Welcome to the show! Today's leading characters are Brisbane Roar and Sydney, 3 points are the objective and 90 minutes the length of this spectacle.
- Brisbane Roar have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in A-League
- Sydney have the fewest conceded goals (23) in A-League
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a A-League match only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Perth Glory, was also a home game here at Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex 1. The away team is better rested.
These teams have little in common geographically as Sydney have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Brisbane Roar form and stats
5-5-2 (win-draw-lost) are the A-League numbers at home for Brisbane Roar so far this season. Brisbane has recorded two wins in a row here at Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex 1, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Brisbane's previous game was a A-League match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Perth Glory (placed 9th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Scott Neville was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.01 out of 10. The defender Neville hit two key passes and won 3 of 7 duels.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Western Sydney Wanderers.Brisbane has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Brisbane have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Sydney form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest conceded goals (23) in A-League, on their A-League travels is 5 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats. The fact that Sydney have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
Sydney play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-1 victory visiting Adelaide United (placed 6th). Attacker Adam Le Fondre got a player rating of 9.02 in the game. "Man of the match" Fondre scored two goals, served one assist and hit one key pass.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Western Sydney Wanderers.The travelling fans enjoy Sydney's attacking play in away games, having scored 22 goals in 12 league matches away. As opposed to that, Sydney have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Brisbane - Sydney 1-1 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Brisbane two wins, four draws and Sydney four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. da Silva 11 goals |   R. Danzaki 9 goals |  D. Wenzel-Halls 7 goals |
Brisbane Roar missing players
Sydney missing players
| Brisbane Roar | Sydney | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 36 | 17 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 22 | 37 |
| 26 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 23 |
| 84% | 75% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 72% | 67% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 72% |
| 52% | 42% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 58% | 40% |
| 24% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 33% | 20% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 25% | 12% |
| 56% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 52% |
| 24% | 33% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 36% |
| 36% | 42% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 16% |
| 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 8.3 | 7.3 |
| 6 | 5.1 | 9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
| 1.6 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14.7 | 16.2 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 15.9 | 15.7 |
| 5.2 | 6 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
| 28% | 24% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 30% | 25% |
- Brisbane Roar have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in A-League
- Sydney have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sydney have the fewest conceded goals (23) in A-League
- Sydney have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (11) in A-League
- Sydney have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in A-League
- Sydney have the fewest scored goals in the first half (9) in A-League
- Sydney have the most clean sheets (9) in A-League
- Sydney have the most matches under the total-line (14) in A-League
- Sydney have the most scored goals (22) away in A-League
- Sydney have the the best goal difference (+8) away in A-League
- Sydney have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Sydney haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 55 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 26 | 48 |
| 2 | Sydney | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 44 |
| 3 | Brisbane Roar | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 40 |
| 4 | Central Coast Mariners | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 39 |
| 5 | Macarthur | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 39 |
| 6 | Adelaide United | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 28 | -2 | 38 |
| 7 | Wellington Phoenix | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 35 |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 41 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 34 |
| 9 | Perth Glory | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 43 | 43 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 33 |
| 10 | Western United | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 45 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 28 | -15 | 28 |
| 11 | Melbourne Victory | 25 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 30 | 59 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 30 | -29 | 18 |
| 12 | Newcastle Jets | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -15 | 17 |