Wellington Phoenix will welcome Melbourne Victory to Sky Stadium this Wednesday night in the 12th round of the 2021/22 A-League season.
Venue: Sky Stadium (Wellington)
Key Statistics
Wellington Phoenix have won their last two home games. They have won three of their last four home games (L).
The hosts conceded 16 goals in the league this season, which is more than any other side has conceded.
Melbourne Victory have scored only five league goals away from home, which makes up just 35% of their total league goal.
The visitors have not lost away from home in the league this season (W2, D1).
They are unbeaten in their last nine games in all competitions (W6, D3).
Head to head
Wellington Phoenix have won five and lost five of their last 15 meetings with Melbourne Victory.
Latest performances in all competitions
Wellington Phoenix: W-L-W-W-L
Melbourne Victory: W-W-D-D-W
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix will look to make it two wins in two league games when they welcome Melbourne Victory to Wellington On Wednesday night.
The hosts got their third win of the season when they defeated Macarthur FC in their last outing. In an end-to-end game at the Campbelltown Stadium in Sydney, Ufuk Talay’s side took an early lead through Reno Piscopo, who scored from the penalty spot.
The Bulls equalised in the 58th minute through Ulises Davila, but a quick brace by Jaushua Sotirio ensured the hosts got all three points.
The win was their second win on the bounce and ensured that they came into this tie sitting in seventh place. They are currently trailing sixth-placed Macarthur FC by four points.
With the season still a long way ahead, they will know that they have a lot of time to make up for lost grounds. However, they will be desperate to pick up maximum points from this tie and keep their quest for a top-six finish alive.
Possible Wellington Phoenix starting line-up
Alex Paulsen; Sam Sutton, Joshua Laws, Tim Payne, Louis Fenton; Alex Rufer, Clayton Lewis, Reno Piscopo, Jaushua Sotirio; Ben Waine, David Ball.
Injured: None
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne will look to get back to winning ways in the league when they travel to Wellington on Wednesday.
The visitors have drawn each of their last two league games – 1-1 with Adelaide United and 2-2 draw with Sydney FC, pushing them down to fourth place in the league standings.
However, they come into this tie on the back of a back-to-back win in the FFA Cup. Their last win in the competition was a 2-1 win over Central Coast Mariners in the final.
With one trophy now locked in their cabinet for the season, Tony Popovic’s side will look to build on that as they attempt to win the A-League this season.
For a side that won the wooden-spoon last season, they have come a long way this season. They are unbeaten in their last nine games in all competitions and will fancy their chances of picking up maximum points from this game.
Possible Melbourne Victory starting line-up
Ivan Kelava; Jason Davidson, Leigh Broxham, Jason Geria, Brendan Hamill; Joshua Brillante, Rai Marchan; Marco Rojas, Jake Brimmer, Ben Folami; Nick D’Agostino.
Injured: None
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Prediction
Wellington Phoenix 1-2 Melbourne Victory
