Thursday , 2 July 2026

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2024-25
Wellington Phoenix FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Melbourne Victory FC
Sun 24 Nov 2024 · 02:30 UTC Sydney Football Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 30' Kasey Bos
Alex Rufer 62' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Kearney Robinson
  • Referee Casey Reibelt
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

6
8
10
Wellington Phoenix FC 24 games · Avg 2.7 goals Melbourne Victory FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-11-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2024-05-18 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2024-05-12 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 2024-04-12 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2024-01-19 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Nov Melbourne Victory FC H 1–0 W
10 Nov Central Coast Mariners FC A 3–0 W
02 Nov Auckland FC H 0–2 L
26 Oct Perth Glory FC A 2–0 W
20 Oct Western United FC H 1–1 D
18 May Melbourne Victory FC H 1–2 L
Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Nov Wellington Phoenix FC A 0–1 L
09 Nov Brisbane Roar FC H 2–0 W
03 Nov Macarthur FC H 2–1 W
26 Oct Melbourne City FC A 3–1 W
18 Oct Central Coast Mariners FC A 0–0 D
25 May Central Coast Mariners FC A 1–3 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' What a night it is going to be! Wellington Phoenix FC welcome Melbourne Victory FC for this crunch clash at Sydney Football Stadium.
  • 5' Melbourne Victory FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 3 meetings.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Giancarlo Italiano will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Kasey Bos.
  • 35' Joshua Oluwayemi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 46' Corban Piper is ready to make an impact after coming on for Oskar van Hattum at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Melbourne Victory FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' It is a cagey affair so far. Wellington Phoenix FC in their trying to find a way past Melbourne Victory FC's compact .
  • 61' Wellington Phoenix FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne Victory FC's shape.
  • 62' Wellington Phoenix FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 67' The whistle greets Nikolaos Vergos as he departs to be replaced by Jing Reec.
  • 68' The crowd applauds Kazuki Nagasawa as he leaves the pitch. Stefan Colakovski steps in for Wellington Phoenix FC.
  • 69' Fresh legs for Wellington Phoenix FC! Marco Rojas comes on to replace Nathan Walker.
  • 74' 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.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Reno Piscopo. He replaces Daniel Arzani on 75 minute.
  • 80' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 82' GOAL! Kosta Barbarouses fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 86' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Bruno Fornaroli on, Clarismario off on 86 minutes.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Mohamed Al-Taay. He replaces Hideki Ishige on 90 minute.
  • Melbourne Victory FC will have plenty to reflect on. Wellington Phoenix FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giancarlo Italiano

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Patrick Kisnorbo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2024-11-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2024-05-18 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2024-05-12 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 2024-04-12 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2024-01-19 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2024-11-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2024-11-10 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–3 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2024-11-02 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–2 Auckland FC L 2024-10-26 Perth Glory FC 0–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2024-10-20 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Western United FC D 2024-05-18 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC L

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2024-11-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2024-11-09 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2024-11-03 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Macarthur FC W 2024-10-26 Melbourne City FC 1–3 Melbourne Victory FC W 2024-10-18 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC D 2024-05-25 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–1 Melbourne Victory FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.17 Wellington Phoenix FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 Melbourne Victory FC xG
I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC or Melbourne Victory FC 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Wellington Phoenix FC35% Draw27% Melbourne Victory FC38%
Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Melbourne Victory FC
65%
Wellington Phoenix FC or Melbourne Victory FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Wellington Phoenix FC22% Draw47% Melbourne Victory FC31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
9.1%
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 2
7.6%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
5.1%
2 – 0
4.7%
1 – 3
4.3%
0 – 3
3.7%
3 – 1
2.7%

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% 17% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 21% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✗
Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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