This Sunday, the Dolphin Stadium will play host to the A-League match between Brisbane Roar and WS Wanderers.
Venue: Dolphin Stadium (Brisbane)
Key Statistics
Brisbane Roar have won just one of their last eight games in all competitions (D2, L5).
The hosts have failed to score in four of their last eight games.
They have scored just four goals in the league this season (the lowest number of goals in A-league).
Western Sydney Wanderers have won just one of their last five league games (D2, L2).
The visitors have kept one clean sheet in their last six games.
Head to head
Brisbane Roar has enjoyed a slightly better record in the last 15 head-to-head meetings between both sides. They have won against the visitors five times in the previous 15 meetings. WS Wanderers have four wins in that period (D6).
Latest performances in all competitions
Brisbane Roar: L-W-D-L-L
WS Wanderers: D-L-L-L-W
Brisbane Roar
Brisbane Roar will look to win just their second league game of the season when they welcome WS Wanderers to the Dolphin Stadium this Sunday.
The hosts have played seven league games this season, but have tasted only one win, losing four and drawing two. With just five points on the board this season, they come into this tie sitting rock bottom in the table.
Their last outing was a 3-1 home loss to Adelaide United. Warren Moon’s side took an early lead in the game when Australian striker Nikola Mileusnic scored in the second minute.
But they could not hold on to their lead for long as Craig Goodwin equalised for the hosts in the 24th minute before second-half goals from Stefan Mauk, and Craig Goodwin secured the win for Adelaide United.
The result leaves Moon’s men with one win from their last eight games. They will be desperate to add another record to their win column by picking up maximum here.
After a fourth-place finish last season, they cannot afford to drop out of the playoff places this season.
Possible Brisbane Roar starting line-ups
Macklin Freke; Nicholas Olsen, Kai Trewin, Scott Neville, Jack Hingert; Jesse Daley, Ville Matti Steinman; Jay O’Shea, Alex Parsons, Nikola Mileusnic; Cyrus Dehmie.
Injured: None
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Western Sydney Wanderers
Western Sydney Wanderers ended a three-game losing run last time out when they played out a 3-3 draw with Melbourne City.
Carl Robinson’s men started the game brightly, scoring two goals inside the first nine minutes through James Troisi and Jack Rodwell. But Melbourne City equalised through a Dimitrios Petratos own-goal and a Jamie Maclaren strike in the first half.
In the second half, the defending champions took the lead through substitute Marco Tilo, but Keijiro Ogawa spared Wanderers’ blushes when he found the net in the 68th minute.
The result leaves Robinson’s men sitting in 10th, just one point ahead of their hosts and four behind Sydney FC in sixth.
They have won just one game this season (D3, L2) and have scored just seven goals all season.
However, five of those goals have come away from home, giving them the confidence that they will find the net in this game and perhaps take home the maximum points.
Possible Western Sydney Wanderers starting line-ups
Tomas Mejias; Thomas Aquilina, Johnny Koutounmbis, Rhys Williams, Adama Traore; Steven Ugarkovic, Kenau Baccus, Jack Rodwell, James Troisi, Dimitrios Petratos; Keijiro Ogawa.
Injured: None
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Prediction
Brisbane Roar 1-2 WS Wanderers
