Melbourne Victory hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 8 points and a 10th position in the A-League table. Visiting Wellington Phoenix holds 5th place with 10 pts.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Melbourne Victory form and stats
1-2-2 (win-draw-lost) are the A-League numbers at home for Melbourne Victory, who have the most clean sheets (3) in A-League, so far this season.
The fans are hoping that Melbourne Victory will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the A-League game against Western United (placed 3rd). Ahead of that match, Melbourne Victory won a home game hosting Perth Glory (1-0).
Melbourne Victory has scored 5 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. Melbourne Victory's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Wellington Phoenix form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their A-League travels is 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Wellington Phoenix won their last game, 2-1 versus Western Sydney Wanderers played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Adelaide United at their stadium, the result 2-1.
The travelling fans enjoy Wellington Phoenix's attacking play in away games, having scored 6 goals in 4 league matches away. In the opposite end, Wellington Phoenix have conceded 7 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Melbourne Victory - Wellington Phoenix 1-1, played this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 3 wins for Melbourne Victory, 4 draws and 3 wins for Wellington Phoenix. Over 2,5 goals: 7 times; under 2,5 goals: 3 games.Top Goalscorers
 
O. Toivonen
14 goals
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| Melbourne Victory | Wellington Phoenix | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 89% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 88% |
| 56% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 75% |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 11% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 67% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 88% |
| 33% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 11% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 6 | 7.4 | 10.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| 5.7 | 6.2 | 7.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.2 | 4.2 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 108 | 66 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 65 | 109 |
| 33 | 18 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 25 | 42 |
| 27% | 28% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 26% |
- All of Wellington Phoenix's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Melbourne Victory has the most clean sheets (3)
- Melbourne Victory has the most dropped points from leading position (11)
- Melbourne Victory have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Wellington Phoenix has the fewest clean sheets (0)
- Wellington Phoenix have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Wellington Phoenix have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Wellington Phoenix haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sydney | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 21 |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 3 | Western United | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 10 |
| 6 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 10 |
| 7 | Perth Glory | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 8 |
| 9 | Melbourne Victory | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 8 |
| 10 | Brisbane Roar | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 11 | Central Coast Mariners | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 7 |