Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Western Sydney Wanderers in 6th and Brisbane Roar in 7th place.
- Western Sydney Wanderers have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in A-League
- Brisbane Roar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Western Sydney Wanderers and Brisbane Roar should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
It's quite the trip for Brisbane Roar when visiting Western Sydney Wanderers as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.
Western Sydney Wanderers form and stats
3-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the A-League numbers at home for Western Sydney Wanderers so far this season. The last three games played by Wanderers, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.
Wanderers travelled for their previous game, a trip to Adelaide United that ended 1-1. Before that, Wanderers drew at home versus Central Coast Mariners.
The hometeam coach C. Robinson made a successful contribution in the game against Adelaide United, bringing on Simon Cox who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.
The Western Sydney Wanderers fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Wanderers have conceded 12 from these games.
Brisbane Roar form and stats
Playing away, Brisbane Roar have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the A-League this season.
Two travels in a row for Brisbane Roar, whose manager W. Moon could celebrate last time after the A-League win against Macarthur. A draw for Brisbane before that, at their own venue hosting Western Sydney Wanderers (1-1).
Brisbane have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 7 league away games 9 goals have been scored. 8 goals have been conceded by Brisbane Roar in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Brisbane Roar - Wanderers 1-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Western Sydney Wanderers won three, Brisbane Roar won three and four draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Wenzel-Halls 7 goals |  R. Danzaki 5 goals |   B. Kamau 4 goals |
Western Sydney Wanderers missing players
Brisbane Roar missing players
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Brisbane Roar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 26 | 14 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 24 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 82% | 88% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 71% | 71% |
| 47% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 43% |
| 35% | 38% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 29% |
| 18% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 65% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 71% | 64% |
| 24% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 12% | 25% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 36% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14.6 | 15.8 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 12.7 | 14.9 |
| 4.6 | 4.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 4.1 | 5.5 |
| 33% | 37% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 31% | 25% |
- Brisbane Roar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Western Sydney Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Western Sydney Wanderers have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in A-League
- Western Sydney Wanderers have the most scored goals in the second half (20) in A-League
- Western Sydney Wanderers 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 | Central Coast Mariners | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 30 |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 28 |
| 3 | Sydney | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 26 |
| 5 | Macarthur | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 26 |
| 6 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 7 | Brisbane Roar | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| 8 | Western United | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | Perth Glory | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -4 | 17 |
| 10 | Wellington Phoenix | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 15 |
| 11 | Newcastle Jets | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -11 | 11 |
| 12 | Melbourne Victory | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -20 | 11 |