Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2021-22

Wellington Phoenix FC

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Melbourne Victory FC

Wed 9 Feb 2022 · 08:05 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

David Ball 57' Y

Louis Fenton 76' Y

Reno Piscopo 89' Y

Reno Piscopo 90' Y

Overview

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Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne Victory FC — A League .

Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2026/27)

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

2022-02-09 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC 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

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–0	W
06 Feb	Macarthur FC	H	3–1	W
27 Nov	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–2	L
21 Nov	Macarthur FC	A	1–1	D
04 Jun	Macarthur FC	A	3–0	W
30 May	Perth Glory FC	H	2–2	D

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–1	L
28 Nov	Brisbane Roar FC	H	3–0	W
20 Nov	Western United FC	A	1–0	W
06 Jun	Melbourne City FC	H	1–1	D
28 May	Western United FC	A	6–1	W
23 May	Adelaide United 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
5' Jaushua Sotirio is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne Victory FC so far.
10' 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 Marco Rojas suffering a number of foals already.
15' New Zealand international Oliver Sail has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
20' Wellington Phoenix FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Wellington Phoenix FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
30' Wellington Phoenix FC have won 296 goals from 209 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
35' 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.
40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
45' Wellington Phoenix FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Melbourne Victory FC backline.
50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
55' David Ball needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
57' The referee calls foul for David Ball. He receives a Yellow card.
62' The whistle greets Nishan Velupillay as he departs to be replaced by Marco Rojas.
67' It looks surprising Melbourne Victory FC does not make any changes. Lleyton Brooks has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
71' Louis Fenton is replacing Tim Payne for the Wellington Phoenix FC side.
72' Nicholas D'Agostino is ready to make an impact after coming on for Francesco Margiotta at the 72 minute mark.
73' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Francesco Margiotta trudges off to be replaced by Nicholas D'Agostino on 73 minutes.
74' Magnificent from Reno Piscopo! That is 13 goals in 209 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
76' The referee shows Wellington Phoenix FC player a Yellow card on 76.
78' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Lleyton Brooks on, Chris Ikonomidis off on 78 minutes.
82' It is a substitution in Wellington Phoenix FC team. Walter Sandoval is replaced by Benjamin Old on 82 minute.
87' Jake Brimmer, a Malta , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
89' Wellington Phoenix FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 89.
90' Reno Piscopo is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
90' A change in the Wellington Phoenix FC ranks — Reno Piscopo exits the field as Ben Waine enters on 90.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Wellington Phoenix FC 1-0 Melbourne Victory FC.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
David Ball
4
Scott Wootton
23
Clayton Lewis
11
Jaushua Sotirio ↓ Oskar van Hattum 90'
20
Oliver Sail
14
Alex Rufer ↓ Nicholas Pennington 90'
6
Tim Payne ↓ Louis Fenton 71'
19
Sam Sutton
10
Reno Piscopo ↓ Ben Waine 90'
21
Joshua Laws
7
Walter Sandoval ↓ Benjamin Old 82'

Bench

16
Louis Fenton ↑ 71'
18
Ben Waine ↑ 90'
43
Oskar van Hattum ↑ 90'
8
Benjamin Old ↑ 82'
13
Nicholas Pennington ↑ 90'
40
Alex Paulsen
33
Finn Surman

Coach Ufuk Talay

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Ben Folami ↓ Jake Brimmer 73'
6
Leigh Broxham
13
Birkan Kirdar
17
Brendan Hamill
7
Chris Ikonomidis ↓ Lleyton Brooks 78'
3
Jason Davidson
9
Francesco Margiotta ↓ Nicholas D'Agostino 73'
2
Jason Geria
24
Nishan Velupillay ↓ Marco Rojas 62'
20
Ivan Kelava
8
Joshua Brillante

Bench

23
Marco Rojas ↑ 62'
18
Nicholas D'Agostino ↑ 73'
16
Stefan Nigro
1
Matt Acton
22
Jake Brimmer ↑ 73'
15
Aaron Anderson
26
Lleyton Brooks ↑ 78'

Coach Anthony Popovic

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

2022-02-09 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2022-02-06 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–1 Macarthur FC W 2021-11-27 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2021-11-21 Macarthur FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2021-06-04 Macarthur FC 0–3 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2021-05-30 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC D

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2022-02-09 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2021-11-28 Melbourne Victory FC 3–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2021-11-20 Western United FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2021-06-06 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2021-05-28 Western United FC 1–6 Melbourne Victory FC W 2021-05-23 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Adelaide United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.45 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.57 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC or Melbourne Victory FC 75% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC41% Draw25% Melbourne Victory FC34%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.02

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

59%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Melbourne Victory FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC26% Draw44% Melbourne Victory FC30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 1

7.7%

0 – 1

6.9%

0 – 0

6.6%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

6.1%

0 – 2

2 – 0

5.1%

1 – 3

4.4%

3 – 1

3.7%

2 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	18%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	19%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✗

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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