Thursday , 2 July 2026

Brisbane Roar FC vs Western United FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2024-25
Brisbane Roar FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Western United FC
Thu 17 Apr 2025 · 09:35 UTC Suncorp Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Samuel Klein 27' Y
Y 79' James Donachie
Asumah Abubakar-Ankra 79' Y
Walid Shour 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Brisbane Roar FC vs Western United FC — A League at Suncorp Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Lachlan Keevers
  • Referee
15 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 7.2 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

4
2
6
Brisbane Roar FC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Western United FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-17 Brisbane Roar FC 2–1 Western United FC 2024-12-29 Western United FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC 2024-02-23 Brisbane Roar FC 2–2 Western United FC 2023-12-15 Western United FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC 2023-03-18 Brisbane Roar FC 1–0 Western United FC

Recent Form

Brisbane Roar FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Apr Western United FC H 2–1 W
11 Apr Melbourne City FC A 2–3 L
04 Apr Macarthur FC H 1–5 L
30 Mar Auckland FC H 0–2 L
15 Mar Perth Glory FC A 3–1 W
08 Mar Adelaide United FC A 1–1 D
Western United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Apr Brisbane Roar FC A 1–2 L
13 Apr Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 0–2 L
05 Apr Perth Glory FC H 3–1 W
16 Mar Newcastle United Jets FC A 6–2 W
08 Mar Wellington Phoenix FC H 4–1 W
28 Feb Central Coast Mariners FC A 3–1 W

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Brisbane Roar FC and Western United FC is underway.
  • 2' Goal! Samuel Klein scores his 6 goal in 205 matches.
  • 7' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 12' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 17' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jay O'Shea made 205 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 22' Western United FC is showing some good football. However, Western United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 24' What a strike from Florin Berenguer! The score is 2-0.
  • 27' It’s a booking for Brisbane Roar FC player. Samuel Klein gets a card.
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' Dylan Leonard has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 42' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Western United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' What a strike from Hiroshi Ibusuki! The score is 2-1.
  • 46' Another change for Western United FC made on 46 minute. Tate Russell leaves to be changed by James Donachie.
  • 51' It’s high time Ruben Zadkovich made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' Matthew Sutton needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 61' 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 Noah Botic suffering a number of foals already.
  • 66' Another substitution for Brisbane Roar FC to replace Florin Berenguer by Ben Halloran on 66 minute.
  • 68' The whistle greets Riku Danzaki as he departs to be replaced by Michael Ruhs.
  • 71' Another substitution for Brisbane Roar FC to replace Jack Hingert by Louis Zabala on 71 minute.
  • 76' 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.
  • 77' The Western United FC manager makes a substitution. Rhys Bozinovski departs to be replaced by Jordan Lauton.
  • 79' It’s gonna be a card for James Donachie.
  • 84' Western United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 84.
  • 85' Time for substitution for Brisbane Roar FC. Jacob Brazete is replaced by Walid Shour.
  • 88' Western United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jake Najdovski is hanging Noah Botic on the field on 88 minute.
  • 90' Brisbane Roar FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Brisbane Roar FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben Zadkovich

Western United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Aloisi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aleksandar Prijovic 4
James O'Shea 2
Connor Pain 2
Hiroshi Ibusuki 2
Carlo Armiento 2
Thomas Waddingham 1
Juan Lescano 1
Jonas Markovski 1

Head to Head

2025-04-17 Brisbane Roar FC 2–1 Western United FC 2024-12-29 Western United FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC 2024-02-23 Brisbane Roar FC 2–2 Western United FC 2023-12-15 Western United FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC 2023-03-18 Brisbane Roar FC 1–0 Western United FC

Brisbane Roar FC Form

2025-04-17 Brisbane Roar FC 2–1 Western United FC W 2025-04-11 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Brisbane Roar FC L 2025-04-04 Brisbane Roar FC 1–5 Macarthur FC L 2025-03-30 Brisbane Roar FC 0–2 Auckland FC L 2025-03-15 Perth Glory FC 1–3 Brisbane Roar FC W 2025-03-08 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar FC D

Western United FC Form

2025-04-17 Brisbane Roar FC 2–1 Western United FC L 2025-04-13 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Western United FC L 2025-04-05 Western United FC 3–1 Perth Glory FC W 2025-03-16 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–6 Western United FC W 2025-03-08 Western United FC 4–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2025-02-28 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–3 Western United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.37 Brisbane Roar FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.51 Western United FC xG
I would bet for: Brisbane Roar FC or Western United FC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Brisbane Roar FC37% Draw27% Western United FC36%
Actual: Brisbane Roar FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Brisbane Roar FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Western United FC
63%
Brisbane Roar FC or Western United FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Brisbane Roar FC25% Draw45% Western United FC30%
Actual: Brisbane Roar FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
7.6%
0 – 0
7.5%
1 – 0
6.8%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
5.8%
2 – 0
5.2%
1 – 3
4.2%
3 – 1
3.5%
0 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Brisbane Roar FC

Handicap Brisbane Roar FC covers Push Western United FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 18% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 20% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Brisbane Roar FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Western United FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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