This campaign has been rough for Brisbane Roar so far, while Western United have played well. Will the away side take a new scalp at Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex 1?
- Brisbane Roar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Western United have the fewest conceded goals (18) in A-League
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1700 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It's no vacation for neither Brisbane nor Western United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Brisbane Roar form and stats
When playing at home in the A-League, Brisbane Roar have managed 4 wins, 1 draw and suffered 2 defeats from 7 games.
The Brisbane Roar crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Melbourne City here at Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex 1. The attacker Hore was announced as "man of the match" for Brisbane with a rating of 8.01/10. Hore scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 37 successful passes (of 40 total).
A strong away win before that one, visiting Perth Glory and winning 4-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Brisbane Roar perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Brisbane Roar as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Brisbane Roar has won four of these, drawn three and lost four.
A decent goal production from Brisbane in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 7 league matches. When Brisbane Roar hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Western Sydney Wanderers, Perth Glory and Newcastle Jets), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.
Western United form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest conceded goals (18) in A-League, on their A-League travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Melbourne Victory (placed 6th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1.
Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Sydney's place.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Western United playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were six Western United wins, two draws and two defeats.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Western have scored 10 goals in 9 league games away. As opposed to that, Western United have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This was the result when the teams played each other previously this campaign; Western United - Brisbane 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Brisbane Roar two wins, zero draws and Western United four victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Mileusnic 5 goals |   A. Prijović 5 goals |  H. Hore 4 goals |
Brisbane Roar missing players
Western United missing players
| Brisbane Roar | Western United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 19 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 24 | 7 | 6 | Conceded | C | 0 | 12 | 18 |
| 94% | 86% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 71% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 78% | 56% |
| 69% | 71% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 44% | 39% |
| 19% | 29% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 22% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 56% | 57% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 56% | 44% |
| 19% | 43% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 33% | 44% |
| 31% | 14% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 4.6 | 5.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 6.2 | 5.3 |
| 5.7 | 5.1 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.8 | 6.2 |
| 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.8 | 14.6 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 12.8 | 12.6 |
| 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| 24% | 29% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 26% | 30% |
| 12.8 | 11.6 | 11.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 15.9 | 14.7 |
| 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
- Brisbane Roar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Western United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Western United have the fewest conceded goals (18) in A-League
- Western United have the most clean sheets (7) in A-League
- Western United 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 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 37 |
| 2 | Western United | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 34 |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| 4 | Macarthur | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -2 | 25 |
| 5 | Sydney | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| 6 | Melbourne Victory | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 24 |
| 7 | Wellington Phoenix | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | -7 | 21 |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 19 |
| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 18 |
| 11 | Brisbane Roar | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -5 | 17 |
| 12 | Perth Glory | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -7 | 13 |
