Friday’s only A-League Round 7 match is between Brisbane Roar and Western Sydney Wanderers. The opening bounce is set to commence at 07:00pm local time with the game to be played at Suncorp Stadium. The home team Brisbane Roar are the favourites for the match. View our preview and teams for the game between Brisbane Roar and Western Sydney Wanderers.
Round: Round 7, Friday 22.11.2013 7:00PM
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Head to head: Played: 4, Wins: Roar 0, Wanderers 4, Draws: 0
Previous encounter: Wanderers 2-0 Roar, April 12 2013
Brisbane Roar $2.30 vs Western Sydney Wanderers $3.10 at Sportsbet Australia get a $250 FREE BET on this match
Brisbane Roar $2.20 vs Western Sydney Wanderers $3.10 at Luxbet Australia get a $500 FREE BET on this match
Odds Comparison:
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| Brisbane Roar | 2.30 | 2.35 | 2.20 | 2.35 | 2.30 | 3.25 |
| Draw | 3.30 | 3.25 | 3.25 | 3.25 | 3.30 | 3.25 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 3.10 | 3.05 | 3.10 | 3.05 | 3.10 | 3.00 |
Tips:
Teams:
Brisbane Roar squad:
1.Michael THEO (gk), 2.Matthew SMITH (c), 5.Ivan FRANJIC, 7.Besart BERISHA, 10.HENRIQUE, 13.Jade NORTH, 14.Diogo FERREIRA, 15.James DONACHIE, 17.Matt McKAY, 18.Luke BRATTAN, 19.Jack HINGERT, 20.Matthew ACTON (gk), 22.Thomas BROICH, 23.Dimitri PETRATOS, 26.Corey BROWN, 28.Brandon BORRELLO, 29.Kwame YEBOAH
In: 5.Ivan FRANJIC (returns from international duty), 7.Besart BERISHA (returns from injury), 17.Matt McKAY (returns from international duty)
Out: Nil
Unavailable: 3.Shane STEFANUTTO (hamstring – 1 week), 11.Liam MILLER (calf – 1 week), 25.George LAMBADARDIS (knee – season)
Western Sydney Wanderers squad:
1.Ante CIVIC (GK), 2.Shannon COLE, 3.Adam D’APUZZO, 4.Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY, 5.Michael BEAUCHAMP (c), 6.Jerome POLENZ, 7.Labinot HALITI, 8.Mateo POLJAK, 10.Aaron MOOY, 11.Brendon SANTALAB, 12.Tahj MINNIECON, 13.Matthew SPIRANOVIC, 18.Iacopo LA ROCCA, 19.Mark BRIDGE, 20.Jerrad TYSON (GK), 21.Shinji ONO, 22. Dean Heffernan, 23.Jason TRIFIRO
Ins: 23.Jason TRIFIRO (promoted), 5.Michael Beauchamp (promoted),
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 17.Youssouf HERSI (foot), 9. Tomi Juric (knee)
Form:
Past five matches:
Roar: LWWLW
Wanderers: WWWWD
The Game:
A top-of-the-table clash gives both teams an opportunity to underline their title credentials early in the season. Brisbane probably need to avoid defeat after an undermanned side was beaten by Newcastle last week and their record against Western Sydney is dreadful. They should regain Ivan Franjic and Matt McKay after international duty, while Besart Berisha, Liam Miller and Shane Stefanutto look set to return from injury. The Wanderers are unbeaten this season and two points clear at the top, picking up where they left off in their premiers’ plate-winning first campaign.
The big issue:
Roar – overcoming what has been a dreadful record against Western Sydney. Suncorp Stadium was the venue for the Wanderers’ historic first ever win in the A-League, which came with a 1-0 victory in October last year. And Brisbane failed in three further matches against the Wanderers, scoring just one goal in the four matches. This Roar side is a different one and are more than capable of beating Western Sydney, needing to end the poor head-to-head record soon.
Wanderers – whether they can break a game open. Tony Popovic’s men have not needed to so far this season, and they have few problems, but there will come a time when more goals are needed. They have eight in six games – the equal second most in the competition – but their success has been based on their excellent and stubborn defence. Injuries and regular changes to the line-up have made it difficult, but it may only be a matter of time before they start clicking in attack.
The game breaker:
Thomas Broich – the German has failed to reach the high standards expected, scoring once and providing one assist in six games this season. Broich has created a few chances but often has a bigger impact than he has so far. Broich is capable of terrorising defenders with his movement and passing and the Roar are going to need him to lift to break down the best defence in the competition. The return of Berisha will help – if the Albanian is fit again – and expect Broich to get better as the season progresses.
Source: www.footballaustralia.com.au