Evenly matched teams: Brisbane Roar vs Western Sydney Wanderers match preview

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Competition: Australia A-League
Competition: Fri 06.March
Match begins: 09:30 (UTC)
Venue: Suncorp Stadium (52500 seats)

With their 2 point advantage in the league table, Brisbane Roar fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Western Sydney Wanderers.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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.

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Brisbane Roar form and stats

When playing at home in the A-League, Brisbane Roar have managed 4 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 8 games.

The fans are hoping that Brisbane Roar will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the A-League game against Melbourne City (placed 2nd). Before that, Brisbane Roar drew at home versus Perth Glory.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Brisbane Roar have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won zero, drawn zero and lost six.

The Brisbane Roar fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 8 league matches. 10 goals have been conceded.

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Western Sydney Wanderers form and stats

4-0-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Western Sydney Wanderers in their A-League matches away. Momentum is building for Western Sydney Wanderers in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

Prior to that match, a home win 5-2 against Adelaide United.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Western Sydney Wanderers playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were two Western Sydney Wanderers wins, two draws and five defeats.

Western Sydney Wanderers have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 11 goals have been scored. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Western Sydney Wanderers have conceded 14 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Brisbane Roar and Western Sydney Wanderers have met before this season: Western Sydney Wanderers - Brisbane Roar 1-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Brisbane Roar victories, four draws and three Western Sydney Wanderers wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Western Sydney WanderersM. Duke
M. Duke
10 goals
Western Sydney WanderersN. Müller
N. Müller
5 goals
Brisbane RoarB. Inman
B. Inman
4 goals

Brisbane Roar missing players

Western Sydney Wanderers missing players

Brisbane Roar Western Sydney Wanderers
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
19 8 2 Played P 4 9 18
7 4 1 Won W 1 4 7
5 2 0 Drew D 0 0 3
7 2 1 Lost L 3 5 8
20 12 2 Scored S 5 11 24
23 10 1 Conceded C 8 14 25
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
58% 75% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 89% 78%
32% 38% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 56% 50%
16% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 22% 22%
11% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 11% 17%
47% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 75% 56% 61%
26% 25% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 17%
32% 25% 50% Failed to Score F T 25% 33% 28%
 
4.8 5.8 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 5.4 5.5
4.7 4.9 3 Corners against (avg) C A 2.5 4.1 4.8
2 2.6 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.4 1.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
243 109 32 Total Shots T S 46 129 261
84 35 10 Shots on Target S O 14 31 74
24% 34% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 35% 32%
Key stats in A-League this season:
  • Brisbane Roar has the fewest matches over the total-line (4)
  • Brisbane Roar has the fewest scored goals in the first half (3)
  • Brisbane Roar has the most matches under the total-line (13)
  • Brisbane Roar has the most points from losing position (12)
  • Brisbane Roar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Brisbane Roar haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Western Sydney Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Western Sydney Wanderers 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 Sydney 17 14 1 2 37 14 9 8 0 1 19 7 8 6 1 1 18 7 23 43
2 Melbourne City 19 10 3 6 33 27 10 7 1 2 17 12 9 3 2 4 16 15 6 33
3 Perth Glory 18 8 6 4 33 19 8 4 2 2 20 12 10 4 4 2 13 7 14 30
4 Wellington Phoenix 18 9 3 6 27 22 10 7 1 2 16 9 8 2 2 4 11 13 5 30
5 Adelaide United 19 9 0 10 33 34 9 6 0 3 17 11 10 3 0 7 16 23 -1 27
6 Brisbane Roar 19 7 5 7 20 23 8 4 2 2 12 10 11 3 3 5 8 13 -3 26
7 Western United 19 7 3 9 29 27 11 4 1 6 20 18 8 3 2 3 9 9 2 24
8 Western Sydney Wanderers 18 7 3 8 24 25 9 3 3 3 13 11 9 4 0 5 11 14 -1 24
9 Melbourne Victory 19 5 5 9 23 28 9 3 3 3 11 10 10 2 2 6 12 18 -5 20
10 Newcastle Jets 19 4 6 9 21 37 10 3 4 3 13 15 9 1 2 6 8 22 -16 18
11 Central Coast Mariners 19 4 1 14 19 43 9 3 1 5 9 17 10 1 0 9 10 26 -24 13

Read more about A-League

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.