Melbourne Victory
2
Match Complete
Wellington Phoenix
0
| A. Anderson |  | 62' | ||
| D. Markovic | | 55' | ||
| 51' | | L. Fenton | ||
| R. Gestede |  | 49' | ||
| R. Gestede | | 48' | ||
| R. Shotton | | 37' | ||
| L. Broxham | | 34' | ||
| 25' | | J. McGarry | ||
| 18' | | M. Muratovic |
| 17 | Shots | 18 | ||
| 8 | On Target | 1 | ||
| 19 | Fouls | 13 | ||
| 6 | Corners | 5 | ||
| 0 | Offsides | 0 | ||
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 | ||
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
The A-League’s two bottom sides go head-to-head as Melbourne Victory and Wellington Phoenix both look to get themselves off the foot of the ladder. Stay up to date with their A-League clash with live scores on The Roar from 7:05pm (AEDT).
The Victory find themselves anchored to the bottom of the A-League ladder after seven matches – largely in part to an anaemic forward setup that’s scored just five times all season. Worryingly, those five goals have come in three games, meaning they’ve failed to score in more games than not so far.
They enter this clash having lost three in a row, with a 0-0 draw beforehand. The last time they scored a goal was against Brisbane at the beginning of February – but they conceded five in the same game.
Despite encouraging form in the pre-season friendlies, Wellington also find themselves in a hole with just one win to their name thus far. Things aren’t as bad as they are for their opponents, but the Phoenix have just eight goals in seven matches – finding the back of the net twice on just two occasions this season.
A bad patch in the second half cost them against the Wanderers on the weekend as they saw their 1-0 lead turn into a 2-1 deficit in the space of five minutes, although they replied quickly to settle for a 2-2 draw.
Game information
Kick-off time: 7:05pm (AEDT)
Venue: AAMI Park, Melbourne
TV: Fox Sports
Live stream: Kayo Sports, Foxtel Now, Foxtel Go, MyFootball Live app
Betting: Victory $2.54, Phoenix $2.58, draw $3.40 (odds via PlayUp)
AndyAdelaide
Roar Rookie
Still play like a lower league English team, cross the ball on for your 10ft tall striker to score
rlhk
Roar Rookie
Horrid Horrid play from Wellington. They couldn't seem to do much in the box especially when Victory defended in numbers. Did losing david ball for 2 games have that much of an impact?
Tigertown
Guest
Congratulations to Melbourne. I still feel that Wellington are a much better team than the A-League table reflects. Is it fair they are located in Wollongong? That’s debatable. Under Rudan they looked very powerful indeed, although that’s now in the past.
NoMates
Roar Rookie
Nix so woeful tonight, we need to make our shots count.
rlhk
Roar Rookie
Wellington should have created so much more in the first half. Victory were simply counterattacking every chance they could get. lol...
62'
Tigertown
Guest
This game needs a red card, or a controversial VAR call, to to add a wee bit of spice. Oh I do like it spicy.
55'
pete4
Guest
Nix been over-playing the ball tonight need to be more direct
51'
pete4
Guest
Gestede double :football:
49'
Tigertown
Guest
Victory are playing better than expected. Phoenix with a weight of possession, but nothing to show. Is this the night Melbourne bounce back?
rlhk
Roar Rookie
If Wellington would just man up and shoot this'll be a much less frustrating game.
rlhk
Roar Rookie
Phoenix just look tepid and unsure on the counter. They've rarely made it into the box. When they do they don't seem to want to take their opportunities. It's really simple - if you don't shoot you won't score.
pete4
Guest
Big goal before HT Brebner in the celebrations :thumbup:
48'
pete4
Guest
Rojas :thumbup:
pete4
Guest
Like a tennis game now :tennis:
37'