Brisbane Roar vs Wellington Phoenix
Ref: B. AbrahamSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane · 52,500 cap
Match recap
Wellington Phoenix beat Brisbane Roar 3–0 in their A-League fixture. Eze, Nagasawa, and Retre scored for Wellington Phoenix. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.66 for Brisbane Roar versus 0.70 for Wellington Phoenix. Brisbane Roar sit 11th in the A-League table while Wellington Phoenix are 8th.
First Half
6'
⚽
Eze
Herrington
Yellow Card
O'Shea
Yellow Card
38'
Eze
Yellow Card
38'
Armiento
Red Card
Bouzanis
Yellow Card
⇄
Bility
Second Half
⇄
Macnicol
46'
⇄
Conchie
⇄
Ruhs
59'
⚽
Nagasawa
VAR
Penalty cancelled
71'
⇄
Najjarine
⇄
Valkanis
85'
⇄
Eze
90+4'
⇄
Nagasawa
90'
⚽
Retre
Assist: Brooke-Smith
| # | 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
12Won
Statistical edge
12–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.66VS0.70
Attack6 · 0 won
21
Shots
9
5
Shots on target
4
10
Shots in the box
3
11
Shots outside box
6
7
Shots off goal
4
6
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
66%
Possession
34%
455
Total passes
239
372
Accurate passes
158
82%
Pass accuracy
66%
Discipline1 · 2 won
14
Fouls
11
3
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
1
4
Offsides
4
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
5
9
Blocked shots
1
Brisbane Roar
3-4-2-1
Wellington Phoenix
3-1-4-2Brisbane Roar
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1D. BouzanisG
- 2Y. SalasM
- 3D. ValkanisD
- 8Samuel KleinM
- 12L. HerringtonD
- 15H. BilityD
- 17J. VidicF
- 19M. RuhsF
- 23J. McGarryM
- 26J. O'SheaM
- 30Q. MacnicolF
Substitutes
- 6Austin LudwikD
- 9C. LongF
- 10G. VrakasF
- 11M. FrekeG
- 13H. HoreM
- 16M. DenchD
- 44J. LautonM
Wellington Phoenix
3-1-4-2Starting XI
- 3C. PiperM
- 4M. JamesD
- 5F. ConchieM
- 7I. EzeF
- 11C. ArmientoM
- 14A. RuferM
- 15I. HughesD
- 20R. NajjarineF
- 25K. NagasawaM
- 27M. SheridanD
- 40E. McCarronG
Substitutes
- 8P. RetreM
- 18L. Kelly-HealdD
- 24T. LokeF
- 29L. Brooke-SmithF
- 31Ryan LeeD
- 37Anaru CassidyM
Brisbane Roar
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay O'Shea(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — |
| Samuel Klein | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Youstin Salas | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| James McGarry | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Justin Vidic | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Quinn MacNicol | F | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Michael Ruhs | F | 58 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Dimitrios Valkanis | D | 79 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Hosine Bility | D | 39 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Herrington | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Dean Bouzanis | G | 90 | 5.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Matt Dench | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Macklin Freke | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Austin Ludwik | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georgios Vrakas | F | 32 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Jordan Lauton | M | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Christopher Long | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Henry Hore | M | 51 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazuki Nagasawa | M | 89 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Manjrekar James | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/3 |
| Alex Rufer(C) | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ifeanyi Eze | F | 85 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1/3 |
| Eamonn McCarron | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Sheridan | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaac Hughes | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Ramy Najjarine | F | 71 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/5 |
| Fin Conchie | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Corban Piper | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carlo Armiento | M | 38 | 5.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ryan Lee | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tze-xuan Loke | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anaru Cassidy | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alby Kelly-Heald | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paulo Retre | M | 19 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Luke Brooke-Smith | F | 12 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Lukas Kelly-Heald | D | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |