Wellington Phoenix FC vs Brisbane Roar FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2023-24

Wellington Phoenix FC

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Brisbane Roar FC

Sun 31 Mar 2024 · 00:00 UTC Wellington Regional Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

David Ball 43' Y

Y 73' Henry Hore

Alex Rufer 81' R

Y 90' Corey Brown

Overview

Match Preview

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Brisbane Roar FC — A League at Wellington Regional 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

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

2024-03-31 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC 2024-02-02 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2023-11-04 Wellington Phoenix FC 5–2 Brisbane Roar FC 2023-04-16 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Brisbane Roar FC 2023-01-14 Brisbane Roar FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–0	W
16 Mar	Sydney FC	H	2–1	W
09 Mar	Melbourne City FC	A	0–1	L
03 Mar	Adelaide United FC	H	3–2	W
24 Feb	Perth Glory FC	A	0–0	D
18 Feb	Macarthur FC	A	2–1	W

Brisbane Roar FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–1	L
16 Mar	Macarthur FC	H	1–2	L
10 Mar	Sydney FC	A	1–1	D
03 Mar	Melbourne Victory FC	H	3–2	W
23 Feb	Western United FC	H	2–2	D
17 Feb	Perth Glory FC	A	2–3	L

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Wellington Phoenix FC launch into their encounter with Brisbane Roar FC.
2' Goal! Bozhidar Kraev scores his 32 goal in 225 matches.
7' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
12' Brisbane Roar FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
17' It’s high time Luciano Trani made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
22' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
27' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Wellington Phoenix FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
32' Brisbane Roar FC have won 245 goals from 205 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
37' Brisbane Roar FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
42' Australia international Corey Brown has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
43' David Ball picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
48' Florin Berenguer has been relatively quiet despite scoring 16 goals in his last 208 appearances.
53' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
57' Mohamed Al-Taay makes way for Ben Old at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wellington Phoenix FC.
62' Scott Wootton, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
66' Oskar van Hattum has so much to prove this time. He replaces David Ball on 66 minute.
71' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mohamed Al-Taay is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wellington Phoenix FC.
73' Poor challenge from Henry Hore. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
73' Brisbane Roar FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jez Lofthouse is hanging Nikola Mileusnic on the field on 73 minute.
78' Brisbane Roar FC is showing some good football. However, Brisbane Roar FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
81' The referee shows Wellington Phoenix FC player a card on 81.
83' A tactical swap from Wellington Phoenix FC — Lukas Kelly-Heald on, Kosta Barbarouses off on 83 minutes.
88' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Wellington Phoenix FC and Brisbane Roar FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
90' A moment of madness from Corey Brown on 90 minutes earns him a card. Brisbane Roar FC will be frustrated.
90' A change in the Brisbane Roar FC ranks — Antonee Burke-Gilroy exits the field as Ayom Majok enters on 90.
The points are shared — Wellington Phoenix FC 1-0 Brisbane Roar FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
David Ball ↓ Oskar van Hattum 66'
4
Scott Wootton
7
Kosta Barbarouses ↓ Lukas Kelly-Heald 83'
14
Alex Rufer
11
Bozhidar Kraev
19
Sam Sutton
12
Mohamed Al-Taay ↓ Ben Old 57'
40
Alex Paulsen
3
Finn Surman
15
Nicholas Pennington ↓ Matt Sheridan 57'
17
Youstin Salas

Bench

24
Oskar van Hattum ↑ 66'
25
Jack Duncan
8
Ben Old ↑ 57'
18
Lukas Kelly-Heald ↑ 83'
5
Fin Conchie
43
Matt Sheridan ↑ 57'
23
Luke Supyk

Coach Giancarlo Italiano

Brisbane Roar FC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Corey Brown
10
Nikola Mileusnic ↓ Jez Lofthouse 73'
5
Tom Aldred
7
Florin Berenguer
1
Macklin Freke
27
Kai Trewin
23
Keegan Jelacic
13
Henry Hore ↓ Jonas Markovski 83'
21
Antonee Burke-Gilroy ↓ Ayom Majok 90'
26
Jay O'Shea
15
Thomas Waddingham

Bench

Coach Luciano Trani

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2024-03-31 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2024-03-16 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Sydney FC W 2024-03-09 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2024-03-03 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–2 Adelaide United FC W 2024-02-24 Perth Glory FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2024-02-18 Macarthur FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W

Brisbane Roar FC Form

2024-03-31 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC L 2024-03-16 Brisbane Roar FC 1–2 Macarthur FC L 2024-03-10 Sydney FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar FC D 2024-03-03 Brisbane Roar FC 3–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2024-02-23 Brisbane Roar FC 2–2 Western United FC D 2024-02-17 Perth Glory FC 3–2 Brisbane Roar FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.7 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.1 Brisbane Roar FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC54% Draw25% Brisbane Roar FC21%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.8

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Brisbane Roar FC

46%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Brisbane Roar FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC36% Draw45% Brisbane Roar FC19%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

8.6%

0 – 0

1 – 2

0 – 1

5.8%

3 – 1

5.3%

2 – 2

5.1%

3 – 0

4.8%

0 – 2

3.6%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Brisbane Roar FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	22%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	14%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

Brisbane Roar FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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