Brisbane Roar vs Auckland Preview: Team News & Prediction

by Alex Lawes · March 26 2025, 02:39

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The Brisbane Roar have underwhelmed and struggled throughout this A League campaign as the Queenslanders now take on the runway league leaders Auckland this weekend.

Kick-off date/time: Sunday 30th March, 2025: UK – 7:00am / US ET – 2:00am / Saturday 29th March, 2025: US PT – 11:00pm

How to watch on TV/online: UK – YouTube / US – ESPN / Australia – Paramount+

Brisbane Roar Team News: Defensive injuries

Brisbane Roar have a couple of pre-existing and fairly long-term injury issues to contend with defensively as Ben Warland is out for the remainder of the campaign, whilst full-back Corey Brown is also sidelined.

Predicted XI (4-4-2): Acton; Hingert, Herrington, Bility, Zabala; Halloran, Klein, O’Shea, Hore; Abubakar, Jelacic

Unavailable: Warland (Injured), Brown (Injured)

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Auckland Team News: Fully fit

As Auckland make the trip across to Queensland this weekend, the New Zealanders have a fully fit and available squad for this weekend’s contest with no fresh injury concerns or suspension issues.

Predicted XI (4-4-2): Paulsen; Sakai, Hall, Smith, De Vries; Rogerson, Brimmer, Gallegos, Moreno; May, Randall

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Brisbane Roar vs Auckland Prediction

The Brisbane Roar have lifted themselves off rock-bottom of the A League table with a much-needed victory in their most recent outing before the March international break. The Queenslanders managed to defeat fellow strugglers Perth Glory by three goals to one in Western Australia a couple of weeks ago.

They now face an Auckland side that, under the management of Steve Corica, are a part of the Bill Foley Black Knight group that are doing well with clubs across the globe and, in their first ever A League season, they begin this weekend’s round of fixtures sitting four points clear at the top-of-the-table.

The visitors were held to a 2-2 draw by the Central Coast Mariners a couple of weeks ago but they are the far superior side of these two and should be sided with as a result.

Brisbane Roar vs Auckland Tip: Double chance – Auckland to win or draw