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

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

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Wellington Phoenix FC launch into their encounter with Melbourne Victory FC.
5' David Ball is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Wellington Phoenix FC tonight.
10' 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.
15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lleyton Brooks, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
30' Ivan Kelava has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
35' 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.
40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Wellington Phoenix FC and Melbourne Victory FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
45' Melbourne Victory FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
50' It looks like no one’s ball. Melbourne Victory FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
55' Melbourne Victory FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 3 meetings.
57' That is a Yellow card for Wellington Phoenix FC. David Ball will be fuming at that decision.
62' Melbourne Victory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marco Rojas is hanging Nishan Velupillay on the field on 62 minute.
67' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
71' The Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes a substitution. Tim Payne departs to be replaced by Louis Fenton.
72' Another change for Melbourne Victory FC made on 72 minute. Francesco Margiotta leaves to be changed by Nicholas D'Agostino.
73' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Francesco Margiotta by Nicholas D'Agostino on 73 minute.
74' Reno Piscopo doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
76' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Louis Fenton on 76 minutes.
78' It is a substitution in Melbourne Victory FC team. Chris Ikonomidis is replaced by Lleyton Brooks on 78 minute.
82' The Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes a substitution. Walter Sandoval departs to be replaced by Benjamin Old.
87' Nishan Velupillay needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
89' The referee has no hesitation. Reno Piscopo is booked for Wellington Phoenix FC — Yellow card on 89.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Reno Piscopo argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
90' It is a substitution in Wellington Phoenix FC team. Reno Piscopo is replaced by Ben Waine on 90 minute.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Wellington Phoenix FC to claim maximum points.

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
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

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.