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

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A League · 2024-25

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

2 – 2

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Brisbane Roar FC

Sat 14 Dec 2024 · 08:35 UTC CommBank Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 9' Antonee Burke-Gilroy

Y 37' Adam Zimarino

Bozhidar Kraev 45' Y

Anthony Pantazopoulos 80' Y

Gabriel Cleur 84' Y

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

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

2024-12-14 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Brisbane Roar FC 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

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–2	D
30 Nov	Melbourne City FC	A	2–0	W
23 Nov	Sydney FC	A	2–4	L
08 Nov	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	4–1	W
02 Nov	Adelaide United FC	H	3–4	L
27 Oct	Western United FC	A	1–1	D

Brisbane Roar FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Dec	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–2	D
06 Dec	Melbourne City FC	H	1–4	L
30 Nov	Macarthur FC	A	4–4	D
23 Nov	Adelaide United FC	H	2–3	L
09 Nov	Melbourne Victory FC	A	0–2	L
01 Nov	Sydney FC	H	2–3	L

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' Welcome to CommBank Stadium that hosts another battle between Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Brisbane Roar FC.
5' Jacob Brazete has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
9' Antonee Burke-Gilroy is having his name booked by the referee on 9.
10' A stunning finish from Brandon Borrello — that came from absolutely nowhere!
13' Gabriel Cleur has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 13 minutes.
18' 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.
21' GOAL! Brandon Borrello scores on 21.
26' Florin Berenguer has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
31' Thomas Waddingham is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bozhidar Kraev made 225 appearances and scored 32 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
37' That looks like a foul for a card for Adam Zimarino.
42' Brisbane Roar FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
45' Poor challenge from Bozhidar Kraev. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Western Sydney Wanderers FC that had 205 games and scored 309 goals.
55' Walid Shour needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
57' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Bozhidar Kraev is withdrawn and Aydan Hammond gets his opportunity.
61' Another change for Brisbane Roar FC made on 61 minute. Adam Zimarino leaves to be changed by Jacob Brazete.
66' Brisbane Roar FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
70' Time for substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Nicolas Milanovic is replaced by Mata.
75' Western Sydney Wanderers FC is showing some good football. However, Western Sydney Wanderers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
77' Another substitution for Brisbane Roar FC to replace Harry Van der Saag by Jack Hingert on 77 minute.
80' Anthony Pantazopoulos was booked on 80.
84' That is a card for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Gabriel Cleur will be fuming at that decision.
88' Florin Berenguer gets the nod from Brisbane Roar FC. He replaces Louis Zabala and will look to change the dynamic.
90' Time for substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Brandon Borrello is replaced by Oscar Priestman.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

2
Gabriel Cleur
26
Brandon Borrello ↓ Oscar Priestman 90'
20
Lawrence Thomas
19
Jack Clisby
23
Bozhidar Kraev ↓ Aydan Hammond 57'
14
Nicolas Milanovic ↓ Mata 70'
25
Joshua Brillante
4
Alex Bonetig
22
Anthony Pantazopoulos
5
Dylan Scicluna ↓ James Temelkovski 90'
7
Zac Sapsford ↓ Marcus Antonsson 57'

Bench

64
Mata ↑ 70'
9
Marcus Antonsson ↑ 57'
30
Jordan Holmes
13
Dean Pelekanos
18
Oscar Priestman ↑ 90'
21
Aydan Hammond ↑ 57'
27
James Temelkovski ↑ 90'

Brisbane Roar FC Lineups

Starting XI

27
Ben Halloran ↓ Neicer Acosta 88'
1
Macklin Freke
17
Harry Van der Saag ↓ Jack Hingert 77'
35
Louis Zabala ↓ Florin Berenguer 88'
43
Adam Zimarino ↓ Jacob Brazete 61'
21
Antonee Burke-Gilroy
26
Jay O'Shea
16
Thomas Waddingham
4
Benjamin Warland
8
Walid Shour ↓ Quinn MacNicol 77'
12
Lucas Herrington

Bench

19
Jack Hingert ↑ 77'
10
Florin Berenguer ↑ 88'
15
Hosine Bility
29
Matthew Acton
30
Quinn MacNicol ↑ 77'
18
Jacob Brazete ↑ 61'
11
Neicer Acosta ↑ 88'

Coach Ruben Zadkovich

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

2024-12-14 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Brisbane Roar FC D 2024-11-30 Melbourne City FC 0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2024-11-23 Sydney FC 4–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-11-08 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2024-11-02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–4 Adelaide United FC L 2024-10-27 Western United FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D

Brisbane Roar FC Form

2024-12-14 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Brisbane Roar FC D 2024-12-06 Brisbane Roar FC 1–4 Melbourne City FC L 2024-11-30 Macarthur FC 4–4 Brisbane Roar FC D 2024-11-23 Brisbane Roar FC 2–3 Adelaide United FC L 2024-11-09 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Brisbane Roar FC L 2024-11-01 Brisbane Roar FC 2–3 Sydney FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.74 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.6 Brisbane Roar FC xG

I would bet for: Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Brisbane Roar FC 75% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC43% Draw25% Brisbane Roar FC32%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.34

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Brisbane Roar FC

57%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Brisbane Roar FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC31% Draw42% Brisbane Roar FC27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

5.5%

2 – 0

5.4%

0 – 0

5.1%

0 – 1

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.6%

1 – 3

3 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Brisbane Roar FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	19%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	17%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Brisbane Roar FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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