Saturday , 14 November 2026

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 Wellington Phoenix FC 4 10
2 Sydney FC 4 7
3 Brisbane Roar FC 3 7
4 Melbourne City FC 4 7
5 Perth Glory FC 4 6
6 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4 5
7 Macarthur FC 4 5
8 Auckland FC 4 5
9 Melbourne Victory FC 4 3
10 Newcastle United Jets FC 4 2
11 Central Coast Mariners FC 4 2
12 Adelaide United FC 3 1

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
#3 Position #2
7 Points 7
3 Played 4
2 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 1
5 Scored 7
3 Conceded 4
+2 GD +3
2.33 PPG 1.75
67% Win % 50%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Brisbane Roar FC this season
25% Clean Sheets
Sydney FC this season

Brisbane Roar FC are 3rd (7 pts). Sydney FC are 2nd (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brisbane Roar FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sydney FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
3/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
2/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brisbane Roar FC
Justin Vidic 2 G
Tom Aldred 1 G
Tae-Hee Nam 1 G
Sabit James 1 G
Sydney FC
Aly Toure 4 G 1 A
Oriola Sunday 1 G 2 A
Gabriel Popovic 1 G
Rhys Youlley 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Dolphin Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Brisbane Roar FC and Sydney FC.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 9' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kosta Barbarouses.
  • 14' Sydney FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 18' Against the run of play, Dylan Wenzel-Halls has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 23' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 23 minutes.
  • 25' Milos Ninkovic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 25.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Brisbane Roar FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Brisbane Roar FC and Sydney FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 36' A meaty challenge results in booking for Rhyan Grant on 36.
  • 41' Brisbane Roar FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sydney FC's shape.
  • 46' Bobo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kosta Barbarouses on 46 minute.
  • 51' Rhyan Grant is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sydney FC tonight.
  • 56' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Corey Brown suffering a number of foals already.
  • 58' Brisbane Roar FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle 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 been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 306 appearances.
  • 69' Milos Ninkovic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 71' A goal from the Brazil international Bobo! He fires home on 71 to make it 1-1!
  • 74' Sydney FC make a change. Calem Nieuwenhof trudges off to be replaced by Alexander Baumjohann on 74 minutes.
  • 78' Another substitution for Brisbane Roar FC to replace Dylan Wenzel-Halls by Joseph Champness on 78 minute.
  • 83' Sydney FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 88' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Matt McKay 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
2 / 4
1.3 Brisbane Roar FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 Sydney FC xG
I would bet for: Brisbane Roar FC or Sydney FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Brisbane Roar FC37% Draw28% Sydney FC35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Brisbane Roar FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Sydney FC
63%
Brisbane Roar FC or Sydney FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Brisbane Roar FC26% Draw48% Sydney FC26%
Actual: Brisbane Roar FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
9.3%
0 – 1
8.6%
1 – 0
8.4%
1 – 2
8%
2 – 1
7.8%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.2%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
3.4%
0 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Brisbane Roar FC

Handicap Brisbane Roar FC covers Push Sydney FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 19% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 19% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Brisbane Roar FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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