Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix Predictions & Tips - Victory to advance to FFA Cup final

Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix predictions for Saturday’s FFA Cup match
This semi-final is being played at GMHBA Stadium in Geelong (6:35am GMT)
Victory have seen over 2.5 goals in 6 of their last 7 matches
Can the Phoenix get to their maiden cup final?
Preview, tips, stats & team news

Melbourne Victory have seen over 2.5 goals in 6 of their last 7 matches (Getty Images)

Athos Sirianos 28 Jan 2022

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Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix Predictions

Melbourne Victory are back to their goalscoring best. They come into this match in form and with their attackers firing, backed to win with the match going over 2.5 goals.

Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix Predictions
Head to Head
Melbourne Victory Form
Melbourne Victory Injuries & Team News
Wellington Phoenix Form
Wellington Phoenix Injuries & Team News

Melbourne Victory have seen over 2.5 goals in 6 of their last 7 matches (all competitions).
Melbourne Victory have won 3 of their last 5 matches (all competitions).
Wellington have seen over 2.5 goals in 4 of their last 5 matches (all competitions).
Wellington have lost 3 of their last 5 away matches (all competitions).

Head to Head

The Victory have a 21-10 record in this fixture with 11 draws in 42 encounters.

Melbourne Victory Form

The Victory advanced to the FFA Cup semi-finals with a 2-1 win away to Adelaide.

They then shared the points with the Reds in a league match at home, before playing out a thrilling 2-2 draw with Sydney.

Melbourne Victory Injuries & Team News

The Victory are likely to head into this match with a make-shift defence with starters Roderick Miranda, Matt Spiranovic and Brendan Hamill doubtful with injuries.

Midfielder Rai Marchan is out after suffering a head injury in the draw with Sydney.

Wellington Phoenix Form

The Phoenix have recovered well after successive league defeats.

Following a 4-0 loss to Adelaide, the Phoenix advanced through to the FFA Cup semi-finals with a penalty shoot-out win over Melbourne City.

Wellington then continued this momentum with a 2-1 win over Western United.

Wellington Phoenix Injuries & Team News

Captain Alex Rufer will return after recovering from coronavirus, while goalkeeper Oliver Sail remains sidelined with injury.

Defender Scott Wootton is in contention to make his debut for the club.

Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix Live Stream FAQ

Where can I watch the Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix live stream?

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What time does the match start?

The game kicks off at 6:35am GMT.

Verdict

Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix

The Victory have been firing up front and with a great record in Victoria, they are tipped to win and see over 2.5 goals.

Over 2.5 Goals

Total Goals

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