Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory Prediction: Both teams will aim to extend their previous win to two games

The upcoming Australia A-League Round 26 matchup will pit Wellington Phoenix against Melbourne Victory at Sky Stadium. Wellington Phoenix will aim to secure a win on their home soil and extend their previous win to two. Meanwhile, Melbourne Victory will aim to secure a win on the road and extend their previous win to two. Let’s analyze previous results, overall performance, recent forms, and my betting opinion on how to place your bets.

Wellington Phoenix - LLDDW

Wellington Phoenix snapped their winless streak of four during their last five games against Newcastle Jets in a 2-1 win. Before the match, they tied against WS Wanderers and Sydney FC, but they suffered defeats against Western United and Melbourne City. During these games, they have scored six goals while conceding ten. Wellington Phoenix are now ranked in 11th place in the league table, having 24 points in 22 games. In this match, Wellington Phoenix will aim to secure a win on their home soil and extend their previous win to two games.

Melbourne Victory - DDWLW

Melbourne Victory bounced back to a winning streak during their last three games against Adelaide United in a 5-3 win. Before the match, they suffered a defeat against WS Wanderers, but they were victorious against Central Coast Mariners. During these games, they have scored ten goals while conceding seven. Melbourne Victory have gained 36 points in 22 games, positioning them in 5th place in the league table. Coming into this match on the road, Melbourne Victory will aim to secure a win and extend their previous win to two games.

Possible Lineup:

Wellington Phoenixs’ Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Oluwayemi; Piper, Payne, Sheridan, Sutton; Nagasawa, Kelly-Heald L; Ishige, Marco Rojas, Brooke-Smith; Barbarouses

Unavailable: Colakovski (Injured), Hughes (Injured), Kelly-Heald (Injured), Retre (Injured), Wootton (Injured)

Melbourne Victory Predicted: Mitch LANGERAK, Adama TRAORE, Lachlan JACKSON, Brendan HAMILL, Ryan TEAGUE, Daniel ARZANI, Zinedine MACHACH, Nikolaos VERGOS, Bruno FORNAROLI, Jordi VALADON

Unavailable: Clerismario SANTOS RODRIGUES

H2H

Wellington Phoenix won two during their last five games, while Melbourne Victory won two games, and both teams tied in one game. However, both teams scored against one another in one game, and more than two goals were recorded.

Expert Betting Tips

Following their previous scoring abilities, I expect Wellington Phoenix and Melbourne Victory to score against one another in this matchup, while I expect more than two goals to be recorded. However, even though the home team have failed to perform well this season, I expect them to display on their home soil in this match since I expect them to prevent a defeat following their unbeaten streak of three games. Therefore, I expect the home team to end in a draw or snatch a narrow win.

Our first prediction is that more than two goals will be recorded for 1.66 at 1xbet

Our second prediction for this match is that both teams will score against one another for 1.67 odds at Betway.

Our third prediction for the match is that the home team will win or draw for 2.25 odds at Bet365.