Confrontation between two teams that live opposite moments in the table. While Melbourne Victory is being a disappointment, Wellington Phoenix is having a season far above expectations. They are in fourth place and likely to be in second place if they can win this game.

Melbourne Victory managed only 3 wins in 13 games and only one of them was at home. They are going through a difficult time and haven't been able to win since the beginning of December. In the last game they again lost the game at home against Sydney FC. They are completely lost, the players are feeling the pressure of bad results a lot and they lack confidence. In the last game, simple passes failed, something that is not normal. They find it very difficult to create goal chances, in 5 games at home, they did not score in 3.

Melbourne Victory possible starting lineup:

Acton; Geria, Bozinovski, Spiranovic, Smith; Brilliant, Broxham; Velupillay, Brimmer, Folami; Kamau

Wellington Phoenix is having a really good season. They are fighting for the second position to get a direct place in the semi-finals. They are a very strong team tactically and they don't have just one plan. Despite being a very offensive team at home, they take care of the game and try to involve the opponent to create countless chances of goal. When they play away they are completely different. They lower the defensive block, give the initiative to the opponent and exploit their mistakes. In this game they will play against a team with many tactical weaknesses and that make many mistakes.

Wellington Phoenix possible starting lineup:

Sail; Elliot, Laws, Surman, Mauragis; Ball, Lewis, Kraev, Rufer; Barbarouses, Zawada

Melbourne Victory are struggling massively right now, and while playing at home would normally provide a benefit to a team, that is not the case for them right now.

The hosts have won just a single match in their own stadium this season, and because of that Wellington Phoenix should be able to claim all three points in this one.

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在表格中处于相反时刻的两支球队之间的对抗。 虽然墨尔本胜利令人失望，但惠灵顿凤凰队的赛季远超预期。 他们排在第四位，如果能赢下这场比赛，他们很有可能排在第二位。

墨尔本胜利队在 13 场比赛中只取得了 3 场胜利，其中只有一场是在主场。 他们正在经历一段艰难的时期，自 12 月初以来一直未能获胜。 在上一场比赛中，他们再次在主场输给了悉尼FC。 他们完全迷失了，球员们感受到了很多糟糕成绩的压力，他们缺乏信心。 在上一场比赛中，简单的传球失败了，这是不正常的。 他们很难创造进球机会，5场主场比赛，有3场没有进球。

墨尔本胜利可能的首发阵容：

采取行动; Geria、Bozinovski、Spiranovic、Smith； 太棒了，布罗克瑟姆； Velupillay、Brimmer、Folami； 卡毛

惠灵顿凤凰队度过了一个非常美好的赛季。 他们正在争夺第二名，以直接进入半决赛。 他们在战术上是一支非常强大的球队，他们没有只有一个计划。 尽管在主场是一支进攻性很强的球队，但他们会照顾比赛并试图让对手参与进来创造无数进球机会。 当他们在客场比赛时，他们就完全不同了。 他们降低防守盖帽，将主动权让给对手并利用他们的失误。 在这场比赛中，他们将对阵一支战术弱点多、失误多的球队。

惠灵顿凤凰可能的首发阵容：

帆; 埃利奥特、劳斯、苏尔曼、莫拉吉斯； 鲍尔、刘易斯、克拉夫、鲁弗； 野蛮人，扎瓦达

墨尔本胜利队现在正在苦苦挣扎，虽然在主场比赛通常会给球队带来好处，但现在对他们来说并非如此。

东道主本赛季在自己的球场只赢了一场比赛，因此惠灵顿凤凰队应该能够在这场比赛中获得全部三分。