These teams have both struggled so far, but a win and three points in this key match would certainly help. Get ready for Western Sydney Wanderers - Brisbane Roar!
- Western Sydney Wanderers have the most clean sheets (5) at home in A-League
- Brisbane Roar have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in A-League
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.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Western Sydney Wanderers form and stats
The story so far in the A-League for Western Sydney Wanderers at their home stadium (Commbank Stadium) is 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. When Western Sydney Wanderers hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Western Sydney Wanderers, Perth Glory and Newcastle Jets), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
Western Sydney Wanderers are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 2-3 away versus Sydney. The striker Hemed outshone all others in that game and managed a match rating of 7.61 out of 10. Hemed scored one goal and hit one key pass.
A 1-1 draw away before that, with Melbourne Victory the opponent.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Western Sydney Wanderers have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won two times, drawn three and lost two.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Wanderers as they have a new game in only four days, a A-League match thankfully also at home. Central Coast Mariners are visiting.
Western Sydney Wanderers have scored 8 league goals here from 9 matches, not a lot. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Western Sydney Wanderers have conceded only 8 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Brisbane Roar form and stats
There's been little loot from Brisbane Roar's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 9 away games in the A-League. Brisbane Roar only have 1 win to counter their 7 defeats and 1 draw.
Hore and Ivanovic scored in Brisbane Roar's previous match, the home game against Newcastle Jets that ended 2-0. Midfielder O'Shea was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.22. O'Shea signed up for two assists, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 64 successful passes (of 80 total).
Preceding that, the 0-3 home loss versus Wellington Phoenix.We have checked recent matches where Brisbane have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were two victories, three draws and three defeats.
Brisbane Roar have another match away from home in just three days, a A-League fixture versus Melbourne Victory. A back-breaking schedule for the visitors!
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Brisbane Roar as they have only managed to score 8 times from 9 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Brisbane have conceded 17 goals in these games. When Brisbane Roar is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Brisbane Roar, Perth Glory and Newcastle Jets.
Head 2 Head
Brisbane Roar - Western Sydney Wanderers 3-0 was the output when this pair of participants previously met, some time ago this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - four - four (Wanderers wins - draws - Brisbane Roar wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Hemed 5 goals |   H. Hore 5 goals |  J. Lescano 5 goals |
Western Sydney Wanderers missing players
Brisbane Roar missing players
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Brisbane Roar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 21 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 8 | 23 |
| 28 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 30 |
| 89% | 78% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 74% | 56% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 84% |
| 42% | 22% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 68% |
| 32% | 22% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 11% | 21% |
| 16% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 11% | 11% |
| 42% | 22% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | 53% |
| 32% | 56% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 37% | 44% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 44% | 32% |
| 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
| 5.3 | 4.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.5 |
| 1.9 | 1.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.6 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.8 | 15.4 | 24.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.7 | 13.2 | 15.1 |
| 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
| 29% | 23% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 20% | 23% |
| 11.8 | 8.8 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.3 | 13.8 | 12.4 |
| 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
- Brisbane Roar have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Brisbane Roar have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Brisbane Roar have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in A-League
- Brisbane Roar haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Western Sydney Wanderers have the most clean sheets (5) at home in A-League
| 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 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 48 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 20 | 43 |
| 2 | Western United | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 38 |
| 3 | Macarthur | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 23 | -1 | 29 |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 28 |
| 5 | Sydney | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 28 |
| 6 | Adelaide United | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | Wellington Phoenix | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -9 | 27 |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 23 |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | Brisbane Roar | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -7 | 20 |
| 11 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 20 |
| 12 | Perth Glory | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -10 | 14 |
