Brisbane Roar 0-3 Wellington Phoenix — A-League, 3 Jan 2026
Wellington Phoenix beat Brisbane Roar 3-0 in the A-League on 3 January 2026 at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane. I. Eze, K. Nagasawa, P. Retre got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Brisbane Roar have won 1 and Wellington Phoenix 2, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Suncorp Stadium · Brisbane·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-16'
- 15'Foul
- 35'Persistent fouling
- 38'Argument
- 38'Argument
- 38'Foul
- 39'out: Henry Hore
- Half-time0-1
- 46'out: C. Long
- 46'
- 58'
- 0-259'
- 63'VARPenalty cancelled
- 71'out: P. Retre
- 79'out: J. Lauton
- 85'
- 0-390'P. Retreassist: Luke Brooke-Smith
- 90+4'out: R. Lee
- Full-time0-3
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Paulo Retre · Wellington Phoenix
Brisbane Roar
- 7.2Jay O'SheaM
- 6.9Youstin SalasM
- 6.9James McGarryM
- 6.9Samuel KleinM
- 6.7Justin VidicF
- 6.5Michael RuhsF
- 6.5Georgios VrakasF
- 6.5Quinn MacNicolF
- 6.3Henry HoreM
- 6.3Jordan LautonM
- 6.3Christopher LongF
- 6.2Dimitrios ValkanisD
- 6.0Hosine BilityD
- 5.9Lucas HerringtonD
- 5.5Dean BouzanisG
Wellington Phoenix
- 7.9Paulo RetreM
- 7.9Kazuki NagasawaM
- 7.6Manjrekar JamesD
- 7.5Ifeanyi EzeF
- 7.5Alex RuferM
- 7.2Luke Brooke-SmithF
- 7.2Eamonn McCarronG
- 7.2Matt SheridanD
- 6.9Ramy NajjarineF
- 6.9Isaac HughesD
- 6.6Lukas Kelly-HealdD
- 6.3Fin ConchieM
- 6.2Corban PiperM
- 5.5Carlo ArmientoM
Line-ups
Wellington Phoenix3-1-4-2
Brisbane Roar3-4-2-1
Substitutes
Brisbane RoarMichael Valkanis
Substitutes
Wellington PhoenixGiancarlo Italiano
Substitutes
- 8P. Retre90'71'M7.9
- 18Lukas Kelly-Heald46'D6.6
- 24T. LokeF
- 29Luke Brooke-Smith85'F7.2
- 31R. Lee90+4'D
- 37A. CassidyM
- 30A. Kelly-Heald
Team statistics
66%Possession34%
2.66Expected goals (xG)0.70
21Total shots9
5Shots on target4
7Shots off target4
9Blocked shots1
6Corners2
4Offsides4
14Fouls11
3Yellow cards1
0Red cards1
1Goalkeeper saves5
455Total passes239
372Accurate passes158
82%Pass accuracy66%
Brisbane Roar
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay O'Shea | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | – | 7.2 |
| Youstin Salas | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6.9 |
| James McGarry | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Samuel Klein | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Justin Vidic | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Michael Ruhs | 58 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Georgios Vrakas | 32 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Quinn MacNicol | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Henry Hore | 51 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Jordan Lauton | 11 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Christopher Long | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Dimitrios Valkanis | 79 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Hosine Bility | 39 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.0 |
| Lucas Herrington | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 5.9 |
| Dean Bouzanis | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 5.5 |
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulo Retre | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| Kazuki Nagasawa | 89 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 7.9 |
| Manjrekar James | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 3 | 7.6 |
| Ifeanyi Eze | 85 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Alex Rufer | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Luke Brooke-Smith | 12 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Eamonn McCarron | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Matt Sheridan | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Ramy Najjarine | 71 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Isaac Hughes | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Lukas Kelly-Heald | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Fin Conchie | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Corban Piper | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Carlo Armiento | 38 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5.5 |
Recent Form
Brisbane RoarWLDWW
- W31 Dec 25ACentral Coast Mariners2-1
- L19 Dec 25AMacarthur1-2
- D13 Dec 25AWestern Sydney Wanderers0-0
- W07 Dec 25AAdelaide United1-0
- W28 Nov 25HMelbourne Victory1-0
Wellington PhoenixLWLLW
- L29 Dec 25AMelbourne Victory1-5
- W21 Dec 25HCentral Coast Mariners3-1
- L14 Dec 25HNewcastle Jets1-3
- L06 Dec 25AAuckland1-3
- W29 Nov 25HAdelaide United2-1
Head-to-head
- 26 Oct 25Wellington Phoenix2-1Brisbane Roar
- 26 Apr 25Brisbane Roar1-0Wellington Phoenix
- 06 Feb 25Wellington Phoenix1-1Brisbane Roar
- 30 Mar 24Wellington Phoenix1-0Brisbane Roar
- 02 Feb 24Brisbane Roar1-1Wellington Phoenix
- 04 Nov 23Wellington Phoenix5-2Brisbane Roar
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