Brisbane Roar favourites for feisty fight facing Western United

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Competition: Australia A-League
Competition: Sat 27.March
Match begins: 06:05 (UTC)
Venue: Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex 1 (1000 seats)

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the A-League table so far. Here's the Brisbane Roar - Western United latest:

Insights:
  • Brisbane Roar have the fewest points from losing position (0) in A-League
  • Western United have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in A-League

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

It's quite the trip for Western United when visiting Brisbane as the cities are 1700 kilometers apart.

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Brisbane Roar form and stats

Brisbane Roar have collected 8 points from their A-League home games so far after 2-2-2. Two draws in a row at home now for Brisbane.

The home team returns to Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex 1 after being equal after 90 minutes with Wellington Phoenix (placed 10th) on their last time out; the A-League game ended 0-0. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Western United.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Brisbane handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, three draws and zero defeats.

A decent goal production from Brisbane in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 6 league matches. Brisbane's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Western United form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their A-League travels is 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Western United have lost on their last two travels.

Western are travelling again after losing away to Macarthur in their previous match (1-2). Before that, Western secured a home win against Brisbane Roar with the score 1-0.

We have checked recent matches where Western have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those four games were zero victories, one draw and three defeats.

Western has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 8 goals from 5 games. For Western United, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Western United - Brisbane 1-0. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's one Brisbane victory, zero draws and three Western United wins. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

BrisbaneD. Wenzel-Halls
D. Wenzel-Halls
6 goals
Western UnitedD. Pierias
D. Pierias
5 goals
Western UnitedB. Berisha
B. Berisha
5 goals

Brisbane Roar missing players

Western United missing players

Brisbane Roar Western United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
12 6 2 Played P 2 5 11
4 2 0 Won W 0 1 4
4 2 1 Drew D 0 0 2
4 2 1 Lost L 2 4 5
15 9 1 Scored S 1 8 18
13 7 2 Conceded C 4 12 18
75% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 82%
58% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 64%
42% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 80% 55%
33% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 36%
8% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 40% 36%
50% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 80% 55%
25% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 27%
50% 50% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 20% 36%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.2 1.7 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.6 3.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
13.8 17.3 15 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 11.2 12.4
5 6.7 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 4.6 5.3
25% 22% 8% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 35% 31%
Key stats in A-League this season:
  • All of Western United's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Brisbane Roar have the fewest points from losing position (0) in A-League
  • Western United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Western United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Western United have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in A-League
  • Western United have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in A-League
  • Western United 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 Central Coast Mariners 12 8 1 3 22 13 7 4 1 2 12 9 5 4 0 1 10 4 9 25
2 Western Sydney Wanderers 13 6 4 3 21 16 7 3 1 3 12 10 6 3 3 0 9 6 5 22
3 Macarthur 13 6 2 5 16 19 6 2 2 2 9 9 7 4 0 3 7 10 -3 20
4 Adelaide United 11 6 1 4 19 20 5 4 0 1 9 5 6 2 1 3 10 15 -1 19
5 Melbourne City 10 6 0 4 20 12 4 3 0 1 9 6 6 3 0 3 11 6 8 18
6 Sydney 11 5 3 3 15 11 7 3 2 2 7 6 4 2 1 1 8 5 4 18
7 Brisbane Roar 11 4 3 4 15 13 6 2 2 2 9 7 5 2 1 2 6 6 2 15
8 Western United 11 4 2 5 18 18 6 3 2 1 10 6 5 1 0 4 8 12 0 14
9 Perth Glory 10 4 1 5 21 23 3 2 0 1 9 6 7 2 1 4 12 17 -2 13
10 Wellington Phoenix 11 3 2 6 16 18 5 1 1 3 7 8 6 2 1 3 9 10 -2 11
11 Newcastle Jets 12 3 2 7 10 15 5 1 0 4 4 8 7 2 2 3 6 7 -5 11
12 Melbourne Victory 11 2 1 8 11 26 7 2 0 5 9 18 4 0 1 3 2 8 -15 7

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.