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

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A League · 2023-24

Western United FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Brisbane Roar FC

Fri 15 Dec 2023 · 07:00 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 10' Louis Zabala

Y 31' Jay O'Shea

Y 37' Jez Lofthouse

Matthew Grimaldi 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Western United FC vs Brisbane Roar FC — A League at AAMI Park.

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

Match Details

Referee Jack Morgan
Referee Sarah Ho (Australia)

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 United FC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Brisbane Roar FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-15 Western United FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC 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

Recent Form

Western United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–1	W
08 Dec	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	0–4	L
02 Dec	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	0–1	L
26 Nov	Adelaide United FC	H	1–3	L
11 Nov	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	0–1	L
04 Nov	Macarthur FC	A	0–1	L

Brisbane Roar FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Dec	Western United FC	A	1–2	L
10 Dec	Adelaide United FC	A	2–0	W
01 Dec	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	2–2	D
26 Nov	Perth Glory FC	H	2–1	W
12 Nov	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	2–1	W
04 Nov	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	2–5	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 ball is rolling at AAMI Park. Western United FC are looking to make home advantage count against Brisbane Roar FC.
5' Jay O'Shea, a Ireland , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' That looks like a foul for a card for Louis Zabala.
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
20' Brisbane Roar 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.
25' Brisbane Roar FC is showing some good football. However, Brisbane Roar FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
30' The 27-year-old Joe Caletti has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
31' It’s a booking for Brisbane Roar FC player. Jay O'Shea gets a card.
36' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kai Trewin is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Brisbane Roar FC.
37' That looks like a foul for a card for Jez Lofthouse.
42' Western United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
47' 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.
52' Noah Botic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
57' Nikola Mileusnic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Western United FC tonight.
60' The crowd applauds Jez Lofthouse as he leaves the pitch. Carlo Armiento steps in for Brisbane Roar FC.
65' The travelling Brisbane Roar FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
69' Jay O'Shea has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 69 minutes.
72' It is a substitution in Brisbane Roar FC team. Taras Gomulka is replaced by Alex Parsons on 72 minute.
76' Another substitution for Western United FC to replace Sebastian Pasquali by Rhys Bozinovski on 76 minute.
81' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Western United FC and Brisbane Roar FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
83' Daniel Penha adds to his 0 season tally! Western United FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
88' Another substitution for Brisbane Roar FC to replace Louis Zabala by James Nikolovski on 88 minute.
90' Matthew Grimaldi picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
90' Fresh legs for Western United FC! Matthew Grimaldi comes on to replace Lachlan Wales.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Western United FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Western United FC Lineups

Starting XI

32
Angus Thurgate
17
Ben Garuccio
6
Tomoki Imai
8
Lachlan Wales ↓ Matthew Grimaldi 90'
27
Jacob Tratt
11
Daniel Penha
77
Riku Danzaki ↓ Ramy Najjarine 72'
21
Sebastian Pasquali ↓ Rhys Bozinovski 76'
19
Joshua Risdon
38
Noah Botic ↓ Michael Ruhs 72'
1
Thomas Heward-Belle

Bench

Coach John Aloisi

Brisbane Roar FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ross Aloisi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Aleksandar Prijovic	4
James O'Shea	2
Connor Pain	2
Hiroshi Ibusuki	2
Carlo Armiento	2
Jez Lofthouse	1
Dylan Wenzel-Halls	1
Jay O'Shea	1

Head to Head

Western United FC Form

2023-12-15 Western United FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC W 2023-12-08 Central Coast Mariners FC 4–0 Western United FC L 2023-12-02 Western United FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2023-11-26 Western United FC 1–3 Adelaide United FC L 2023-11-11 Western United FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2023-11-04 Macarthur FC 1–0 Western United FC L

Brisbane Roar FC Form

2023-12-15 Western United FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC L 2023-12-10 Adelaide United FC 0–2 Brisbane Roar FC W 2023-12-01 Brisbane Roar FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2023-11-26 Brisbane Roar FC 2–1 Perth Glory FC W 2023-11-12 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–2 Brisbane Roar FC W 2023-11-04 Wellington Phoenix FC 5–2 Brisbane Roar FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.34 Western United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.3 Brisbane Roar FC xG

I would bet for: Western United FC or Brisbane Roar FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western United FC39% Draw28% Brisbane Roar FC33%

Actual: Western United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.64

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Western United FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Brisbane Roar FC

61%

Western United FC or Brisbane Roar FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Western United FC27% Draw47% Brisbane Roar FC26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.3%

0 – 0

9.1%

1 – 0

8.5%

0 – 1

8.2%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 0

6.3%

0 – 2

5.9%

2 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

3.6%

1 – 3

3.4%

3 – 0

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Western United FC

Handicap	Western United FC covers	Push	Brisbane Roar FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	19%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	19%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Western United FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Brisbane Roar FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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