Brisbane Roar make the trip to Sky Stadium on Sunday for the A-League tie with home side Wellington Phoenix.
To see all of our predictions, user poll & stats for Wellington Phoenix v Brisbane Roar, scroll down - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Form Guide
Wellington Phoenix
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Wellington Phoenix are hoping to win again after their last result, a 2-1 A-League victory over Sydney FC.
In that match, Wellington Phoenix managed 43% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. The scorer for Wellington Phoenix was Kosta Barbarouses (69'). For their opponents, Sydney FC got 18 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. Róbert Mak (6') and Hayden Matthews (54' Own goal) scored for Sydney FC.
In their last six fixtures, Giancarlo Italiano's Wellington Phoenix have found the net a combined total of 9 times resulting in an average number of goals per match of 1.5.
Leading up to this clash, Wellington Phoenix:
- have not lost a league tie with Brisbane Roar in their previous 5 games.
- are unbeaten in their previous 6 league matches at home.
Brisbane Roar
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After being defeated in their last game at the hands of Macarthur FC in A-League competition, Brisbane Roar and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
In that game, Brisbane Roar had 58% possession and 22 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. The only player to score for Brisbane Roar was Florin Bérenguer (14'). At the other end, Macarthur FC got 11 shots on goal with 3 on target. Tomislav Uskok (26') and Raphael Borges Rodrigues (42') scored for Macarthur FC.
The numbers tell their own story, and Brisbane Roar have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, with opponents netting 11 goals in all. In defence, Brisbane Roar have clearly had some problems. That kind of pattern won’t necessarily be carried forward into this next game, though.
Their prior results show that Brisbane Roar:
- have not emerged victorious against Wellington Phoenix when having played them away from home in the previous 9 league matches. A very poor set of away results, indeed.
- are without an away win for the past 6 league games.
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Head to head
A look at their past head to head meetings going back to 12/03/2022 shows us that Wellington Phoenix have won 3 of them and Brisbane Roar 1, with the number of draws standing at 2.
A combined total of 20 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 13 for The Nix and 7 belonging to The Roar. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.33.
The previous league fixture between the two was A-League match day 15 on 02/02/2024 when it ended Brisbane Roar 1-1 Wellington Phoenix.
On that occasion, Brisbane Roar managed 53% possession and 21 shots at goal with 4 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Corey Brown (94').
Wellington Phoenix got 9 shots on goal with 6 on target. Bozhidar Kraev (51') was the scorer.
The referee was Ben Abraham.
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Team News: Wellington Phoenix
Finn Surman (Head injury), Tim Payne (Hamstring injury), Isaac Hughes (Hamstring injury) and Oskar Zawada (Muscle contusion) aren’t available for Wellington Phoenix boss Giancarlo Italiano.
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Team News: Brisbane Roar
Brisbane Roar boss Ruben Zadkovich has some current player fitness concerns. Scott Neville (Cruciate ligament tear) and Joe Caletti (Broken ankle) will not be playing here.
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Prediction
We feel that Brisbane Roar have the ability to breach the defence of this Wellington Phoenix outfit, however that possibly won’t prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.
We’re expecting a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 advantage for Wellington Phoenix after the 90. Let’s see what eventuates.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Andre Moura,
09:14 29/03/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Wellington Phoenix
Formed: 2007
Stadium: Sky Stadium (34,500)
Captain: Alex Rufer
Chairman: Robert Morrison
Manager: Giancarlo Italiano
Competitions: A-League position 1
⭐ Key Player: Bozhidar Kraev
Typically played in the Central Attacking Midfielder position, Bozhidar Kraev was born in Vratsa, Bulgaria. After making a first senior appearance for Levski Sofia in the 2014 - 2015 season, the gifted Midfielder has scored 5 league goals in the A-League 2023 - 2024 campaign to date from a total of 21 appearances.