It's advantage Melbourne Victory so far with their 3rd position in the A-League table, welcoming Wellington Phoenix who are placed 6th.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Melbourne Victory form and stats
Melbourne Victory have played 14 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-3-4 (wins-draws-losses).Melbourne Victory are returning here after visiting Western Sydney Wanderers in a A-League game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. The points were shared before that, a AFC Champions League home game that ended 1-1 versus Guangzhou Evergrande.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Melbourne Victory handle that role? We have found seven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W4-D1-L2.
Melbourne Victory have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 27 goals in 14 matches. 19 goals have been conceded.
Wellington Phoenix form and stats
The visitors are W3-D5-L5 on the road this term. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on M. Rudan, the Wellington Phoenix manager, as the last three away games were defeats.It might be tough going out on the road again for Wellington Phoenix, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-5 versus Perth Glory. A home win before that, celebrating 3-2 vs Melbourne City.
We have checked recent matches where Wellington Phoenix have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were W0-D4-L5.
The travelling fans enjoy Wellington Phoenix's attacking play in away games, having scored 21 goals in 13 away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Wellington Phoenix have conceded 25 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Melbourne Victory and Wellington Phoenix have met before this season: Wellington Phoenix - Melbourne Victory 1-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for Melbourne Victory, 3 draws and 3 wins for Wellington Phoenix.Top Goalscorers
 
R. Krishna
18 goals / 4 assists
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K. Barbarouses
14 goals / 4 assists
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O. Toivonen
13 goals / 3 assists
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Melbourne Victory missing players
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| Melbourne Victory | Wellington Phoenix | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs
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Statistic | Away vs
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Away | Total |
| 27 | 14 | 3 | Played | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Won | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Lost | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 50 | 27 | 4 | Scored | 3 | 21 | 46 |
| 32 | 19 | 3 | Conceded | 9 | 25 | 43 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 85% | 93% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 85% | 81% |
| 59% | 71% | 33% | Over 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 59% |
| 26% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 67% | 46% | 44% |
| 22% | 21% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 33% | 31% | 30% |
| 67% | 79% | 67% | BTTS | 33% | 62% | 63% |
| 22% | 14% | 33% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 15% | 15% |
| 11% | 7% | 0% | Failed To Score | 67% | 38% | 30% |
| 4.9 | 4.6 | 2.7 | Corners For (avg) | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.7 |
| 5.4 | 3.9 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | 7.7 | 5.6 | 6.1 |
| 2.1 | 2.2 | 4.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red Cards | 0 | 1 | 3 |
- Melbourne Victory hasn't played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Wellington Phoenix is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
- Melbourne Victory is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
| 30-03-19 |
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Perth Glory | 0 - 2 | Melbourne Victory |
| 06-04-19 |
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Sydney | 2 - 1 | Melbourne Victory |
| 10-04-19 |
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Guangzhou Evergrande | 4 - 0 | Melbourne Victory |
| 14-04-19 |
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Melbourne Victory | 2 - 1 | Central Coast Mariners |
| 19-04-19 |
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Adelaide United | 1 - 0 | Melbourne Victory |
| 23-04-19 |
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Melbourne Victory | 1 - 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande |
| 27-04-19 |
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Western Sydney Wanderers | 0 - 1 | Melbourne Victory |
| 03-05-19 |
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Melbourne Victory | 09:50 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 08-05-19 |
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Daegu | 10:00 | Melbourne Victory |
| 22-05-19 |
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Melbourne Victory | 10:00 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| 15-02-19 |
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Wellington Phoenix | 1 - 1 | Melbourne Victory |
| 23-02-19 |
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Wellington Phoenix | 0 - 1 | Sydney |
| 09-03-19 |
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Central Coast Mariners | 2 - 8 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 17-03-19 |
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Wellington Phoenix | 3 - 1 | Western Sydney Wanderers |
| 30-03-19 |
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Wellington Phoenix | 4 - 1 | Newcastle Jets |
| 07-04-19 |
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Adelaide United | 3 - 1 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 12-04-19 |
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Brisbane Roar | 2 - 1 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 21-04-19 |
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Wellington Phoenix | 3 - 2 | Melbourne City |
| 28-04-19 |
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Perth Glory | 5 - 0 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 03-05-19 |
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Melbourne Victory | 09:50 | Wellington Phoenix |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Perth Glory | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 56 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 33 | 60 |
| 2 | Sydney | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 52 |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 18 | 50 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 44 |
| 5 | Melbourne City | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 40 |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 43 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 3 | 40 |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 40 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 35 |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 54 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 30 | -12 | 24 |
| 9 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 71 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 35 | -33 | 18 |
| 10 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 31 | 70 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 35 | -39 | 13 |
