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

Full Time

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' Three points are at stake. Wellington Phoenix FC host Melbourne Victory FC — let the battle begin!
5' It looks surprising Wellington Phoenix FC does not make any changes. Alex Rufer has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' Ben Folami needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
11' Tomer Hemed has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 11 minutes.
16' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
21' 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.
26' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
31' The travelling Melbourne Victory FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
36' A stunning finish from David Ball — that came from absolutely nowhere!
41' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
46' Cameron Devlin is replacing Reno Piscopo for the Wellington Phoenix FC side.
51' Zaydan Bello, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jay Barnett made 205 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
57' Birkan Kirdar is replacing Ben Folami for the Melbourne Victory FC side.
62' What a moment for Ulises Davila! That strike on 62 puts his side firmly in control.
65' A meaty challenge results in booking for Adama Traore on 65.
68' Clayton Lewis does the damage! The net is bulging and Wellington Phoenix FC surge ahead!
70' It’s a booking for Melbourne Victory FC player. Robbie Kruse gets a Yellow card.
72' The Wellington Phoenix FC bench stirs into life. Tomer Hemed is withdrawn and Charles Lokoli gets his opportunity.
74' The referee has no hesitation. Louis Fenton is booked for Wellington Phoenix FC — Yellow card on 74.
76' A goal from the Burundi international Elvis Kamsoba! He fires home on 76 to make it 4-1!
77' Fresh legs for Melbourne Victory FC! Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio comes on to replace Elvis Kamsoba.
78' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Elvis Kamsoba trudges off to be replaced by Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio on 78 minutes.
81' The whistle greets David Ball as he departs to be replaced by Jaushua Sotirio.
86' A change in the Melbourne Victory FC ranks — Callum McManaman exits the field as Jay Barnett enters on 86.
90' That is a Yellow card for Melbourne Victory FC. Jacob Butterfield will be fuming at that decision.
90' The supporters are chanting for Sam Sutton. He replaces Clayton Lewis on 90 minute.
Full Time. Wellington Phoenix FC beats Melbourne Victory FC

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
Nicholas D'Agostino	3
Ulises Davila	3
Walter Sandoval	3
Bruno Fornaroli	3
Damien da Silva	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.