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 Western United - Brisbane Roar latest:
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.
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.
Western United form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 5 defeats. That’s what Western United, who have the most conceded goals (15) at home in A-League, have to build on here at Morshead Park Stadium in the A-League.
Western United manager M. Rudan and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Newcastle Jets (placed 10th) in the A-League. Preceding that match was a defeat to Adelaide United (3-4).
The Western United goalkeeper Filip Kurto was crucial in the match against Newcastle Jets last time out, making six saves.
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 Western United have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found three matches with the results: Won two, drawn zero and lost one.
Western United have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Morshead Park Stadium with 14 goals in 9 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Western United defense is not exactly impregnable. 15 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Brisbane Roar form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Brisbane Roar so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-4 (win-draw-lose).
Brisbane Roar are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the A-League against Adelaide United (placed 4th). Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Sydney's place.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found four similar matches played by Brisbane Roar in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Brisbane Roar, zero draws and two defeats.
The attacking power of Brisbane Roar when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 9 league matches away. 12 goals have been conceded by Brisbane Roar in these games.
Head 2 Head
Western United and Brisbane Roar have met before this season: Brisbane Roar - Western United 0-2.Top Goalscorers
  B. Berisha 10 goals |  A. Diamanti 4 goals |   B. Inman 4 goals |
Western United missing players
Brisbane Roar missing players
| Western United | Brisbane Roar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 23 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 18 |
| 22 | 15 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 75% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 56% | 62% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 38% |
| 31% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 19% |
| 19% | 11% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 12% |
| 56% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 50% |
| 25% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 25% |
| 25% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 31% |
| 3.4 | 4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
| 6.6 | 5.9 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 200 | 138 | 31 | Total Shots | T S | 30 | 116 | 214 |
| 68 | 42 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 41 | 74 |
| 34% | 33% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 17% | 24% |
- Brisbane Roar has the fewest matches over the total-line (4)
- Brisbane Roar has the fewest scored goals (7) away
- Brisbane Roar has the fewest scored goals in the first half (3)
- Brisbane Roar has the most matches under the total-line (10)
- Brisbane Roar has the most points from losing position (11)
- Western United has the most conceded goals (15) at home
- Western United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Western United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 40 |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 30 |
| 3 | Perth Glory | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 27 |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 27 |
| 6 | Brisbane Roar | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 22 |
| 7 | Western United | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 21 |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 18 |
| 9 | Melbourne Victory | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 16 |
| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -17 | 14 |
| 11 | Central Coast Mariners | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -17 | 13 |