Western United FC vs Brisbane Roar FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Western United FC vs Brisbane Roar FC — A League at Wyndham Regional Football Facility.
- Western United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Brisbane Roar FC 26 games · 26 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Alex King
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19 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 6.1 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Dec Brisbane Roar FC H 1–0 W 21 Dec Auckland FC A 4–0 W 14 Dec Sydney FC A 4–3 W 07 Dec Macarthur FC H 0–0 D 01 Dec Melbourne Victory FC H 1–3 L 22 Nov Perth Glory FC A 3–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Dec Western United FC A 0–1 L 21 Dec Perth Glory FC H 0–1 L 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 Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history27% Clean Sheets
Brisbane Roar FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Brisbane Roar FC0-151/116-30–/–31-451/–46-60–/261-751/276+2/2■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Brisbane Roar FCJustin Vidic 4 G 2 A Chris Long 4 G 1 A Samuel Klein 4 G -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Western United FC gets underway.
- 5' 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.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Riku Danzaki made 381 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 12' Brisbane Roar FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 12.
- 17' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 22' It looks like no one’s ball. Western United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 27' 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.
- 32' Jack Hingert needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 35' That looks like a foul for a card for Ben Halloran.
- 40' It’s high time John Aloisi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 44' Goal! Hiroshi Ibusuki scores his 43 goal in 418 matches.
- 46' Another substitution for Western United FC to replace Riku Danzaki by Matthew Grimaldi on 46 minute.
- 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 56' Another substitution for Brisbane Roar FC to replace Walid Shour by Louis Zabala on 56 minute.
- 61' Supporters expect more eagerness from Macklin Freke, as he is very good at scoring at Wyndham Regional Football Facility with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 66' 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.
- 71' The travelling Brisbane Roar FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 72' Western United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ramy Najjarine is hanging Abel Walatee on the field on 72 minute.
- 73' Another change for Western United FC made on 73 minute. Noah Botic leaves to be changed by Michael Ruhs.
- 78' Louis Zabala has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 79' Another substitution for Brisbane Roar FC to replace Harry Van der Saag by Jack Hingert on 79 minute.
- 82' The Western United FC manager makes a substitution. Rhys Bozinovski departs to be replaced by Jordan Lauton.
- 85' Another change for Brisbane Roar FC made on 85 minute. Thomas Waddingham leaves to be changed by Rafael Struick.
- 86' That looks like a foul for a card for Lucas Herrington.
- 88' It’s gonna be a card for Jack Hingert.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.
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Lineups
Western United FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Riku Danzaki ↓ Matthew Grimaldi 46'
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23
Rhys Bozinovski ↓ Jordan Lauton 82'
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19
Noah Botic ↓ Michael Ruhs 73'
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20
Abel Walatee ↓ Ramy Najjarine 72'
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Bench
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Ramy Najjarine ↑ 72'
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24
Michael Ruhs ↑ 73'
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- 22
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Jordan Lauton ↑ 82'
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Matthew Grimaldi ↑ 46'
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Coach John AloisiBrisbane Roar FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 23
- 15
- 21
- 26
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18
Jacob Brazete ↓ Adam Zimarino 56'
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Walid Shour ↓ Louis Zabala 56'
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Bench
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19
Jack Hingert ↑ 79'
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10
Florin Berenguer ↑ 56'
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35
Louis Zabala ↑ 56'
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Rafael Struick ↑ 85'
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43
Adam Zimarino ↑ 56'
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Coach Ruben Zadkovich -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Aleksandar Prijovic 4 James O'Shea 2 Connor Pain 2 Hiroshi Ibusuki 2 Carlo Armiento 2 Joshua Brindell-South 1 Joshua Risdon 1 Lachlan Wales 1 Head to Head
Western United FC Form
Brisbane Roar FC Form
2024-12-29 Western United FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC L 2024-12-21 Brisbane Roar FC 0–1 Perth Glory FC L 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 -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.33 Western United FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.11 Brisbane Roar FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Western United FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.44Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 70% 30% ± 2.5 43% 57% ± 3.5 23% 77% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
Western United FC or Draw 74%Draw or Brisbane Roar FC 53%Western United FC or Brisbane Roar FC 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Western United FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.8%0 – 0 10.9%1 – 0 Actual0 – 1 8.6%2 – 1 8.2%2 – 0 7.5%1 – 2 6.8%0 – 2 5.2%2 – 2 4.6%3 – 1 3.7%3 – 0 3.3%1 – 3 2.5%Asian Handicap — Western United FC
Handicap Western United FC covers Push Brisbane Roar FC covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 12% 81% -1.5 19% — 81% -1 19% 21% 60% -0.5 40% — 60% +0.5 70% — 30% +1 70% 17% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 8% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Western United FC keeps clean sheet 34% ✗Brisbane Roar FC keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

