourne Victory FC 0–6 Melbourne City FC L 2021-02-27 Melbourne Victory FC 3–4 Western United FC L 2021-02-24 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2021-02-21 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.1 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.49 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC54% Draw22% Melbourne Victory FC24%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.59

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

46%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Melbourne Victory FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC38% Draw40% Melbourne Victory FC22%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.5%

2 – 1

8.8%

2 – 2

6.4%

1 – 2

6.2%

2 – 0

6.1%

3 – 1

6.1%

1 – 0

5.3%

3 – 2

4.5%

3 – 0

4.2%

0 – 0

4.1%

0 – 1

3.5%

4 – 1

Actual

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	15%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	20%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	14%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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