In a weekend match on Saturday Dec 11th, in week 4, Western United and Brisbane Roar will play a match in Footscray in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched A-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 3rd placed Western United is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Melbourne City. Dylan Wenzel-Halls struck first for Western United in the 20th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Melbourne City was frustrated by Western United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Western United ended the match with the shutout victory. Western United is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Brisbane Roar recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Adelaide United. Neither Brisbane Roar nor Adelaide United could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 12 and 14 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Brisbane Roar looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Alex Parsons and Luke Ivanovic are the top scorers for Brisbane Roar in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Western United’s most prolific scorer has been Dylan Wenzel-Halls. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.