Melbourne Victory

Football Australia - A-League AAMI Park Sun 12 May 02:00

Wellington Phoenix

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

The net could bulge at both ends and our betting prediction is that Melbourne Victory and Wellington Phoenix won’t keep a clean sheet. Take the -143 about BTTS Yes and cheer on goals.

Expert Analysis

The formbook is always a good place to start ahead of making football predictions. Team news is also an important port of call, while the stats we present always tell an interesting story.

Key Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix stats:

  • 19 of the last 28 Melbourne Victory matches have resulted in BTTS Yes this season
  • Melbourne Victory have scored 2 or more goals in 6 of their past 10 home matches
  • 8 of the last 10 Wellington Phoenix away matches have resulted in BTTS Yes
  • Wellington Phoenix have scored 2 or more goals in 10 of their past 20 matches

This A-League game could see the hosts find the net. We’re also expecting their opponents to score and that means our tip is BTTS Yes at -143 on the Both Teams to Score market.

If you want to get more bang for the buck, then there’s the option to combine a selection from the Full-Time Result market with Both Teams to Score Yes instead.

Last Matches & H2H

Melbourne Victory won their last match 4-3 against Melbourne City in the A-League. They had 35% possession and five shots on target in this match. They also had seven corners at AAMI Park, with Nishan Velupillay on the scoresheet.

Wellington Phoenix won over Macarthur at Sky Stadium in their last game. The scoreline in this A-League match was 3-0, with Wellington Phoenix having seven shots on target and 51% of possession.

Wellington Phoenix won when they last played Melbourne Victory. This clash at Sky Stadium finished 1-0 in favour of Wellington Phoenix.

The last 10 games between Melbourne Victory and Wellington Phoenix have featured an average of 2.9 goals being scored. Melbourne Victory have won five, two draws and Wellington Phoenix have won three.

Confirmed Lineups

Melbourne Victory (confirmed lineup): Paul Izzo, Jason Geria, Damien Da Silva, Roderick Miranda, Adama Traore, Jordi Valadon, Ryan Teague, Nishan Velupillay, Roly Bonevacia, Selim Khelifi, Bruno Fornaroli.

Wellington Phoenix (confirmed lineup): Alex Paulsen, Tim Payne, Finn Surman, Scott Wootton, Sam Sutton, Nicholas Pennington, Alex Rufer, Benjamin Old, David Ball, Kosta Barbarouses, Bozhidar Kraev.

Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix Prediction

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Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix Odds

The bookies have Melbourne Victory at -125 in the Full-Time Result market, implying the market leaders are 56% likely to win this A-League match according to the latest betting odds. If you want to back the outsider for this match, Wellington Phoenix are available at +320.

For those expecting a high-scoring game, Over 2.5 Goals is the shortest price. The Both Teams to Score market is always popular and BTTS Yes can be backed at -143.

If you fancy Melbourne Victory but want money back if this A-League match is a draw, then you can get -300. You can bet on Wellington Phoenix at +225 on the Draw No Bet market.

Team Stats

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Wellington Phoenix FC logo Wellington Phoenix FC Betting Stats

Full time Result

  • 7 wins, 5 defeats and 8 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 5 wins, 3 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 11 wins, 3 defeats and 6 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 3 wins, 3 defeats and 4 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Melbourne Victory FC

Wellington Phoenix FC

Goals / match
1.8 1.4
Conceded / match
1.8 0.6
Total / match
3.6 2

Corners

Corners

Melbourne Victory FC

Wellington Phoenix FC

For / match
6.2 5.4
Against / match
9 7.2
Total / match
15.2 12.6

Possession

Possession

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

Make sure you know the Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix team news before placing your bets. We’ll bring you the information when we have it.

Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix Lineups

Melbourne Victory Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Wellington Phoenix Confirmed Lineup 4-3-1-2

Melbourne Victory Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

20 Paul Izzo
2 Jason Geria 5 Damien Da Silva 21 Roderick Miranda 3 Adama Traore
27 Jordi Valadon 25 Ryan Teague
17 Nishan Velupillay 28 Roly Bonevacia 23 Selim Khelifi
10 Bruno Fornaroli
40 Alex Paulsen
6 Tim Payne 3 Finn Surman 4 Scott Wootton 19 Sam Sutton
15 Nicholas Pennington 14 Alex Rufer 8 Benjamin Old
10 David Ball
7 Kosta Barbarouses 11 Bozhidar Kraev

Wellington Phoenix Confirmed Lineup 4-3-1-2

Melbourne Victory Substitutes

  • 7C. Ikonomidis
  • 11Ben Folami
  • 14Connor Chapman
  • 19Daniel Arzani
  • 22Jake Brimmer
  • 37Kasey Bos
  • 40Christian Siciliano

Wellington Phoenix Substitutes

  • 9Oskar Zawada
  • 12Mohamed Al-Taay
  • 17Youstin Salas
  • 18Lukas Kelly-Heald
  • 24Oskar van Hattum
  • 25Jack Duncan
  • 26Isaac Robert Hughes

Previous Melbourne Victory Lineups

05 May A-League
Melbourne V. 4-3 Melbourne City
27 Apr A-League
Melbourne V. 3-4 Western Sydney
20 Apr A-League
Melbourne V. 0-0 Brisbane Roar

Previous Wellington Phoenix Lineups

27 Apr A-League
Wellington 3-0 Macarthur FC
19 Apr A-League
Newcastle Jets 1-1 Wellington
12 Apr A-League
Wellington 1-0 Melbourne V.

We aim to bring you predicted lineups before the confirmed teams are announced. Get formations and substitutes as part of our Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix lineups service.

Australia FlagA-League Table

A-League 2023/2024

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Central Coast 27 17 4 6 49:27 55
2 Wellington 27 15 8 4 42:26 53
3 Melbourne V. 27 10 12 5 43:33 42
4 Sydney FC 27 12 5 10 52:41 41
5 Macarthur FC 27 11 8 8 45:48 41
6 Melbourne City 27 11 6 10 50:38 39
7 Western Sydney 27 11 4 12 44:48 37
8 Adelaide United 27 9 5 13 52:53 32
9 Brisbane Roar 27 8 6 13 42:55 30
10 Newcastle Jets 27 6 10 11 39:47 28
11 Western United 27 7 5 15 36:55 26
12 Perth Glory 27 5 7 15 46:69 22
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Wellington 13 10 2 1 23:10 32
2 Central Coast 14 9 2 3 28:16 29
3 Melbourne City 14 7 5 2 35:10 26
4 Sydney FC 13 8 2 3 29:15 26
5 Melbourne V. 13 6 4 3 22:15 22
6 Macarthur FC 14 5 5 4 22:25 20
7 Adelaide United 14 5 3 6 30:28 18
8 Brisbane Roar 14 5 3 6 27:27 18
9 Perth Glory 14 4 4 6 29:30 16
10 Western United 13 4 3 6 18:20 15
11 Western Sydney 13 4 2 7 22:22 14
12 Newcastle Jets 13 3 5 5 18:19 14

We recommend looking at the A-League standings after each round of games so you can see where each side are placed in the table.