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' Wellington Phoenix FC have kicked off against Melbourne Victory FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Ben Folami is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Wellington Phoenix FC tonight.
10' It looks surprising Melbourne Victory FC does not make any changes. Scott Wootton has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' Melbourne Victory FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 3 meetings.
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' Magnificent from Oskar Zawada! That is 34 goals in 209 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
26' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Oskar Zawada makes no mistake. 2-0!
31' The 25-year-old Lleyton Brooks has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Damien da Silva made 422 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
41' Roderick Miranda is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne Victory FC so far.
46' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Stefan Nigro on, Leigh Broxham off on 46 minutes.
47' Stefan Nigro is ready to make an impact after coming on for Leigh Broxham at the 47 minute mark.
50' Poor challenge from Connor Chapman. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
51' Callan Elliot is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joshua Laws at the 51 minute mark.
56' 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.
58' Bruno Fornaroli adds to his 0 season tally! Melbourne Victory FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
59' Bruno Fornaroli does the damage! The net is bulging and Melbourne Victory FC surge ahead!
64' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ufuk Talay might look to freshen things up shortly.
65' The Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes a substitution. Kosta Barbarouses departs to be replaced by David Ball.
66' Kosta Barbarouses makes way for David Ball at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wellington Phoenix FC.
67' Clayton Lewis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Steven Peter Ugarkovic at the 67 minute mark.
68' Another change for Melbourne Victory FC made on 68 minute. Connor Chapman leaves to be changed by Raimon Marchan.
71' Nishan Velupillay is replacing Ben Folami for the Melbourne Victory FC side.
72' The Melbourne Victory FC manager makes a substitution. Ben Folami departs to be replaced by Nishan Velupillay.
75' The whistle greets Sam Sutton as he departs to be replaced by Lucas Mauragis.
76' GOAL! Damien da Silva fires home to make it 2-3!
77' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Chris Ikonomidis on 77 minutes.
79' The referee has no hesitation. Chris Ikonomidis is booked for Melbourne Victory FC — Yellow card on 79.
84' Melbourne Victory FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
89' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne Victory FC that had 210 games and scored 299 goals.
90' Bruno Fornaroli has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Melbourne Victory FC players.

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
Ulises Davila	3
Walter Sandoval	3
Bruno Fornaroli	3
Nicholas D'Agostino	3
Jake Brimmer	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.