Brisbane Roar 1-2 Wellington Phoenix — A-League, 21 Mar 2026
Wellington Phoenix beat Brisbane Roar 2-1 in the A-League on 21 March 2026 at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane. J. McGarry, Corban Piper, I. Eze 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 3, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Suncorp Stadium · Brisbane·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-014'
- 25'Foul
- 1-136'assist: I. Hughes
- Half-time1-1
- 53'
- 55'Foul
- 62'out: M. James
- 67'Foul
- 73'
- 73'out: N. Thom
- 77'
- 77'
- 80'out: Q. MacNicol
- 85'out: J. Lauton
- 85'
- 85'D. Edwardsout: Lukas Kelly-Heald
- 1-286'assist: Luke Brooke-Smith
- 89'
- 90+1'Foul
- 90+4'out: C. Armiento
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
7.7
Top rated
Brisbane Roar
- 7.7James McGarryD
- 7.3Jay O'SheaM
- 6.9Samuel KleinM
- 6.9Marius LodeD
- 6.9Youstin SalasD
- 6.9Michael RuhsM
- 6.7Jordan LautonM
- 6.5Henry HoreM
- 6.5Dimitrios ValkanisD
- 6.3Quinn MacNicolM
- 6.3Matt DenchD
- 6.3Dean BouzanisG
- 6.2Georgios VrakasM
- 6.2Justin VidicF
- 6.2Niall ThomM
Wellington Phoenix
- 7.7Corban PiperF
- 7.3Isaac HughesD
- 7.3Ramy NajjarineM
- 7.2Ifeanyi EzeF
- 7.2Manjrekar JamesD
- 7.2Joshua OluwayemiG
- 6.9Luke Brooke-SmithF
- 6.9Timothy PayneD
- 6.9Alex RuferM
- 6.9Lukas Kelly-HealdD
- 6.9Kazuki NagasawaM
- 6.7Paulo RetreM
- 6.6Bill TuilomaD
- 6.6Matthew SheridanD
- 6.3Sander Erik KartumM
- 6.2Dan EdwardsD
Line-ups
Wellington Phoenix4-4-2
Brisbane Roar4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Brisbane RoarMichael Valkanis
Substitutes
- 11M. FrekeG
- 6A. LudwikD
- 44J. Lauton85'M6.7
- 16M. Dench73'D6.3
- 7J. BrazeteF
- 30Q. MacNicol80'M6.3
- 39N. Thom73'M6.2
Wellington PhoenixGiancarlo Italiano
Substitutes
- 11C. Armiento90+4'F
- 4M. James62'D7.2
- 16S. Kartum77'M6.3
- 18Lukas Kelly-Heald85'D6.9
- 27M. Sheridan77'D6.6
- 29Luke Brooke-Smith89'85'F6.9
- 30A. Kelly-Heald
Team statistics
58%Possession42%
1.13Expected goals (xG)1.77
20Total shots13
6Shots on target5
5Shots off target4
9Blocked shots4
7Corners10
1Offsides0
13Fouls10
4Yellow cards2
3Goalkeeper saves5
467Total passes334
398Accurate passes275
85%Pass accuracy82%
Brisbane Roar
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James McGarry | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Jay O'Shea | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Samuel Klein | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Marius Lode | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Youstin Salas | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Michael Ruhs | 80 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Jordan Lauton | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Henry Hore | 85 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Dimitrios Valkanis | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Quinn MacNicol | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Matt Dench | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Dean Bouzanis | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Georgios Vrakas | 73 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Justin Vidic | 73 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Niall Thom | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corban Piper | 85 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 7.7 |
| Isaac Hughes | 89 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Ramy Najjarine | 77 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Ifeanyi Eze | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Manjrekar James | 28 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Joshua Oluwayemi | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Luke Brooke-Smith | 13 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Timothy Payne | 77 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Alex Rufer | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Lukas Kelly-Heald | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Kazuki Nagasawa | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Paulo Retre | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Bill Tuiloma | 62 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Matthew Sheridan | 13 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Sander Erik Kartum | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Dan Edwards | 85 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Brisbane RoarDDLDL
- D13 Mar 26HWestern Sydney Wanderers2-2
- D28 Feb 26HPerth Glory1-1
- L21 Feb 26ASydney0-1
- D14 Feb 26AMelbourne Victory1-1
- L07 Feb 26HCentral Coast Mariners1-2
Wellington PhoenixWDLLD
- W14 Mar 26HPerth Glory2-0
- D06 Mar 26AAdelaide United1-1
- L01 Mar 26HSydney0-1
- L21 Feb 26HAuckland0-5
- D13 Feb 26AWestern Sydney Wanderers2-2
Head-to-head
- 03 Jan 26Brisbane Roar0-3Wellington Phoenix
- 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
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