Suncorp Stadium: Brisbane Roar vs Sydney A-League pre-match info

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Competition: Australia A-League
Competition: Fri 27.Oct
Match begins: 08:45 (UTC)
Venue: Suncorp Stadium (52500 seats)

Round two of the A-League campaign and the participants have digested the first match. Here's the Brisbane Roar - Sydney pre-match guide:

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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!

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Brisbane Roar form and stats

The previous season, Brisbane Roar's league stats were 7 wins, 9 draws and 10 losses, results that produced 8th place in the A-League. In these 26 matches they scored {26 goals} and conceded 33. Playing at home in the last season Brisbane Roar delivered 4-5-4 (win-draw-lost) with {12 goals} and 11 conceded.

Brisbane travelled for their previous game, a trip to Macarthur that ended 1-1. O'Shea (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.62/10. O'Shea scored one goal, hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 70 successful passes (of 83 total).

Before that match, a defeat in the away fixture against Sydney in the Ffa Cup.

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Sydney form and stats

Let's have a look at how Sydney performed last season in the A-League: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 5 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 40 and conceded {39 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 2 and lost 5 with 20/17 goals scored/conceded.

Sydney aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 206 league minutes without a goal. Fondre was the last player to find the net.

Home advantage was not enough for Sydney in their previous game as they lost hosting Melbourne Victory, 0-2. Defender Lacerda was the best team player with a rating of 7.75. Lacerda won 12 of 15 duels.

Before that match, the win at home against Brisbane Roar in the Ffa Cup (3-1).

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head statistics (for the last ten meetings): Brisbane Roar won two games, four matches ended with a draw and Sydney have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven.

Top Goalscorers

Brisbane RoarJ. O'Shea
J. O'Shea
1 goals

Brisbane Roar missing players

Sydney missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Brisbane Roar Sydney
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
10 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 6
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 3
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
20 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 21
6 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 7
17% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
15 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 19
7 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 7
Brisbane Roar Last season Sydney
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
26 13   Played P   15 29
7 4   Won W   7 12
9 5   Drew D   2 6
10 4   Lost L   6 11
26 12   Scored S   22 43
33 11   Conceded C   22 45
88% 77%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
69% 62%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   80% 79%
42% 31%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   60% 59%
19% 8%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   40% 41%
8% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   13% 21%
54% 38%   BTTS BTTS   60% 59%
31% 38%   Clean Sheets C S   20% 17%
27% 46%   Failed to Score F T   20% 24%
 
5 4.7   Corners for (avg) C F   5.5 5.6
5.3 5.8   Corners against (avg) C A   5.6 4.9
1.8 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 1.8
3 1   Red cards R C   2 6
 
12.7 12.7   Shots (avg) S (   14.5 15.5
4.2 4.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5 5.4
24% 22%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 27%
 
13.9 14.4   Shots against (avg) S A   12.7 12.3
3.8 3.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.9 4.7

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Adelaide United 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Melbourne Victory 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
3 Western United 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
4 Macarthur 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Brisbane Roar 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
6 Wellington Phoenix 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
7 Western Sydney Wanderers 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Newcastle Jets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Perth Glory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Melbourne City 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
11 Sydney 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
12 Central Coast Mariners 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
Last season 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 26 16 7 3 61 32 13 10 3 0 37 15 13 6 4 3 24 17 29 55
2 Central Coast Mariners 26 13 5 8 55 35 13 7 3 3 31 17 13 6 2 5 24 18 20 44
3 Adelaide United 26 11 9 6 53 46 13 7 3 3 26 17 13 4 6 3 27 29 7 42
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 26 11 8 7 43 27 13 8 2 3 24 10 13 3 6 4 19 17 16 41
5 Sydney 26 11 5 10 40 39 13 5 3 5 20 22 13 6 2 5 20 17 1 38
6 Wellington Phoenix 26 9 8 9 39 45 13 5 5 3 24 20 13 4 3 6 15 25 -6 35
7 Western United 26 9 5 12 34 47 13 4 3 6 14 23 13 5 2 6 20 24 -13 32
8 Brisbane Roar 26 7 9 10 26 33 13 4 5 4 12 11 13 3 4 6 14 22 -7 30
9 Perth Glory 26 7 8 11 36 46 13 6 5 2 25 21 13 1 3 9 11 25 -10 29
10 Newcastle Jets 26 8 5 13 30 45 13 5 2 6 21 22 13 3 3 7 9 23 -15 29
11 Melbourne Victory 26 8 4 14 29 34 13 5 2 6 17 14 13 3 2 8 12 20 -5 28
12 Macarthur 26 7 5 14 31 48 13 5 3 5 18 16 13 2 2 9 13 32 -17 26

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Adelaide United 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Melbourne Victory 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
3 Western United 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
4 Macarthur 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Brisbane Roar 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
6 Wellington Phoenix 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
7 Western Sydney Wanderers 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Newcastle Jets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Perth Glory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Melbourne City 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
11 Sydney 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
12 Central Coast Mariners 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0

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The A-League is the top level of the Australian football league system. Seasons run from October to May. Ten teams play a regular season of 27 fixtures to create a league table winner and the highest placed teams qualify for a playoff. The league winner is called the “premier” while the playoff winner is the “champion”. There is no set system for relegation, unlike most leagues in the world.