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Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory: result 2-3 and analysis

A-LeagueRegular Season - 26Kick-off on April 12, 2025 at 05:00 AM (UTC)Sky Stadium, Wellington

Wellington Phoenix
2-3
Melbourne Victory

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What was the result of Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory?

Melbourne Victory won 2-3 on April 12, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 4′N. VelupillayMelbourne Victory
  • 10′C. PiperWellington Phoenix
  • 45′Z. MachachMelbourne Victory
  • 50′N. VergosMelbourne Victory
  • 75′P. RetreWellington Phoenix

Official lineup for Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Wellington Phoenix

4-3-2-1
  1. 7K. Barbarouses
  1. 9H. Ishige
  2. 25K. Nagasawa
  1. 27M. Sheridan
  2. 14A. Rufer
  3. 3C. Piper
  1. 19S. Sutton
  2. 4S. Wootton
  3. 15I. Hughes
  4. 6T. Payne
  1. 1J. Oluwayemi

Melbourne Victory

4-2-3-1
  1. 9N. Vergos
  1. 17N. Velupillay
  2. 8Z. Machach
  3. 7D. Arzani
  1. 14J. Valadon
  2. 6Ryan Teague
  1. 28K. Bos
  2. 4L. Jackson
  3. 21Roderick Miranda
  4. 22J. Rawlins
  1. 1M. Langerak
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Wellington Phoenix have 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats; Melbourne Victory have 5, 5 and 5.

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

Wellington Phoenix
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 6, 2025Newcastle Jets(away)2-1A-League
Mar 29, 2025Western Sydney Wanderers(home)2-2A-League
Mar 16, 2025Sydney(away)1-1A-League
Mar 8, 2025Western United(away)1-4A-League
Feb 28, 2025Melbourne City(home)0-1A-League
Melbourne Victory
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 29, 2025Adelaide United(home)5-3A-League
Mar 15, 2025Western Sydney Wanderers(away)2-4A-League
Mar 8, 2025Central Coast Mariners(home)3-0A-League
Mar 1, 2025Brisbane Roar(away)1-1A-League
Feb 22, 2025Melbourne City(home)2-2A-League

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 14, 2025Melbourne Victory 1-0 Wellington PhoenixA-League
Nov 24, 2024Wellington Phoenix 1-0 Melbourne VictoryA-League
May 18, 2024Wellington Phoenix 1-2 Melbourne VictoryA-League
May 12, 2024Melbourne Victory 0-0 Wellington PhoenixA-League
Apr 12, 2024Wellington Phoenix 1-0 Melbourne VictoryA-League
Jan 19, 2024Wellington Phoenix 1-1 Melbourne VictoryA-League

Last archived meeting: Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix on Feb 14, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Wellington Phoenix score 0.9 and concede 1.8 goals per match over their last 15; Melbourne Victory score 1.7 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Wellington Phoenix0.91.8210/158/15
Melbourne Victory1.71.758/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

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

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Wellington Phoenix43107110
9Melbourne Victory4031563

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

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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