Second meets second to last this Saturday in the A-League as Brisbane Roar host Western United in the 2021/22 A-League season.
Venue: Moreton Daily Stadium (Brisbane)
Key Statistics
Brisbane Roar have won three of their last five home games in the league (L2).
They have kept one clean sheet in their last ten league games.
Western United have won just one of their last four away league games (D2, L1).
They have conceded the least number of goals in the league this season (18).
Head to head
Western United hold the upper hand in this fixture as they have won four of the six meetings between both sides (L2).
Latest performances in all competitions
Brisbane Roar: L-W-W-L-L
Western United: D-L-D-W-W
Brisbane Roar
Brisbane Roar will look to get back to winning ways when they welcome Western United to Moreton Daily Stadium on Saturday.
After winning two games in a row, the hosts were beaten 2-1 by Melbourne City last time out.
The loss kept them rooted in eleventh, four points ahead of bottom of the table Perth Glory.
The two-time A-League winners are aiming to finish in the playoff places but come into this tie sitting seven points behind Melbourne Victory, who are occupying the sixth position.
With ten rounds of games to go, they still have the chance to finish within the top six. And so, a win in this game will give them the platform to build their hopes of ending the season in the top six.
Possible Brisbane Roar starting line-up
Jordan Holmes; Corey Brown, Kai Trewin, Tom Aldred, Scott Neville; Jesse Daley, Jay O’Shea; Nicholas Olsen, Henry Hore, Nikola Mileusnic; Luke Ivanovic.
Injured: Alex Parsons, Connor Chapman.
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Western United
Western United will look to get back to winning ways when they head North to face Roar.
The visitors have endured a frustrating run of form this month. In the four games they have played this month, they have won just one, losing one and drawing two times.
Their last game was a 1-1 draw with Melbourne Victory, taking their winless run to three games (D2, L1). The result means that they come into this round of games sitting in second place, three points behind Melbourne City who have played two games more.
With eight games left to play, they remain in contention for finishing top of the table for the first time in their history.
Possible Western United starting line-up
Jamie Young; Ben Garuccio, Leo Lacroix, Nikolai Topor-Stanley, Jerry Skotadis; Steven Lustica, Rene Krhin; Connor Pain, Dylan Pierias, Lachlan Wales; Aleksandar Prijovic.
Injured: Sebastian Pasquali, Neil Kilkenny, Alessandro Diamanti, Joshua Risdon.
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Prediction
Brisbane Roar 1-2 Western United
