Hyundai A-League stats preview: Phoenix v Victory

Wellington Phoenix and Melbourne Victory will both be eager to regain form when they do battle at Westpac Stadium on Sunday.

Check out the key facts and stats ahead of a crunch encounter.

  • Wellington have won each of their last two games against Victory by a score of 3-0, and are currently enjoying their only ever winning streak against them in Hyundai A-League history (2).
  • Phoenix will be looking for back-to-back wins against Victory at home for the first time in the competition’s history.
  • Each of Wellington’s last three games has been decided by a margin of three goals, though only once in that span has it fallen in the Phoenix’s favour (W1, L2).
  •  Victory have gone 14 Hyundai A-League games without scoring more than two goals. The last and only time they went longer without three or more goals in a game was a 17-game stretch in 2007.
  • Kevin Muscat’s men have a shooting accuracy of 66% when playing away from home, greater than any other team in the competition.
  • Jason Geria (29) and Rhys Williams (26) have made the most and third most tackles of any players so far this season.