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

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A League · 2020-21

Wellington Phoenix FC

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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 (2026/27)
Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Wellington Phoenix FC host Melbourne Victory FC — let the battle begin!
5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ufuk Talay will be considering his options from the bench.
11' Magnificent from Tomer Hemed! That is 27 goals in 383 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
16' Melbourne Victory FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 16.
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' It’s high time Ufuk Talay made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
31' 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.
36' A goal from the England international David Ball! He fires home on 36 to make it 2-0!
41' Australia international Jay Barnett has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
46' The supporters are chanting for Cameron Devlin. He replaces Reno Piscopo on 46 minute.
51' 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.
56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
57' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Birkan Kirdar on, Ben Folami off on 57 minutes.
62' Magnificent from Ulises Davila! That is 40 goals in 209 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
65' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Adama Traore.
68' The New Zealand Clayton Lewis breaks the deadlock on 68 minutes. 4-0!
70' Controversy at the stadium! Robbie Kruse argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
72' Wellington Phoenix FC ring the changes. Tomer Hemed has done his job and it is now time for Charles Lokoli to step up.
74' That is a Yellow card for Wellington Phoenix FC. Louis Fenton will be fuming at that decision.
76' A stunning finish from Elvis Kamsoba — that came from absolutely nowhere!
77' Melbourne Victory FC ring the changes. Elvis Kamsoba has done his job and it is now time for Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio to step up.
78' The crowd applauds Elvis Kamsoba as he leaves the pitch. Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio steps in for Melbourne Victory FC.
81' Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jaushua Sotirio is hanging David Ball on the field on 81 minute.
86' The Melbourne Victory FC bench stirs into life. Callum McManaman is withdrawn and Jay Barnett gets his opportunity.
90' Melbourne Victory FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
90' Time for substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC. Clayton Lewis is replaced by Sam Sutton.
It finishes all square. Wellington Phoenix FC and Melbourne Victory FC share the spoils 4-1.

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
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

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.