Match Report
The table read 11th (Brisbane Roar, 26 pts) against 12th (Western Sydney Wanderers, 21 pts), 5 points apart. Per game in the league, Brisbane Roar were scoring 1.04 and conceding 1.38, Western Sydney Wanderers 1.04 and 1.65, against a competition average of 1.43 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Brisbane Roar for 6 matches.
12 meetings are on record — 3 won by Brisbane Roar, 4 by Western Sydney Wanderers, 5 drawn, at 2.92 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 67% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 58%.
Suncorp Stadium, capacity 52,500, hosted the game. Western Sydney Wanderers led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Brisbane Roar: Georgios Vrakas (5'), Niall Thom (74') · Western Sydney Wanderers: Brandon Borrello (35'), Bozhidar Kraev (45')
Key stats
Possession: Brisbane Roar 31% · Western Sydney Wanderers 69% · Total shots: 11-23 · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 0-10