Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2022-23

Wellington Phoenix FC

1 – 2

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Melbourne Victory FC

Sat 1 Apr 2023 · 02:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 50' Connor Chapman

Y 77' Chris Ikonomidis

Y 79' Chris Ikonomidis

Y 90' Bruno Fornaroli

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

2023-04-01 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2023-02-03 Melbourne Victory FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2022-04-29 Melbourne Victory FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2022-02-09 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2021-03-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 4–1 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–2	L
17 Mar	Adelaide United FC	A	1–5	L
12 Mar	Sydney FC	H	1–0	W
04 Mar	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	2–1	W
24 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–1	D
17 Feb	Western United FC	A	3–0	W

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	2–1	W
19 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–0	W
13 Mar	Western United FC	H	1–2	L
04 Mar	Sydney FC	A	0–1	L
26 Feb	Adelaide United FC	H	1–1	D
18 Feb	Melbourne City FC	H	3–2	W

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' KICK OFF: Melbourne Victory FC gets underway.
5' Melbourne Victory FC have won 299 goals from 210 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' Chris Ikonomidis needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 3 times this season with Melbourne Victory FC winning 66.67% of all matches.
25' Oskar Zawada makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Wellington Phoenix FC are in front.
26' Oskar Zawada adds to his 0 season tally! Wellington Phoenix FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
31' With 0 assists to his name this season, Bozhidar Kraev is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wellington Phoenix FC.
36' It’s high time Anthony Popovic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
41' Tim Payne, a New Zealand , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
46' Stefan Nigro has so much to prove this time. He replaces Leigh Broxham on 46 minute.
47' Stefan Nigro is replacing Leigh Broxham for the Melbourne Victory FC side.
50' It’s a booking for Melbourne Victory FC player. Connor Chapman gets a Yellow card.
51' Time for substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC. Joshua Laws is replaced by Callan Elliot.
56' Scott Wootton has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 331 appearances.
58' Bruno Fornaroli has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 58 minutes.
59' What an equalizer from Bruno Fornaroli!
64' Steven Peter Ugarkovic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Wellington Phoenix FC tonight.
65' Another substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC to replace Kosta Barbarouses by David Ball on 65 minute.
66' Kosta Barbarouses makes way for David Ball at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wellington Phoenix FC.
67' Fresh legs for Wellington Phoenix FC! Clayton Lewis comes on to replace Steven Peter Ugarkovic.
68' Raimon Marchan is ready to make an impact after coming on for Connor Chapman at the 68 minute mark.
71' The supporters are chanting for Nishan Velupillay. He replaces Ben Folami on 71 minute.
72' Nishan Velupillay has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ben Folami on 72 minute.
75' Wellington Phoenix FC ring the changes. Sam Sutton has done his job and it is now time for Lucas Mauragis to step up.
76' Damien da Silva does the damage! The net is bulging and Melbourne Victory FC surge ahead!
77' Controversy at the stadium! Chris Ikonomidis argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
79' The referee shows Melbourne Victory FC player a Yellow card on 79.
84' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ufuk Talay will be considering his options from the bench.
89' Over 89 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
90' Melbourne Victory FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Wellington Phoenix FC.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Scott Wootton
7
Kosta Barbarouses ↓ David Ball 65'
20
Oliver Sail
14
Alex Rufer
11
Bozhidar Kraev ↓ Benjamin Old 75'
31
Yan Sasse
6
Tim Payne
19
Sam Sutton ↓ Lucas Mauragis 75'
21
Joshua Laws ↓ Callan Elliot 51'
5
Steven Peter Ugarkovic ↓ Clayton Lewis 65'
9
Oskar Zawada

Bench

10
David Ball ↑ 65'
23
Clayton Lewis ↑ 65'
17
Callan Elliot ↑ 51'
24
Oskar van Hattum
12
Lucas Mauragis ↑ 75'
8
Benjamin Old ↑ 75'
40
Alex Paulsen

Coach Ufuk Talay

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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

2023-04-01 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 2023-03-17 Adelaide United FC 5–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2023-03-12 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Sydney FC W 2023-03-04 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2023-02-24 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2023-02-17 Western United FC 0–3 Wellington Phoenix FC W

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2023-04-01 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2023-03-19 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2023-03-13 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Western United FC L 2023-03-04 Sydney FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2023-02-26 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2023-02-18 Melbourne Victory FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.39 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.78 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC or Melbourne Victory FC 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC32% Draw27% Melbourne Victory FC41%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.17

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

68%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Melbourne Victory FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC23% Draw43% Melbourne Victory FC34%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

0 – 1

6.7%

0 – 2

6.6%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

5.8%

1 – 3

5.3%

1 – 0

5.1%

2 – 0

4.1%

0 – 3

3.8%

2 – 3

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	16%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	20%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	14%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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