Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Fri 19 Jan 2024 · 06:00 UTC Wellington Regional Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 35' Adama Traore

Tim Payne 45' R

Overview

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Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne Victory FC — A League at Wellington Regional Stadium.

Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2025/26)
Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Kearney Robinson
Referee Daniel Elder

7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2024-01-19 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2023-11-10 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 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

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Jan	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–1	D
14 Jan	Perth Glory FC	A	4–3	W
04 Jan	Adelaide United FC	A	2–2	D
29 Dec	Sydney FC	A	1–3	L
23 Dec	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	2–0	W
18 Dec	Macarthur FC	A	3–0	W

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–1	D
13 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–1	D
06 Jan	Perth Glory FC	A	3–2	W
30 Dec	Adelaide United FC	H	2–0	W
23 Dec	Melbourne City FC	A	0–0	D
16 Dec	Sydney FC	H	3–0	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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Wellington Phoenix FC and Melbourne Victory FC get this one started.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Bozhidar Kraev is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne Victory FC.
10' Melbourne Victory FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' Ben Folami has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
20' 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.
25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
30' Wellington Phoenix FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
35' A moment of madness from Adama Traore on 35 minutes earns him a card. Melbourne Victory FC will be frustrated.
40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
45' Tim Payne has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 45.
50' Eli Adams has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
55' 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.
60' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
63' It is a substitution in Melbourne Victory FC team. Chris Ikonomidis is replaced by Connor Chapman on 63 minute.
68' Wellington Phoenix FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
69' It is a substitution in Wellington Phoenix FC team. David Ball is replaced by Sam Sutton on 69 minute.
74' It is a substitution in Melbourne Victory FC team. Jake Brimmer is replaced by Jordi Valadon on 74 minute.
79' Assisted by Nishan Velupillay with the perfectly-timed delivery and Connor Chapman makes no mistake. 0-1!
82' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Eli Adams on, Daniel Arzani off on 82 minutes.
83' Wellington Phoenix FC ring the changes. Nicholas Pennington has done his job and it is now time for Mohamed Al-Taay to step up.
88' Both keepers have barely been tested. Wellington Phoenix FC and Melbourne Victory FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
89' A change in the Wellington Phoenix FC ranks — Bozhidar Kraev exits the field as Luke Supyk enters on 89.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
David Ball ↓ Sam Sutton 69'
4
Scott Wootton
7
Kosta Barbarouses
14
Alex Rufer
11
Bozhidar Kraev ↓ Luke Supyk 89'
6
Tim Payne
40
Alex Paulsen
3
Finn Surman
15
Nicholas Pennington ↓ Mohamed Al-Taay 83'
8
Ben Old
18
Lukas Kelly-Heald ↓ Oskar van Hattum 83'

Bench

Coach Giancarlo Italiano

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Ben Folami ↑ 63'
14
Connor Chapman ↑ 63'
12
Ryan Teague ↑ 63'
24
Eli Adams ↑ 82'
40
Christian Siciliano
28
Franco Lino
27
Jordi Valadon ↑ 74'

Coach Tony Popović

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ola Toivonen	5
Oskar Zawada	4
Roy Krishna	4
Nicholas D'Agostino	3
Ulises Davila	3
Walter Sandoval	3
Bruno Fornaroli	3
Damien da Silva	2

Head to Head

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2024-01-19 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2024-01-14 Perth Glory FC 3–4 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2024-01-04 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2023-12-29 Sydney FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2023-12-23 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2023-12-18 Macarthur FC 0–3 Wellington Phoenix FC W

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2024-01-19 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2024-01-13 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2024-01-06 Perth Glory FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory FC W 2023-12-30 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Adelaide United FC W 2023-12-23 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC D 2023-12-16 Melbourne Victory FC 3–0 Sydney FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.29 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.76 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC or Melbourne Victory FC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC31% Draw27% Melbourne Victory FC42%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.05

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

57%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

69%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Melbourne Victory FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC22% Draw44% Melbourne Victory FC34%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

9.1%

0 – 1

7.5%

0 – 2

7.2%

2 – 1

6.7%

0 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

5.9%

1 – 3

5.3%

1 – 0

5.3%

0 – 3

4.2%

2 – 0

3.9%

2 – 3

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	15%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	21%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	14%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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