Feb 9th features a match where Wellington Phoenix hosts Melbourne Victory in a clash of these two extremely mismatched A-League teams. Wellington Phoenix is fresh off their 2-1 win against Western United. Gael Sandoval struck first for Wellington Phoenix in the 16th minute, then Gary Hooper added another in the 35th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while melbourne Victory sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Sydney. Ben Folami struck first for Melbourne Victory in the 17th minute, but Ninkovic got the equalizer for Sydney in the 37th minute . Melbourne Victory should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Melbourne Victory’s most prolific scorer has been Nicholas D’Agostino. The Australian attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Wellington Phoenix is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Ben Waine and Gary Hooper each only have 1 goal in their last five.