Australia - A-LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Wellington Phoenix and Melbourne Victory, taking place on Saturday, 01 April 2023, at Sky Stadium in Wellington.
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Wellington Phoenix, Recent FormWellington Phoenix boss Ufuk Talay will need to instil positive feelings within his team after they endured a 5-1 away mauling from Adelaide United. They achieved 56% possession in that match and had 19 strikes at goal, with 6 hitting the target, up against Adelaide United's tally of 14 efforts at goal, 8 of which were on target.
While they have shown an appetite for goals over the last 6 matches, clocking up 9, they have not had it all their own way at the back and have given away 9 goals and some valuable points in the process. Their ongoing goal scoring streak now stands at 25 games in a row. Talay will be unhappy that his team have failed to keep a clean sheet in so many home games, having conceded in 10 of their 11 this season.
They have had a strong run of form at Sky Stadium recently, being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 home games and picking up 4 wins along the way.
On an individual basis, Oskar Zawada will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 5 goals in Wellington Phoenix's last 6 league games.
Melbourne Victory, Recent FormWith a 2-0 home win last time out against Central Coast Mariners, Melbourne Victory will be looking forward to this one, and there will undoubtedly be a mood of confidence among their squad. In that game they had 27% possession and managed 10 attempts on goal, with 4 on target, compared to Central Coast Mariners who had 15 attempts and 0 on target.
They have circumvented their opponent's defence to score 8 times in their last 6 league games but unfortunately haven't managed to lock things down at their end, conceding 8 goals in these games and, in the process, missing out on some valuable points. With goals notched up in 5 of their past 6 matches, they are certainly showing some goal-scoring consistency of late. Having failed to record a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 matches, they definitely have some defensive problems to resolve at the moment.
Their recent poor run of form away from home has left them without an away win in 6 games.
Bruno Fornaroli will be aiming to add his name to the scoresheet again to extend his goal tally of 4 goals in the last 6 league outings for Melbourne Victory.
Last time these two teams played each other in the league Melbourne Victory sprung a suprise, upsetting the form book by winning the game 3-1.
The Victory defence has struggled at Sky Stadium, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 9 visits.
In the league, Wellington has a good track record when they host Victory, getting the better of them in their last 3 home games.
Jake Brimmer has scored in each of Victory's last 0 league games against Wellington.
With no real injury worries, Wellington manager Ufuk Talay will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
Victory manager Tony Popović has no real injury worries ahead of this clash.
Wellington Phoenix Playing at home | Melbourne Victory Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.9 | Goals scored | 0.8 |
| 1.5 | Goals conceded | 1.5 |
| 35' | Time first goal scored | 54' |
| 55' | Time first goal conceded | 28' |
| 1.8 | Yellow cards | 1.4 |
| 0.2 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 3.5 | Subs used | 5 |
| 4-1 | Biggest victory | 3-2 |
| 3-1 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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