Match summary
Wellington Phoenix beat Brisbane Roar 2-1 in the A-League Men.
Brisbane Roar vs Wellington PhoenixResult, Lineups & H2H
Suncorp Stadium
Brisbane Roar vs Wellington Phoenix in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Wellington Phoenix won 2-1 after trailing 0-1.Trailed from the 14th minute; timeline of 3 goals matches the final score.
- Eze Kelvin's 86th-minute goal decided the match.Wellington Phoenix's goal 2 of 2 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 2-1 final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Brisbane Roar0W 3D 2L
Brisbane RoarWellington Phoenix
3Pointsof 155
5Goals scored5
7Goals conceded9
0Clean sheets1
2Scored in a row2
2Unbeaten in a row2
7Without a win0
13Conceded in a row0
Head to head15 meetings · Mar 2018 – Jan 2026
- Brisbane Roar wins
- 3
- Draws
- 4
- Wellington Phoenix wins
- 8
2.6goals per meeting
47%both teams scored
53%3+ goals
60%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsBrisbane Roar 1W 1D 3L · 2 goals per game
Meetings
- A-League MenBrisbane Roar0-3Wellington Phoenix
- A-League MenWellington Phoenix2-1Brisbane Roar
- Australian CupWellington Phoenix1-0Brisbane Roar
- A-League MenBrisbane Roar1-0Wellington Phoenix
- A-League MenWellington Phoenix1-1Brisbane Roar
Show all 15 meetings
- A-League MenWellington Phoenix1-0Brisbane Roar
- A-League MenBrisbane Roar1-1Wellington Phoenix
- A-League MenWellington Phoenix5-2Brisbane Roar
- A-League MenBrisbane Roar0-3Wellington Phoenix
- A-League MenBrisbane Roar2-1Wellington Phoenix
- A-League MenWellington Phoenix3-0Brisbane Roar
- A-League MenBrisbane Roar1-0Wellington Phoenix
- A-League MenWellington Phoenix4-1Brisbane Roar
- A-League MenBrisbane Roar0-0Wellington Phoenix
- A-League MenWellington Phoenix2-2Brisbane Roar
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 127 earlier results
Brisbane RoarWellington Phoenix
#9Position#10
24Points21 v 21 games24
-6Goal difference-9
1Scored per gameleague avg 1.421.48
1.29Conceded per game1.9
#10Form table position#7
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Brisbane RoarWellington Phoenix
- 90+4'Substitution · Wellington Phoenix · Carlo Armiento · InOut: Isaac Hughes
- 90+1'Yellow Card · Wellington Phoenix · Alex Rufer
- 89'Yellow Card · Wellington Phoenix · Luke Brooke-Smith
- 86'Goal · Wellington Phoenix · Eze Kelvin1-2
- 85'Substitution · Wellington Phoenix · Lukas Kelly-Heald · InOut: D. Edwards
- 85'Substitution · Wellington Phoenix · Luke Brooke-Smith · InOut: Corban Piper
- Substitution · Brisbane Roar · Jordan Lauton · InOut: Henry Hore85'
- Substitution · Brisbane Roar · Quinn MacNicol · InOut: Michael Ruhs80'
- 77'Substitution · Wellington Phoenix · Matt Sheridan · InOut: Tim Payne
- 77'Substitution · Wellington Phoenix · Sander Kartum · InOut: Ramy Najjarine
- Substitution · Brisbane Roar · Matt Dench · InOut: Georgios Vrakas73'
- Substitution · Brisbane Roar · Niall Thom · InOut: Justin Vidic73'
- Yellow Card · Brisbane Roar · Georgios Vrakas67'
- 62'Substitution · Wellington Phoenix · Manjrekar James · InOut: Bill Tuiloma
- Yellow Card · Brisbane Roar · Justin Vidic55'
- Yellow Card · Brisbane Roar · Dimitrios Valkanis53'
- 36'Goal · Wellington Phoenix · Corban Piper1-1
- Yellow Card · Brisbane Roar · Samuel Klein25'
- Goal · Brisbane Roar · James McGarry1-014'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Brisbane RoarWellington Phoenix
58%Ball Possession42%
20Shots Total13
6Shots On Target5
7Corners10
7Fouls7
4Yellow Cards2
1Offsides0
3Saves5
469Passes335
5Shots Off Target4
107Attacks71
59Dangerous Attacks26
9Shots Inside Box9
11Shots Outside Box4
1Goals2
10Free Kicks13
9Shots Blocked4
4Substitutions6
1Hit Woodwork1
13Tackles17
0Assists1
399Accurate Passes276
21Total Crosses14
5Accurate Crosses4
4Interceptions6
1Big Chances Created3
1Big Chances Missed1
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-4-2
Manager: Michael Valkanis
Starting XI
-
DV
Dimitrios Valkanis7.3
Substitutes
-
JB
Jacob Brazete-
MD
Matt Dench6.2
-
NT
Niall Thom6.2
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.3 | 90' | 1 | 1 | 1/3 | 50(90%) | 1 | 3/6 | |
Dimitrios Valkanis DF | 7.3 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/3 | 59(83%) | 1 | 3/8 |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 47(83%) | 3 | 5/5 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 81(95%) | 3 | 3/7 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 50(86%) | 1 | 8/17 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 41(75%) | 4 | 6/8 | |
| 6.7 | 73' | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 7(86%) | - | 0/2 | |
| 6.7 | 80' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 13(77%) | 1 | 5/7 | |
| 6.6 | 5' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 7(100%) | - | 2/2 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 44(84%) | - | - | |
| 6.6 | 85' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 39(82%) | - | 2/8 | |
| 6.5 | 73' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 15(87%) | - | 0/4 | |
| 6.5 | 10' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 6(83%) | - | - | |
Matt Dench DF | 6.2 | 17' | 0 | 0 | - | 7(67%) | - | - |
Niall Thom MF | 6.2 | 17' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(33%) | - | 1/5 |