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League leaders Wellington Phoenix come up against the in-form Brisbane Roar in the A-League this week. It’s predicted to be a high-scoring, attacking game of football so join The Roar from 5pm AEDT for live blog coverage.
Brisbane Roar were unlucky not to come away with a win in the ACL this week after dominating their opponents Suwon Bluewings for large portions of the match.
They even gave up a 2-0 lead to the strong K-League outfit, but perhaps more impressive was the way youngsters Devante Clut and Brandon Borello stepped it up on the international stage.
Another big performance is needed this week if Brisbane are to keep their finals hopes alive. If they lose, they will find themselves trailing sixth placed Melbourne City by five points, which, at this stage of the competition, is a difficult gap to fill.
Standing in Brisbane’s way is the high-flying Wellington Phoenix, who are playing the best football in the competition at the moment, and who are sitting on top of the table for the first time in their A-League lifespan.
It is a fantastic accomplishment from the lads across the ditch and with Nathan Burns leading a free-flowing front line for the Phoenix one gets the feeling that goals won’t be scarce in this one.
Brisbane’s defence is also a concern against such a high-scoring team like the Phoenix, but if they continue to score as many goals as they concede, then we could be in for a classic.
With Clut and Borello dominating midweek, we probably won’t get to see both players start for the Roar, though it is a much needed three points, so Frans Thijssen should look to field his strongest 11.
For Wellington, Rodriguez and Burns return from injury, and should both take back their roles for Vince Lia and Joel Griffiths, despite strong performances from both last week.
With Roy Krishna, Michael McGlinchey and Roly Bonevacia all dominating in recent weeks, the Nix will be extremely hard to stop.
Join me here on The Roar from 4.45pm (AEDT) for all the live scores and commentary.
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