Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Brisbane Roar FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2023-24

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Brisbane Roar FC

Fri 5 Apr 2024 · 08:45 UTC CommBank Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Sonny Kittel 56' Y

Y 90' Tom Aldred

Oscar Priestman 90' Y

Y 90' Macklin Freke

Overview

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Brisbane Roar FC — A League at CommBank Stadium.

Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2025/26)
Brisbane Roar FC 26 games · 26 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Daniel Elder
Referee Sarah Ho (Australia)

24 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.3 goals/game

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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC 19 games · Avg 2.7 goals Brisbane Roar FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-04-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Brisbane Roar FC 2023-12-01 Brisbane Roar FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2022-12-23 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2022-10-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar FC 2022-04-09 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar FC

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–2	L
01 Apr	Macarthur FC	A	3–1	W
16 Mar	Perth Glory FC	A	2–1	W
12 Mar	Melbourne City FC	A	0–7	L
08 Mar	Western United FC	H	1–3	L
02 Mar	Sydney FC	H	1–4	L

Brisbane Roar FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–1	W
31 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–1	L
16 Mar	Macarthur FC	H	1–2	L
10 Mar	Sydney FC	A	1–1	D
03 Mar	Melbourne Victory FC	H	3–2	W
23 Feb	Western United FC	H	2–2	D

Season Stats

Western Sydney Wanderers FC		Brisbane Roar FC
#12	Position	#11
21	Points	26
26	Played	26
5 / 6 / 15	W / D / L	6 / 8 / 12
27	Scored	27
43	Conceded	36
-16	GD	-9
0.81	PPG	1.00
19%	Win %	23%

Key Stats

74% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

19% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season

27% Clean Sheets
Brisbane Roar FC this season

Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 12th (21 pts). Brisbane Roar FC are 11th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/3

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

–/1

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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)

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Bozhidar Kraev	5 G	2 A
Ryan Fraser	4 G	3 A
Brandon Borrello	4 G	2 A
Kosta Barbarouses	4 G	1 A

Brisbane Roar FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Brisbane Roar FC gets underway.
5' Lachlan Brook has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
10' Brisbane Roar FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
15' Western Sydney Wanderers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
25' Brisbane Roar FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
32' Tom Aldred is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
37' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sonny Kittel, as he is very good at scoring at CommBank Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
42' Western Sydney Wanderers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
47' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
52' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
53' Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gabriel Cleur is hanging Jorrit Hendrix on the field on 53 minute.
56' Western Sydney Wanderers FC player sees a card in front of him.
61' The crowd applauds Sonny Kittel as he leaves the pitch. Milos Ninkovic steps in for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
64' Assisted by Nicolas Milanovic with the perfectly-timed delivery and Dylan Pierias makes no mistake. 1-1!
66' Another substitution for Brisbane Roar FC to replace Taras Gomulka by Nikola Mileusnic on 66 minute.
71' Western Sydney Wanderers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
75' A change in the Brisbane Roar FC ranks — Thomas Waddingham exits the field as Marco Rojas enters on 75.
77' What a moment for Henry Hore! That strike on 77 puts his side firmly in control.
82' Tate Russell is replacing Aidan Simmons for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC side.
83' Another change for Brisbane Roar FC made on 83 minute. Florin Berenguer leaves to be changed by Jez Lofthouse.
88' The 31-year-old Jorrit Hendrix has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
90' Tom Aldred was booked on 90.
Western Sydney Wanderers FC will have plenty to reflect on. Brisbane Roar FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Jorrit Hendrix ↓ Gabriel Cleur 53'
6
Marcelo
26
Brandon Borrello
5
Sonny Kittel ↓ Milos Ninkovic 61'
20
Lawrence Thomas
19
Jack Clisby
17
Lachlan Brook ↓ Dylan Pierias 61'
16
Tom Beadling
14
Nicolas Milanovic ↓ Marcus Antonsson 82'
31
Aidan Simmons ↓ Tate Russell 82'
36
Oscar Priestman

Bench

2
Gabriel Cleur ↑ 53'
10
Milos Ninkovic ↑ 61'
13
Tate Russell ↑ 82'
1
Daniel Margush
9
Marcus Antonsson ↑ 82'
7
Dylan Pierias ↑ 61'
33
Alex Bonetig

Coach Mark Rudan

Brisbane Roar FC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Corey Brown
5
Tom Aldred
7
Florin Berenguer ↓ Jez Lofthouse 83'
1
Macklin Freke
27
Kai Trewin
12
Taras Gomulka ↓ Nikola Mileusnic 66'
23
Keegan Jelacic
13
Henry Hore
21
Antonee Burke-Gilroy ↓ Jack Hingert 75'
26
Jay O'Shea
15
Thomas Waddingham ↓ Marco Rojas 75'

Bench

20
Marco Rojas ↑ 75'
19
Jack Hingert ↑ 75'
10
Nikola Mileusnic ↑ 66'
11
Jez Lofthouse ↑ 83'
35
Louis Zabala
29
Matthew Acton
8
Jonas Markovski

Coach Luciano Trani

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Oriol Riera	4
Nikola Mileusnic	3
Mitch Duke	3
Bruce Kamau	2
Oliver Bozanic	2
Bernie Ibini-Isei	2
Riku Danzaki	2
Roly Bonevacia	2

Head to Head

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2024-04-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Brisbane Roar FC L 2024-04-01 Macarthur FC 1–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2024-03-16 Perth Glory FC 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2024-03-12 Melbourne City FC 7–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-03-08 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–3 Western United FC L 2024-03-02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–4 Sydney FC L

Brisbane Roar FC Form

2024-04-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Brisbane Roar FC W 2024-03-31 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC L 2024-03-16 Brisbane Roar FC 1–2 Macarthur FC L 2024-03-10 Sydney FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar FC D 2024-03-03 Brisbane Roar FC 3–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2024-02-23 Brisbane Roar FC 2–2 Western United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.14 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.46 Brisbane Roar FC xG

I would bet for: Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Brisbane Roar FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC30% Draw29% Brisbane Roar FC41%

Actual: Brisbane Roar FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.6

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

59%

Draw or Brisbane Roar FC

70%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Brisbane Roar FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC21% Draw48% Brisbane Roar FC31%

Actual: Brisbane Roar FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.3%

0 – 1

9.8%

0 – 0

9.4%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

7.7%

1 – 0

7.4%

2 – 1

6.8%

2 – 2

2 – 0

4.7%

1 – 3

4.3%

0 – 3

3.7%

3 – 1

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Brisbane Roar FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	16%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	22%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Brisbane Roar FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

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