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Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix: result 3-1 and analysis

A-LeagueRegular Season - 11Kick-off on December 18, 2011 at 06:00 AM (UTC)AAMI Park, Melbourne

Melbourne Victory
3-1
Wellington Phoenix

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What was the result of Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix?

Melbourne Victory won 3-1 on December 18, 2011.

Goalscorers

  • 4′Archie ThompsonMelbourne Victory
  • 22′Vince LiaMelbourne Victory (o.g.)
  • 24′D. FerreiraMelbourne Victory
  • 84′68030Wellington Phoenix

Official lineup for Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Melbourne Victory

  1. 10Archie Thompson
  1. 6L. Broxham
  2. 13D. Ferreira
  3. 14Blagoja Celeski
  4. 16Carlos Gerardo Hernández Valverde
  5. 22Harry Kewell
  6. 2M. Foschini
  1. 3Fabio Alves Macedo
  2. 4P. Franjic
  3. 23Adrian Leijer
  1. 21Ante Covic

Wellington Phoenix

  1. 7L. Bertos
  2. 9Chris Greenacre
  1. 6T. Brown
  2. 12N. Ward
  3. 17Vince Lia
  4. 24A. Smith
  1. 2Emmanuel Muscat
  2. 4B. Griffiths
  3. 18B. Sigmund
  4. 22A. Durante
  1. 20Anthony Randolph Warner
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 10 matches in all competitions, Melbourne Victory have 2 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats; Wellington Phoenix have 4, 3 and 4.

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

Melbourne Victory
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 10, 2011Adelaide United(home)1-1A-League
Dec 3, 2011Newcastle Jets(away)1-3A-League
Nov 27, 2011Gold Coast United(home)3-2A-League
Nov 20, 2011Perth Glory(home)2-2A-League
Nov 12, 2011Central Coast Mariners(away)0-0A-League
Wellington Phoenix
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 14, 2011Brisbane Roar(home)2-0A-League
Dec 10, 2011Perth Glory(home)1-0A-League
Dec 4, 2011Melbourne City(away)0-1A-League
Nov 27, 2011Sydney(home)2-1A-League
Nov 19, 2011Adelaide United(home)1-1A-League

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 1 Melbourne Victory win, 0 draws, 0 Wellington Phoenix wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 30, 2011Wellington Phoenix 1-2 Melbourne VictoryA-League

Last archived meeting: Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory on Oct 30, 2011

How many goals should we expect?

Melbourne Victory score 1.1 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 10; Wellington Phoenix score 1.1 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Melbourne Victory1.11.236/105/10
Wellington Phoenix1.10.936/113/11

Over the last 10 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Melbourne Victory sit 9th in A-League (2 points from 3 matches) and Wellington Phoenix sit 1st (10 points from 4 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Wellington Phoenix43107110
9Melbourne Victory3021342

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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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