Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory prediction and betting tips on April 12, 2024
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Game Prediction
On Friday, the football schedule of the day will start in the morning (CET). A round of the local A-League begins in Australia. The matchday, to be more precise, starts in neighbouring New Zealand – Wellington Phoenix will host Melbourne Victory at the home arena. The journalists of the website have made an announcement and a prediction for the confrontation on April 12, 2024.
Wellington Phoenix manages to lead the current standings
“The Phoenix” could be considered a local version of Monaco in the French Ligue 1, or rather Swansea, or even Cardiff, in the Premier League. After all, this is a representative of New Zealand, moreover, it was created in 2007, largely artificially, to replace the vacancy of New Zealand Knights. For a long time, the results were modest (for instance, both previous cycles brought 6th place and elimination in the 1st round of the play-offs). Still, now the club manages to take the lead single-handedly, surprising everyone and winning most of the games. However, the team was cooled down by Central Coast Mariners in April – the opponent won with a 2-1 score at the home arena. As a result, the rivals have got the equal number of points – 46.
Melbourne Victory has been able to significantly improve its performance in the current cycle
“The Victory”, taking into account twenty years of their history, managed to win the championship title in the A-League 3 times (and the Premiership – 4 times). They team won the Australian Cup in 2021 again. Still, the previous season brought only penultimate, 11th place – the club was logically left without continuation in the play-offs. This time, Tony Popović’s wards are holding on behind the back of a couple of leaders and have a chance to finish in 3rd position. The derby with Melbourne City, which took place last Saturday, also ended with a 2-1 victory. As a result, the team manages to stay 5 points far from a couple of favourites.
Previous head-to-head matches
This cycle, after 3 victories in a row by the guests, brought 1-1 draws – both in November and in January.
Free prediction for the match Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory on April 12:
The odds directly point to the guests as the favourite even in the away battle. Still, the representative of New Zealand is the leader in the division, so we believe that it will not lose (odd: 1.79).