The A-League tie at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday will see hosts Brisbane Roar ready themselves for the visit of Wellington Phoenix.
Our tips, poll and stats for Brisbane Roar v Wellington Phoenix can all be found here - plus the latest betting odds.
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Form Guide
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Brisbane Roar
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Brisbane Roar head into this fixture following a 1-1 A-League drawn game against Adelaide United.
Itโs not been often in recent times that Brisbane Roar havenโt conceded. The facts show that Brisbane Roar have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 6 of their previous 6 matches, letting in 13 goals in the process. That kind of trend wonโt necessarily be continued into this next game, of course.
Coming into this meeting, Brisbane Roar haven't beaten Wellington Phoenix in their previous 7 league matches.
Wellington Phoenix
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After tasting defeat last time out to Adelaide United in A-League competition, Wellington Phoenix will be aiming to make amends here.
In that match, Wellington Phoenix had 36% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. For Wellington Phoenix, goals were scored by Kosta Barbarouses (31') and Isaac Hughes (35'). At the other end, Adelaide United got 14 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Panagiotis Kikianis (8'), Stefan Mauk (12') and Archie Goodwin (89') scored for Adelaide United.
Indicating their predisposition for eventful matches, weโve had goals 24 times in the prior 6 matches in which Wellington Phoenix have taken to the pitch, making it an average of 4 goals per fixture. Their opponents have got 14 from this total.
Coming into this fixture, Wellington Phoenix remain unbeaten by Brisbane Roar when they have played them away from home in the previous 3 matches in the league.
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Head to head
Checking on their most recent head-to-head clashes going back to 14/01/2023 shows us that Brisbane Roar have won 0 of these games & Wellington Phoenix 3, with the tally of draws being 3.
A combined sum of 17 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 6 of them from The Roar and 11 being from The Nix. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.83.
The last league encounter between the two was A-League match day 18 on 06/02/2025 which ended up with the score at Wellington Phoenix 1-1 Brisbane Roar.
That day, Wellington Phoenix had 43% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. The scorer was Isaac Hughes (61').
At the other end, Brisbane Roar got 8 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Henry Hore (71') scored.
The referee was Jack Morgan.
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Team News: Brisbane Roar
Corey Brown (unknown injury) and Ben Warland (Cruciate ligament tear) are not available for Brisbane Roar gaffer Ruben Zadkovich.
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Team News: Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix boss Giancarlo Italiano has not got a full squad to pick from. Paulo Retre (Hamstring injury), Stefan Colakovski (Cruciate ligament tear), Alby Kelly-Heald (Broken shoulder) and Chico Geraldes (Meniscus tear) are names that wonโt be on the team sheet.
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Prediction
We envisage that Brisbane Roar will, in all likelihood, be able to create a high number of chances and successful shots on target.
At the other end, Wellington Phoenix wonโt find it easy to get a goal of their own but do we see them managing to get on the scoresheet here.
Accordingly, we see a controlled 3-1 margin for Brisbane Roar by the time that the referee blows the final whistle.
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โฝ๏ธ What are the best odds for this match?
Checking the latest betting odds for this match in the 90 minute result market, victory for Brisbane Roar is best priced at 1.9, a wager on a draw is 3.6 & staking on a victory for Wellington Phoenix is 4.1. Those are the top bets that can be secured right now.
Victor Martins,
17:15 22/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
Brisbane Roar
Formed: 1957
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium (52,500)
Captain: Jay O'Shea
Chairman: Kaz Patafta
Manager: Ruben Zadkovich
Competitions: A-League position 12
๐ Key Player: Asumah Abubakar
Mostly taking to the field in the Striker position, Asumah Abubakar was born in Kumasi, Ghana. Having made a first senior appearance for Willem II in the 2015 - 2016 season, the dangerous Forward has contributed 3 league goals in this A-League 2024 - 2025 campaign so far in a total of 8 appearances.