Only a win will satisfy the Wellington Phoenix supporters in this Westpac Stadium clash with Melbourne Victory, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the A-League table.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Wellington Phoenix form and stats
22 points is a decent return from 10 A-League games here at Westpac Stadium for Wellington Phoenix. The data says 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. Ever since the Sydney game Wellington Phoenix has been unbeatable here at Westpac Stadium producing five straight wins.
A strong away win for Wellington Phoenix against Central Coast Mariners the last match, as Gary Hooper, Jaushua Sotirio and Liberato Cacace were on target. Before that, Wellington Phoenix had a home game versus Western United which ended with a victory 2-0.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Wellington Phoenix have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found two games) they have won one time, drawn zero and lost one.
The manager U. Talay will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Sydney in only three days.
The Wellington Phoenix fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 10 league matches. Wellington Phoenix have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Melbourne Victory form and stats
Melbourne Victory have only collected 8 points from their away games in the A-League, after 2-2-6 (10 played).
Melbourne Victory might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Sydney proved too strong as Melbourne Victory slumped to a 1-4 defeat in front of their own fans at AAMI Park. A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Adelaide United.
Melbourne Victory are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, zero draws and five defeats. From a total of six matches.
The visiting Melbourne Victory have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 12 goals from 10 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Melbourne Victory have conceded 18 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Melbourne Victory - Wellington Phoenix 0-0. Wellington Phoenix-Melbourne Victory H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Wellington Phoenix two wins, Melbourne Victory three wins, five draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  U. Dávila Plascencia 10 goals |   O. Toivonen 10 goals |  D. Ball 5 goals |
Wellington Phoenix missing players
Melbourne Victory missing players
| Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne Victory | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 10 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 30 | 16 | 8 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 23 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 18 | 32 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 79% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 75% |
| 63% | 60% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 70% | 65% |
| 26% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 35% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 15% |
| 68% | 60% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 65% |
| 21% | 30% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 25% |
| 16% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 20% |
| 5.2 | 5.1 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.6 | 5.5 |
| 5.2 | 5.2 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6 | 5.6 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 249 | 117 | 53 | Total Shots | T S | 26 | 110 | 259 |
| 93 | 47 | 19 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 40 | 84 |
| 32% | 34% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 30% | 29% |
- Melbourne Victory has the most dropped points from leading position (19)
- Melbourne Victory have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Melbourne Victory have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Melbourne Victory haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Wellington Phoenix has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10)
- Wellington Phoenix haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 26 | 46 |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 36 |
| 3 | Wellington Phoenix | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 33 |
| 4 | Brisbane Roar | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | Perth Glory | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
| 6 | Western United | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 27 |
| 7 | Adelaide United | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 34 | 39 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -5 | 27 |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -3 | 24 |
| 9 | Melbourne Victory | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -8 | 20 |
| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -16 | 18 |
| 11 | Central Coast Mariners | 21 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 20 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 27 | -27 | 13 |