Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix Predictions

• Melbourne Victory have lost three of their last four games, scoring four and conceding eight as their bad start to the season continues.
• Wellington Phoenix are unbeaten in four, winning their last three matches by a 2-1 scoreline.
• Melbourne Victory’s only wins this season have come over Brisbane Roar and Perth Glory, both games finished 1-0.
• Wellington Phoenix have risen to fifth in the league after a poor start to the season where they lost their opening four games.

When will Melbourne Victory turn things around?

This has been an awful season so far for Melbourne Victory, losing five of their opening nine games and only being saved from being bottom of the table by Central Coast, who are one point behind Victory but with two games in hand.

Things don’t look like they are changing any time soon with the side looking low on confidence and struggling to score goals, only notching more than one on one occasion so far. They’ve also conceded more than anyone else in the league, with 14 goals against in nine games.

The Phoenix has risen but can it stay there?

The start of the season saw Wellington Phoenix struggle to compete and they lose their opening four games, seeing themselves rooted to the bottom of the table. They’ve certainly turned things around though, winning their last three matches and climbing to fifth in the table.

There haven’t been any major changes with the side, they are still conceding goal having yet to keep a clean sheet this season but have scored 11 times, averaging two goals a game over their last three matches.

Are Melbourne Victory going to find any result?

The two sides have had very differing fortunes in recent weeks and, with their poor form and quality, it’s hard to see Melbourne Victory coming away with the win here. We’re predicting that Wellington Phoenix will be leaving with at least a point and are backing them on the double chance.

Melbourne Victory do still have quality within the squad and they have often been on the cusp of a result this season. We think that trend could continue this weekend and we’re predicted a 1-1 draw between the sides, a result that is likely to leave both sides a little disappointed.