Sydney know they will have a back-breaking journey to Brisbane Roar and their Suncorp Stadium. This guide has all the facts you require ahead of the fixture.
- Brisbane Roar have the fewest scored goals (25) in A-League
- Sydney have the most conceded goals in the first half (24) in A-League
It's quite the trip for Sydney when visiting Brisbane as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Brisbane Roar form and stats
The story so far in the A-League for Brisbane Roar at their home stadium (Suncorp Stadium) is 4 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Brisbane Roar, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
The Brisbane Roar manager Green and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Wellington Phoenix (placed 5th). Brisbane Roar's goalie Holmes played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Wellington Phoenix with a stunning seven saves. The attacking player O'Shea was announced as "man of the match" for Brisbane with the rating of 8.84/10. O'Shea scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 5 of 6 times.
Ahead of that match, Brisbane Roar won a home game hosting Newcastle Jets (3-0).Observe: 8 of the most recent 10 league games from this football club have had goals from both teams.
Brisbane Roar are not conceding a lot of goals here at Suncorp Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 12 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Sydney form and stats
As the visiting team in A-League matches, Sydney have produced an overall stat of 5-2-5 so far.
The followers enjoyed Sydney's previous game versus Perth Glory (placed 9th), a 4-1 win played at home. Those three points felt nice as this team had gone four league fixtures without victory. Attacker Fondre got a player rating of 8.62 in the game. "Man of the match" Fondre scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.
Before that, Sydney travelled to Adelaide United and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.Sydney has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 18 goals from 12 games. 17 goals have been conceded by Sydney in these games.
Head 2 Head
Brisbane Roar have won at least one point in the last 4 matches (2-2-0) facing Sydney.It's not the first time these parties meet this campaign, as the records show this recent game: Sydney - Brisbane Roar 1-1.
Top Goalscorers
  J. O'Shea 9 goals |  A. Le Fondre 8 goals |  R. Mak 8 goals |
Brisbane Roar missing players
Sydney missing players
| Brisbane Roar | Sydney | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 7 | 18 | 36 |
| 31 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 39 |
| 88% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 58% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 75% |
| 46% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 58% | 62% |
| 21% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 42% | 46% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 17% | 25% |
| 58% | 42% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 62% |
| 29% | 42% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 12% |
| 25% | 42% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 5.1 | 4.6 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 5.7 | 6 |
| 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.7 | 4.8 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 12.5 | 12.3 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18.7 | 15.8 | 16.1 |
| 4 | 3.9 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| 26% | 26% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 27% | 27% |
| 13.8 | 14.8 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
- Brisbane Roar have the fewest conceded goals (9) at home in A-League
- Brisbane Roar have the fewest scored goals (12) at home in A-League
- Brisbane Roar have the fewest scored goals (25) in A-League
- Sydney have the most conceded goals in the first half (24) in A-League
- Sydney have the most points from losing position (16) in A-League
- Sydney haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Melbourne City | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 55 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 26 | 49 |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 48 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 41 |
| 3 | Central Coast Mariners | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 38 |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 38 |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -3 | 32 |
| 6 | Sydney | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | -3 | 32 |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -11 | 29 |
| 8 | Western United | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 23 | -12 | 29 |
| 9 | Perth Glory | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 40 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -9 | 28 |
| 10 | Brisbane Roar | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -6 | 27 |
| 11 | Macarthur | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 45 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 30 | -15 | 26 |
| 12 | Melbourne Victory | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -5 | 25 |
