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Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix Tips & Live Stream - Phoenix to maintain unbeaten run in A-League matchup

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Last updated: 13 Feb 2025

Andrew Hendrie 13 Feb 2025

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Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix predictions for Friday's A-League game
Victory haven't beaten Phoenix in the last 6 meetings
Phoenix remains unbeaten in their last 4 games and offer good value in betting markets

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Melbourne Victory Wellington Phoenix A-League Men

Victory host Phoenix on Friday (Photo by Getty Images)

Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix Preview

Melbourne Victory are coming off a miserable 3-0 defeat to the Newcastle Jets and haven't defeated Wellington inside 90 minutes in the last six meetings. I'm back Phoenix with a +1.5 goal start and in the double chance market.

Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix Preview
Head To Head
Melbourne Victory Form
Melbourne Victory Team News
Wellington Phoenix Form
Wellington Phoenix Team News

Melbourne Victory are winless in 7 of their last 9 games
Wellington Phoenix are unbeaten in the last 6 games against Melbourne Victory
Wellington Phoenix are unbeaten in their last 4 games

Head To Head

Phoenix are unbeaten in the last six meetings between the teams (inside 90 minutes). Wellington stunned Victory 1-0 back in Round 5 at Allianz Stadium as Kosta Barbarouses scored a late winner.

Melbourne Victory Form

It appeared as if Victory had rediscovered their mojo after winning back-to-back games over Sydney FC and Perth Glory by 2-0 scores.

However, all of their good work went out the window with a dismal performance last week, which sees them clinging onto a finals posiiton in sixth.

Victory were crushed 3-0 on the road by the lowly Newcastle Jets, with new coach Arthur Diles back under pressure, with his team failing to win seven of the nine games since Patrick Kisnorbo departed in December.

Melbourne Victory Team News

No injury problems for Victory who again have a full-strength squad to choose from here.

Wellington Phoenix Form

Phoenix are six points adrift of the finals spots after winning just five of their 15 games for the season, experiencing a letdown after fantastic 23/24 campaign.

Wellington missed a golden chance to inch closer to the top six after drawing 1-1 against rock-bottom Brisbane Roar at home last week. To be fair, they were controversially denied a goal through VAR for offside.

The Kiwi club are proving tough to beat lately, also drawing with the Mariners and Sydney over the past month, along with defeating Macarthur 2-1 on the road.

Wellington Phoenix Team News

Alex Rufer remains sidelined as he continues to battle a bad bout of glandular fever.

Verdict

Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix

Phoenix are unbeaten in four straight games and defeated Victory back in Round 5. They look good value at +1.5, double chance and also to cause an upset here.

Phoenix +1.5

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