Brisbane Roar vs Wellington Phoenix
Ref: A. FaghaniSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane · 52,500 cap
Match recap
Wellington Phoenix beat Brisbane Roar 2–1 in their A-League fixture. McGarry scored for Brisbane Roar; Piper and Eze replied for Wellington Phoenix. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.13 for Brisbane Roar versus 1.77 for Wellington Phoenix. Brisbane Roar sit 11th in the A-League table while Wellington Phoenix are 8th.
First Half
⚽
McGarry
Klein
Yellow Card
36'
⚽
Piper
Assist: Hughes
Second Half
Valkanis
Yellow Card
Vidic
Yellow Card
62'
⇄
Tuiloma
Vrakas
Yellow Card
⇄
Vrakas
⇄
Vidic
77'
⇄
Najjarine
77'
⇄
Payne
⇄
Ruhs
85'
⇄
Piper
85'
⇄
Edwards
⇄
Hore
86'
⚽
Eze
Assist: Brooke-Smith
89'
Brooke-Smith
Yellow Card
90+1'
Rufer
Yellow Card
90+4'
⇄
Hughes
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle Jets | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | +16 | 48 |
| 7 |  Macarthur | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 34 |
| 8 |  Wellington Phoenix | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | -12 | 33 |
| 9 |  Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | -7 | 32 |
| 10 |  Perth Glory | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 31 |
| 11 |  Brisbane Roar | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 26 |
| 12 |  Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -16 | 21 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Brisbane RoarWellington Phoenix
9Won
Statistical edge
9–5
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.13VS1.77
Attack4 · 1 won
20
Shots
13
6
Shots on target
5
9
Shots in the box
9
11
Shots outside box
4
5
Shots off goal
4
7
Corners
10
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
58%
Possession
42%
467
Total passes
334
398
Accurate passes
275
85%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline0 · 3 won
13
Fouls
10
4
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
5
9
Blocked shots
4
Brisbane Roar
4-2-3-1
Wellington Phoenix
4-4-2Brisbane Roar
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Dean Anthony BouzanisG
- 2Youstin Delfin Salas GómezD
- 3D. ValkanisD
- 5Marius LodeD
- 8Samuel KleinM
- 10Georgios VrakasM
- 13Henry HoreM
- 17Justin VidicF
- 19Michael Klaude RuhsM
- 23James Robert McGarryD
- 26James O'SheaM
Substitutes
- 6Austin LudwikD
- 7Jacob BrazeteF
- 11Macklin Lewis FrekeG
- 16Matthew Robert DenchD
- 30Quinn MacnicolM
- 39Niall ThomM
- 44J. LautonM
Wellington Phoenix
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1Joshua OluwayemiG
- 3Corban PiperF
- 6Timothy John PayneD
- 7I. EzeF
- 8Paulo Ricardo Pereira RetreM
- 12D. EdwardsD
- 14Alex Arthur RuferM
- 15Isaac Robert HughesD
- 20Ramy NajjarineM
- 25Kazuki NagasawaM
- 28Bill Poni TuilomaD
Substitutes
- 4Manjrekar JamesD
- 11Carlo ArmientoF
- 16Sander Erik KartumM
- 18Lukas Eric Kelly-HealdD
- 27Matthew SheridanD
- 29L. Brooke-SmithF
Brisbane Roar
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James McGarry | D | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Jay O'Shea(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Samuel Klein | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/4 |
| Youstin Salas | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Michael Ruhs | M | 80 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Marius Lode | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Dimitrios Valkanis | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Henry Hore | M | 85 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Dean Bouzanis | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Vidic | F | 73 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Georgios Vrakas | M | 73 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jacob Brazete | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Austin Ludwik | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Macklin Freke | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Lauton | M | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Matt Dench | D | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quinn MacNicol | M | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Niall Thom | M | 17 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corban Piper | F | 85 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Isaac Hughes | D | 89 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Ramy Najjarine | M | 77 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Ifeanyi Eze | F | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Joshua Oluwayemi | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kazuki Nagasawa | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0/2 |
| Tim Payne | D | 77 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Alex Rufer(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Paulo Retre | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Tuiloma | D | 62 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Dan Edwards | D | 85 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Carlo Armiento | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alby Kelly-Heald | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manjrekar James | D | 28 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Brooke-Smith | F | 13 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lukas Kelly-Heald | D | 13 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthew Sheridan | D | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sander Erik Kartum | M | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |