Brisbane Roar vs Western Sydney Wanderers, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Brisbane Roar

5': Georgios Vrakas
74': Niall Thom

FT
2 - 2

Western Sydney Wanderers

35': Brandon Borrello
45'+4': Bozhidar Kraev

About

Brisbane Roar are hosting Western Sydney Wanderers at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

5': Georgios Vrakas (Brisbane Roar) Goal at 5'
14': Youstin Salas (Brisbane Roar) Yellow Card at 14'
20': Noah Maieroni (Brisbane Roar) Yellow Card at 20'
35': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 35'
40': Jacob Farrell (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 40'
45'+4': Bozhidar Kraev (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 49'
45': Macklin Freke (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 45'
54': Niall Thom (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 54'
66': Quinn Macnicol (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 66'
69': Anthony Pantazopoulos (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 69'
69': Jai Rose (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 69'
74': Niall Thom (Brisbane Roar) Goal at 74'
79': Kosta Barbarouses (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 79'
79': Awan Lual (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 79'
84': Jordan Lauton (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 84'
90': Jai Rose (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 90'

Statistics

WSW		BRR
6	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
10	Corner Kicks	0
5	Saves	2
69.1	Possession	30.9
23	SHOTS	11
4	ON GOAL	7
0.2	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
10	Blocked Shots	0
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Suncorp Stadium
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Attendance: 4,769

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	1	+2	3
2	Wellington Phoenix FC	1	+1	3
3	Macarthur FC	1	+1	3
4	Newcastle Jets	1	0	1

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Brisbane Roar (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Dean Bouzanis (GK)
5	Marius Lode
3	Dimitrios Valkanis
23	James McGarry
2	Youstin Salas
8	Samuel Klein
26	Jay O'Shea
31	Noah Maieroni
19	Michael Ruhs
13	Henry Hore
10	Georgios Vrakas

Brisbane Roar Substitutes:

Jordan Lauton, Niall Thom, Austin Ludwik, Quinn Macnicol, Matt Dench, Jacob Brazete, Macklin Freke.

Western Sydney Wanderers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
20	Lawrence Thomas (GK)
18	Jacob Farrell
25	Josh Brillante
3	Alex Gersbach
17	Jarrod Carluccio
23	Bozhidar Kraev
32	Angus Thurgate
8	Steven Ugarkovic
26	Brandon Borrello
7	Ryan Fraser
21	Aydan Hammond

Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:

Jai Rose, Philip Cancar, Awan Lual, Anthony Pantazopoulos, Jordan Holmes, Nathan Barrie, Kosta Barbarouses.

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