Brisbane Roar vs Wellington Phoenix: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Australia A-League
Competition: Sat 01.May
Match begins: 07:05 (UTC)
Venue: Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex 1 (1000 seats)

Season ticket holders at Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex 1 haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Brisbane Roar languishing in the 9th position so far. The guesting Wellington Phoenix will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Insights:
  • Brisbane Roar have the fewest conceded goals (17) in A-League
  • All of Wellington Phoenix's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Brisbane Roar form and stats

2 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Brisbane Roar, who have the fewest conceded goals (17) in A-League, have to build on here at Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex 1 in the A-League. Three draws in a row here at Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex 1 for Brisbane, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.

A good away victory last time out for Brisbane, who won 2-1 against Western Sydney Wanderers (placed 8th). In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Macarthur.

Brisbane Roar goalkeeper Jamie Young did an outstanding job against Western Sydney Wanderers with six saves, so vital to securing the victory.

Brisbane are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 7 games. Brisbane's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Wellington Phoenix form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their A-League travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

Wellington had fun at their own home (Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex 1) last time out, beating Adelaide United 2-1. Tomer Hemed and Ben Waine scored. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Western United that ended 1-1.

The end of the last match, against Adelaide United, was very satisfying as Tomer Hemed scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

The travelling fans enjoy Wellington's attacking play in away games, having scored 13 goals in 8 league matches away. Wellington struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 12 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Wellington Phoenix - Brisbane Roar 1-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Brisbane Roar won two, Wellington Phoenix won two and six draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Brisbane RoarD. Wenzel-Halls
D. Wenzel-Halls
7 goals
Wellington PhoenixU. Dávila Plascencia
U. Dávila Plascencia
7 goals
Brisbane RoarR. Danzaki
R. Danzaki
6 goals

Brisbane Roar missing players

Wellington Phoenix missing players

Brisbane Roar Wellington Phoenix
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
15 7 2 Played P 3 8 19
6 2 0 Won W 2 3 7
5 3 1 Drew D 0 2 4
4 2 1 Lost L 1 3 8
21 10 1 Scored S 5 13 32
17 8 3 Conceded C 3 12 29
87% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
73% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 95%
47% 29% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 63%
27% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 25% 32%
7% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 21%
67% 57% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 75% 74%
13% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 12% 11%
33% 43% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 12% 16%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 1.7 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.6 1.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
15.1 17.1 17.5 Shots (avg) S ( 13.7 14.9 16.2
5.5 6.9 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.8 4.6
26% 21% 6% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 43% 37%
Key stats in A-League this season:
  • All of Wellington Phoenix's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Brisbane Roar have the fewest conceded goals (17) in A-League
  • Brisbane Roar have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in A-League
  • Brisbane Roar have the fewest points from losing position (2) in A-League
  • Wellington Phoenix haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Melbourne City 17 10 2 5 39 19 7 6 0 1 22 7 10 4 2 4 17 12 20 32
2 Sydney 19 8 7 4 26 18 11 5 4 2 12 9 8 3 3 2 14 9 8 31
3 Central Coast Mariners 18 9 4 5 29 22 10 5 3 2 17 13 8 4 1 3 12 9 7 31
4 Adelaide United 18 9 3 6 32 29 8 6 1 1 14 7 10 3 2 5 18 22 3 30
5 Macarthur 19 8 4 7 24 27 10 3 4 3 15 14 9 5 0 4 9 13 -3 28
6 Western United 17 8 3 6 27 23 10 6 3 1 16 8 7 2 0 5 11 15 4 27
7 Wellington Phoenix 19 7 4 8 32 29 11 4 2 5 19 17 8 3 2 3 13 12 3 25
8 Western Sydney Wanderers 19 6 7 6 31 31 9 3 2 4 15 14 10 3 5 2 16 17 0 25
9 Brisbane Roar 15 6 5 4 21 17 7 2 3 2 10 8 8 4 2 2 11 9 4 23
10 Perth Glory 16 5 3 8 26 32 6 3 1 2 13 11 10 2 2 6 13 21 -6 18
11 Melbourne Victory 18 4 2 12 20 47 9 3 0 6 14 25 9 1 2 6 6 22 -27 14
12 Newcastle Jets 19 3 4 12 16 29 9 1 1 7 7 16 10 2 3 5 9 13 -13 13

Read more about A-League

The A-League is the top level of the Australian football league system. Seasons run from October to May. Ten teams play a regular season of 27 fixtures to create a league table winner and the highest placed teams qualify for a playoff. The league winner is called the “premier” while the playoff winner is the “champion”. There is no set system for relegation, unlike most leagues in the world.