Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix

Melbourne Victory

1 - 0

Wellington Phoenix

🕒 Fri, 14 Feb 2025 08:35 Europe/London 📍 AAMI Park 🧑‍⚖️ A. Bavcar 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 19

Regular Season Table

Melbourne Victory 5 · Wellington Phoenix 11

Referee Stats

A. Bavcar

5 matches · 3.20 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.20
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	40%
Home wins	60%
Draws	20%
Away wins	20%

How the match was won

Melbourne Victory outshot their opponent (16-4).
Melbourne Victory controlled possession (57%).
Melbourne Victory had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Melbourne Victory (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-4-3

Goals For / Against

26 / 17

Avg: 1.86 / 1.21

Points

Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Wellington Phoenix (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-1-8

Goals For / Against

16 / 26

Avg: 1.23 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this A-League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.79

PPG

1.00

1.86

1.23

1.21

2.00

46%

O2.5

62%

54%

BTTS

62%

Score 1st

31%

League-position context

Melbourne Victory rank5th

Wellington Phoenix rank11th

Melbourne Victory points43

Wellington Phoenix points24

Melbourne Victory: #5 · 43 pts · GD +8

5 pts off the top 2. 13 pts above the play-off edge. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Wellington Phoenix: #11 · 24 pts · GD -16

24 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts from safety.

19-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Melbourne Victory last 5 home

D L W W D

Points8/15

Weighted index47

Goals11-8

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Wellington Phoenix last 5 away

L L W D L

Points4/15

Weighted index24

Goals6-10

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Melbourne Victory trend breakdown

Over 2.546%

BTTS54%

BTTS + O2.538%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 31% · 1H BTTS 31%

Wellington Phoenix trend breakdown

Over 2.562%

BTTS62%

BTTS + O2.554%

1H Over 0.585%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 85% · Over 3.5 31% · 1H BTTS 15%

Scoring reliability

Melbourne Victory score at home92%

Melbourne Victory clean sheet at home38%

Wellington Phoenix score away77%

Wellington Phoenix clean sheet away15%

First-goal patterns

Melbourne Victory score first62%

Melbourne Victory win after scoring first63%

Wellington Phoenix score first31%

Wellington Phoenix win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Melbourne Victory 80% · Wellington Phoenix 22%

Avg first goal minute: Melbourne Victory 27.0' · Wellington Phoenix 29.8'

Vs league average

Melbourne Victory score at home1.86 vs 1.66

Melbourne Victory concede at home1.21 vs 1.63

Wellington Phoenix score away1.23 vs 1.63

Wellington Phoenix concede away2.00 vs 1.66

Melbourne Victory score 12% above league average, while Wellington Phoenix score 25% below league average.

Defensive side: Melbourne Victory are 26% below league average at home, and Wellington Phoenix are 21% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Melbourne Victory goal timing (home)

1H scored: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

46-60 6

31-45 5

61-75 5

0-15 3

16-30 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

61-75 2

31-45 1

Wellington Phoenix goal timing (away)

1H scored: 55% 2H scored: 45% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 10

46-60 4

61-75 3

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

76-90+ 6

31-45 4

46-60 4

61-75 3

16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

57%

43%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

482

373

Passes Accurate

405

307

Passes %

84%

82%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ N. Velupillay

1st substitution · For: Clarismario Rodrigues

57' ⚽

⚽

57' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

N. Vergos

Normal Goal · Assist: Clarismario Rodrigues

58'

58' N. Vergos

65'

65' J. Rawlins

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ R. Piscopo

2nd substitution · For: D. Arzani

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ L. Kelly-Heald

1st substitution · For: N. Walker

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ H. Ishige

2nd substitution · For: K. Nagasawa

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ P. Retre

3rd substitution · For: A. Rufer

75'

75' M. Sheridan

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ A. Traoré

3rd substitution · For: K. Bos

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ N. Vergos

4th substitution · For: B. Fornaroli

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ C. Piper

4th substitution · For: L. Brooke-Smith

89'

89' S. Sutton

90+4'

90+4' M. Langerak

Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Melbourne Victory beat Wellington Phoenix 1-0 on Friday, 14 February 2025 in A-League. The match was refereed by A. Bavcar. It was played at AAMI Park.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: Melbourne Victory made their 1st substitution at 46', with N. Velupillay replacing Clarismario Rodrigues. Melbourne Victory took the lead at 57' when N. Vergos scored, with the assist credited to Clarismario Rodrigues, making the score 1-0. N. Vergos received a yellow card for Melbourne Victory at 58'. J. Rawlins received a yellow card for Melbourne Victory at 65'. Melbourne Victory made their 2nd substitution at 66', with R. Piscopo replacing D. Arzani. Wellington Phoenix made their 1st substitution at 68', with L. Kelly-Heald replacing N. Walker. Wellington Phoenix made their 2nd substitution at 68', with H. Ishige replacing K. Nagasawa. Wellington Phoenix made their 3rd substitution at 68', with P. Retre replacing A. Rufer. M. Sheridan received a yellow card for Wellington Phoenix at 75'. Melbourne Victory made their 3rd substitution at 75', with A. Traoré replacing K. Bos. Melbourne Victory made their 4th substitution at 75', with N. Vergos replacing B. Fornaroli. Wellington Phoenix made their 4th substitution at 77', with C. Piper replacing L. Brooke-Smith. S. Sutton received a yellow card for Wellington Phoenix at 89'. M. Langerak received a yellow card for Melbourne Victory at 90+4'.

Melbourne Victory used 4 substitutions while Wellington Phoenix used 4 substitutions. Melbourne Victory got 3 yellow cards, while Wellington Phoenix got 2 yellow cards.