Wellington Phoenix FC vs Brisbane Roar FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2018-19

Wellington Phoenix FC

4 – 1

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Brisbane Roar FC

Sat 22 Dec 2018 · 06:35 UTC Westpac Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 37' Alex Lopez

Y 37' Thomas Kristensen

Liberato Cacace 69' Y

Y 83' Avraam Papadopoulos

Y 86' Nicholas D'Agostino

Overview

Match Preview

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Brisbane Roar FC — A League at Westpac Stadium.

Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2025/26)
Brisbane Roar FC 26 games · 26 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Kearney Robinson
Referee Kurt Ams
Referee
Referee James Tesoriero
Referee Jack Morgan

7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Newcastle United Jets FC	26	48
2	Adelaide United FC	26	43
3	Auckland FC	26	42
4	Melbourne Victory FC	26	40
5	Sydney FC	26	39
6	Melbourne City FC	26	38
7	Macarthur FC	26	34
8	Wellington Phoenix FC	26	33
9	Central Coast Mariners FC	26	32
10	Perth Glory FC	26	31
11	Brisbane Roar FC	26	26
12	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	26	21

Head-to-Head

Wellington Phoenix FC 21 games · Avg 2.5 goals Brisbane Roar FC

Last 5 meetings

2018-12-22 Wellington Phoenix FC 4–1 Brisbane Roar FC 2018-10-28 Brisbane Roar FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	H	4–1	W
15 Dec	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–0	W
08 Dec	Sydney FC	A	3–1	W
02 Dec	Perth Glory FC	H	1–1	D
24 Nov	Adelaide United FC	H	1–3	L
09 Nov	Melbourne City FC	A	0–2	L

Brisbane Roar FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Dec	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–4	L
14 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	H	2–4	L
09 Dec	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	0–2	L
30 Nov	Adelaide United FC	A	1–2	L
24 Nov	Melbourne City FC	H	2–0	W
10 Nov	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–2	D

Season Stats

Wellington Phoenix FC		Brisbane Roar FC
#8	Position	#11
33	Points	26
26	Played	26
9 / 6 / 11	W / D / L	6 / 8 / 12
36	Scored	27
48	Conceded	36
-12	GD	-9
1.27	PPG	1.00
35%	Win %	23%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

15% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

27% Clean Sheets
Brisbane Roar FC this season

Wellington Phoenix FC are 8th (33 pts). Brisbane Roar FC are 11th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wellington Phoenix FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

–/2

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Brisbane Roar FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/2

61-75

1/2

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wellington Phoenix FC

Ifeanyi Eze	10 G	1 A
Carlo Armiento	5 G	2 A
Corban Piper	4 G	4 A

Brisbane Roar FC

Justin Vidic	4 G	2 A
Chris Long	4 G	1 A
Samuel Klein	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Wellington Phoenix FC and Brisbane Roar FC is underway.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jacob Pepper made 205 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Wellington Phoenix FC and Brisbane Roar FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Marko Rudan will be considering his options from the bench.
25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
30' Jamie Young has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
35' Avraam Papadopoulos makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Brisbane Roar FC are in front.
37' The referee calls foul for Alex Lopez. He receives a Yellow card.
42' Adam Taggart is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Brisbane Roar FC so far.
45' Henrique Silva makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Brisbane Roar FC are in front.
46' Henrique Silva doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
51' It looks like no one’s ball. Wellington Phoenix FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
56' Australia international Nathan Burns has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
59' The whistle greets Nathan Burns as he departs to be replaced by David Williams.
61' A tactical swap from Brisbane Roar FC — Shannon Brady on, Tobias Mikkelsen off on 61 minutes.
65' The whistle greets Henrique Silva as he departs to be replaced by Nicholas D'Agostino.
69' That is a Yellow card for Wellington Phoenix FC. Liberato Cacace will be fuming at that decision.
74' Filip Kurto, a Poland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
75' Brilliant from the ! David Williams makes it 1-3 with a superb finish on 75.
80' Roy Krishna adds to his 0 season tally! Wellington Phoenix FC lead 2-3 — and this changes everything.
80' Another substitution for Brisbane Roar FC to replace Matt McKay by Dylan Wenzel-Halls on 80 minute.
83' Avraam Papadopoulos has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 83.
86' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nicholas D'Agostino on 86.
90' Sarpreet Singh adds to his 0 season tally! Wellington Phoenix FC lead 3-3 — and this changes everything.
90' Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Max Burgess is hanging Sarpreet Singh on the field on 90 minute.
It finishes all square. Wellington Phoenix FC and Brisbane Roar FC share the spoils 4-1.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marko Rudan

Brisbane Roar FC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Jamie Young
19
Jack Hingert
2
Dane Ingham
6
Avraam Papadopoulos
17
Matt McKay C ↓ Dylan Wenzel-Halls 80'
7
Thomas Kristensen
8
Jacob Pepper
33
Henrique Silva ↓ Nicholas D'Agostino 65'
9
Adam Taggart ↓ Dylan Wenzel-Halls 80'
22
Tobias Mikkelsen ↓ Shannon Brady 61'
14
Alex Lopez

Bench

Coach John Aloisi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Oskar Zawada	6
Bozhidar Kraev	3
Henry Hore	2
Florin Berenguer	2
Gary Hooper	2
Steven Taylor	2
Eric Bautheac	2
Jaushua Sotirio	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.97 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.06 Brisbane Roar FC xG

I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC to win 58% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC58% Draw23% Brisbane Roar FC19%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 3.03

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Brisbane Roar FC

42%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Brisbane Roar FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC41% Draw43% Brisbane Roar FC16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

2 – 1

9.6%

2 – 0

9.3%

1 – 0

8.9%

0 – 0

6.5%

3 – 1

6.3%

3 – 0

5.9%

1 – 2

5.2%

2 – 2

5.1%

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

3.4%

4 – 1

Actual

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Brisbane Roar FC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	18%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	23%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Brisbane Roar FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Brisbane Roar FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Brisbane Roar FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

Brisbane Roar FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Clean Sheet