Wellington Phoenix vs Brisbane Roar Prediction:

The A-League returns with a clash at the lower end of the table as rock-bottom Brisbane Roar take on 10th-placed Wellington Pheonix. The two sides have five wins in their 28 games collectively, so three points would be huge for either in this match.

Key Stats:

• Wellington Pheonix have not lost this fixture on any of the last six occasions.
• Brisbane Roar have won one A-League game all season.
• Wellington Phoenix (15) and Brisbane Roar (16) have the 2nd and 3rd lowest goals scored in the league this season.

Wellington Phoenix vs Brisbane Roar Previews, Form and Players to Watch:

A win would take last year’s premiership runners-up, Wellington Phoenix closer to the top six, which offers a chance to play continental football in the AFC Champions League Elite/Two. Across their five games in January Phoenix have lost two drawn two and won one. However they will need to sort out their goalscoring, the last time they scored more than two in a game was early November.

Brisbane Roar have not topped the table come the end of the season since 2014, and don’t look like they will be this season either. They are bottom of the league in 13th and seven points off 11th. Their five fixtures in January have seen the club lose four times and win once, their only win of the season. They have lost seven of their last nine so it will certainly be hard to turn their form around.

Wellington Phoenix Preview:

Predicted Line Up (4-4-2): Alby Kelly-Heald, Corban Piper, Isaac Hughes, Scott Wootton, Lukas Kelly-Heald, Matthew Sheridan, Kazuki Nagasawa, Sam Sutton, Kosta Barbarouses, Hideki Ishige, Paulo Retre

Wellington Phoenix are currently relying on Kosta Barbarouses' goals to get them by. The forward has seven goals, meaning he has almost 50% of the club’s entire goal haul (15). If anyone is to score in this match it will be the 34-year-old.

Brisbane Roar Preview:

Predicted Line Up (4-2-3-1): Macklin Freke, Antonee Burke-Gilroy, Lucas Herrington, Hosine Bility, Louis Zabala, Jay O’Shea, Samuel Klein, Henry Hore, Ben Halloran, Keegan Jelacic, Adam Zimarino

Advanced creative, Henry Hore was recalled from his loan move to Gangwon FC in January and made an instant impact coming into the starting XI to score a goal in Brisbane Roar’s only win of the season. His young talent combined with the EFL-experienced Jay O’Shea makes a strong dynamic midfield.

Head-to-Head Stats - Wellington Phoenix vs Brisbane Roar

Brisbane Roar have won 23 times across the last 52 editions of this fixture. Wellington Phoenix have won 13 times and there have been 16 draws. The last five results in this match-up are as follows:

• Wellington Phoenix 1-0 Brisbane Roar, March 2024
• Brisbane Roar 1-1 Wellington Phoenix, February 2024
• Wellington Phoenix 5-2 Brisbane Roar, November 2023
• Wellington Phoenix 2-2 Brisbane Roar, April 2023
• Brisbane Roar 0-1 Wellington Phoenix, January 2023

Betting Tips for Wellington Phoenix vs Brisbane Roar:

Both teams are having unstable seasons but Wellington has the home advantage. However, when Wellington loses the tactics change to offensive.

For this reason, our betting professionals suggest HT Wellington Phoenix FT Draw as the best value tip for this game. With odds of 12/1, a bet of £10 could see a return of up to £130!!

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction:

Wellington Phoenix 2-2 Brisbane Roar