Brisbane Roar FC vs Western United FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2022-23

Brisbane Roar FC

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Western United FC

Sat 18 Mar 2023 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 22' Tongo Doumbia

Y 35' Joshua Risdon

Y 67' Alessandro Diamanti

Y 68' Alessandro Diamanti

Overview

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Brisbane Roar FC vs Western United FC — A League .

Brisbane Roar FC 26 games · 26 pts (2025/26)
Western United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

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

Brisbane Roar FC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Western United FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-03-18 Brisbane Roar FC 1–0 Western United FC 2022-12-30 Western United FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar FC 2022-03-26 Brisbane Roar FC 2–3 Western United FC 2021-05-05 Brisbane Roar FC 2–1 Western United FC 2021-03-14 Western United FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC

Recent Form

Brisbane Roar FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Mar	Western United FC	H	1–0	W
12 Mar	Melbourne City FC	A	1–2	L
05 Mar	Macarthur FC	A	2–3	L
26 Feb	Perth Glory FC	H	2–1	W
18 Feb	Sydney FC	A	1–1	D
10 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	1–2	L

Western United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	A	0–1	L
13 Mar	Melbourne Victory FC	A	2–1	W
04 Mar	Perth Glory FC	H	2–1	W
25 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	3–1	W
17 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	0–3	L
11 Feb	Adelaide United FC	H	2–3	L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
Brisbane Roar FC this season

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brisbane Roar FC

Justin Vidic	4 G	2 A
Chris Long	4 G	1 A
Samuel Klein	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Brisbane Roar FC get us underway at .
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
15' It is a cagey affair so far. Brisbane Roar FC in their trying to find a way past Western United FC's compact .
20' Tom Aldred has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
22' Tongo Doumbia has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 22.
27' Western United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
32' Both keepers have barely been tested. Brisbane Roar FC and Western United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
35' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Joshua Risdon on 35 minutes.
40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nick Green might look to freshen things up shortly.
45' Western United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
50' Brisbane Roar FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Western United FC's shape.
55' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Brisbane Roar FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
58' Nikola Mileusnic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Stefan Scepovic at the 58 minute mark.
61' Sebastian Pasquali is ready to make an impact after coming on for Steven Lustica at the 61 minute mark.
65' GOAL! Jez Lofthouse fires home to make it 1-0!
67' Poor challenge from Alessandro Diamanti. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
67' Alessandro Diamanti gets the nod from Western United FC. He replaces Noah Botic and will look to change the dynamic.
68' The referee calls foul for Alessandro Diamanti. He receives a Yellow card.
73' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Brisbane Roar FC that had 205 games and scored 245 goals.
76' Brisbane Roar FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Carlo Armiento is hanging Jez Lofthouse on the field on 76 minute.
78' Another substitution for Western United FC to replace Lachlan Wales by Michael Ruhs on 78 minute.
81' with the perfectly-timed delivery and James O'Shea makes no mistake. 2-0!
84' The crowd applauds Noah Smith as he leaves the pitch. Joshua Brindell-South steps in for Brisbane Roar FC.
85' Henry Hore makes way for Jack Hingert at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Brisbane Roar FC.
90' Western United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 90.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

Brisbane Roar FC Lineups

Starting XI

22
Stefan Scepovic ↓ Nikola Mileusnic 58'
5
Tom Aldred
7
Rahmat Akbari
23
Jordan Holmes
3
Jordan Courtney-Perkins
27
Kai Trewin
15
Noah Smith ↓ Joshua Brindell-South 84'
12
Taras Gomulka
26
James O'Shea
13
Henry Hore ↓ Jack Hingert 85'
11
Jez Lofthouse ↓ Carlo Armiento 76'

Bench

Coach Nick Green

Western United FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Leo Lacroix
1
Jamie Young
11
Connor Pain ↓ Adisu Bayew 61'
99
Aleksandar Prijovic
17
Ben Garuccio
6
Tomoki Imai
8
Lachlan Wales ↓ Michael Ruhs 78'
10
Steven Lustica ↓ Sebastian Pasquali 61'
19
Joshua Risdon ↓ Jacob Tratt 67'
38
Noah Botic ↓ Alessandro Diamanti 67'
7
Tongo Doumbia

Bench

23
Alessandro Diamanti ↑ 67'
44
Nikolai Topor-Stanley
27
Jacob Tratt ↑ 67'
21
Sebastian Pasquali ↑ 61'
37
Ryan Scott
9
Michael Ruhs ↑ 78'
31
Adisu Bayew ↑ 61'

Coach John Aloisi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Aleksandar Prijovic	4
Hiroshi Ibusuki	2
Carlo Armiento	2
James O'Shea	2
Connor Pain	2
Scott Neville	1
Noah Botic	1
Besart Berisha	1

Head to Head

Brisbane Roar FC Form

2023-03-18 Brisbane Roar FC 1–0 Western United FC W 2023-03-12 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC L 2023-03-05 Macarthur FC 3–2 Brisbane Roar FC L 2023-02-26 Brisbane Roar FC 2–1 Perth Glory FC W 2023-02-18 Sydney FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar FC D 2023-02-10 Brisbane Roar FC 1–2 Central Coast Mariners FC L

Western United FC Form

2023-03-18 Brisbane Roar FC 1–0 Western United FC L 2023-03-13 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Western United FC W 2023-03-04 Western United FC 2–1 Perth Glory FC W 2023-02-25 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–3 Western United FC W 2023-02-17 Western United FC 0–3 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2023-02-11 Western United FC 2–3 Adelaide United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.26 Brisbane Roar FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.12 Western United FC xG

I would bet for: Brisbane Roar FC or Western United FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Brisbane Roar FC41% Draw29% Western United FC30%

Actual: Brisbane Roar FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.38

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Brisbane Roar FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Western United FC

59%

Brisbane Roar FC or Western United FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Brisbane Roar FC27% Draw50% Western United FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14%

0 – 0

11.5%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

9.2%

2 – 1

7.9%

2 – 0

7.1%

1 – 2

7.1%

0 – 2

5.6%

2 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

3.4%

3 – 0

2.9%

1 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Brisbane Roar FC

Handicap	Brisbane Roar FC covers	Push	Western United FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	21%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	18%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Brisbane Roar FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

Western United FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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