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Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix: result 6-1 and analysis

A-LeagueRegular Season - 4Kick-off on October 31, 2016 at 08:50 AM (UTC)AAMI Park, Melbourne

Melbourne Victory
6-1
Wellington Phoenix

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What was the result of Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix?

Melbourne Victory won 6-1 on October 31, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 20′Besart BerishaMelbourne Victory (pen.)
  • 22′Besart BerishaMelbourne Victory (pen.)
  • 63′R. KrishnaWellington Phoenix (pen.)
  • 71′M. RojasMelbourne Victory
  • 77′M. RojasMelbourne Victory
  • 82′Besart BerishaMelbourne Victory
  • 90′M. AustinMelbourne Victory

Official lineup for Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Melbourne Victory

4-3-3
  1. 11M. Austin
  2. 7M. Rojas
  3. 8Besart Berisha
  1. 16R. Mahazi
  2. 6L. Broxham
  3. 13O. Bozanic
  1. 2J. Geria
  2. 4N. Ansell
  3. 5D. Georgievski
  4. 15Baró
  1. 20L. Thomas

Wellington Phoenix

4-3-3
  1. 21R. Krishna
  2. 9K. Barbarouses
  3. 12A. Parkhouse
  1. 4R. Bonevacia
  2. 17Vince Lia
  3. 7Guilherme
  1. 10Michael McGlinchey
  2. 6D. Fox
  3. 2J. Tratt
  4. 22A. Durante
  1. 1G. Moss
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Melbourne Victory have 4 wins, 7 draws and 4 defeats; Wellington Phoenix have 3, 0 and 12.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Melbourne Victory
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 22, 2016Adelaide United(away)2-1A-League
Oct 15, 2016Melbourne City(home)1-4A-League
Oct 7, 2016Brisbane Roar(away)1-1A-League
Jul 23, 2016Juventus(home)1-1International Champions Cup
May 24, 2016Jeonbuk Motors(away)1-2AFC Champions League Elite
Wellington Phoenix
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 23, 2016Sydney(home)0-1A-League
Oct 16, 2016Perth Glory(away)0-2A-League
Oct 8, 2016Melbourne City(home)0-1A-League
Apr 10, 2016Western Sydney Wanderers(home)0-2A-League
Apr 2, 2016Melbourne Victory(home)1-4A-League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Melbourne Victory wins, 0 draws, 2 Wellington Phoenix wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 2, 2016Wellington Phoenix 1-4 Melbourne VictoryA-League
Dec 5, 2015Wellington Phoenix 2-0 Melbourne VictoryA-League
Nov 2, 2015Melbourne Victory 3-0 Wellington PhoenixA-League
Apr 5, 2015Wellington Phoenix 0-3 Melbourne VictoryA-League
Mar 1, 2015Melbourne Victory 2-3 Wellington PhoenixA-League
Nov 3, 2014Melbourne Victory 2-0 Wellington PhoenixA-League

Last archived meeting: Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory on Apr 2, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Melbourne Victory score 1.3 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Wellington Phoenix score 1.1 and concede 2.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Melbourne Victory1.31.3312/157/15
Wellington Phoenix1.12.208/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Melbourne Victory sit 8th in A-League (1 point from 2 matches) and Wellington Phoenix sit 1st (6 points from 2 matches).

2026-27 standings
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1Wellington Phoenix2200416
8Melbourne Victory2011231

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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