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Brisbane Roar FC vs Sydney FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2020-21
Brisbane Roar FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Sydney FC
Sat 6 Mar 2021 · 06:05 UTC Dolphin Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Y 9' Kosta Barbarouses
Y 25' Milos Ninkovic
Y 36' Rhyan Grant
Macaulay Gillesphey 58' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Brisbane Roar FC vs Sydney FC — A League at Dolphin Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Beath
  • Referee Shaun Evans
  • Referee Andrew Lindsay
  • Referee Nathan MacDonald
  • Referee Alex King

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Newcastle United Jets FC 26 48
2 Adelaide United FC 26 43
3 Auckland FC 26 42
4 Melbourne Victory FC 26 40
5 Sydney FC 26 39
6 Melbourne City FC 26 38
7 Macarthur FC 26 34
8 Wellington Phoenix FC 26 33
9 Central Coast Mariners FC 26 32
10 Perth Glory FC 26 31
11 Brisbane Roar FC 26 26
12 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 21

Head-to-Head

5
6
9
Brisbane Roar FC 20 games · Avg 2.8 goals Sydney FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-06 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Sydney FC 2021-02-20 Sydney FC 0–0 Brisbane Roar FC 2020-08-10 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Sydney FC 2020-01-31 Sydney FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC 2019-12-07 Sydney FC 5–1 Brisbane Roar FC

Recent Form

Brisbane Roar FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Mar Sydney FC H 1–1 D
26 Feb Perth Glory FC A 1–3 L
20 Feb Sydney FC A 0–0 D
14 Feb Newcastle United Jets FC H 0–0 D
09 Feb Macarthur FC H 0–2 L
06 Feb Melbourne Victory FC H 5–2 W
Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Mar Brisbane Roar FC A 1–1 D
28 Feb Macarthur FC H 0–1 L
23 Feb Melbourne City FC A 2–3 L
20 Feb Brisbane Roar FC H 0–0 D
08 Feb Wellington Phoenix FC H 2–1 W
30 Aug Melbourne City FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Brisbane Roar FC Sydney FC
#11 Position #5
26 Points 39
26 Played 26
6 / 8 / 12 W / D / L 11 / 6 / 9
27 Scored 33
36 Conceded 25
-9 GD +8
1.00 PPG 1.50
23% Win % 42%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Brisbane Roar FC this season
38% Clean Sheets
Sydney FC this season

Brisbane Roar FC are 11th (26 pts). Sydney FC are 5th (39 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brisbane Roar FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/2
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sydney FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brisbane Roar FC
Justin Vidic 4 G 2 A
Chris Long 4 G 1 A
Samuel Klein 4 G
Sydney FC
Tiago Quintal 5 G 3 A
Al Hassan Toure 5 G 1 A
Campuzano 4 G 3 A
Joe Lolley 4 G 2 A
Patrick Wood 4 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Brisbane Roar FC is hosting Sydney FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Brisbane Roar FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 9' The referee calls foul for Kosta Barbarouses. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 14' Sydney FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 18' Dylan Wenzel-Halls doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 23' It is a cagey affair so far. Brisbane Roar FC in their trying to find a way past Sydney FC's compact .
  • 25' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Milos Ninkovic.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at Dolphin Stadium. Sydney FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 35' Sydney FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 36' Controversy at the stadium! Rhyan Grant argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 41' Bobo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Sydney FC. Kosta Barbarouses is replaced by Bobo.
  • 51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 56' Milos Ninkovic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 58' Macaulay Gillesphey has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 58.
  • 59' Brisbane Roar FC ring the changes. Golgol Mebrahtu has done his job and it is now time for Masato Kudo to step up.
  • 64' Tom Aldred has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 69' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Brisbane Roar FC and Sydney FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 71' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Bobo makes it 1-1.
  • 74' Alexander Baumjohann is replacing Calem Nieuwenhof for the Sydney FC side.
  • 78' The Brisbane Roar FC bench stirs into life. Dylan Wenzel-Halls is withdrawn and Joseph Champness gets his opportunity.
  • 83' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 88' Sydney FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Brisbane Roar FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Warren Moon

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Corica

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Adam Le Fondre 8
Henry Hore 4
Nikola Mileusnic 3
Dylan Wenzel-Halls 3
Robert Mak 2
Fabio 2
Anthony Caceres 2
Alex Parsons 1

Head to Head

2021-03-06 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Sydney FC 2021-02-20 Sydney FC 0–0 Brisbane Roar FC 2020-08-10 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Sydney FC 2020-01-31 Sydney FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC 2019-12-07 Sydney FC 5–1 Brisbane Roar FC

Brisbane Roar FC Form

2021-03-06 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Sydney FC D 2021-02-26 Perth Glory FC 3–1 Brisbane Roar FC L 2021-02-20 Sydney FC 0–0 Brisbane Roar FC D 2021-02-14 Brisbane Roar FC 0–0 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2021-02-09 Brisbane Roar FC 0–2 Macarthur FC L 2021-02-06 Brisbane Roar FC 5–2 Melbourne Victory FC W

Sydney FC Form

2021-03-06 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Sydney FC D 2021-02-28 Sydney FC 0–1 Macarthur FC L 2021-02-23 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Sydney FC L 2021-02-20 Sydney FC 0–0 Brisbane Roar FC D 2021-02-08 Sydney FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2020-08-30 Sydney FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.02 Brisbane Roar FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Sydney FC xG
I would bet for: Brisbane Roar FC or Sydney FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Brisbane Roar FC32% Draw30% Sydney FC38%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.34
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Brisbane Roar FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Sydney FC
68%
Brisbane Roar FC or Sydney FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Brisbane Roar FC20% Draw50% Sydney FC30%
Actual: Brisbane Roar FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.8%
0 – 1
11.6%
1 – 0
8.6%
1 – 2
8.3%
0 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
6.4%
2 – 0
4.8%
2 – 2
4.3%
1 – 3
3.7%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Brisbane Roar FC

Handicap Brisbane Roar FC covers Push Sydney FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 17% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 22% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 13% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Brisbane Roar FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.