Brisbane Roar vs Wellington Phoenix
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Today’s featured game is the A-League game between league leaders Brisbane Roar and New Zealand outfit Wellington Phoenix. Both sides are attacking sides so we should hopefully see a good game of football between the two sides today.
Brisbane Roar are the leading side in the A-League because of how efficiently they play at home and away. At home, they average scoring nearly two goals per home game but most importantly, they boast a very strong defensive record. Brisbane Roar average conceding less than a goal per home game but they’ve had a bit of a break lately due to the horrific floods in the local area. Brisbane are back in business today, however, and they’ll be raring to go to appease their loyal fans and local residents so I expect a very spirited Brisbane display today. Costa Rican striker Solorzano and emerging attacker Barbarouses have been in inspired form for the Roar this season, especially with a consistent midfield behind them so the Roar have grown strong as a unit. That unit will be tested after today’s game with important defender DeVere set to depart to try his hand in the K-League after this match so this game should be something of a farewell to him, which gives the Roar yet another reason to turn up today. Seven out of the Roar’s last nine home games have gone over 2.5 goals and given their strong attacking ability, I fancy them to do well today.
However, visitors Wellington Phoenix hope to have some input on that and their good form of late says that’ll probably do so too. Their away record isn’t convincing due to a slow start to the campaign but make no mistake here – Ricki Herbert’s Wellington Phoenix are a good side, especially from an attacking perspective and that should really show today. Defender Lochhead’s return after lengthy absence has added a solidarity to the team that was very much required and although the Phoenix’s defence tends to be their weakest point, he’s still brought some much needed stability to the team. Wellington Phoenix lost 1-4 at home to Brisbane Roar earlier this season so they’ll have revenge in mind although with some atrocious defending in their arsenal, they’re going to have to extract their revenge by outscoring their opponents or they won’t succeed, in my view. Therefore, we should be in for an interesting game today!
Four out of the last six head-to-head meetings between these sides have gone over 2.5 goals due to both sides attacking well and scoring goals and this game shouldn’t differentiate today, really. The Roar are looking to bounce back from the local disasters of late and Wellington Phoenix are attempting to make up for a poor season thus far so I expect an open game with plenty of goals today. Therefore, my call is for there to be over 2.5 goals in this game at decent odds of 4/5 as motivation is high and attacking ability on both sides is strong.
Verdict: Over 2.5 goals at 4/5.
Wednesday’s Picks
My tips:
As ever, below are my recommended value tips for today in no particular order:
No other games interest me today, sorry guys!
Accumulator fodder:
Porto
Recommended bets:
No multiples appeal to me today, sorry guys!
As ever, if there are any explanations required then please feel free to post a comment! For the remainder of my thoughts on today’s games, see below, although I feel compelled to write that the below are not necessarily my tips but merely my thoughts to prevent endless questions about my thoughts on certain games!
Copa Libertadores:
Corinthians vs Deportes Tolima (7) under 2.5 goals, at least one red card in this game
Liverpool Montevideo vs Gremio (6) 0-1
Alianza Lima vs Jaguares (6) 1-0
Australian A-League:
Brisbane Roar vs Wellington Phoenix (7) over 2.5 goals
North Queensland Fury vs Melbourne Victory (5) 0-1
English League Cup:
Birmingham City vs West Ham United (6) 1-0
English Premier League:
Liverpool vs Fulham (4) 1-1
Portuguese Liga Sagres:
Porto vs CD Nacional de Madeira (9) -1.5 handicap
Scottish Premier League:
Celtic vs Hearts (6) 1-1
Hibernian vs Rangers (6) 1-2
Inverness Caledonian Thistle vs Aberdeen (5) 0-1, draw no bet
St.Johnstone vs Motherwell (5) 1-1
St.Mirren vs Dundee United (6) 1-2
Spanish Segunda Liga:
Tenerife vs Granada (5) both sides to score
Welsh Premier League:
Newtown vs Llanelli (6) 1-2
Enjoy your free betting tips!