Brisbane Roar v Wellington Phoenix result

Full-time · Brisbane Roar 0–3 Wellington Phoenix

A-League · Sat, 03 Jan 2026 06:00 GMT · Suncorp Stadium

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Brisbane Roar · Wellington Phoenix · Head-to-head

Brisbane Roar 0–3 Wellington Phoenix — Wellington Phoenix won this A-League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Wellington Phoenix won 3–0 at Suncorp Stadium in the A-League on Saturday 3 January. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Brisbane Roar out-shot Wellington Phoenix 21 to 9 and created the better chances, 2.66 xG to 0.70 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

The goals

Wellington Phoenix led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Wellington Phoenix: Ifeanyi Eze (6’), Kazuki Nagasawa (59’) and Paulo Retre (90’, assisted by Luke Brooke-Smith). Carlo Armiento (38’) was sent off.

Discipline

B. Abraham showed four yellow cards and one red — against 2.5 yellows a game across the last 13 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Brisbane Roar: Lucas Herrington (15’), Jay O'Shea (35’) and Dean Bouzanis (38’); Wellington Phoenix: Ifeanyi Eze (38’).

What it changes

Brisbane Roar stay third after this result (11 league matches played).

Wellington Phoenix move up from 10th to eighth (11 league matches played). Wellington Phoenix have scored in six consecutive matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Youstin Salas (Brisbane Roar) 6.6, Ifeanyi Eze (Wellington Phoenix) 5.9 and Kazuki Nagasawa (Wellington Phoenix) 5.8 led the match.

Next up

Brisbane Roar next host Perth Glory on 23 October 2026.

Wellington Phoenix next host Melbourne Victory on 18 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Brisbane Roar: Brisbane Roar v Perth Glory, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Wellington Phoenix: Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Victory, Sunday 18 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Brisbane Roar 0–3 Wellington Phoenix · A-League
Venue: Suncorp Stadium · Brisbane
Referee: B. Abraham
Head-to-head (last 6): Brisbane Roar 1 · draws 2 · Wellington Phoenix 3 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Brisbane Roar 3W 1D 1L · Wellington Phoenix 2W 0D 3L

Brisbane Roar 0–3 Wellington Phoenix (A-League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.13 / 1.25

Goals

against 0.5 / 2.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.13 / 6

Corners

against 4.75 / 4.88 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3.88 / 5.38

Shots on target

against 2.88 / 5.63 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

3.25 / 1.13

Cards

against 2.5 / 1.13 · 5 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

2.54 yellows

Referee · B. Abraham

1.31 home / 1.23 away

over 13 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 31 December 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 31 December 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Brisbane Roar for / against	Line	Wellington Phoenix for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 0.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.13 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13.25 for · 10.38 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.13 for · 13.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.88 for · 2.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.38 for · 5.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.38 for · 12.13 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.13 for · 12.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	3.25 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.13 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: B. Abraham — 2.54 yellow cards a game, 0.08 red cards, 21.77 fouls over 13 matches (1.31 to the home side, 1.23 to the away side).

Home 1.31Away 1.23

Brisbane Roar

Brisbane Roar — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Noah Maieroni n 7	10.9	7.1 3/2	1.2 1/0	—
Michael Ruhs n 8	54	2.3 5/3	1.5 4/2	—
Jordan Lauton n 8	31	2.2 4/1	0.7 2/0	—
Q. Macnicol n 7	14	1.8 1/1	2.8 3/0	—
Samuel Klein n 8	81.6	1.7 7/2	1.1 5/3	—

Brisbane Roar — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Q. Macnicol n 7	14	2.8 2/1	0 0/0
Samuel Klein n 8	81.6	2.2 8/4	0.8 3/3
Justin Vidic n 8	74	2 7/5	1.1 5/2
Jay O'Shea n 8	90	1.8 6/5	0.5 3/1
C. Long n 8	56	1.4 3/3	0.8 3/1

Brisbane Roar — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Justin Vidic n 8	74	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
C. Long n 8	56	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Michael Ruhs n 8	54	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Jay O'Shea n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
Georgios Vrakas n 8	50.3	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Brisbane Roar — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Youstin Salas n 8	90	4.4 8/8
Noah Maieroni n 7	10.9	3.6 3/0
Georgios Vrakas n 8	50.3	2.9 6/4
Jordan Lauton n 8	31	2.5 5/2
Samuel Klein n 8	81.6	2.1 5/3

Wellington Phoenix

Wellington Phoenix — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
G. Sloane-Rodrigues n 3	7.3	4.1 1/0	0 0/0	—
Ifeanyi Eze n 8	86.9	2.8 7/7	1.2 6/3	—
Luke Brooke-Smith n 6	28.5	2.1 2/1	1.1 2/0	—
Dan Edwards n 3	51.3	1.8 1/1	0.6 1/0	—
H. Ishige n 8	38.4	1.8 3/2	2.3 5/2	—

Wellington Phoenix — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
G. Sloane-Rodrigues n 3	7.3	4.1 1/0	0 0/0
Ifeanyi Eze n 8	86.9	2.2 5/5	1.2 3/3
Corban Piper n 8	51.9	2 5/3	1.3 5/1
Paulo Retre n 8	47.4	1.7 3/3	0 0/0
Carlo Armiento n 8	82.9	1.6 6/4	1.4 5/4

Wellington Phoenix — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Ifeanyi Eze n 8	86.9	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
Corban Piper n 8	51.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Kazuki Nagasawa n 8	85.9	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
A. Rufer n 8	85.6	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Ramy Najjarine n 8	76.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Wellington Phoenix — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
H. Ishige n 8	38.4	4.1 5/3
G. Sloane-Rodrigues n 3	7.3	4.1 1/0
Paulo Retre n 8	47.4	3.6 4/4
Fin Conchie n 8	37.1	2.7 6/3
Lukas Kelly-Heald n 8	90	2.5 7/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Brisbane Roar		Wellington Phoenix
66%	Possession	34%
2.66	Expected goals (xG)	0.70
21	Shots	9
5	Shots on target	4
7	Shots off target	4
9	Blocked shots	1
10	Shots inside the box	3
6	Corners	2
4	Offsides	4
14	Fouls	11
3	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	1
1	Saves	5
455	Passes	239
82%	Pass accuracy	66%

Brisbane Roar player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Dean Bouzanis	90	0	0	0	0	Y	5.5
L. Herrington	90	1	1	1	0	Y	5.9
Youstin Salas	90	0	0	1	6	0	6.9
Samuel Klein	90	3	0	2	2	0	6.9
Jay O'Shea	90	1	0	4	4	Y	7.2
J. McGarry	90	1	0	0	3	0	6.9
Justin Vidic	90	1	0	3	0	0	6.7
Dimitrios Valkanis	79	1	1	0	1	0	6.2
Michael Ruhs	58	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
Q. Macnicol	45	1	1	0	0	0	6.5
H. Bility	39	0	0	0	1	0	6
Henry Hore sub	51	0	0	2	0	0	6.3
C. Long sub	45	1	1	0	0	0	6.3
Georgios Vrakas sub	32	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
Jordan Lauton sub	11	1	1	0	1	0	6.3

Wellington Phoenix player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
E. McCarron	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
Isaac Hughes	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
M. James	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.6
Matthew Sheridan	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
A. Rufer	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	7.5
Corban Piper	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
Kazuki Nagasawa	89	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	7.9
Ifeanyi Eze	85	1	0	3	1	2	2	Y	7.5
Ramy Najjarine	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Fin Conchie	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Carlo Armiento	38	0	0	0	0	1	0	R	5.5
Lukas Kelly-Heald sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
Paulo Retre sub	19	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.9
Luke Brooke-Smith sub	12	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	7.2
Ryan Lee sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Brisbane Roar v Wellington Phoenix — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Brisbane RoarWWDLW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Wellington PhoenixWLLWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.6 scored / 2.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Brisbane Roar 1 · 2 draws · Wellington Phoenix 3 · 2.67 goals/game

2025-10-26 Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Brisbane Roar
2025-04-26 Brisbane Roar 1–0 Wellington Phoenix
2025-02-06 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Brisbane Roar
2024-03-30 Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Brisbane Roar
2024-02-02 Brisbane Roar 1–1 Wellington Phoenix
2023-11-04 Wellington Phoenix 5–2 Brisbane Roar

League standing · 2025/26

Brisbane Roar#11 pos26 pts26 pl-9 GD

Wellington Phoenix#8 pos33 pts26 pl-12 GD

Goals per game

Brisbane Roar scored1.04

Wellington Phoenix scored1.38

Brisbane Roar conceded1.38

Wellington Phoenix conceded1.85

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Brisbane Roar and Wellington Phoenix?: In their last 6 meetings, Brisbane Roar won 1, Wellington Phoenix won 3 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Brisbane Roar and Wellington Phoenix?: Recent form — Brisbane Roar 3W 1D 1L; Wellington Phoenix 2W 0D 3L.

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