Wellington Phoenix are the guests at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday for the A-League game with home side Brisbane Roar.
To see all of our predictions, user poll & stats for Brisbane Roar v Wellington Phoenix, scroll down - as well as the best betting odds.
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Form Guide
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Brisbane Roar
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Brisbane Roar will play in this game after a 1-1 A-League draw vs Adelaide United.
In that match, Brisbane Roar had 57% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Brisbane Roar was Asumah Abubakar (59'). On the other side, Adelaide United got 9 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Dylan Pierias (11') was the scorer for Adelaide United.
It’s not been often in recent times that Brisbane Roar haven’t 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 won’t 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 a losing effort in their last game against Adelaide United in A-League action, Wellington Phoenix and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
In that game, Wellington Phoenix managed 36% possession and 9 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. For Wellington Phoenix, the goalscorers were Kosta Barbarouses (31') and Isaac Hughes (35'). For their opponents, 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, we’ve 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
A review of their prior head to head clashes stretching back to 14/01/2023 tells us that Brisbane Roar have won 0 of these & Wellington Phoenix 3, with the tally of drawn games standing at 3.
A total of 17 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 6 of them from The Roar and 11 coming from The Nix. That is an average goals per game value of 2.83.
The previous league encounter between these sides was A-League match day 18 on 06/02/2025 when the final score was Wellington Phoenix 1-1 Brisbane Roar.
In that game, Wellington Phoenix managed 43% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. The scorer was Isaac Hughes (61').
At the other end, Brisbane Roar got 8 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Henry Hore (71') scored.
The match was refereed by Jack Morgan.
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Team News: Brisbane Roar
Corey Brown (unknown injury) and Ben Warland (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t be playing for Brisbane Roar manager Ruben Zadkovich.
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Team News: Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix boss Giancarlo Italiano has some current player fitness concerns. Paulo Retre (Hamstring injury), Stefan Colakovski (Cruciate ligament tear), Alby Kelly-Heald (Broken shoulder) and Chico Geraldes (Meniscus tear) are not ready for selection.
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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 won’t 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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⚽️ 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,
21:04 22/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ 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
🔑 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.