Match Report
7 points and 4 places separated them: Melbourne Victory 4th with 40, Wellington Phoenix 8th with 33. Wellington Phoenix had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 8th overall.
Melbourne Victory were unbeaten in 7, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The sides have met 18 times in the GioScore results database: 9 wins for Melbourne Victory, 5 draws and 4 for Wellington Phoenix, at 2.94 goals per meeting. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 67% of the meetings.
Goal scorers
Wellington Phoenix: Sander Kartum (89')
Key stats
Possession: Melbourne Victory 50% · Wellington Phoenix 50% · Total shots: 10-14 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 7-8